Chapter 1104: Changxiao and Ye Hui
After traversing through the great void for a while, Ye Hui returned to his own Baiye Mountain. There, Guan Gongxiao was kneeling before a stone stele at the mountain's summit, his forehead pressed tightly to the ground as he spoke with utmost respect, "Greetings to Daoist Master. Your disciple has failed in his duties. We suffered casualties, lost men, and even misplaced a dharma artifact. I beg the Daoist Master to punish me!"
"Silence." Ye Hui raised a hand to stop him and frowned. "This matter is not your fault. Our objective was achieved, and Profound Peak Gate suffered heavy losses. We reclaimed the territory we were meant to reclaim. It's only three dharma artifacts, and not ancient ones at that."
Guan Gongxiao kowtowed repeatedly, wanting to say more, but Ye Hui swept him aside with a wave of his hand. A moment later, even his shadow had vanished.
"A pity about Guan Kan... he was an old veteran, yet he was killed by Li Zhouwei. Still, he served his purpose to the end. It's not a loss in the grand scheme."
Ye Hui poured himself a cup of tea by the table. After fifteen minutes, someone stepped out from the great void. The Daoist Master who appeared wore a robe embroidered with cloud patterns. His face was kind and gentle, like that of a benevolent elder of a family, though his eyes were narrow. He sat down by the table, his mood seemingly pleasant.
After all the circling and scheming, this old thing finally got his way.
Ye Hui inwardly held nothing but displeasure, yet outwardly he smiled and said, "Greetings, Fellow Daoist Changxiao!"
This man was none other than Changxiao, master of Changxiao Gate. It was once a name that had resounded far and wide of a man who had carved his way through the three sects and seven gates to achieve the Purple Mansion Realm.
Changxiao smiled faintly. "Greetings, Daoist friend. How fares your cultivation of the third divine ability? The Purple Mansion Threshold is difficult to cross, take care."
Ye Hui smiled without answering and asked instead, "It has been many years since I last saw Fellow Daoist Chengyan. How is he faring these days?"