Huangfu Qing nodded, swept his gaze over the disciples once more, then let it settle on An Nuan.
"An Nuan, you will lead your junior brothers and sisters to this martial arts competition," Huangfu Qing said.
"Yes, Master!" An Nuan nodded.
Huangfu Qing gave them a few more instructions, then waved his hand. "Alright, go back and prepare yourselves."
The group bowed and took their leave, filing out of the main hall.
Outside the hall.
An Nuan said to Su Mo and the other two, "Junior Brothers and Junior Sister, gather at the plaza at dawn five days from now. We'll set out together then."
"Alright, Second Senior Sister!" Hua Suiyu and Shao Yu nodded.
Su Mo looked at An Nuan and said, "Second Senior Sister, thank you very much for what happened last time!"
Naturally, Su Mo meant how An Nuan had killed Old Man Hundred Beasts at Tianhai Lake, sparing him a loss.
Hearing this, An Nuan studied Su Mo for a moment and said meaningfully, "Little Junior Brother, there's no need to be so polite. I only hope that you can restrain yourself in the future and harbor less killing intent!"
Uh!
Su Mo was stunned. What did she mean? Had he killed that many people?
"Take care of yourself, Little Junior Brother!" An Nuan shook her head, then turned and left.
Su Mo stood there dumbfounded. It seemed his Second Senior Sister had some misunderstanding about him!
The others had all departed as well. Only Tian Chen remained.
Once Tian Chen saw that everyone else had gone, he immediately moved close to Su Mo, his face full of eagerness. "Eleventh Junior Brother, now that no one else is here, tell me—how exactly do you cultivate? Is there some shortcut?"
Tian Chen's eyes gleamed as he stared