The group members' warmth had made Gao Yao, whose heart Yi Xiaochuan had shattered, feel the warmth of human kindness for the first time.
Of course, moved as he was, he hadn't forgotten that he owed it all to Qian Xunji.
If Qian Xunji hadn't told him what Yi Xiaochuan was really like, and if he hadn't uploaded the memory file of The Myth, the others in the group probably wouldn't have given him the time of day, let alone been so eager to help him.
Because of that, Gao Yao felt even more grateful to Qian Xunji.
Sunrise in the East, Invincible: "By the way, where's the group owner? I haven't seen him say anything in ages! Could something have happened to him?"
Dongfang Bai hadn't forgotten that Qian Xunji had said he was seriously injured when he first joined the group, and that his disciple had even tried to harm him.
Thinking of this, she hurriedly tagged Qian Xunji. She didn't want to finally find a generous group owner, only for him to end up like the last one—the fraud who'd been gone in no time.
Sunrise in the East, Invincible: "Group owner, you there? @Martial Soul Hall Pope."
Poison Girl of Chuyun: "That shouldn't be the case! If something had happened, the Chat Group should've alerted us. Maybe he went to treat his injuries. Didn't Big Sister Empress give Big Shot Qian some medicine earlier? Maybe he's using it to recover."
Qian Xunji's deal with the Ruthless Great Emperor hadn't been hidden from anyone, which was why Xiao Yi Xian had made that guess.
Still, to be safe, she followed Dongfang Bai's example and tagged Qian Xunji.
After all, Qian Xunji had been gone for a long time—almost three or four hours. They couldn't help worrying!
Poison Girl of Chuyun: "Big Shot Qian, are you there? Say something if you are. @Martial Soul Hall Pope."
Seeing Dongfang Bai and Xiao Yi Xian do that, Yue Buqun and Ning Caichen started to feel uneasy too.
They were fairly satisfied with Qian Xunji as the group owner. Compared to the previous one, Omniscient and Almighty Li Daxian, who'd spouted nonsense and pretended to be some great immortal to fool them, Qian Xunji was far better. He was generous, and he treated them as equals rather than as characters on a page. So they didn't want anything to happen to him.
After all, who knew whether the next group owner would be as decent as Qian Xunji?
Gentleman Sword: "Big Shot Qian! You there? @Martial Soul Hall Pope."
Undead Knight: "Big Shot Qian, you there? @Martial Soul Hall Pope."
I Want to be Zhao Gao: "Big Shot Qian, are you there? @Martial Soul Hall Pope."
As for Gao Yao, he hadn't been worried about Qian Xunji at first. In his eyes, Qian Xunji was a very good person, and good people always had good luck.
But seeing how everyone else was acting made him nervous too.
The moment Qian Xunji logged on and saw everyone tagging him like crazy, he couldn't help laughing wryly. At the same time, he felt touched.
It was the first time so many people had shown concern for him.
Of course, he knew their concern was only partly genuine.
Take Dongfang Bai, for example. She did care whether he was safe, but she was probably more worried that she'd lose the things she wanted if he died.
After all, he still hadn't completed his deal with her!
Even so, he'd known everyone in the group for less than a day, and they already cared this much. That was no small thing.
Martial Soul Hall Pope: "I'm here!"
Martial Soul Hall Pope: "Don't worry, everyone. I'm fine!"
Martial Soul Hall Pope: "I just logged off to treat my injuries. I was going to log back on once I'd recovered, but some other things came up and delayed me. Sorry for making you worry!"
Sunrise in the East, Invincible: "It's fine, it's fine. As long as you're okay, group owner!"
Poison Girl of Chuyun: "I'm relieved to see you're safe, Big Shot Qian."
"Recovered from his injuries?"
Yue Buqun had spotted the key detail.
Gentleman Sword: "Congratulations, Big Shot Qian, on making a full recovery and returning to your peak!"
Yue Buqun had a keen eye, and Ning Caichen wasn't slow to act either.
But since he couldn't think of anything suitable that would outdo Yue Buqun's words, he simply copied them.
After all, there was no rule that said parroting someone else's words couldn't win a big shot's favor.
Maybe the big shots in the group would recognize him because he liked repeating what others said!
Undead Knight: "Congratulations, Big Shot Qian, on making a full recovery and returning to your peak!"
Martial Soul Hall Pope: "Thank you!"
Martial Soul Hall Pope: "That reminds me, I want to give special thanks to my fellow Daoist, the Empress. If she hadn't provided the medicine, who knows how long it would've taken me to recover?"
Not for Immortality, Only to Await Your Return in This Mortal World: "There's no need to thank me. You earned it."
Actually, the Ruthless Great Emperor had been a little worried about Qian Xunji's safety at first.
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