Seeing Ren Ye's urgency, Fenglin answered weakly, his face equally drawn, "All right. We'll go gather the destiny now and close the Mist Barrier as soon as possible, before anything else happens."
"Military Advisor, are you hurt? Are you all right?" Ren Ye asked with concern, looking at his sallow old face.
Standing nearby, Li Yan cut in sourly, "So the military advisor's a person, but Brother Wolf isn't?"
Ren Ye glanced at the bedraggled Brother Yan and reassured him, "You look as strong as a wild donkey. One look tells me you're fine."
Li Yan rolled his eyes. "I'll go to Heaven-Suppressing Pass with you."
"No, no." Ren Ye immediately waved him off. "You and Senior Brother Fan Ming should keep the experts stationed at Juma Pass. Return to Shangyu County only after the Mist Barrier closes. That'll be safer."
"All right." Li Yan nodded.
Ren Ye turned to Ai Fei, Xu Bangzi, Old Liu, Er Leng, and the others. "Stay here and recuperate too. Once the military advisor and I collect the destiny at Heaven-Suppressing Pass, we'll wait for you in Shangyu County."
"Fine." Ai Fei nodded slightly.
"Sure. I could use some time here to get myself together," Old Liu said ruefully. "That little brat knocked me back into my original form with one finger. That really hurt my pride. I'm feeling a little crushed. I'm planning to visit the Third Prince later and see if he has any good remedies for my wounded soul."
Xu Bangzi immediately chimed in, "Let's go together. I'll beat up twenty of them first to get my confidence back."
Ren Ye couldn't be bothered with those two show-offs. After exchanging a few words with everyone, he hurried to Heaven-Suppressing Pass with Fenglin.
Before long, Li Yan, Fan Ming, Ji Canghai, the