"You must not let your guard down. Certain elders in the Ritual Hall and the Hall of Punishment have always guarded against the Heroine Society as though defending a fortress. They would rather kill a thousand innocents by mistake than let a single one slip through!"
"You never lived through those years of terror. You have no idea how ruthless they truly were."
"Why not put the plaque into your Sea-Swallowing Shell first and hide it away?" Su Xiaoxiao said.
"Yes, put it into your Sea-Swallowing Shell first!" Everyone urged him, one after another. Even Yang Yuhuan watched Fang Yun nervously, while Nunu gave soft little whimpers, as though joining their pleas.
Fang Yun was unconcerned, but seeing his family so anxious, he nodded gently and said, "Then I will put it into the Sea-Swallowing Shell for now."
As Fang Yun spoke, the Sea-Swallowing Shell released a faint ray of light and drew the plaque inside.
"Wait, Void Sage Fang!" A rolling, thunderous voice came from ahead, shaking the air for dozens of li. It was unmistakably one of the Great Scholars speaking.
The women trembled in fright and watched the approaching Great Scholars and Grand Academicians nervously. When they noticed the changes in those men's expressions, their worry only deepened.
Fang Yun's expression remained unchanged. Smiling, he cupped his hands in greeting and said, "This student greets Mr. Ling, Mr. Sai, and all the Grand Academicians."
Some women of the Heroine Society from distinguished families looked puzzled. Every scholarly household in Kong City could list the Human Race's Great Scholars as readily as counting family treasures; only a handful of exceptionally discreet Great Scholars from prominent families were unfamiliar to them. These two were not the sort who cultivated in seclusion in Ancient Lands. They were enormously famous in