The one who gnaws bamboo is not necessarily a national treasure, it could also be a little girl?

"Hmph!"

Cult Master Tongtian withdrew with grim resolve. Amid Yuanshi's furious scolding and the other three Sages' expressions of shock and grief, at the most critical moment, he had ruthlessly played the four Heavenly Dao Sages for fools, leaving them all to that so-called "heavenly demon from beyond the skies"—the little girl who feared neither spells nor flames, and possessed a wondrous divine ability that let her snatch away a Sage's supreme treasures with a single move without suffering any ill effects: Flame Immortal.

"Ah!!"

"Master!?"

"Master!?"

Seeing their own teacher pull such a move at the crucial moment, Qiongxiao, Bixiao, and Zhao Gongming—who had already been itching to attack—couldn't help crying out in surprise. At the same time, they watched with delight as he retreated to a spot not far ahead of them. He stood with his hands behind his back, clad in a plain, ancient Daoist robe, its sash and sleeves fluttering in the mountain wind high above.

They truly hadn't expected their teacher, Cult Master Tongtian, to have had this plan in mind. Even after trapping Flame Immortal Annie, he had still chosen to stand with Cui Ping Mountain and oppose the Four Saints at this critical moment.

"Master..."

Seeing her teacher act this way, Yunxiao finally felt some of the doubt in her heart ease. Her teacher, Cult Master Tongtian, was still a reasonable man after all. He knew how to choose what would benefit the Interception Sect most. All the things she had said to him at Biyou Palace, and her heartfelt pleas, hadn't been in vain.

Now it seemed their teacher had made up his mind long ago. Luckily, she had done her best to stop her younger sisters and brother just now. Otherwise, they might have only caused trouble for their master.

"..."