Lazy Master paid the price for running his mouth.
Elsewhere.
Behind the small mountain, Dugu Zixuan came to visit her good daughters-in-law, looking as though something weighed on her mind.
Ever since the battlefield up ahead had fallen into a stalemate, the members of the immortal clans had drawn into their shells like turtles, no matter how the people of the Heavenly Mystery Imperial Office moved forward and made their presence known.
Heh... damn it, they did not even respond with so much as a fart.
They had truly played the Old Lin Family's turtle-shell retreat to perfection!
Fortunately, things were not exactly harmonious on their side, so some news could still be gathered.
Supposedly, they were waiting for outside reinforcements!
What kind of reinforcements they were, specifically, was still unclear.
In short, they were preserving their strength first and staring down the people of the Heavenly Mystery Imperial Office for a while.
Leng Qingqiu put on the bearing of a grand female lead and sidled up to Dugu Zixuan to curry favor. "Mother-in-law, what's wrong! What are you worrying about?"
Dugu Zixuan sat on a stone chair beneath a tree, enjoying the shade. Her gaze swept around as she asked in confusion, "Qingqiu, where are your little sister and the others?"
"Why hasn't Mother-in-law seen a trace of them lately? At a critical juncture like this, you can't go running around everywhere. The four directions of the Central Domain aren't peaceful!
"I heard that two days ago, that holy maiden from Star God Temple was almost secretly abducted by the immortal clans' people. You're all our eldest son's heart and liver, so nothing can happen to you!" Dugu Zixuan exhorted.
Right now, their cultivation realms were not too high either. The battlefield did not lack the few of them