Seeing Tang San emerge from the inner hall alone, with no sign of Jiang Li's familiar figure at his side, the anticipation in Hu Liena's eyes visibly dimmed.
She had crossed the sea and traveled thousands of miles to get here. If she could not even see the person she had been longing for, what was the point of staying?
"Senior," Tang San said, cupping his hands slightly toward Azure Luan Douluo with composed ease, "Father asked me to relay to the Worship Hall that the current situation on the continent is entirely under his control.
He will keep a close watch on developments over there. If things truly reach an irreversible point, he will naturally intervene personally, so there is no need for excessive alarm."
At that, Tang San paused, shifted his gaze to the two of them, and continued, "As for you two, if you are willing to stay on Sea God Island as guests, we would naturally welcome you warmly.
Moreover, if Miss Hu Liena wishes to remain and undergo Lord Sea God's trials, we would have no objection."
Huh?
Upon hearing this, Hu Liena froze completely.
She was supposed to take part in the Sea God's divine trials?
That sounded far too absurd.
Leaving aside the fact that she was a pure inland soul master, she was the direct disciple of the Pope of Spirit Hall—someone who had once come within a hair's breadth of being formally crowned Spirit Hall's Holy Maiden!
Going to someone else's territory to undergo trials from a god other than the Angel God—how was that any different from betraying her faith?
Was this really alright?
Yet before Hu Liena could politely refuse, Azure Luan Douluo beside her readily agreed.
"I'm already an old man. I won't go through the trouble of