Before long, Meng Yutong received word and carried little Yueli to a spot twenty li southwest of the camp.
A massive star vessel had unfurled, ready to set sail at any moment.
Dugu Xuexue, Dugu Hongxuan, Dugu Han, Dugu Jingyan, and the other fifth-generation juniors were all aboard.
"Greetings, Master Meng!"
Meng Yutong gave a slight nod, lightly tossing Dugu Yueli aside before saying, "Your ancestor asked me to deliver her. What happens next is your business. I assume this Venerable One need not do anything else?"
As the Big Senior, Dugu Hongxuan stepped forward to negotiate. "We won't trouble Senior Meng any further. We'll be leaving shortly."
"Mm. Be careful on the road!"
With that, Meng Yutong flashed away.
"Alright, brothers, time to head home."
"Mmph! Mmph!"
Dugu Yueli struggled a few times in protest.
Dugu Hongxuan had no choice but to remove the seal over her mouth.
"Little sister, let's just go home obediently. Don't make our ancestor angry anymore."
"Brother, are you really going to make things this difficult for me?" Dugu Yueli asked pitifully.
"It's not that I want to make things difficult for you. Our ancestor explicitly ordered this."
"If I, as the eldest brother, don't bring every last one of you back safe and sound, Uncle Prison will definitely beat my butt till it blooms."
"Look at this leg of mine. Last time, I don't know what madness possessed our ancestor, but he struck me with a single staff blow. Ow... I was laid up for a full half month." Dugu Hongxuan's face was full of resentment.
Dugu Yueli's eyes turned. "How about this, Brother? Secretly let me go, and when the time comes, just say I ran away on my own. How does that sound?"
"Do you think I haven't been beaten enough?