The brother and sister split up. The two Supremes exchanged a glance, then each went off in pursuit of one of them.
The Yu Clan Ancestor chased Lin Heng, while the Hong Clan Ancestor chased Dugu Yueli.
In the blink of an eye, six days passed.
After holding out for a full three days, the forces of the Heavenly Mystery Imperial Office and the Nine Dust Alliance had no choice but to withdraw for the time being.
After leaving the Peng Clan's territory, everyone retreated again to the Long Clan's Dragon Cliff Mountain.
They even dug up several Buddha statues from within the Peng Clan and brought them back with them.
Dugu Zixuan, Meng Yutong, and the others gathered in the main hall of Dragon Cliff Mountain, each of them wearing a dark expression.
Especially Dugu Zixuan. The look she gave Qin Hongyi was as sharp as a knife.
"Seven days. My son was surrounded and hunted down by five Supremes in order to save your family's girl... five whole Supremes!"
Her gaze shifted and landed on Lin Daochuan.
Lin Daochuan was instantly startled. His daughter-in-law's gaze was far too lethal; these old bones of his could not bear it.
"Why is Hall Master Zixuan looking at this old man? This... this was not something I could have predicted!"
"My son came out of seclusion from your Old Lin Family. Why did you not send me word? Who allowed him to act rashly?"
"We couldn't stop him either..."
"That boy left in a frantic hurry. Were we supposed to break his legs and keep him there?" Lin Daochuan looked utterly innocent.
"..."
The hall fell into silence. Everyone looked at one another, and no one made a sound.
They were afraid Dugu Zixuan would turn that razor-sharp gaze on them.