"Perfect timing. We've got a friend waiting for us at the Alliance headquarters."
On the way to the Alliance headquarters, Lu Yang struck up a conversation. "By the way, Senior Su, what brought you to Penglai Island? Was it to attend this so-called Immortal Appraisal Convention?"
Su Yiren shook her head. "I was just passing through. I'm friends with one of the princesses of the East Sea Dragon Palace, and she invited me to the East Sea for the Dragon Emperor's birthday banquet. Worried there might be trouble along the way, I came to the East Sea early. The fellow cultivators of Penglai Island then invited me to the Immortal Appraisal Convention."
"I see." Lu Yang had figured as much. Given Su Yiren's taste, she wouldn't make a special trip just to attend a convention like this.
The five of them had more intense fights among themselves than anything at the Immortal Appraisal Convention.
Lu Yang had arrived at just the right time. When he got there, Hero Yan had just finished the paperwork and emerged from the pagoda.
"Finally, it's done." Hero Yan felt as if a weight had been lifted from his shoulders. The Alliance was a real rip-off. Not only was the paperwork cumbersome, but every other word they said was about money. After half a day, he'd finally managed to get it all sorted out.
"Sorry to keep you five Daoist masters waiting. I didn't expect becoming a hall master to be so difficult." Hero Yan gave an embarrassed smile, then noticed Su Yiren leaning against Li Haoran.
"Who is this?"
"Here's what happened..." Lu Yang gave a concise explanation. The paler Hero Yan's face grew with every word.
They'd attended the Immortal Appraisal Convention, taken turns beating up Fan Chong, been taken in as male