At the scrawny old man's roar, the Golden Core cultivators broke into cold sweats. They fell silent and bowed their heads, not daring even to breathe loudly.
Seeing this, the white-robed elder hurriedly soothed him. "Settle down, senior brother. Since I am here, I will naturally help shoulder your troubles."
The scrawny old man calmed down a little and said quietly, "Junior brother, you have always been on good terms with the Inspection Envoy elder. My deadline for handing over the assignment is in a few days. With his mid-stage cultivation, there is no hiding the fact that the Teleportation Array was activated and modified."
"Hmm..." The scrawny old man lowered his head in thought.
"How about this?"
"I will say I entered the Silent Ruins on official business to release insect larvae. If he asks, say you were curious and I took you in to have a look twice. That should cover it up. What do you think, junior brother?"
The white-robed elder frowned slightly at this. "If that is all, it should be no trouble. But why be so cautious, senior brother? You were responsible for leading the repairs to the Teleportation Array. What grounds would anyone have to gossip about you going in and out a few times?"
Worry showed on the scrawny old man's face. He said quietly, "You can never go too far wrong by being careful. To tell you the truth, I have had a vague sense of unease ever since this Teleportation Array was activated for no apparent reason."
The white-robed elder's expression grew solemn.
Cultivators had always taken such mysterious intuitions seriously and never dared treat divinations or omens lightly.
The white-robed elder immediately said in earnest, "Since you have sensed a warning, senior brother, caution is indeed best."
The scrawny old