"Damn it, Brother Lu is gone!" Man Gu cried in a panic when he saw Lu Yang and the dragon pearl fly off together.
Meng Jingzhou rolled his eyes, utterly unconcerned about Lu Yang's safety.
That bastard Lu Yang had Big Senior Sister to summon on the outside and an immortal protecting him from within. He'd have to be cursed by every god in the heavens to get into trouble.
The dragon race didn't know the full story. Lu Yang had disappeared alongside the dragon pearl, and this wasn't something they could handle themselves.
"Report this to the Palace Master at once! Let the Palace Master decide!"
Ask Dao Sect, Heaven Gate Peak, meeting hall.
Yun Zhi was holding her regular meeting to discuss matters that needed attention in the coming days. Eight elders were in attendance, while Daoist Lord Hanhai sat in on the proceedings.
Halfway through the meeting, Gan Tian burst into the hall and handed Yun Zhi a letter that had just arrived from the East Sea.
Yun Zhi opened the envelope and swept it with her divine sense. A strange expression flickered across her face.
"Martial Niece Yun, has something urgent happened?" the First Elder asked. Gan Tian wouldn't have barged in during a meeting otherwise.
Yun Zhi didn't explain. Instead, she used her magic to project the letter's contents into the center of the hall, where everyone could see them.
The eight elders wore similarly strange expressions.
"Martial Nephew Lu Yang stole the dragon pearl, and they want someone from our Ask Dao Sect to go to the Dragon Palace and discuss what to do about it?"
"What kind of reading comprehension is that? From the letter's description, it's obvious the dragon pearl stole Martial Nephew Lu Yang!"
In truth, the Dragon Palace didn't