Master, there must be some misunderstanding here

"Since you've had objections to me from the very beginning, why didn't you say so earlier? What good does bottling it up until now do you?"

Liu Xi suddenly appeared, startling everyone into a jolt.

"Master, why are you here? How could we possibly have any objections to you? There must be some misunderstanding. Besides, the situation now isn't quite the same as before!"

"Exactly, exactly! How would we dare have any objections to you?"

The few of them fawned over him like lackeys, but in Liu Xi's eyes, it was nothing more than a joke.

"I don't need you to flatter me, nor do I need you to do anything for me. What I need you to do is manage yourselves, cultivate properly, and don't neglect the cultivation techniques I taught you. Understand?"

He had not even wanted to argue over this matter anymore, but things had already reached this point.

And besides, it was obviously impossible to say anything else now and regret it afterward.

"We know you've always been good to us, Master, which is why we said those things. But we never meant to blame you or Senior Disciple Brother!"

In any case, they all had a strong desire to survive now. If this had been before, they certainly would have stood their ground.

But later, they realized the gap was simply far too vast. Even if they truly wanted to widen that gap, this alone would no longer work.

"I always thought you were relatively normal, but it seems that isn't the case. Still, it doesn't matter. I truly never blamed you. Just do what you should do. I have nothing more to say."

He handed out cultivation Secret Manuals, each suited to a different disciple—practically custom-made.

If not for the fact that he had