CHAPTER 911: 911 REJECTED

Tan Shaoting still had a blank expression, "Everyone, if there’s nothing else, I won’t see you out."

They all felt quite awkward. He had directly issued the eviction order.

Luo Yinghui turned around and left with a somber face, and the remaining five people paid respects to Tan Shaoting before also leaving. They too felt very embarrassed; such a thing happened, and it was their fault for impulsively coming along.

This matter will tarnish the reputation of the senior sister in the future.

When the household was left with just the father and children, Qi Wen pouted, "Dad, why are they so annoying?"

"Actually, everyone is like this; it’s just that some people express it outwardly, while others keep it to themselves.

As long as there are people, such things will occur."

"I hate this kind of thing."

"Even if you hate it, that’s just how it is. As long as you don’t behave like that, it’s fine."

Qi Hong nodded, "Dad, I understand. It means when you come across something good, keep it to ourselves and don’t tell others."

Tan Shaoting was momentarily stunned by his son’s words. He didn’t know how to respond. What the child said wasn’t wrong, yet something felt off, though he couldn’t quite pinpoint it.

Then came a quiet day with no visitors tapping on the array. The four of them focused on cultivation and memorizing some cultivation techniques they thought would be useful when they returned home.

Tan Shaoting wasn’t sure if these things could be taken back, fearing they might be destroyed.

They were having a meal. "Dad, how’s the long-armed ape?"

"It’s recovering; it was quite seriously injured."

"Dad, I think I have a few months left with the Vajra Rat. Should I ask it where it wants to go?"

"Sister, what if it says it wants to return to the border?" Qi Hong asked.

This made Qi Wen really worried. "Do we have to send it back? If that’s the case, we should dissolve the contract and send it back now. I really don’t know what I was thinking back then, wanting to make a contract with a demon beast."

"Fine, you can ask it. After we see your mom this year, we’ll send it away."

"Then let’s ask it after we see mom."

The father and children wouldn’t go out easily. They just stayed in the yard, mainly because there were too many people at Wolf Tooth Mountain Market now.

Just after finishing their meal, the three siblings were reading books when they heard the tapping on the array.

Qi Wen’s face was full of helplessness; are these peaceful days over again?

Tan Shaoting stayed in his room and did not come out. It was Qi Yan who went out.

Outside were people from the Shushan Sect. "Brother Ma, what brings you here? My father is currently cultivating."

"Please let your father know. A senior from the sect has come and wants you to go over."

"Brother Ma, my father is in seclusion; it’s not convenient for us to disturb him now. Can we siblings go over instead?"

"The Ancestor Uncle wants to see your father."

Qi Yan nodded, "I understand. I’ll go knock on the seclusion gate."

Qi Yan was internally frustrated with them. They were told he was in seclusion, yet they still wanted to see him? But now, they were still disciples of the Shushan Sect. They really had to go.

After sending away Brother Ma, Qi Yan entered the array.

"Dad, should we go over now?" seeing his father sitting in the yard.

"Alright. Let’s head over in a quarter of an hour."

"What do they want with us? These people are really annoying."

Tan Shaoting was also quite helpless. He patted his daughter’s hand, knowing that the girl only expressed her dissatisfaction at home, maintaining a blank expression outside.

When they arrived at the courtyard rented by the Shushan Sect, they tapped on the array and entered.

This time, it really was a senior, Shan Yanbei, the Peak Master of Sword Two Peak.

The four of them respectfully greeted, "Ancestor Uncle."

"No need for formalities. I’m here on the Sect Leader’s orders to take a look.

You’ve been here the longest, and I wanted to ask if there’s anything unusual?"

Tan Shaoting shook his head, "We haven’t noticed anything peculiar. The workshop operates normally, and there’s nothing unusual at Wolf Tooth Mountain. We often go there to train, and there’s no problem."

"What about the demon beasts on the mountain?"

"I haven’t seen any demon beasts above the third rank. Also, we haven’t ventured deep inside; mainly staying at the mid-level. We haven’t hunted any first or second-rank demon beasts either."

"No signs of the demon beasts becoming violent, right?"

Tan Shaoting shook his head, "No, I can assure you that low-level demon beasts run away at the sight of us. If they were violent, they’d presumably attack us first, right?"

Shan Yanbei nodded, "Indeed, that’s the case." He came primarily because of the Thunder Spirit Root. Each sect would deploy a high-level cultivator outside.

The Wolf Tooth Mountain Market isn’t too far from places where strange phenomena might occur, so he came over.

As for the demon beasts’ uprising, it was primarily because something happened at the border, causing many demon beasts to lose their minds and attack recklessly.

"Have you all heard anything about the Thunder Spirit Root?"

Luo Yinghui nodded, "Ancestor Uncle, I heard that a cultivator with a Thunder Spirit Root appeared in the Zheng Family. That’s all I heard, mostly about the Zheng Family.

I don’t think what they say can really be trusted."

The others also nodded; their father and children were just following along with everyone else this time.

"Tan Shaoting, I heard that you were nearby when the Thunder Spirit Root phenomenon was discovered?"

Tan Shaoting cupped his hands, "Ancestor Uncle, was it at the market then? An elder once inquired about it. At that time, we had only arrived at the market a few days earlier.

We came from the border because I couldn’t suppress my cultivation level anymore, so we decided to return."

"So you don’t know either?"

Tan Shaoting shook his head, "I just heard about it recently, and that elder didn’t say anything at the time."

"Ancestor Uncle, is the market close to the Zheng Family?"

Shan Yanbei nodded, "Not far."

No one spoke after that. Although they didn’t know the specifics, they’d all heard that there were no cultivators with Thunder Spirit Roots on this continent at all.

"Remember, if you have any news about the Thunder Spirit Root in the future, you must report it to the sect immediately."

Everyone nodded, indicating they understood?

"Alright, if there’s nothing more, I’ll leave. You all wait here for the secret realm to open."

"Ancestor Uncle, is something expected to happen in the secret realm?"

Shan Yanbei shook his head, "That’s not something you need to know now. Just focus on cultivating." Saying this, he left via sword control.

After taking their leave from their sect mates, Tan Shaoting and the four of them left as well.

They went directly to the Duobao Pavilion, to exchange Spirit Stones and to check if there were any more Thunder Shocking Pearls. It’s better to be over-prepared; today’s questions about demon beasts made them nervous. They feared something unexpected might happen.