"What? Master Longtan betrayed Master Lin Da?" someone cried out in shock.
"Impossible! How could Master Longtan? Master Lin Da is his master..."
"Master Lin Da, what is going on..."
"Master Lin Da..."
Before long, the calls overlapped and merged into one unified voice.
Master Lin Da had always been the hope in everyone's hearts. They looked to him to give them an explanation.
Amid the crowd's eager anticipation, Master Lin Da slowly rose to his feet and made a pressing gesture with his raised hand. The voices gradually died down.
"My unworthy disciple acted suddenly without informing me, causing everyone alarm and unease. I deeply apologize," Master Lin Da said, waving at the crowd.
With that, he swept a hand before him, and a streak of green light shot from his sleeve.
With a soft bang, the blood-colored barrier surrounding him shattered into fragments.
The crowd was immediately overjoyed.
"As expected of Master Lin Da..." the people exclaimed in jubilation.
The eminent monks within the ritual platforms in the square also breathed sighs of relief.
Shen Luo and Bai Xiaotian exchanged a glance, their expressions growing solemn. They had both noticed that, for some reason, Master Lin Da had not performed a Buddhist salutation when apologizing.
"Please forgive us. Everything Longtan did was ordered by me, so there is no need for anyone to panic," Master Lin Da continued.
The crowd was startled at first, but then they actually seemed somewhat reassured.
Some even said, "So it was Master Lin Da's arrangement. Then it's nothing..."
"Since it was arranged by Master Lin Da, it certainly cannot be a bad thing..."
"Whatever Master Lin Da does must have his reasons..."
Listening to the words around him, many of which came from Dharma-protecting monks, Shen Luo could not help feeling