Light flickered, and the scene before the two brothers returned to its original state.
The One-armed Old Man and Ye Hua were both there. After waiting bitterly for thirty days without seeing the brothers emerge, the One-armed Old Man merely furrowed his brow, but Ye Hua rushed forward at once.
He saw a White Little Beast perched on Long Haoyu's shoulder, yet there was no sign of any Magical Beast Partner beside Long Haochen.
His heart immediately leaped into his throat, and his voice carried a trace of bitterness. "Haochen, did you fail to gain a Magical Beast Partner's approval?"
The One-armed Old Man said nothing. He merely wondered whether Long Haochen's standards had been too high, causing him to fail to obtain a Magical Beast Partner.
Just as he was puzzled, Long Haochen said somewhat awkwardly, "Teacher, Senior, I indeed failed to gain a Magic Beast's approval."
"Other than this little fellow growing close to my brother when we first entered Knight Sacred Mountain, not a single Magic Beast was willing to approach me for the rest of the time."
The One-armed Old Man was rather surprised. Long Haochen's accomplishments were not as great as Long Haoyu's, but he was already a Great Knight before turning fourteen. There was no reason he should have failed to gain a Magic Beast's approval.
Yet reality was that harsh. Long Haochen had truly been teleported out of Knight Sacred Mountain without gaining anything at all.
Ye Hua viciously tugged at his own hair. "What the hell is this damned heaven doing now?! With your talent, how could no Magic Beast be willing to approach you?"
"With your talent, those Magic Beasts should be fighting to become your partners! Is this damned heaven deliberately toying with us master and disciple?!"
Ye Hua was