"Reporting to the Hall Master—" Taishi Zhanran had never expected to summon Kong Hongwu so quickly. Hearing Kong Hongwu's rebuke, he hurriedly bowed and saluted. "There is a Buddhist sect disciple within the star array under this subordinate's jurisdiction, and this disciple has remained inside the defensive array for more than several months!"
"What? This defensive array has already lasted for months? Could it be... that the Buddhist sect disciple within has discovered something..." A trace of anxiety appeared on Kong Hongwu's face. Perhaps he would not fear the Daoist sect learning of the Immortal Palace's affairs, but if the Buddhist sect caught even the faintest scent of it, then... how could it possibly be something he could conceal?
Taishi Zhanran nodded. "Indeed! This subordinate feared that the Buddhist sect disciple might discover something, so I sent the star chart into the defensive array. Once the star chart emerged, the entire defensive array operated at its utmost limit. If it could not force him out, it would kill him!"
"Hmph, why force him out? Kill him outright!" Kong Hongwu snorted coldly. "If that Buddhist sect disciple discovers the abnormalities of this Yaotai Gathering, how could my Star Lord Palace remain on Cangxian Continent? How could you and I still have the face to return to the Immortal Palace?"
Taishi Zhanran had actually noticed this abnormality long ago, but he had not dared ask further. He absolutely did not wish to know the truth within it either. Now that a Buddhist sect disciple had actually appeared within his star array, if anything went wrong, he would be left holding the bag.
"Yes, this subordinate understands!" Taishi Zhanran bowed. "This subordinate will absolutely not allow this Buddhist sect disciple to leave the defensive array alive!"
"Mm, keep a close watch on him.