That was why Saint Lord Taichu had always told them to behave themselves in front of him and stop coming up with all sorts of nonsense. Otherwise, he would throw every last one of them away.
But they had not listened to Saint Lord Taichu. In their eyes, Saint Lord Taichu alone was nothing to fear. Instead, his presence had secretly given them plenty of opportunities to put on airs.
After Saint Lord Taichu finished speaking, they looked at one another, seemingly with no intention of reacting at all.
"Master, how can you be so cruel? We disciples have followed you for so many years, yet you do not have even a shred of affection for us. You said you would cast us aside, and you really mean to do it. Any normal person can make mistakes. Wouldn't it be good to give us another chance to reform?"
"Must you make things this rigid before you are satisfied? If you insist on doing this..."
"Then I think we may truly become completely disheartened with you. After all, you once said that no matter what happened, you would never abandon us. In your heart, we would always be your most beloved disciples, like your own children."
"But now, your actions make me feel that everything you said before was nothing more than empty words to make us happy. You never truly regarded us as your most beloved disciples. Am I wrong, Master?"
Their shamelessness exceeded anything anyone could have imagined. Saint Lord Taichu said to them, "Stop whining already. Enough of that. Who was the first to suggest betraying me?"
"Who was the first to suggest secretly turning against me? Wasn't it all of you? You people are truly excessive!"
"If it were not for you, my reputation in the Jianghu