Su Xinghe was stunned for a breath.
On one hand, he was happy for Zhou Hao. On the other, he had yet to make up his mind.
Setting the Demon Suppression Bureau aside, Gong Hao had shown him the grace of recognizing his talent. Even if he encountered difficulties here, he could not simply leave without a word.
At last, he drew a deep breath and said,
"I won't disturb your recruitment. I still have some matters to handle."
He pointed at the Demon Suppression Bureau members nearby.
He Wu's gaze swept over the Demon Extermination Guards present, several of whom had been injured in the fight and now wore listless expressions. At last, he nodded.
"Alright. Once this is over, I'll treat you to a drink."
With that, golden Core Qi unfurled around him. He took the dazed Zhou Hao and Lu Sandao with him, then turned and departed.
Seeing that the Extreme Dao Mountain Academy members had left, Wu Cangqing walked toward the children huddled together in terror.
"Alright, the problem has been resolved. You can come with me now, right?"
Lin Fan said nothing. He merely raised his head and watched He Wu and the other two leave.
Only after a long while did he reluctantly withdraw his gaze.
Though he was only at Ninth Rank Body Tempering, he had actually passed the Extreme Dao Mountain Academy's talent test with the Martial Dao Will he had awakened that night.
However, the four super first-rate powers were all tens of thousands of miles away. Flying beasts had limited carrying capacity, and the sects' territories were rather special, forbidding disciples from bringing family members along.
That was why he had been cast aside.
He thought of Little Lin Village, slaughtered by bandits a few months ago.
He thought