Indeed!
Although Zhunti did his utmost to conceal it and forcibly steady his mind,
the aggrieved look on his face remained unmistakable.
More precisely, it was an expression mingled with indignation, resentment, and the misery of wanting to cry but having no tears.
"Master, that Gu Changqing and the others..."
The moment he entered the Zixiao Palace, Zhunti spoke impatiently, looking for all the world as though he had come to lodge a complaint.
But he had barely opened his mouth
when Hongjun, seated to the side, waved a hand and cut him off.
Then Hongjun said:
"Say no more!"
"I already know everything that happened in the East Sea."
At those words, Zhunti's expression froze.
Of course.
The Dao Ancestor stood high above all, wielding Heavenly Dao Authority. How could anything that happened throughout the Primordial World escape his perception?
Even without Zhunti saying a word, Hongjun had already seen everything clearly.
Indeed, he had perceived it even more clearly than Zhunti himself, who had been directly involved.
Yet that thought only made him feel more humiliated.
His master, the Dao Ancestor, had watched as Ao Cunxin pressed him back step by step, until he could only return with his feathers clipped in defeat.
Humiliating!
He had truly brought shame all the way to his grandmother's doorstep!
Zhunti's face twitched for a long while.
At last, he could only heave a despondent sigh and say in a muffled voice:
"Master, you see all!"
"Your disciple was incompetent. Today... I brought shame upon the Profound Gate!"
Zhunti bowed his head deeply, unable to suppress the bitterness in his voice.
Only before Hongjun would Zhunti truly lay bare his feelings like this.
After all, he had originally made his plans with absolute confidence that he would seize the treasure.
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