"Hmph, I knew exactly what you were thinking. You had long decided that Master had fallen, and you wanted to leave now to live freely and happily, to seek another path. But have you considered this? If Master isn't dead, what will you do then?" He Yu snorted coldly, directly exposing Yuan An's thoughts without leaving him any face.
Yuan An's expression immediately darkened. Yet if what He Yu said came true and Ye Tian really returned, he truly had no good solution. Whether for Ye Tian or for any sect, joining another faction was no different from betrayal. If Ye Tian returned, he certainly would not give Yuan An a good outcome.
"Master has certainly already fallen. Besides, I have already joined Dao State Academy. Dao State Academy is the number one power in Dao State. Even if Master wished to punish me then, he would have to consider Dao State Academy's reputation. I refuse to believe that Ye Tian would dare put on airs before Dao State Academy."
"It is only you people, especially you, He Yu and Xu Qing. You truly received Ye Tian's favor. Every one of you advanced by leaps and bounds, so naturally you are utterly loyal to him. But the other two junior brothers and I are still far behind. Wanting us to be loyal to him is nothing but a fool's dream."
Since all pretense had already been torn away, after struggling within his inner heart for a while, Yuan An directly voiced his thoughts.
It was not only him. The expressions of the other two disciples had also become unusual. Clearly, they too had received invitations from Dao State Academy.
Any faction would have made such a choice. Several people who had cultivated for less than two years had all broken