Subhuti arrived at the main hall with Golden Cicada and his eldest disciple, Wuchenzi. The senior sisters and brothers knelt on the ground and bowed to Subhuti. "Greetings, Master."
Subhuti nodded in satisfaction and told everyone to rise.
"Greetings, Eldest Senior Brother. Greetings, Senior Brother Golden Cicada." Everyone then saluted the two of them.
Subhuti looked at them with a smile. His disciples had been gone for centuries, and they had finally returned.
"Hmm? Where is Old Six? Why hasn't he returned?" Subhuti noticed that his sixth disciple was absent.
The other disciples noticed it as well.
"After entering Western Ox-He Continent, Sixth Junior Brother parted ways with us, saying he had something to do. We thought he would arrive early today," Rosy Cloud Maiden said.
Subhuti said, "That Old Six has always been like this, always doing unreliable things. When he returns, I'll certainly punish him. Wuchenzi, send someone to look for him."
Though he was angry, Subhuti still cared deeply for his disciple. Worried that something might have happened to him, he sent his eldest disciple to search.
"Master! Master! Master! Your disciple has returned! I'm back!"
Just then, everyone heard a man shouting from outside. From the sound of it, he seemed to still be outside the cave abode.
"Making such a fuss—what kind of behavior is that?" Though Subhuti said this, a smile appeared on his face. His sixth disciple had returned.
Uchiha Shin and the monkey stood to one side, both surprised by this Sixth Senior Brother's behavior.
Soon, they saw a tall, slender young man in azure robes with a fair, handsome face hopping his way inside, frightening the attendant carrying in tea.
"Master, I'm back! Your disciple pays his respects to Master!" The sixth disciple dropped to his knees with a thud and