"Disciple Xiao Xinghe pays respects to Sect Master!"
The burly man, bold and unrestrained in bearing, pressed his forehead to the ground and remained kneeling.
The Sect Master helped him up, his face full of guilt. "This old man is incompetent. I've made you suffer all these years."
Xiao Xinghe shook his head. "It was this disciple who was useless. I brought shame upon Sect Master and nearly implicated Junior Brother Lu as well."
The Sect Master said, "You are brothers of the same family, so there is no need to dwell on such things. Your Junior Brother One Leaf has potential, but he has cultivated for too short a time and is inevitably not thorough enough in his dealings. In the future, when you work together, guide him more often."
"Yes," Xiao Xinghe answered respectfully.
While the Sect Master spoke with Xiao Xinghe, Lu Ye stood where he was, looking at his nose and his nose at his heart. It was because a sharp gaze had been fixed on him the entire time, making him thoroughly uncomfortable.
That gaze came from none other than his immediate superior.
Qian Wudang probably had something he wanted to ask him, but with the Sect Master present, it was inconvenient to ask too much, so he could only suppress it. Still, he was clearly deeply dissatisfied that Lu Ye had entered the Law Enforcement Division less than two days ago, yet had already taken Lin Yinxiu into such a dangerous place to undertake such a perilous matter.
"Let's go. We'll return to Vast Sky City first," Qian Wudang called.
A short while later, the two Divine Sea Realm great cultivators took the three True Lake Realm cultivators into the sky and sped toward Vast Sky City.
The journey was uneventful.
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