Prince Yuan was frightened out of his wits. Kneeling on the ground, he shouted, "I didn't do it! Gai Fengyou framed me!"
The other three hurriedly knelt as well.
"Hmph!"
Suddenly, a gigantic hand that seemed to blanket the entire heavens descended, formed from surging Yellow Springs river water, and crashed down.
Splash!
The great hand fell and turned into Yellow Springs river water, drenching all five of them like drowned rats.
Then, the Yellow Springs river water flowed backward into the crack in the wooden plaque and vanished.
The five remained kneeling on the ground with their heads lowered, not moving for a long while.
Gai Fengyou pricked up his ears and listened. After quite some time, he cautiously raised his head and saw that Li Qingxian's wooden plaque no longer held any Yellow Springs water, leaving only a crack.
"This humble one sees off the Yellow Springs Emperor," Gai Fengyou called loudly.
There was no response. Gai Fengyou sighed in relief and rose with the motion, only to discover that his arms and legs had gone weak.
"What are you standing around for? Why aren't you helping your master up?" Gai Fengyou turned and snapped.
His two young disciples hurried over and helped Gai Fengyou to his feet.
Seeing Gai Fengyou rise, Prince Yuan slowly stood as well.
Gai Fengyou turned around, his face blazing with fury. "Prince Yuan! You've gone completely mad! You actually dared scheme against the Yellow Springs Emperor! You're truly insane! Do you know who that was? That was a Great Eerie that even Beyond-Ranks cannot afford to provoke!"
Prince Yuan's face was full of terror. In worldly affairs, aside from the emperor alone, he feared no one—but upon hearing it was an Eerie, he lost all composure.
"How could this have happened? Could