Most of the people had already left. Dong Jinhuan clung to Zhao Dengxuan and wept bitterly, never having imagined that Zhao Dengxuan would kneel before everyone for her. She was overwhelmed with emotion.
Zhao Dengxuan kept soothing Dong Jinhuan. "It's alright, it's alright. Nothing will happen."
An Mia'er and Lin Feiyan were devastated, but they also envied Dong Jinhuan. The two men they had given themselves to possessed nowhere near Zhao Dengxuan's courage—or rather, they could not be sure what attitude those two men would ultimately take. They had actually abandoned them and run away.
Since Xiaoyao Palace had abandoned Zhao Dengxuan and left him to clean up his own mess, things became easier to handle. Dong Jinhuan did not dare return to Liuxian Sect alone, so Zhao Dengxuan personally accompanied her.
With people from Xiaoyao Palace accompanying her, Dong Jinhuan felt much more at ease.
What could An Mia'er and Lin Feiyan do? Unless they could hide where no one would ever find them, they had no choice but to return. Having emerged from the secret realm, it would make no sense not to return to Liuxian Sect.
No matter how the sects and schools of the world differed, they all shared one thing in common: they showed no mercy to traitors!
This was the foundation upon which every sect maintained itself. Once one bore the stigma of betraying one's master's sect, every step became difficult, unless one possessed enough strength to stand alone.
If they truly followed those two Spirit Sword Mountain disciples' suggestion to find somewhere to hide rather than return to report to their sect, then once they were branded traitors, they could forget about relying on those two men. Could a sect like Spirit Sword Mountain tolerate its disciples consorting with those who had betrayed