"Which raises a question: why did you come back after being gone for such a short time?"
The Star-Seizing Sect Master was exasperated.
"They ran. I only fired one arrow, and they fled on the spot."
Ying Huaixu said, "You sure shot your load fast."
The Star-Seizing Sect Master said, "???"
Wait, why did that sound so wrong?
But what Ying Huaixu said next made the Star-Seizing Sect Master want to punch him.
"See? Doesn't that still make it your problem? You shot once and scared them off. So they're not hiding from me at all. They're hiding from you."
The Star-Seizing Sect Master stared at Ying Huaixu's face, frantically regulating his breathing.
"Could you watch your wording? Don't you think there's a bit of a mismatch between that face and that mouth of yours?"
"And what do you mean, it's my fault? Who dragged me out here to kill Outsiders?"
Ying Huaixu said, "How about you use a concealment technique and hide first? Then I'll wander around outside for a bit." The Star-Seizing Sect Master said, "Fine."
Then he did as Ying Huaixu suggested.
A month passed.
The Star-Seizing Sect Master asked through voice transmission, "So, still no one coming to kill you? You can't blame me now, can you?"
Ying Huaixu shook his head. "I think they're checking whether you've really left. Let's wait a little longer."
The Star-Seizing Sect Master said, "Fine, we'll wait some more. Let's see how long you can keep being stubborn."
Another month followed.
Ying Huaixu had practically started growing mold on a planet.
Still, no one paid him any attention.
The Star-Seizing Sect Master couldn't keep hiding anymore, either.
"So they really are hiding from you."
Ying Huaixu said, "Impossible. Absolutely impossible. You must have leaked your aura, or they already knew