Hearing the Sect Master's seemingly impatient words, the disciple who had yet to leave the hall immediately widened his eyes, and the way he looked at the two of them became exceedingly strange.
The Ancient Sword Sect's Sect Master paid no attention to his gaze. He merely looked at Lin Yu before him and said with a smile, "Martial Nephew Zuo, there are no outsiders here. Would you allow this Sect Master to help remove your outward disguise?"
No outsiders?
Lin Yu glanced at the disciple by the entrance and casually asked, "What about him?"
Following Lin Yu's gaze, the Ancient Sword Sect's Sect Master looked over, then smiled indifferently. "Oh, his name is Tian Sheng. He is a direct descendant of our sect's Grand Elder."
So that was it!
No wonder the Ancient Sword Sect's Sect Master had conducted the test in front of him.
This guy was also one of their own, with a clean background. There was no need to fear him finding out!
Understanding dawned on Lin Yu. He then nodded and said, "Then it doesn't matter. I never intended to disguise myself in the first place. It was that one surnamed Lan who insisted on it, saying that if I appeared too monstrous, it would undermine the other rogue cultivators' confidence and affect their pass rate..."
The one surnamed Lan...
Was that Fire Dragon Ancestor?
Tian Sheng swallowed, rather frightened as he glanced upward, afraid that the Grand Elder might be listening nearby and would be angered by this newly admitted disciple's reckless words.
However, he was clearly worrying too much.
Lin Yu's offense toward Fire Dragon Child went far beyond merely calling him "the one surnamed Lan."
Compared to his previous actions, what did that one phrase even count for?
The Ancient Sword Sect's