Essentially, Hanhai Venerable was rather protective of his own and could not tolerate others bullying them.
But at the same time, he was also very domineering—if someone quietly threw away one of his people, that was one thing. But making him lose face in front of so many people? That was unacceptable!
In any case, whether he truly meant to expel the man was uncertain, but his dissatisfaction was definitely real.
The Nascent Soul Initial Stage cultivator did not dare argue—what was there to argue about? Aside from his own Venerable, the Great Venerable Sancai was also present. If he made a fool of himself, he would pay dearly. So he nodded. "Understood. I definitely won't disappoint Master."
"Wait," Qian Zhong spoke up. "Fellow Daoist Hanhai, why not let them continue asking questions while we go together?"
The Nascent Soul Initial Stage disciple nearly collapsed to the ground. Th-this... another Great Venerable?
He could sense that Qian Zhong was at the Nascent Soul Initial Stage, but how could someone who dared speak to his master like that possibly be at the Nascent Soul Initial Stage?
She had definitely concealed her cultivation! Such things were not unusual in Heavenly Zither—who did not have circumstances that forced them to hide?
More importantly, anyone who dared call Hanhai Venerable "Fellow Daoist" was definitely no ordinary person.
Hanhai Venerable paused, then nodded. "What Senior says is acceptable... Feng Mountain Lord, what do you think?"
The Nascent Soul Initial Stage disciple finally sat down on the ground. His master had called that veiled Nascent Soul Initial Stage cultivator... "Senior"?
"Senior" was not a title to be used casually. Given Hanhai Venerable's cultivation and pride, there were only two possibilities for him to use it.
One was that the person was a long-established Spirit-Release Venerable—then they