Lou Sheng silently ground his back teeth, knowing they must have run into trouble from the Heavenly Dawn Sect again.
But behind his anger lay an even greater helplessness.
A crack finally appeared in Lou Sheng's perpetually taut expression. He did not know when the light in his eyes had begun to be crushed, little by little, but by now it had long since faded.
"Those two are my disciples. They now count among the Azure Tide Sect's core disciples."
Qi Song's gaze faltered at Lou Sheng's words. Core disciples at the Foundation Establishment Realm? Just how far had the Azure Tide Sect fallen?
Su Jiu, on the other hand, showed little reaction. She had already expected the Azure Tide Sect to be in dire straits, but from the looks of things, its situation was probably even worse than she had imagined.
They stopped talking and returned to the inn together. After all, there were too many people and prying eyes around them; this was clearly not the best time to discuss such matters.
The auction had lasted for most of the day, so it was already quite late by the time they returned to the inn.
As luck would have it, the two female disciples had used those hours to recover most of their strength. Lou Sheng and the others did not have to wait long before they emerged from their room.
The two female disciples clearly had not expected to encounter their own sect master and master here.
At the sight of him, both of them shuddered.
It was apparent that they were somewhat afraid of Lou Sheng.
With Su Jiu and the others present, Lou Sheng merely cast a mild glance at the two female disciples rather than launching into a reprimand on the spot.
"How are