Not long after Gu Yue finished speaking, a shrill alarm sounded, drawing closer by the moment. Then three enormous mechas came roaring over and landed heavily in front of them.
Boom!
Two yellow and one purple, the three mechas stood in a triangular formation. The purple mecha was clearly a high-end custom model, its streamlined body and thick armor proclaiming its formidable combat power. Although mechas were slower than high-ranking Battle Armor Masters, their terrifying firepower and defenses still made one's heart tremble.
"Who are you? How dare you cause trouble at the Heaven Dou Spirit Pagoda?" An electronic voice boomed from the leading purple mecha, carrying unquestionable authority. "Which of you youngsters recklessly used soul power and triggered the alarm?"
Ye Xinglan's eyes shifted, and she instinctively raised a hand to point at Tang Wulin—he was the captain, after all. The glorious task of taking the blame rightfully belonged to him.
Wait!
Her hand stopped forcibly in midair, and a fine sheen of cold sweat even broke out on her forehead.
Have I gone mad? A wave of lingering fear swept through Ye Xinglan. She had spent several years as a student in the Shrek Inner Court and knew Tang Wulin's background all too well. His sister, Tang Wutong, was the youngest elder currently serving in the Sea God Pavilion, and her seniority was even higher than that of most of the old monsters in the Inner Court! Throughout the Sea God Pavilion, Tang Wutong was that "little ancestor" whom even the venerable elders had to treat with deference.
When Tang Wulin and Gu Yue first got together, Tang Wutong had nearly "taken Gu Yue apart." Things had only settled down because Tang Wulin had desperately protected her. If Ye Xinglan gave Tang Wulin up now and word reached