"My lord, the Ancestor will certainly be pleased when he learns of this," He Ya said. "As for failing to seize the Divine Weapon, I believe he will be lenient."
"We'll discuss that after we return. Arrange lodging for them first," Huang Xiao said. "Not a word about their arrival is to get out, especially to the people aboard the ships ahead."
"Understood," He Ya transmitted. "If they find out, they might come over to snatch them away."
Geniuses like these would certainly be of great use once they returned. No sect would likely let them go easily.
In He Ya's view, although Xu Diao had failed to secure the Divine Weapon this time, bringing back so many promising geniuses might allow his merits to offset his failure.
Then people like himself would not be implicated either.
He Ya was in an excellent mood now. Naturally, he would not leak any of this, and he strictly forbade the others aboard from discussing it, lest those people notice.
"It's not that I'm afraid they'll snatch them away. If they mistakenly believe I obtained the Divine Weapon again, that will be trouble," Huang Xiao said. "Those people would do anything for the Divine Weapon."
"Yes, yes, I failed to think it through," He Ya hurriedly said.
Now he also understood why his lord had told him to prepare food and supplies for a dozen or so extra people. This was what they were for.
He Ya tactfully withdrew. He knew his lord must have things to say to these people.
Huang Xiao brought the Patriarch and the others back to his room.
"It seems everything went smoothly," Wu Xuancang said with a smile.
They had been secretly watching the harbor. Although Huang Xiao had not told them when he would leave, the