Chapter 57
Compared to the full load of beasts on the way in, the Flying Boat carried far fewer passengers when it departed.
Considering the post-battle storm that might follow, with old monsters coming to cause trouble, Ye Kong only took Zong Qingfeng's and Kong Ling's teams with him. He even had Han Shan, Zong Teng, and the others return on their own.
Whether it was the old fellows from the Heavenly Crane Tribe coming to make trouble, or the Demon Emperors of the Outer Domain Evil Tribe seeking revenge because their grandsons had fallen, neither storm was something their clans wished to endure.
If their strength was insufficient, they could just be good cheerleaders. There was no need to drag them all in. Ye Kong was not foolish enough to believe that winning over these young geniuses would make the few Heavenly Sovereigns in their clans come out and risk their lives.
Those old fellows had lived for thousands, even tens of thousands of years. Who knew how many descendants they had seen? Unless they had acknowledged someone as a god-grandson like that Nine-Headed Lion, they would almost never withstand the pressure of the Heavenly Crane Tribe for the sake of a few geniuses.
Only when these geniuses grew up and began to wield great power in their clans would Ye Kong's arrangements bear fruit.
Fishermen who often came home empty-handed all knew that fishing required plenty of bait and a long line. Only after the fry had grown fat could one reel them in.
In the water garden of the Flying Boat, Kong Ling finally caught a fish. Wiping the sweat from his forehead, he said to Ye Kong beside him, "Palace Lord, I've already notified my grandfather to come pick me up. Have you gotten your side