Chapter 5965: I Fear For Your Future
âIf the commander is still alive...â This thought frightened the king and the elders. They were mere insects who wouldnât dare to breathe loudly in her presence.
âHmph, we drop it this time.â The king snorted since they might need to ask the Chu for help in the future.
âThey rarely send people here so it doesnât matter who it is, we should still play the role of a good host. We donât lose anything anyway.â The first elder saw the tension dispersing so he suggested.
âElders, state your opinion.â The king said.
âThe Chu was out of line but let us be open-minded. Why stoop slow and make life difficult for a mortal? The world would laugh at us.â The elders put aside their grievances.
âIt is decided then.â The king said and chose to welcome Li Qiyeâs group.
Most importantly, it appeared Edge Mountain Crone and Incense Daoist were also part of the group. The mortal was one thing but they needed to entertain these two guests, especially the old demon.
âSeniors, we apologize for the late reception despite your long journey.â The king and the elders bowed.
âWe are here with the young noble.â The old demon introduced Li Qiye first.
All eyes were on him and they confirmed his mortal status. Annoyance immediately surfaced and this was rather understandable. Sending an ordinary mortal in this scenario was a blatant insult.
âA young disciple from the Chu, I see. Who is your master?â The king had no desire to speak with a mortal so his tone became less polite.
The whole thing didnât make sense. It was one thing for her to not display courtesy toward them since she was a senior but why the mortal?
âSaber King, you are in the wrong here.â Incense Daoist said: âThe young noble traveled far to come here out of concern for Insane Gate.â
The group exchanged glances. Why would they need a mortal to be concerned about their business?
âYes, of course.â The first elder, on the other hand, bowed and said: âThe three of you are our esteemed guests, we apologize for the lack of hospitality. You all must be tired so please rest for now, we will make it up to you.â
His subservient act further infuriated his sect members.
The daoist noted this and shook his head disapprovingly: âYour group cannot discern fortunes from disasters. I fear for your future.â
âHmph.â They couldnât act out against this guest who was representing Heaven Calculating Observatory so they remained silent.
The first elder took the three away and arranged places for them to stay, leaving the angry group behind.
Once he came back, the king said indignantly: âFirst Elder, you are dampening our prestige to curry favors with some outsiders.â
âThat is not my purpose, Sect Master. Itâs just that we should exercise caution.â The first elder said.
âWeâve already been bullied in our own house, a mere mortal dared to step on us, how much more humiliation must we endure?â Another elder could endure this no longer.