After that, a cloud appeared behind Bai Wangyuan and a group of people appeared. They were the remnants of the Lu family that Bai Wangyuan had promised to release. Among them, Lu Yin saw the lunatics from the Red Garden.
They weren't crazy, and their eyes were clear. It was obvious that they had regained their sanity.
Lu Yin suppressed his excitement and took out Mount Supreme, allowing Long Xi and the rest to appear.
Bai Wangyuan frowned as he watched the cultivators walk out of Mount Supreme. He had thought that there were only people from the expeditionary army, but he hadn't expected Yun Tingting and the others to be here as well. They were people who had gone missing decades ago. Along with Bai Teng, Xia Yuan, and Wang Zheng, Lu Yin had really released everyone from the Astral Trees.
Because of his agreement with Bai Wangyuan, Long Xi, Liu Hao, and the others who had previously been free were brought here by Lu Yin. They could choose to return to the Astral Tree Realm or stay.
Long Xi walked out and saw Bai Wangyuan. She quickly bowed.
The cultivators from the Astral Tree Realm all greeted Bai Wangyuan.
Bai Wangyuan allowed them to enter the cloud.
Long Xi didn't want to leave, but it had been so many years, and she had already appeared. It wouldn't be right if she didn't go back.
Lu Yin nodded slightly at her.
"Lu Xiaoxuan, you despicable person. Just you wait, the Xia family won't let you off!" Xia Taili threatened, almost kicking him in the face. However, just as she finished speaking, she realized that something was amiss. "This, this is the Hellwyrm?"
Xia Taili gasped. Wang Su, Wang Yi, and the rest stared blankly at Hellwyrm, feeling as if their worldview had been turned upside down. Even Xia De, Old Whitehead, and Ni Huang were in disbelief.
Only then did they realize that Lu Yin was calm and fearless in front of Ancestor Bai. What was going on?
Shouldn't he have been captured immediately when facing Ancestor Bai?
Why was he still like this?
Lu Yin's lips curled up as he glanced at everyone. "Congratulations on your freedom. Thank your Ancestor Bai. We've reached an agreement that the Four Cardinal Scales won't attack me again, so I'll let you go."
Ni Huang and the others looked at Bai Wangyuan. It was impossible. With their understanding of Progenitor realm experts, how could they give up on hunting down such a talented genius just because of them?
"Ancestor Bai, I beg you to kill Lu Xiaoxuan. He's a peerless genius, and he killed Wang Si all by himself. He's also a genius of the same generation. If he doesn't die, the Four Realms won't be at peace."
Xia De also said respectfully, "Please help us, Ancestor Bai."
Everyone else bowed. "We respectfully request Ancestor Bai to act."
"We respectfully request your assistance, Ancestor White."
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Bai Wangyuan's expression was ugly. His gaze was fixed on the corner where Xia Shenji's clone was. Even a dignified Ancestor Realm clone had been captured, and he looked rather miserable.
Now that he had appeared, he naturally wouldn't act ostentatiously. He was about to enter the clouds.
Kui Luo suddenly shouted, "Isn't that Patriarch Xia Shenji?
Why are you locked up as well? Are you alright? "
Xia Shenji paused, glaring at Kui Luo with a ghastly face.
Lu Yin added, "Have a safe journey, Patriarch Shenji. This junior did not treat you well and did not give you any time to catch up with your juniors. I'll definitely make it up to you next time."
The rest of the expeditionary army all turned to look at Xia Shenji, and they were all stunned.
Xia De looked at Xia Shenji as if he had seen a ghost. "Patriarch … Patriarch Shenji?"
Xia Taili was stunned.
All of the Xia family's cultivators were stunned.
Including Huihua.
Even Xia Luo, the famous Luo, was dumbfounded. Is this even possible?
Bai Wangyuan's eyes flashed, and he waved a hand to send Xia Shenji back into the clouds.
Lu Yin looked at Bai Wangyuan with a deep gaze.
Actually, Bai Wangyuan could have sent Xia Shenji away the moment he had appeared, but he hadn't. If Xia Shenji had been discovered, the Xia family would have been reduced to a laughingstock.
Lu Yin laughed when he saw the stunned cultivators. "Your Patriarch Bai Wangyuan won't do anything. I'll let you off this time, but the next time you fall into my hands, it won't be so easy to escape. Scram."
Old Whiteghost recovered from the shock of Xia Shenji's capture, but when he heard Bai Wangyuan's name, he shouted as if someone had stepped on his tail, "How dare you, Lu Xiaoxuan! How dare you call Patriarch Bai by his name!"
"Enough!" Bai Wangyuan barked, his Progenitor's power making it hard for the crowd to breathe.
He scanned the crowd, "Follow me back." With a wave of his hand, all of the cultivators obediently entered the clouds, not daring to say anything else.
Of course, not everyone was willing to leave with Bai Wangyuan. Gui Qian was one of them, and Gui Yuan didn't get along with the Four Cardinal Scales. Lu Yin was also a death qi cultivator and the successor of the Death God, so they were family no matter how one looked at it. However, Bai Wangyuan was different. He felt like he would never be able to make a name for himself.
Bai Wangyuan looked at Gui Qian.
Gui Qian hurriedly begged, "I won't go, I won't go to the Four Cardinal Scales. You're the successor of the Death God, so you're my young master. I must follow you."
Lu Yin nodded and pointed at Mount Supreme. "Go in yourself."
