Xu Qing’s eyes turned bloodshot, and then, just like a child who had been caught misbehaving, he bowed his head.3

“Master!”12

The person who had appeared was none other than Master Seventh, who had been hiding in the crowd the whole time. He had told his apprentices that he left to go into hiding, and the reality was that his hiding spot had been the most dangerous place of all, the county capital itself. Considering what had played out in Forbidden by the Immortal, there was no way he could just leave behind his own apprentices and not worry about them. As such, he had decided to stay behind. He had told Xu Qing and Chen Erniu to wait for a month before leaving, because he had already decided to secretly stay behind and watch over them. And now he had chosen to reveal himself.0

Noticing Xu Qing’s bloodshot eyes, and chastened demeanor, Master Seventh sighed inwardly. “Keep your head up!”1

Xu Qing shivered and looked up.0

“Xu Qing, as your Master, I don’t think you’ve done anything wrong. In fact, I’m proud to have an apprentice like you! I don’t know what the fallout will be for all of this. But I’m still your Master! And there’s no way a Master can stand around indifferently while his apprentice puts his life on the line. You kowtowed to me. You offered me tea. Starting then, it became my responsibility to keep you safe.”31

“Same here!” Blue light glittered in the crowd as the Captain emerged. He had been ready to step in all along, except his little Junior Brother always seemed...15