Chapter 833 Return to the Holy Land 1 ” (2/2)

Coming up to answer was Third Elder. Arching his fist in compliance: “This… we do not know. State Teacher only left behind word that he needs to go do something important and requires the help of a Celestial Rank person to accompany him. That’s why First Elder left with him.”

“Important matter to do?” Arching a brow, Di Cang’s cold expression began to turn into a frown: “I understand then. Also, go tell Second Elder and Fire Plume to crawl over to the Demon Mountain. Tell them not to come back until my wife forgives them, and if they can’t…..” The demon king’s expression got dark and menacing to deliver what he meant despite not uttering the last bit.

Third Elder began to shudder all over at this notion. He understands, the time of judgement has come for those two. If Bai Yan doesn’t forgive them, well… the only outcome would either be banishment or something worse….

“Yes my king.” All nervous in his retreat, the third elder did as order and passed on the message to the two.

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Unlike the usual peace and quietness that’s become norm for the Demon Mountain, a crowd of onlookers had gathered at the base to watch the unfolding event.

In the middle was an old senior and a younger looking man, both crawling on the ground with a bundle of bamboo on their back to act as weight. Even for Second Elder who has lived a very long life considering his age, he couldn’t deny this was shamefully embarrassing.

“Ooomph,” Fire Plume coughs awkwardly, “Second Elder, are you able to continue?”

Gritting his own teeth due to shame: “Don’t mind me, this is our fault to begin with that the queen ran away from home.”

That said, the pair didn’t say anymore useless words and focused on their arduous trek up the mountain path. Due to the long periods of lacking maintenance, the ground had long been overgrown with shrubs and thorny plants. As a result, their knees and clothes had begun to rip and bleed from the scratches installed by the greenery.

For the onlookers who came to witness this event, they didn’t have the courage to follow the pair up the mountain due to the fact that its Suzaku’s territory. However, this degrading image was now firmly engrained onto their minds and became a laughing stock among the common folks of the Demon Realm for hundreds of years to come….