It wasn't that Hestia did not care about Elder Shao and the others who had escaped. Just that, the hunched old man leading the Crimson Sun Sect was giving her intense pressure.
"That old man is not simple! Elder Hu, abandon the plan! The disciples are in danger!" Hestia abruptly rose to her feet and she disappeared in a blink of an eye. Hu Xiandao was not even able to give her a reply before she vanished.
"Huh? Wait! She said that the disciples are in danger! I have to inform them!" Hu Xiandao hurriedly dashed towards the disciples who were still oblivious of what was going on.
Bang!
Hm?
Grand Elder Jimen sized up the beautiful woman in front of him. From her appearance, she looked to be in her early twenties, but her cultivation level was already on par with the elders of the Crimson Sun Sect. He then noticed the insignia of the Heavenly Sword Tower on Hestia's dress and his eyes flashed with understanding. 'Such a young lady! And she seems to have a high status in the Heavenly Sword Tower!' He exclaimed in his heart.
The elders and disciples of the Crimson Sun Sect were also dumbfounded at Hestia's sudden appearance, but they soon noticed the emblem on her clothes.
"She is from the Heavenly Sword Tower! So they are really the ones who killed the young master!"
"Hey beauty, how about you come with us. We promise that we won't hurt you." The elders of the Crimson Sun Sect had cold smiles on their faces as they stared at Hestia's lithe figure. Some of the hot-blooded young men even glanced at her with unscrupulous gazes.
Looking at the scene not far away, the new disciples of the Heavenly Sword Tower were surprised when they saw Hestia blocking the path of the Crimson Sun Sect. Weren't they supposed to ambush their group? Then what was Elder Hestia doing? Those were their thoughts when they saw this scene.
"Isn't that Elder Hestia? Why is she there? What about our plan?" The disciples were confused at the sudden development and eventhe elders were also surprised.
"All of you, gather to me this instant! Elder Hestia commands everyone to abandon the ssassination plan! Quick!" Hu Xiandao's voice suddenly drifted to their ears.
"Eh? Why are we abandoning the plan? The Crimson Sun Sect's group has not even noticed our presence. We could have executed the plan effortlessly."
"Right. What is Elder Hestia thinking?"
Some disciples expressed their disappointment at Hu Xiandao's command, but they could not do anything about it, so they could only gather in his location with regretful expressions.
Hu Xiandao bitterly laughed when he saw the downcast expressions of the disciples. Even he was surprised at Hestia's sudden order, but she was the leader of the group and it won't be good to defy her orders.
She could sense boundless might coming from the old man, and this became even more apparent after she came closer to him. With her cultivation at the late stage of the 9th-rank Saint, she had no problems with defeating even those experts at the peak stage of the 9th-rank Saint. However, the old man in front of her was giving her a dangerous vibe which means that his strength surpassed those of 9th-rank Saints!
"To think that the Crimson Sun Sect has an old ancestor like yourself. I'm truly surprised with this revelation." Hestia said in a calm voice, but she was inwardly alarmed at her discovery. It was a good thing that she had sensed the danger earlier or the new disciples might have been in danger if she did not tell them to retreat!
.derevocer noos eh tub ,tnemom a rof elap denrut ecnaraeppa siH .kcits gniklaw sih htiw flesmih deidaets dna dehguoc nemiJ redlE dnarG dehcnuh ehT
"?thgirla uoy erA !redlE dnarG"
...nosdnarg sih fo htaed eht gniraeh retfa yltnecer tuo emac ylno eH .rehtruf gninilced morf htlaeh sih tneverp ot flesmih detalosi dna tces eht fo tuo emac ylerar eh ,neht ecniS .mih laeh ot deliaf snalp lautirips eht ,niap sih fo tib a gnitaivella morf edisa tub ,etats kaep sih revocer mih pleh ot stnalp lautirips level-hgih rieht fo ynam desu tceS nuS nosmirC ehT .ssenlli taht fo stceffe eht morf gnireffus retfa etats tnerruc sti ot decuder neeb dah erugif ythgimla siH .neht ecnis enilced a no saw htlaeh sih dna ssenlli na htiw deugalp saw redle dnarg rieht taht wenk yehT .yrrow htiw nam dlo dehcnuh eht ta decnalg tceS nuS nosmirC eht fo selpicsid dna sredle ehT "?deneppah tahw ,redlE dnarG"
".strepxe stra laitram kaep rof nevah a yllaer si rewoT drowS ylnevaeH eht ekil smees tI .tniaS knar-ht9 eht fo egats etal eht dehcaer ydaerla ev'uoy tub ,gnuoy os er'uoY" .dias yllausac dna kool mlac a htiw aitseH ta deratsneht eH .dias nam dlo ehT ".thgirla m'I" .ylwols daeh sih koohs nemiJ redlE dnarG
"!?elbissop eb ti dluoc woH !?tniaS knar-ht9 egats etal a s'ehS !?tahW"
"...ytnewt naht redlo on skool ehS !yaw oN"
!tniaS knar-ht9 egats etal a deedni saw meht fo tnorf ni namow eht ,esac taht nI .seil rettu ohw enoemos ton saw redle dnarg eht taht wenk yeht tub ,sdrow s'nam dlo eht etufer ot detnaw enoyrevE
.nam dlo eht deksa ehs sa desirprus ylthgils saw ehS "?trepxe mlaeR doG tnecsaN ...a era uoy em llet t'noD" .kcatta na hcnual ylneddus dluow eh taht diarfa ,nam dlo eht ta derats ehs sa ylthgit drows reh dleh ehS .sdrow s'nam dlo eht gniraeh nopu serutcejnoc reh fo niatrec erom neve emaceb aitseH
.seenk reh ot nellaf ydaerla evah dluow ehs ,noitavitluc reh rof ton fI .mih morf gnimoc erusserp fo evaw neddus a tlef aitseH ,mlac saw eciov s'nam dlo eht hguohtlA ".mih gnillik rof nosaer tneiciffus a reffo tsum rewoT drowS ylnevaeH ehT .nosdnarg ym llits si gnaK nemiJ ,elbirret si retcarahc sih hguohtlA .dellik saw nosdnarg ym yhw wonk ot tnaw ylno I .noitareneg regnuoy eht llik ot ereh ton m'I .lrig elttil ,taht tuoba yrrow ot evah t'nod uoY ?seno gnuoy esoht rof emit yub ot gniyrt uoy erA !hahaH" .delkcuhc eh dna ylfeirb dehsalf seye ykrum s'nemiJ redlE dnarG
