The white-robed steward forced down his alarm and tried his best to remain calm.
"Senior Yang, please calm your anger. The other party urgently needs the items for this mission, and there are indeed risks involved. That is why the sect contribution points offered are so high.
"But before you accepted the mission, did the steward in charge not explain the conditions to you seniors?
"Surely you only accepted this mission after hearing those conditions?
"Now you all understand what this mission entails, and you did not give your reasons for withdrawing before you were notified to set out.
"The mission has already begun, so it clearly cannot be canceled.
"If you insist on withdrawing, Senior Yang, then I can only summon the Enforcement Hall disciples stationed here. They will assess the losses incurred on this mission before deciding how to proceed.
"That is not something a junior like me can decide. Giving me a hard time will do no good!"
The white-robed steward grew more fluent as he spoke. He was merely following orders, and whether the mission proceeded was not for these people to decide. Naturally, everything was up to the sect.
Sure enough, after he finished speaking, the brown-robed elder's gaze flickered several times. Then his oppressive aura abruptly vanished, and he said nothing more.
There was not the slightest room for negotiation in the steward's tone, and he had no desire to draw the Enforcement Hall disciples here.
Seeing this, the white-robed steward swept his gaze over the others. The remaining five simply stood quietly, with no intention of speaking.
A light flashed in his hand, revealing six storage rings and a jade slip.
"These are the pills you will be escorting on this mission. Please keep them safe, seniors. The jade slip contains the route