Stoneborn's first reaction was disbelief, while Du Xiaolin stood frozen, staring at the female immortal before her.
"Big sister, what does 'perishing together' mean?"
"She's lying! She's lying! Master's an immortal! Master can reverse yin and yang! Master can do anything! She's lying! Junior brother, tell her she's lying-"
Stoneborn clenched his fists and shouted.
Nearby, Wang Yunchun could hardly bear to watch. He sighed and turned his head away. So even immortals could fall!
Qi Zhongbin was usually the most composed of them all, but now he stood utterly rigid, the words "perishing together" repeating endlessly in his mind.
Seeing Stoneborn's agitation, he could not help clenching his fists too.
"Senior brother... Senior Gray also..."
Qi Zhongbin was only halfway through when Stoneborn blurted out another angry protest.
"Liar! Senior Gray never leaves Master's side! If something happened to Master, why is Senior Gray completely fine?"
Those words briefly interrupted Qi Zhongbin's grief. He had been mourning his beloved master's passing, telling himself to be stronger, that his senior brother would have to rely on him from now on, and so forth.
Everyone's gaze immediately landed on the grief-stricken Hui Mian, and naturally they also noticed Jiang Lang's awkward, uncomfortable expression.
"Well, well! You little brat, you wanted something to happen to me too? Couldn't the gentleman have protected me with his life?"
"Junior brother, look! Senior Gray isn't sad at all anymore!"
Off to the side, Yi Shuyuan found it both amusing and rather heartening. He could see the changes in his two disciples' fortunes and sense the surging waves of their emotions.
Such good children. I'm the only bad one here, their master!
Hui Mian was not Yi Shuyuan. Once that painstakingly cultivated sorrow broke, it could not be restored so quickly. Trying desperately to look mournful