Chapter 1208: Chapter 1208: Wouldn’t It Be Fine to Just Kill Him Directly?
Vice Hall Master, a barrage of questions rapidly emerged.
Xiao Yi furrowed his brows.
"I..." Xiao Yi was just about to say something.
The Vice Hall Master waved his hand again, saying, "Forget it, these are not important now."
"Tell me directly, how is that evil cultivator now, which direction did he run?"
"Also, how long has it been since you escaped from that evil cultivator?"
"Did you report back to the Main Hall immediately?"
"I did not." Xiao Yi shook his head and replied truthfully.
"You didn’t?" The Vice Hall Master’s face instantly darkened, "Why did you not report back in time?"
"Do you know how serious the consequences would be if we lose track of that evil cultivator and he commits evil acts in secret?"
"You, you, you..." The Vice Hall Master said while trembling with rage, "Ah, you..."
The Vice Hall Master sighed, not knowing what to say.
"In fact." Xiao Yi frowned, wanting to say something.
He wanted to say he was severely injured and naturally went to heal his wounds.
And since the evil cultivator was already dead, there was no hurry to return.
"Vice Hall Master, it’s better to listen to my report first instead of asking a series of questions." Xiao Yi frowned and said.
"Report?" The Vice Hall Master shook his head, "What significance does it have now?"
"If you reported back to the Main Hall immediately, it would naturally be significant, and we would take action immediately."
"Now, half a month has passed, and you... sigh."
The Vice Hall Master sighed.
Xiao Yi shook his head.
The atmosphere suddenly became silent and heavy.
After a while, Xiao Yi couldn’t be bothered to waste time here anymore and turned around, saying, "According to Wind Shattering Hall’s rules, I should come back to report on these top-tier tasks."
"The responsible person in the hall should also record it and store it in the archives."
"As per usual, I’ve come to explain things clearly."
"But since the Vice Hall Master is not interested in listening, I’m also not willing to speak."
"I’ve returned just to submit the task, and once that’s done, I’ll leave."
These dangerous tasks, even if completed, generally require coming back to explain the process clearly.
This way, good records are made, stored in archives, and used as future intelligence.
So, in the future, if faced with similar situations, Palace Martial Artists will have intelligence to reference and respond.
However, since the Vice Hall Master doesn’t need his report, he won’t waste time here.
After submitting the task, he will leave.
This Vice Hall Master can be considered a Martial Arts Elder.
So Xiao Yi was courteous to some extent, but this doesn’t mean he’ll continue wasting time here.
Xiao Yi turned around and walked away slowly.
Behind him, the Vice Hall Master slammed his fist on the table, "Bastard, what kind of attitude is this?"
"Originally, with your talent, so young yet already so extraordinary, you could even trap that evil cultivator for a while."
"In the future, if cultivated, you’d surely become one of the strong figures within the hall, even rising high."
"But you." The Vice Hall Master frowned, "If you continue to be so unrepentant and contemptuous, even the Hall Master can’t help you."
"In fact." Xiao Yi was just about to say something.
Just then, several figures swiftly entered the study.
A closer look revealed they were the other seven Vice Hall Masters and the Qin Family Great Elder.
"Hmm?" The seven Vice Hall Masters saw Xiao Yi and instantly looked astonished.
"Xiao Yi, you really returned alive?"
"Just now, the Wind Master’s urgent report from Wind Shattering Hall seemed unbelievable to us."
"You really managed to escape from that evil cultivator?"
It’s clear that the staff member who learned of Xiao Yi’s return quickly reported it to the Vice Hall Masters.
"Fact?" The Qin Family Great Elder suddenly sneered, "I just seemed to hear someone shamelessly talking about facts."
"The fact is that this kid made outrageous claims and let that evil cultivator escape."
"Now, the evil cultivator has fled and is nowhere to be found, causing immense consequences."
The seven Vice Hall Masters also shook their heads, "In fact, if Xiao Yi hadn’t made such claims and guarantees that day."
"Perhaps things would have been easier to handle."
"In these days, we’ve been continually discussing it with the Eight Palaces, yet still have no solution."
"The situation has become even more severe than before."
