Chapter 451 - Elders Meeting (1/2)

Ma Rong's demeanor quickly changed. ”You know about Wan Li?”

”Yes, master.” Alex went on to explain everything regarding what happened in the forest, aside from the last part about nearly dying to Black Venom herself.

”Sigh, he's going around killing bandits huh? That damn Black Venom bandits. We tried to find them previously, but we couldn't find them at all. They always work away from the capital, and never in the same place.”

”Wan Li knows that, so he might try to move again. You said he was wearing the face of an old man, right?” Ma Rong asked.

”Yes, master,” Alex said.

”Sigh, then it will be more so impossible to find him,” Ma Rong thought. ”How many elders are still out looking for him?”

”All but the 3rd Elder returned. 3rd elder said that she won't return until she finds him.”

Ma Rong nodded when she heard that. ”Alright, go and tell the Second Elder to send a message to 3rd Elder to— No, wait. I will do it myself,” Ma Rong said.

”No, sister. You can't go out right now,” Lang Shun said.

”Huh why?” Ma Rong asked.

”What do you mean why? You stayed cooped up in your house for nearly 2 weeks for closed cultivation and didn't respond to the sect's problem once.”

”Did you realize that since you were ill, it has been over a month and a half in which you haven't done your job as the sect leader?”

”Since the sect upgraded to the 1st grade, our student intake has increased. We are transitioning to a better phase, but our sect leader is missing to make the transition easy.”

”Of course the elders will start to hate you after that happened. They think you are dodging responsibilities.”

”The only reason they aren't taking any actions is that they think you are truly in closed cultivation and not ignoring them. If they find out that not to be the case, then there will surely be some mutiny,” Lang Shun said.

”Are they actively talking about this?” Ma Rong asked.

”Yes. It's a daily conversation about how you've been missing for so long and don't care about the sect for so long,” Lang Shun said.

Ma Rong's face turned slightly cold as she fell into thought. ”Very well, I will do something about it,” she said and pulled out a medallion.

Without a single hesitation, she sent a message to all the numbered elders in the sect.

Lang Shun got a message in his sect medallion as well and pulled it out before checking it.

”What? Did you call a meeting right now? You are just doing what they think they are doing,” Lang Shun said. ”Are you thinking straight, sister?”

”I know you worry about me, but you don't have to. Just go to the Elder's hall, I'll be there soon,” Ma Rong said.

”Uhh… if you say so, Sister,” Lang Shun said and left.

”Did you break through?” Ma Rong asked.

”Huh? Oh yeah,” Alex answered.

”You should have let me know before you were leaving,” she said.

”Uhh… sister's father was ill so we had to leave in a hurry. I couldn't send a message,” Alex said.

”Sigh, I guess that's a valid excuse. Also, I heard there was a beast invasion around the same time, were you safe?” Ma Rong asked.

”Uhh… not really, but it wasn't due to me traveling at all,” Alex said as he wondered how he should explain what happened to Ma Rong.

”What do you mean?” she asked.

”Um, did you hear about the black Jaguar that fought the emperor in the capital?” Alex asked.

”The new saint beast? Yeah, that beast was something I heard about after returning,” Ma Rong said.

”Yeah… so I think that beast is after me. Even a week ago, during the invasion, I could feel it coming towards me. I could feel the aura of a saint realm cultivation base,” Alex said.

Ma Rong's eyes went wide with shock and fear. ”A-A Saint Beast is following you? That's… ” Ma Rong couldn't understand what she was to do in this situation.

What was she to do as a master? What could she do against a Saint beast? Not even the ancestors inside the mountain could help her in this situation.

”I… I don't know what to do,” Ma Rong said almost apologetically. For the first time, she felt like she couldn't help her disciple even when she knew he was in trouble.

”It's okay, Master. I ran from it once, I will do so again,” Alex said. ”On a positive note, I can now make True Qi.”