"Cave Master Huo, please give me a little more time... Cave Master Huo!"
In the Hu Family's study, Hu Hanyi knelt before the desk, frantically kowtowing to Huo Yanshan behind it.
"Get up," Huo Yanshan said coldly.
At his words, a scorching force seemed to lift Hu Hanyi, forcibly raising him to his feet!
Huo Yanshan continued, "Thank you for your family's hospitality during this time. I know you did your best. I did enter the Azure Dragon Burial Ground, but someone had beaten me to the Secret Realm. That's hardly unusual. Eight or nine times out of ten, we return empty-handed from searching for Secret Realms from ancient times. No one in the sect can blame me, and I don't blame your family either."
Huh?
Hearing his rather mild tone, Hu Hanyi thought he had a chance and immediately declared, "As long as you recognize our sincerity, Cave Master Huo! Please give our family a chance. We're willing to become vassals and work like beasts of burden for the Taiji Eight Desolations Sect!"
"That won't be necessary." Huo Yanshan waved a hand. "It's true that I don't blame you, but it's also true that I came here, gained nothing, wasted time, and lost a precious Magical Artifact. According to our prior agreement, I will no longer protect your family. We each have our own dreams to pursue, so let's go our separate ways."
"Cave Master Huo!" Only then did Hu Hanyi realize that the man was speaking kindly because he was about to leave. He hurriedly cried, "Give me a little more time! I'll definitely find something, whether it's about the Azure Dragon Society or Immortal Lord Biyue's whereabouts..."
Over the past three days, the Hu Family had mobilized all its resources, truly sparing no expense, even if it