"Tsk! You couldn't even handle such a tiny matter, and you still got found out. I'm so disappointed in you!"
"What did you say?"
"Nothing, Teacher. Just give me your orders."
In the same pavilion in Evil Slaying University City, Taihua Tianji sat on a stone bench with his legs spread wide, staring narrowly at the grinning disciple before him.
Only after a long while did he sigh.
"You really have made things difficult for me, you brat."
Su Yuan immediately understood what his teacher meant and assured him at once.
"Don't worry, Teacher. I guarantee Ji Ming and the other two will keep their mouths shut. Not a single unnecessary word will escape them."
Taihua Tianji: "..."
That wasn't what he meant. What difference did that make from covering one's ears while stealing a bell?
But things had come to this, so they really should minimize the impact as much as possible and turn a major matter into a minor one, and a minor one into nothing.
What else could they do? They couldn't exactly dismantle the three sects and send them away.
Ji Ming and the other two had already been corrupted by Su Yuan. If they forcibly made them leave Yuan Sect, they might actually refuse.
After a long silence, Taihua Tianji could only say, "Next time you do something like this, tell me beforehand."
Su Yuan nodded with an earnest expression, as if he had truly taken the words to heart.
Then Taihua Tianji dropped the subject and said solemnly, "Since the designer of this spirit-energy engine is one of our own, I'll get straight to the point."
"The engine is excellent. I'll still push to get it approved as quickly as possible, and have Evil Slaying Sword Sect invest in it."
"But I have one