"Master, please hear me out! This really wasn't my fault!"
Guangchengzi scrambled and crawled to Heavenly Lord Yuanshi's feet, clutching his thigh as tears and snot streamed down his face.
"Oh? Not your fault? Then was it my fault for meddling?"
Heavenly Lord Yuanshi's expression chilled as he fixed Guangchengzi with an icy stare.
Under the Primordial Heavenly Venerable's stare, Guangchengzi felt worse than if he had swallowed a fly.
Why did I have to lift the very kettle that hadn't boiled?
"Master, if anyone is to blame, it's Junior Brother Red Essence Child! I only seized it because he led me astray!"
Guangchengzi pointed at Red Essence Child, who lay unconscious in the distance.
Not far away, Red Essence Child, who had been playing dead all along, immediately took offense.
What the fuck!
This was all your idea, Guangchengzi! How did the blame land on me?
He hurriedly scrambled up, no longer caring about playing dead, and knelt before Heavenly Lord Yuanshi.
"Master, this was entirely Senior Brother's idea! I was only helping him!"
Guangchengzi froze.
You bastard, Red Essence Child! Weren't you playing dead?
What are you crawling out for now?
But Red Essence Child did not so much as glance at him, continuing to gaze pleadingly at Yuanshi.
"Hmph."
Seeing how disgraceful and worthless his two disciples were, Yuanshi felt rage flare in his liver. In the end, however, he merely snorted, then vanished in a flicker and returned directly to Mount Kunlun.
Yuanshi had left, but Red Essence Child and Guangchengzi were dumbfounded.
What was going on?
Master, if you're going back, take us with you!!!
Yet no matter how eagerly they waited, they received not the slightest response from Yuanshi.
In the end, the two could only slink off toward Mount Kunlun in the direction