Hearing this, the group of Zombies replied with pleasant smiles, "Little brother is quite right. We only acted on rumors from our juniors, mistakenly taking the cultivators of the Jian Sect for evildoers. It is all a misunderstanding."
Senior Brother Tianjianzi was not a man of utter naivety; he understood worldly wisdom well enough. He replied, "Since you fellow Daoists say it is a misunderstanding, our Jian Sect has suffered no loss. We are broad-minded and will not hold such trifles against you. Moreover, we were unaware that you had already attained sentience; the fault for that rashness lies with us."
After this exchange of humility and flattery, the atmosphere improved to its peak. However, the Senior Brother made no mention of whether he would stop the Zombies from leaving or cause them further trouble. For their part, the Zombies responded with smiles but pointedly refused to clear the path.
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