"Disciple Nuo Yeqing greets Hall Master!" Nuo Yeqing stuck out his tongue, then hurriedly bowed at the doorway.
"Hmph, you still dared to come back! Where is your master? Why haven't I seen him all day?"
"Hehe, congratulations, Hall Master! Congratulations..." Liu Qingyu hurriedly flew out from behind Nuo Yeqing, smiling as he respectfully saluted.
"Congratulations my ass!" the voice inside thundered. "I've been here working myself to the bone overseeing the operation, while you lot ran off somewhere! If you don't explain yourself today, I'll kick you from Jade Orchid Hall all the way down Star Cloud Ridge!"
"Hall Master, you have wronged this disciple!" Liu Qingyu said with a mournful face. "This disciple knew that Jade Orchid Hall would likely fail to meet the Sect Master's strict order this year, so I had long intended to go out and find a solution. Today, this disciple returned with a full load. Why won't Hall Master reward this disciple?"
"What? You actually found three hundred suitable disciples?" As he spoke, a tall, burly elder flashed out and landed before the gates of Jade Orchid Hall. He grabbed Liu Qingyu's arm and peered outside. The elder was dark-skinned and towering, like a battle-hardened general who had marched through countless battlefields. He inspired even more fear than Hong Feng.
Unfortunately, outside the hall, apart from the waiting disciples and Xiao Hua's group standing some distance away, where were there any disciples?
"Damn it..." The elder grew angry and was about to berate them.
Yue Hua hurriedly shook out the banner and presented it before the elder. "Hall Master Xia, please look quickly. What is this?"
"What is this?" The elder froze, asking curiously, "Could it be that the three hundred disciples are inside this banner?"
"Hall Master, look more carefully..." Zhang Zhi