“Sect Master Yan left,” Zu An replied.

“She left?” Yun Jianyue was a bit dissatisfied. “Could it be that she knew I was coming? Is that why she ran so quickly?”

Qiu Honglei said, “Ah Zu took out the imperial decree just now and scared her away.”

Yun Jianyue harrumphed. “Hmph, just a trifling imperial decree was enough to scare that hag away? Just the incantation time alone would be enough for her to kill you dozens of times over.”

Zu An chuckled in embarrassment. What she said was indeed the case. If a grandmaster really did insist on attacking him, he wouldn’t have the time to finish the chant at all.

Qiu Honglei explained, “That was because Ah Zu was incredibly smart, making Sect Master Yan promise that she couldn’t interfere ahead of time…” She gave her master a rough recount of what had happened.

Yun Jianyue didn’t approve of what she heard, saying, “Great warriors need to be crafty as well. Only a wooden plank for a brain like her would agree to something so unreasonable.”

Qiu Honglei had a strange expression as she said, “Fortunately, Ah Zu was able to scare off Sect Master Yan. Otherwise, master is still injured, so you might not be able to win against her.”

Yun Jianyue was speechless. She exclaimed, “Stupid girl, do you have no loyalty toward your master at all?!”

Qiu Honglei...