"So this is our junior brother, the new Personal Disciple our master just took in?"
Just then, an ethereal voice rang out.
Turtle Spirit Holy Mother and Daoist Duobao abruptly turned toward the voice, where they could just make out a figure appearing indistinctly.
A flicker of surprise crossed Daoist Duobao's eyes.
Turtle Spirit Holy Mother's appearance was one thing, but he hadn't expected yet another person to show up.
Were they all just here to join the excitement?
Turtle Spirit Holy Mother smiled. "Senior Sister, it's rare to see you emerge from seclusion!"
"Our master has taken in a new junior brother, so of course I had to come and get a good look at him. Before, I might not have had the time."
"But now that junior brother has caused such a huge commotion, I'd feel bad if I didn't come see for myself."
As her voice fell, a figure appeared, her entire body wreathed in radiant light. She wore silk robes and a phoenix crown, held the Four Symbols Treasure Pagoda in her right hand, and carried a Dragon-Tiger Ruyi in her left.
She gradually became visible to everyone.
In the next instant,
all the light faded away.
Holy Mother Jinling landed beside Daoist Duobao.
Just from the voice, the two of them had already known it was Holy Mother Jinling, so they weren't surprised. After all, they were all Personal Disciples, and they had been curious about the sudden arrival of a junior brother their master had taken in.
Now he had caused such a huge commotion, too.
It was only natural that they would emerge from seclusion and show themselves.
However...
The onlookers didn't know that. The moment they saw Holy Mother Jinling appear,
they were all utterly shocked.
They stared, dumbfounded. Many of them