"Greetings, Alliance Leader!"
These twenty-odd chunks of charcoal dropped to one knee in unison and respectfully called out to Alliance Leader Zhang.
Lin Bai spoke up then. "Alliance Leader Zhang, I can return these people to you, but let me make one thing clear first: once, twice, but not a third time. If they dare come to the Sword Hiding Hermitage and run wild again, then Alliance Leader Zhang can go to King Yama's place to ask for them."
"Good. Thank you, little friend Qing Luo." Alliance Leader Zhang nodded with a smile, then glared coldly at the group and barked, "What are you waiting for? Get back there. If you ever fall into little friend Qing Luo's hands again, even this old man won't be able to save you."
"Thank you, Alliance Leader, for saving our lives!" The chunks of charcoal clasped their fists in unison. After shooting Lin Bai a vicious look, they hurriedly left the Sword Hiding Hermitage and returned to the Lian Province Alliance to recover from their injuries.
After the group had left, Alliance Leader Zhang said earnestly, "The Heng Province Alliance won't let this go. The Sun Moon Divine Flower and Ten-Thousand Year Spirit Milk are both treasures the Heng Province Alliance values immensely. They'll stop at nothing to achieve their goals, so you must be careful."
Lin Bai nodded. "But I can't hand over the Sun Moon Divine Flower and Ten-Thousand Year Spirit Milk either. Otherwise, wouldn't the province alliances occupying the other treasure grounds of the Sword Hiding Hermitage follow suit and come here to seize the treasures? Wouldn't that make me, the master of the Sword Hiding Hermitage, the laughingstock of the Eternal Devil Sect?"
"You have a point." Alliance Leader Zhang smiled warmly. "Little friend, the moon is high overhead