Gui Qian hurriedly jumped in.
Bai Wangyuan didn't care about someone from Gui Yuan. Although Gui Qian was a direct descendant of Gui Yuan, he was still just a junior and wasn't worthy of Bai Wangyuan's attention.
"Lu Xiaoxuan, don't forget the time. You must take over the fourth base within ten days, or our agreement will be voided." Bai Wangyuan stared coldly at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin replied, "Don't worry, I'll take over the fourth base. Also, my name is Lu Yin."
Bai Wangyuan's eyes narrowed. "I hope you're called Lu Yin." He then turned and left.
With Bai Wangyuan's departure, the sky above the Fifth Mainland became much clearer. The Caged Wyrm even lowered its claws. It had been baring its fangs and brandishing its claws, hoping to intimidate Bai Wangyuan.
At this moment, Lu Yin looked at the remaining members of the Lu family. There were a few thousand of them, and most of them were from the Four Cardinal Scales. They had been imprisoned all this time, such as the ones who were about to be executed in Shenwu Plane. Lu Yin was most concerned about the people in the Red Garden.
He looked at them.
They were also looking at him.
They exchanged glances. "Y-Young Master?"
The thin man who had been searching for the Young Master in the Red Garden looked at Lu Yin and hesitantly asked.
Lu Yin looked at him. "I'm sorry to have made you suffer."
The man was agitated, and he stepped forward and stared at Lu Yin. "Y-You're really the Young Master?"
At that moment, the fat old woman pushed the man aside and ran towards Lu Yin. "I recognize you, I recognize you! Young Master, you're the Young Master!"
Lu Yin supported the old woman and watched her tremble with reddened eyes. He apologetically said, "I'm sorry, I lost my memories and don't remember you."
The old woman shook her head as tears streamed down her face. "It's fine, Young Master. It's fine as long as you're not dead. That day, I really thought that you were dead. Are you hungry, Young Master?
I'll make something for you to eat. "
"Young Master?
Hey, do you remember this old man?
I'm your mentor, the one who taught you how to read. "The crazy old man at the bottom of the lake stepped forward excitedly.
Next, the little girl who looked to be about ten years old stepped forward. "Young Master?
I'm your little sister, Young Master. "
"Don't take advantage of the Young Master. Don't believe her, Young Master. She's just an old woman who's gone mad from cultivation. She's been like this for hundreds of years. Back then, you pitied her and brought her back to the Lu family. This old woman has been taking advantage of you for years and insists that she's your younger sister."
The girl angrily rebuked, "Lu San, you're just a housekeeper, so don't slander me. I'm the Young Master's little sister. The Young Master only buried his head in the ground to scare you once when he was young, and you think he likes to do that? How old are you to still bury your head in the ground to scare the Young Master? The Young Master is giving you face by not scolding you."
"Shut up, all of you! How dare you be so impudent in front of the Young Master!" the skinny man shouted back.
His words were effective, and they all quickly shut up.
Lu Yin looked at them with a complicated expression, but he finally understood a little. The crazy old man at the bottom of the lake was a teacher, and he was immersed in his own world while still teaching. Perhaps the person he was teaching was Lu Yin.
The fat old woman was the cook, which meant that even if she was crazy, she would still cook for Lu Yin.
The little girl was a cultivator that Lu Yin had taken in, and she liked to play with him.
The man who liked to bury his head in the ground was the housekeeper. Because Lu Yin had been playful when he was young, he had buried his head in the ground once to scare the old man. After he went crazy, the old man would always remember this scene and repeat it over and over again just to play with Lu Yin. Even if he was crazy, he still had fun, and Lu Yin was also in his world.
There was also the skinny man who looked weak but rather dignified. He should be a protector or something like that, as he was a Half-Ancestor.
These people were the closest to Lu Yin when he was young, which was why they had been locked up in Red Garden. There were many others like them.
Lu Yin felt uncomfortable when he heard them call him 'Young Master'.
The skinny man looked back and sternly said, "The Young Master is tired. Don't disturb him for now."
The group immediately quieted down and looked at Lu Yin with hopeful eyes.
Lu Yin arranged for them to settle down, and the fat old woman and the others were naturally arranged to stay in the Above Heaven Sect. Regardless of whether or not they had lost their memories, they were still the closest people to Lu Yin. Some of them would still remember him even if they were crazy, and they were his family.
Aside from them, there was also a group of surviving Lu family officials at the back of the battlefield, such as Tu Qiming and the others. These people would be brought back once Lu Yin took over the fourth formation base. This had been an agreement with Bai Wangyuan.
Everyone else left, except for the skinny man. "I'm the Young Master's protector, and I won't leave him. Even if I die, I'll die in front of him."
"What nonsense are you saying? How could the Young Master die?"
At that moment, Kui Luo came over. "Old Shan, long time no see, haha."
The skinny man looked at Kui Luo and was stunned for a moment before rubbing his eyes. "Kui Luo?"
Kui Luo laughed. "It's me, Old Shan. You didn't expect to see me again, did you?"
The skinny man smiled and looked at Kui Luo in surprise. "I didn't expect that you would still be alive. Have you been protecting the Young Master all this time?"
Kui Luo replied, "Of course. Without me, this kid would have died a long time ago." He then looked at Lu Yin. "This guy is your protector, and you always call him Master Shan. He might look weak, but he's actually the best at defense. He's quite stubborn, and his defense is so strong that even Wan Zhiyi is speechless."