"Then what do we do?" Elder Liu, clearly less courageous than Elder Lu, cried out to him in alarm.
"Hmph! What are you afraid of? This is our territory. That little girl won't break through the restrictions so easily!" Elder Lu snorted, far calmer than Elder Liu. After a pause, he continued, "Besides, the Golden Light Fire Fruit is about to ripen! We'll pick it and leave. Who cares about them?" Their selfishness had gotten the better of them, and naturally, they had called no one else over. Splitting it between two people was better than sharing it with more, wasn't it?
Just then, another aged voice thundered angrily, "Well, well, Fire Dragon Palace! You dare bully members of our Heavenly Spirit Church! Everyone, break the restrictions!" ...
"Yes!" several voices suddenly answered in unison.
"Uh! It sounds like they've brought quite a few people!" Elder Liu's expression changed as he shouted to Elder Lu.
"Hmph! Let them try! I don't believe they'll actually dare! We'll just stand guard here!" Seeing that the restrictions overhead were still intact, Elder Lu snorted and spoke coldly.
The light radiating from the Golden Light Fire Fruit grew brighter and brighter. Gradually, an astonishing medicinal fragrance wafted from the golden, fiery glow that was pouring out tremendous spiritual qi. Both men were overcome with barely containable excitement, their eyes wide as they stared at the Golden Light Fire Fruit before them.
Suddenly!
"Hmm? Who's there?" Elder Lu's expression abruptly changed, and he barked toward one side.
"Huh? What's wrong, Elder Lu? There's nobody there! They haven't broken our restrictions yet!" Elder Liu hurriedly sent his divine sense toward the direction Elder Lu was watching, speaking in confusion.
"Ah! Perhaps I'm just too tense!" Elder Lu faltered, then gave a wry smile. After a pause,