(Fourth Update)
"In our Divine Wood Tribe, bringing outsiders back to our homeland without permission is a grave crime. When the time comes, it will not be just me who gets locked up. You will also be treated as invaders and severely punished." As expected, Wuman'er explained.
Jiang Shentian frowned deeply upon hearing this, looking somewhat troubled.
"Brother Jiang, you need not worry too much for now. When I return this time, I may not necessarily be imprisoned. Even if something goes wrong and I cannot come back, I will find a way to deliver the Earth Mother Essence to you," Wuman'er said again.
"Miss Man'er, go without worry. I believe in you," Shen Luo said as he stepped forward.
He said this not because he was completely certain they would obtain the Earth Mother Essence, but because before setting out, he had already sent word to Lu Huaming, asking the Great Tang Government Office to see whether they had any solution.
Some days earlier, while on the road, he had received Lu Huaming's reply and learned that the Great Tang Government Office had also sent people to Mount Putuo, with whom they had long maintained friendly relations, to seek help.
Hearing this, Jiang Shentian could only agree to wait where they were.
While Wuman'er had been there, her lively nature had often led her to chatter with Shen Luo and Jiang Shentian, so the three of them had not felt lonely together. Now that she had left, only Shen Luo and Jiang Shentian remained, staring at each other awkwardly.
After spending these days together, Jiang Shentian had actually cleared Shen Luo of suspicion. However, with his sect's orders and his master's command upon him, he still strictly carried out the task of watching Shen Luo.
"Brother Jiang, even if