"There's no time to lose. Let's return to Donghua first. Will you four come back with me, or go see the source of that upheaval yourselves?"
Xu Yi watched the four Desolate Ancestors with a smile.
He could see the longing they could not hide, as well as the tension easing from their faces. Clearly, after only a few days with Yan Zi, the four had already lost their fear of her.
"We wouldn't dare, Brother Wang. You must be joking."
Desolate Ancestor was the first to speak up.
Xu Yi snorted. "I don't have time to joke around with you. It's been several days. You still owe me your punishment, and now it's time to pay up."
As he spoke, Xu Yi activated a spell. The four turned into shrimp again, wailing and howling as if the sky were falling.
After a dozen breaths or so, he withdrew the spell and said coldly, "I don't have time to waste on you. That was just a reminder to know your place. If you dare entertain any improper notions, don't blame me for showing no mercy."
Xu Yi knew full well that no matter how many favors he did them, those four old devils would never submit to him willingly.
If they wouldn't be won over by kindness, then fear would do.
After putting the four in their place, Yan Zi activated the restriction at the passageway. Xu Yi went in first.
Half an incense stick later, Xu Yi returned to the Donghua Immortal Sect.
As soon as he appeared, someone hurried over and bowed deeply before saying, "Great Elder, you're back! Thank goodness. Please hurry to Training Ground One. If you arrive too late, something unbearable may happen."
Xu Yi recognized him as the attendant boy who served as Master