Put Away Your Divine Techniques Now!

Chapter 1076 - 320: Punishment

The white elephant stopped!

Chen Yan was puzzled when he saw Zhan Li poking her head in from outside, her face serious, she said sternly, "There’s a situation ahead, I’m going to check it out. You stay inside, don’t come out!!"

After speaking, she waved her hand, and the door and windows of the carriage automatically closed, sealed tightly with an array restriction!

Zhan Li was also afraid, fearing that this precious cargo might encounter some mishap, she quickly secluded Chen Yan within the carriage at the slightest sign of trouble.

Zhan Li flipped herself off the white elephant’s back. With a serious face, she glanced at the two attendants who caught up beside her, and coldly asked, "What’s going on?"

"Reporting to the Cave Maiden, we don’t know... someone in front sent a signal, making us stop."

With Zhan Li’s status, the ghost race attendants following her were all elites from her Black Wood Tribe, and during the march, a certain distance ahead of the team, there were always two elite subordinates paving the way in front.

At this moment, the team’s sudden halt must have been due to a signal sent by the vanguard.

If there were trouble ahead, they should have sounded a warning already, why was there only a signal to halt?

Zhan Li’s inquiry was instinctive; she didn’t wait for an answer from her subordinates and directly leapt forward.

Her figure floated several hundred meters ahead, landing in front, where she saw the two ghost race elites she had sent paving the way kneeling on the ground, respectfully.

Seeing this scene, Zhan Li was somewhat stunned.

But upon a closer look ahead, her expression changed!

In the middle of the road ahead stood a figure, with hands behind his back, facing away from her.

This figure was actually not tall, with a stature akin to a child’s.

He wore a long black robe, with a long sword slung diagonally on his back. His hair was not tied up, just fell loosely down.

As Zhan Li walked closer, this figure slowly turned around, revealing a child’s face.

It looked like just a ten-year-old child’s face, with white teeth and red lips.

Upon seeing this person, Zhan Li’s face turned pale, hastening her steps, she drew closer, saluting with hands folded: "Cave Maiden of Black Wood Tribe, Zhan Li, has seen... Sword Master!"

No wonder she was apprehensive and nervous; this child-like figure with a long sword was a Sword Servant by the side of the Ghost Race Ancestor Saint Venerable.

Nominally, Zhan Li was also a servitor by the Ghost Race Ancestor Saint’s side, but in reality, how many times had she seen the Ancestor?

The so-called servitorship was nothing more than an honorary title given to particularly outstanding young talents within the Ghost Race.

But she recognized that this Sword Servant was the truly trusted attendant by the Ancestor Venerable’s side! Because he was the Sword Servant, even her master respected him, referring to this apparently child-like Sword Servant as "Sword Master."

By analogy, Zhan Li was a titular imperial guard.

Whereas this Sword Master was the bona fide general commander of the imperial guards!

Nominally, this Sword Master was Zhan Li’s direct superior, but from a positional perspective, he was a close confidant, deeply trusted by the Ancestor Saint by his side!

... If Chen Yan were standing here at this moment, he would immediately recognize this "Sword Master" as Donghai!!

Not the one he met at the Xitai with the same appearance but deceitful and despicable nature.

But the Sword Cultivator Donghai, the one Chen Yan released from the Li Huo Candle, who saved his life!

Donghai’s eyes scanned Zhan Li up and down a few times, and with a cold voice, using his characteristically aged voice, he said, "You are Zhan Li? That Cave Maiden of Black Wood Tribe?"

"Reporting to Sword Master, I am." Zhan Li quickly and respectfully replied.

Donghai seemed to smile: "It is indeed quite something, to have your Ancestor personally send me on a trip, just for you alone."

Zhan Li’s heart couldn’t help but shudder, immediately kneeling down decisively, her voice trembling slightly: "I don’t know what decree the Ancestor has to impart, Zhan Li would die ten thousand deaths without regrets!"

Donghai’s eyes were cold, looking at Zhan Li, he said lightly, "The Ancestor has a few words, and he asked me to relay them to you verbatim."

Zhan Li bowed her head to the ground, prostrate there: "Zhan Li is ready to heed the Ancestor’s decree!"

Donghai looked at the girl in front of him, with an odd expression, he coughed, and cleared his throat, then took a deep breath: "Alright, listen carefully, the Ancestor’s words are..."

At this point, Donghai’s expression changed, raising his voice:

"Cave Maiden of Black Wood Tribe, Zhan Li, is it? That foolish master of yours recommended you three times in front of me, your master praised you as a flower in front of me, now it seems, just a fool!"

These words made Zhan Li abruptly look up, turning ashen, her body trembling, her eyes filled with shock and fear!

Donghai’s expression remained cold, he continued emphatically, "The tasks that I personally instructed, you approached with indecision and carelessness.

You decide what’s important, what’s not, my words don’t count, but you a fool understand, do you?

You alone know how to take care of the overall situation, do you?

You like to act on your own initiative, do you?

You think you are more clever, do you?

You like to speak and act on your own, do you?

Then I will give you two choices.

First, you abolish all your cultivation yourself and get out of the Ghost Race. From now on, you can decide everything on your own, act on your own, and live or die on your own accord!

Zhan Li’s eyes were full of despair, hearing this, her whole body trembled, the muscles on her cheeks twitched non-stop, she suddenly screamed, hoarsely saying: "I, I choose the second one! The second option!! I beg the Ancestor not to expel me from the Ghost Race!!"