Noticing the teasing in Tai Zhen's words, Chu Mo gave two dry chuckles without taking the bait. Instead, he feigned concern. "Ancestral Vein Tai Chen charged into the Heaven-Ruling Ones' camp alone. Could he...?"
"Never mind him." Tai Zhen looked utterly unconcerned. "A mere Heaven-Ruling One can't do anything to that fellow. If [Qian] lends a hand, Feng Yu Xuancang might just escape with his life."
He had long since grown used to Tai Chen's refusal to follow orders. After all, his mad fourth brother had always acted willfully, going wherever he pleased and doing whatever he wanted.
Apart from the Heavenly Venerable, no one could rein him in.
Tai Zhen's gaze shifted slightly toward Chu Mo, and he smiled faintly. "You reaped quite a harvest just now. Six Realm Lords captured? Including two Time Dao Realm Lords?"
"Huh?"
The moment Chu Mo heard that, he understood why Tai Zhen had summoned him. He hurriedly said, "You see everything clearly, Ancestral Vein. This disciple did indeed get lucky and reap a few gains. If you need them..."
He flicked his sleeve, and Yuan Chen and Qing Chen tumbled out.
"Heh." Tai Zhen chuckled. "How could This Venerable be shameless enough to snatch things from a junior? You little fellow... you really have far too little faith in your own Ancestral Vein."
As he spoke, he shook his head in apparent resignation and turned his gaze to Yuan Chen and Qing Chen.
"G-Great Dao Venerable?!"
Yuan Chen cried out involuntarily, horror seizing him. He could not understand why he had ended up before a Great Dao Venerable so soon after being captured.
Tai Zhen paid no attention to their thoughts. He studied the Dao mysteries within them with keen interest, only withdrawing his gaze once his scrutiny had made them squirm