"My lord, think about it. So many Holy Envoys have returned, and they're all waiting here. No matter how formidable the people from the Slaughter Domain are, they can't be a match for all these people. Their best option is to stay here."
"Stay here? Then these people could stay too." Huang Xiao pointed at the Holy Envoys at the harbor.
"That probably won't happen. Unless they have no other choice, who would want to stay somewhere so lacking in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth?" He Ya said. "If they waste time here, once they return, they'll probably have been left far behind by people whose internal power was similar to theirs. Barring anything unexpected, they'll never catch up. Besides, this time was set before they came. Even if they return, they won't be violating their respective sects' orders. There will certainly be punishment, but that will be for failing to complete their mission. Since so many of them failed to obtain it, this lowly one thinks the Ancestors ought to reduce their punishments somewhat."
He Ya's last words were more or less directed at Huang Xiao. At first, he had been referring to the other Holy Envoys, but then he remembered that his lord was also a Holy Envoy. Hadn't he included him as well?
If there was punishment, he would not escape it either.
So he added that bit about "reducing" the punishment to avoid angering his lord.
Huang Xiao had not thought that much about it. He frowned and said, "Then the people from the Slaughter Domain probably struggled with the decision to stay here."
"Not necessarily," He Ya said. "They don't need to worry about their strength. As long as they bring the Divine Weapon back, their Ancestor will probably use all sorts of