"Hey, Uncle-Master, are you leaving just like that?"
Liu Yuan waved at Guangchengzi. "Since you're already here, aren't you going to visit my master?"
"That would be rather impolite, wouldn't it?"
Guangchengzi did not say a word and walked away even faster.
As though he could not see Guangchengzi's indifferent attitude, Liu Yuan continued waving enthusiastically, inviting him back for tea.
Only after Guangchengzi's figure had completely vanished did the smile on Liu Yuan's face fade.
"Senior Brother Kong Xuan, Junior Brother Lu Ya, I still have matters to attend to here," he said calmly. "If you have things to handle, go take care of them first."
"Fine. Since there's nothing else, I'll return to Three Mountains Pass first."
Kong Xuan nodded, then looked at Lu Ya. "What about you, Junior Brother? Are you heading back?"
"I need to return to Jiameng Pass and hold down the fort too. Without me there, those fellows are all unruly. The Demon Brothers might not be able to keep them in check."
Lu Ya responded as well.
After their brief exchange, the two were about to leave.
But Lu Ya turned to Liu Yuan and shamelessly grinned. "Senior Brother, your abilities place you among the foremost beneath the Saints in the Primordial Wilderness. Your skills are unquestionably extraordinary, and you possess both courage and wisdom. Why not help me defeat West Qi?"
"What do you say?"
"It isn't yet time for me to leave Secluded Cultivation. When the time truly comes, I will emerge."
Liu Yuan lowered his voice. "I secretly left Secluded Cultivation this time. Before Master punishes me, I need to return and refine something first. Once I have fully refined it, helping you will be no problem!"
"Good!"
Lu Ya was overjoyed. "Then I'll wait for you at Jiameng Pass,