At first, he had not known what had happened. Luo Fangfei had quietly taken care of it herself, just as she had quietly arranged for Niu Youdao to enter the Sacred Realm. She had silently currried favor and never claimed credit before him.
Someone suddenly came from Master's side with a message, summoning the husband and wife to see him.
Unable to resist asking, Luo Fangfei asked what her father wanted with them. The messenger asked whether she had sent Niu Youdao out of the Sacred Realm.
Luo Fangfei said yes, and Sha Rulai was left speechless on the spot.
The messenger gave a bitter smile and said that this had displeased the other Sacred Lands. They were already questioning the Sacred Sovereign about what was going on and demanding an explanation.
Sha Rulai knew the matter had grown somewhat serious. As had been said before, the Sacred Realm trials had been a joint decision of the Nine Saints; no single side got to call the shots. Now that someone had undermined it, the Great Luo Sacred Land had to provide an explanation.
From deep within the rear hall came the calm, unhurried sound of footsteps.
Soon, an old man in blue robes emerged from the rear hall. Lean and not especially tall, his appearance seemed utterly ordinary, merely neat and clean. He looked like nothing more than an ordinary elderly man, yet the aura in his eyes as he looked down upon all others was overwhelming. It was the bearing of one long accustomed to standing above others, while his restrained essence, energy, and spirit gave the impression that they could erupt at any moment.
The newcomer was none other than Luo Qiu, one of the Nine Supreme Ones. Nowadays, the number of people in the cultivation world's major