"Great Elder, that Five Poisons Heavenly King had only just broken free of his seal. He was at his weakest and certainly no match for you. Why didn't you stop them from leaving?"
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief as the two Fourth Realm demon fiends disappeared into the distance. But then Yu Yingnan opened her mouth and put a question to Miechenzi. The heroine had already regained her composure, looking spirited and valiant, full of commanding vigor.
Everyone's expression changed, and they stole glances at Miechenzi.
Sure enough, Miechenzi's face, already thoroughly darkened by Lie Xingye's mockery, grew darker still. His gaze swept toward Yu Yingnan as he said icily,
"Who the hell are you? Do I need to explain myself to you?"
Now it was Yu Yingnan's turn to change color. She truly had not expected an elder of her own school to humiliate a junior disciple like this in front of outsiders. She had clearly been offering well-meant advice, even flattering him. Why was he getting so worked up?
"Great Elder, I, you..."
Yu Yingnan flushed crimson, stammering for ages without managing to get two words out.
"Thank you for coming to our rescue, Senior. Now that the Five Poisons Heavenly King has emerged, the skies over Dianwen are about to change. I must hurry back to the temple to report this as well. Another day, we will certainly visit Emei to express our gratitude."
At that moment, the three monks of Dianwen's Chan Sect stepped forward, came before Miechenzi, and bowed in thanks.
Hearing the monks' thanks, Miechenzi gave a cold snort and shifted his gaze from Yu Yingnan to them. His expression had already returned to normal, and he returned their bow quite courteously.
"It was little effort. There is no need for thanks. Please