Inside the Sea God Pavilion, several Elders exchanged glances, but none dared speak first.
Aside from Mu En's sighs, not another sound could be heard. The silence was terrifying.
Even Xuan Zi, usually the laziest of them all and the one who loved chicken legs most, didn't dare take one out to eat.
"Sigh!"
"I spoke too harshly. You're all doing very well. It's just that time waits for no one."
As he spoke, Mu En tilted his head back and sighed. How had Du Busi managed to break through to the Limit Douluo rank?
The Elders still didn't dare say anything. They simply watched Mu En, like children who had done something wrong, waiting for him to scold them.
Afterward, they'd go right back to doing whatever they pleased.
Xuan Zi was the prime example. If you told him not to do something, he'd do it anyway; if you told him to do it, he wouldn't. He did whatever he felt like.
"Yusen, has Lexuan returned?" Mu En suddenly turned his gaze to Zhuang Yusen.
Zhuang Yusen shook his head. "Mu En, I haven't seen Lexuan since the last time."
"Go find her and bring her back."
"Shrek needs her now."
Mu En spoke calmly. Zhang Lexuan was the one he trusted most—more dependable even than Xuan Zi.
Unfortunately, the person he trusted had already begun to harbor different thoughts about Shrek.
"Yes, Mu En." Zhuang Yusen nodded.
Then Mu En turned his gaze to Yan Shaozhe. "Shaozhe, you'll preside over this selection competition."
"You may all leave. Focus on your cultivation."
Mu En didn't want to say anything more. The more he said, the more he could only sigh.
The Elders left one by one. Only Xuan Zi stayed until the end. He looked at Mu En and