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Chapter 274: A bountiful harvest
"About what happened today, Senior Sisters, please..."
Chen Beiwu had only just opened his mouth when Senior Sister Zhu Qiong's expression turned stern. He said solemnly:
"Rest assured, Junior Brother. I saw nothing today."
Beside him, Senior Sister Yun, whose lips had turned black, nodded in agreement. "Senior Sister is right. There were no golden-armored corpses in the corpse-refining grounds, only a pack of silver-armored corpses."
Here, Yun Yishu paused and glanced at her severed arm. "I underestimated the enemy and fell into a third-tier formation ambush. That was how I lost my arm."
Chen Beiwu: "..."
Before revealing the fourth-rank profound talisman, Chen Beiwu had already prepared an explanation.
He had plenty of reasons ready, such as, "The fourth-rank profound talisman involves sect secrets and must not be disclosed."
Yet his two senior sisters had filled in the blanks themselves, sparing him any explanation.
When Chen Beiwu remained silent, Yun Yishu thought he still had reservations and immediately swore an oath upon her Dao heart.
Is there any need to make such a mountain out of a molehill? Zhu Qiong glanced at Junior Sister Yun.
Master Chen was the sect's Dao Child and highly valued. It was perfectly normal for the patriarch to favor him with a fourth-rank profound talisman.
Wait. Now that Master Chen had become the Dao Child, he might well become a thorn in the side of the other four great sects.
If word of the fourth-rank profound talisman spread and others learned of Master Chen's ultimate trump card, his safety would undoubtedly be greatly compromised.
Junior Sister Yun really is clever and cautious.
Realizing this, Zhu Qiong followed Yun Yishu's example and swore an oath upon his Dao heart, promising not to disclose today's events.
Pleased that his two