He raised his eyes.
Sure enough, the Eight-Treasure Arhat was standing there, looking at him with a chuckle.
To be fair, Zhou You had not seen the man in quite some time. He had heard that the abbot had confined him for going too far, and had only let him out once during the arena matches. Unfortunately, Zhou You had been refusing visitors then and had missed the chance to watch.
But judging by the situation now...
Had they let him out?
Zhou You said with a smile,
"My fellow cultivators are just being kind. It's hardly anything impressive... Besides, look at all those sect masters of the Thirty-Six Sects, with their entourages. Then look at me..."
He glanced around at several pairs of innocent eyes and sighed.
"A pitiful handful of people. The real question is whether this is embarrassing..."
The Eight-Treasure Arhat looked around too, rubbing his bald head.
"Seems like it, yeah... But I remember you had some scattered disciples besides these few. Why not bring them over to fill out the crowd?"
"...You mean Senior Brother Li? After we were separated, he took some people and sought refuge in Heavenly Mechanism Valley. But Heavenly Mechanism Valley happens to have skipped this Tianyuan Conference... So this should be everyone from the Five Aggregates Temple."
The Eight-Treasure Arhat frowned.
"Heavenly Mechanism Valley didn't come? I've been confined all this time, so this is the first I've heard of it... That shouldn't happen. Those fellows aren't one of the Thirty-Six Sects, but they still hold considerable status. The Immortal Palace always invites them as guests... Well, never mind."
He shook his head, dropping the subject, and pointed toward his own seat instead.
"Ever since we last parted, our abbot has mentioned you more than once, Brother Zhou. Especially after