At this point, certainly no one was willing to leave.
"Since everyone acknowledges her, pay your respects!"
Su Nian was the first to walk up to Lu Xiaoci and salute with cupped hands.
Then Winter Maple nodded as well. "In that case, I am thoroughly convinced too. Everyone, pay your respects!"
At once, everyone cupped their hands in salute.
Once they had finished, Winter Maple spoke again. "We must also deal with the matter at hand!"
"Now that young He has returned, who doesn't know he is an unparalleled genius? I reckon Mount Kunwu and the White Cloud Immortal Sect will certainly come looking for trouble with us!"
"So our most urgent task is to ensure that news of young He's return never leaks!"
"If anyone present in the Great Hall today acts as a mole, don't blame me, Daoist Winter Maple, for being ruthless. When the time comes, wiping out three generations of your families would be letting you off lightly!"
Daoist Winter Maple barked loudly as he surveyed everyone.
They all trembled, declaring that they would not dare.
"Go!" He waved a hand, and everyone left.
After they had all gone, Winter Maple looked at He Pingsheng again. "He Pingsheng will be the greatest pillar of our Red Lotus Immortal Valley in the future. If you ask me, you shouldn't stay in the sect!"
"There are bound to be moles within the sect. That sort of thing is unavoidable!"
"Once word leaks out, it will put you at a tremendous disadvantage!"
"And news of your return will certainly get out!"
Su Nian asked, "Martial Uncle, do you have any good ideas?"
Winter Maple said, "What good ideas could there be?"
"Leave... He Pingsheng need only leave and return once he has reached the Heaven Immortal or Profound Immortal