Xu Qing was somewhat in a daze as he walked with Master Seventh through the jungle.

Even though Master Seventh said he had a Go game to finish, he didn’t seem to be in a hurry as he led the way. Quite the opposite. That said, every step he took propelled him a vast distance. Of course, he pulled Xu Qing with him as he proceeded.

As Xu Qing followed, he kept replaying the scene of Master Seventh waving his hand and killing three Gold Core experts from the Soaring Cloud Sword Sect. It almost didn’t seem real. He maintained silence.

A short time later, Master Seventh said, “You did a good job handling the situation with Grandmaster Bai.”

“I just did what I had to do,” Xu Qing replied softly.

“You also performed well in that Seazombie incident.”

“The Cap— er.” Xu Qing hesitated slightly. “Grand Highness did all that.”

“The Night Dove matter went well.”

Xu Qing bowed his head. “I did my best, that’s all.”

“But you were really reckless in dealing with Master Shengyun.” As the words left Master Seventh’s mouth, they stepped out into a section of city ruins. It was none other than the spot where Xu Qing had fought Master Shengyun.

Xu Qing didn’t respond.

“What you should have done,” Master Seventh continued, sounding less than pleased, “was ask for help from Big Sib, Second Sib, and Third Sib. If the four of you killed him together, you wouldn’t have ended up so badly injured.”

Xu Qing thought about it and came to the conclusion...