"Now that the misunderstanding has been cleared up, let's leave this place first. There's nothing good left in the Divine Gu Sect at the moment."
Seeing the atmosphere grow somewhat awkward, Gu Qingzhi stepped forward to smooth things over.
The others nodded as well.
Gu Qingzhi had truly earned her place in their little group through her strength; she was no mere decorative vase.
Her words carried considerable weight.
Everyone left the main hall. Once they had completely exited, a figure clad in a black robe and wearing a golden mask silently appeared within the hall.
"Interesting. It's actually the Human Emperor Sword."
"Tsk, using the Human Race's destiny to forcibly cripple the Mother-Child Gu? How very interesting. Human Race... heh..."
A soft laugh echoed through the entire hall, and in the end, the figure vanished from within it.
Elsewhere, as though he had sensed something, Ye Lin turned and looked back at the ruined hall behind him.
Yet when he looked in through the hall's entrance, he saw nothing.
"What's wrong?"
Gu Qingzhi, seeming to notice that something was off with Ye Lin, asked curiously.
"It's nothing. Just now, I kept feeling as though something was watching me."
Ye Lin shook his head, indicating that it was nothing.
By rights, with his cultivation, he should not have had any so-called illusions. Someone really had looked at him just now.
However, Ye Lin ultimately cast the thought to the back of his mind. He had already thoroughly dealt with the Mother-Child Gu; even if there were other creatures here, it would not matter.
So long as he left in the end, no matter what had set its sights on him, it would ultimately come up empty-handed.
The group continued onward along the small river, while Wang Tian took the lead