The moment the Second Elder returned to the sect, the Sect Master received the news. Therefore, by the time the Second Elder came storming over to find him, the Sect Master had already pulled the First Elder into the courtyard to wait. He certainly couldn't bear the brunt of that temper all by himself. Without even waiting to be announced, the Second Elder strode straight into the Sect Master's courtyard. The moment he saw the First Elder sitting there as well, his fury flared up instantly: "First Elder, you really played a fine trick, hijacking my disciple while I was away! The child clearly intended to apprentice under my sect, yet you actually hoodwinked her into believing I had gone out to gather spiritual herbs. Don't you know perfectly well what I went out to do?"
"Hahaha..." The First Elder chuckled evasively and poured the Second Elder a cup of tea. "So the Second Elder is back already. I assumed it would take you another three or four days. As you know, the window for entering the Inner Sect is only three days. If you hadn't made it back in time, wouldn't these two disciples have waited in vain? If they had ended up as ordinary disciples instead, what a loss that would be for them."
"Spare me your nonsense! If you had even bothered to send me word, could I possibly have failed to make it back?"
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