Mysterious Jade stepped forward gracefully, bowed to those around her, and said softly, "Mysterious Jade has come this time for two reasons. First, to visit my martial uncles and senior uncles; second, though I may be overestimating myself, to act as a peacemaker."
"You are not of our sect. We dare not accept such titles as martial uncle and senior uncle. As for reconciling this matter, there is no longer any need for it between our sect and yours." Though the voice was not loud, it carried an air of authority. Its owner was evidently someone accustomed to giving orders.
Mysterious Jade said, "Senior Uncle Huang, though Mysterious Jade was born in Tianyang Kingdom, I have also received immense kindness from Jade Clear Palace. Even if circumstances forced my hand, I have always kept it in my heart. Especially the favor of your support and guidance back then—I would never dare forget it."
"That was this old man being blind. Since you still know propriety, I will spare you this time. Go back quickly. Jade Clear Palace and Tianyang Kingdom are already locked in a struggle to the death."
"Senior Uncle Huang, do you truly have no concern for Jade Clear Palace's safety? Do you not wish to know how Jade Clear Palace is faring now?"
"Jade Clear Palace has stood for more than ten thousand years. What great winds and waves has it not weathered? Though you happened to escape by luck, could you possibly shake the very foundations of our sect?"
Unable to endure any longer, Yan Chihuo spoke in a clear voice. "Senior, you have remained here too long and no longer know that a great upheaval has struck the cultivation world. By then, Jade Clear Palace will not merely have its foundations damaged—it will be on