The monkey froze slightly. Leave? What did that mean? Was his master sparing him, or...?
"Go back where you came from. From this day forward, I am no longer your master, and you are no longer my disciple," Subhuti continued.
Goku trembled again, then dropped to his knees. "Master, your disciple knows he was wrong. Please forgive your disciple this once."
Subhuti said nothing.
At that moment, the other senior brothers and sisters learned of what had happened and hurried outside.
They were all stunned to hear that their master intended to drive Junior Brother Goku away.
"Master, although Junior Brother Goku has a bit of a bad temper, he is a good person. Please forgive him this once." Second Senior Sister Rosy Cloud Maiden knelt beside Goku.
The other disciples also knelt, pleading with Subhuti on his behalf.
Yet Subhuti remained expressionless and refused to change his mind.
"Goku's temperament is not suited to becoming one of my cultivation disciples. Return to your Flower Fruit Mountain and be your Monkey King," Subhuti said.
Everyone was deeply saddened and pleaded with Subhuti again.
"Seventh Junior Brother, hurry and plead with Master!" Sixth Senior Brother Leng Yuezi called to Uchiha Shin, who stood motionless in the back.
The other senior brothers and sisters turned to look at him as well. Uchiha Shin had not pleaded with Subhuti even once, and they could not understand why.
Everyone in Slanting Moon Three Stars Cave knew that Uchiha Shin and the monkey shared an exceptionally close relationship.
Under normal circumstances, if Subhuti wanted to expel the monkey from the sect, Uchiha Shin should have been the first to step forward and stop him, begging for mercy. Yet now...
Uchiha Shin said, "Master has already made up his mind. Senior brothers and sisters, begging will