"Xiao Yi, you... sigh." The seven Vice Hall Masters sighed, "We all know you’re proud and talented, just that there should be some moderation in certain matters."
Xiao Yi’s expression turned grim upon hearing this.
Back in Tianling Forest, these eight Vice Hall Masters who had joined forces with him are now all accusing him.
"Forget it." The Vice Hall Master of Wind Shattering Hall said first.
"Now, saying this is useless."
"Xiao Yi." The Vice Hall Master of Wind Shattering Hall looked at Xiao Yi and said solemnly, "Tell the story again."
"Hopefully, this intelligence can still be of some use."
"The eight of us Vice Hall Masters will continue to discuss later, hopefully, we can still eliminate that evil cultivator."
"Hmm." The other seven Vice Hall Masters nodded, "There is no other option."
"It’s normal for young people to be proud and make mistakes."
"But, there shouldn’t be a next time, quickly tell the story."
"That evil cultivator..." Xiao Yi shook his head, wanting to say something.
"Wait." The Qin Family Great Elder abruptly shouted.
"How can we just let this matter slide." The Qin Family Great Elder coldly eyed Xiao Yi.
"This boy irresponsibly made promises, causing this huge disaster, how can we just let it be."
"If so, what if all the martial artists from each hall emulate this?"
"Even though this boy is young, it doesn’t mean he can act like nothing happened after making mistakes."
The eight Vice Hall Masters furrowed their brows slightly upon hearing this.
The Vice Hall Master of Wind Shattering Hall shook his head, "Ultimately, Xiao Yi is young, so..."
"Vice Hall Master is wrong." The Qin Family Great Elder interrupted, "This has nothing to do with age."
"Why don’t other young talents behave like this while he makes bold claims?"
"Hmph, this is just his nature."
"Why are other talents renowned in the Central Region at such a young age and well-regarded; why does he make big mistakes but remain unrepentant?"
"Take Yi Xiao, who’s recently made his name well-known; why doesn’t he make such bold claims?"
"In fact." The Qin Family Great Elder suddenly smiled, "The Qin Family had already obtained intelligence on this boy’s whereabouts half a month ago."
"If Xiao Yi hadn’t let the evil cultivator escape, my Qin Family would have been able to find this boy and, combined with the three Hall Masters, eliminate that evil cultivator."
"You Qin Family found Yi Xiao’s whereabouts?" Several Vice Hall Masters’ faces lit up with joy.
"Quickly bring him here, once we find the evil cultivator’s trail, we will immediately set out to eliminate him."
The Qin Family Great Elder shook his head, "Now that the evil cultivator has vanished, bringing this boy is useless."
"Ultimately, Xiao Yi must be severely punished; otherwise, such arrogant individuals don’t know how many will be harmed in the future."
"First, revoke his title of Chief Steward, then impose punishment..."
The Qin Family Great Elder said triumphantly.
Xiao Yi’s face had already turned as cold as Cold Frost.
"Have you said enough?" Xiao Yi interrupted coldly.
"Who do you think you are, daring to interrupt me?" The Qin Family Great Elder’s face turned cold.
"And who do you think you are? Just a mere Sub Hall Master of Heavenly Mechanism Hall, daring to boast here?" Xiao Yi sneered.
"Xiao Yi, do not be disrespectful." The Vice Hall Master of Wind Shattering Hall frowned.
"Okay, quickly clarify why less than half a month has passed, and you and the evil cultivator disappeared."
A flash of light appeared in Xiao Yi’s hand, and the Blood-sucking Pearl materialized out of thin air.
"This... this is the Blood-sucking Pearl..." Everyone’s face turned startled.
Xiao Yi’s lips curled into a cold smile, "I was in a hurry, so I didn’t trap that evil cultivator for half a month; I went straight to kill him, isn’t that allowed?"
The scornful words directly addressed the Qin Family Great Elder.
The icy aura instantly chilled the Qin Family Great Elder to the bone.
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Third update.
Today’s three updates are now complete, yesterday’s one update was missed, as per custom one missed, two supplemented.
However, today’s supplement won’t be made in time, it will be completed tomorrow.
