"Plop!"
Uncle Yun, Uncle Lei, Uncle Dian, and Aunt Zi knelt on the ground, their hands flat on the earth. "Patriarch, spare us! We know our mistakes."
Uncle Feng quickly pleaded, "Patriarch, please be lenient. I am willing to share the punishment."
Qing Kong Yue Zhang pondered for a moment. "Enough. This is a time when we need people. Your annual salaries will be deducted for one year, and then you shall atone for your mistakes by performing meritorious deeds."
The five of them quickly bowed in thanks. "Many thanks to the Patriarch for not taking our lives!"
Qing Kong Yue Zhang said, "All of you, get up. Uncle Feng, you will lead this time. After this, you should know what to do next, shouldn't you?"
The five rose, and Uncle Feng accepted the order. "We will certainly live up to the Patriarch's trust. We will do our utmost to appease Dean Fan and Ming Zhi Tian!"
Qing Kong Yue Zhang's phone rang, and he answered. "Patriarch Qing, do you still remember this old man?"
Qing Kong Yue Zhang's hand holding the phone trembled slightly. He was astonished. "Are you... the Divine Hand of Miracle Recovery, True Master Gui Ling Yu!"
"Indeed."
Everyone present immediately fell silent, their breathing becoming heavy. Qing Kong Yue Zhang was even more so. "You have finally deigned to call me. Benefactor, I haven't had a chance to thank you for saving my life back then."
True Master Gui Ling Yu smiled slightly. "A small matter, not worth mentioning. By the way, I didn't call you for this. I need to ask you, have you captured a young child named Ming Zhi Tian?"
Qing Kong Yue Zhang froze. He glanced at the others, saw them shaking their heads, and replied, "No."
True Master Gui Ling Yu frowned. "Is that so?"
Qing Kong Yue Zhang forced a smile. "It is so. A misunderstanding. In fact, it's all a misunderstanding. Not to mention that Ming Zhi Tian is not ordinary in his martial arts. My useless subordinates couldn't catch him, and I have a favor to ask of him. Not only that, but I have also offended your disciple, Dean Fan. I apologize to you here. Tomorrow, where will you be? I will personally come to pick you up."
True Master Gui Ling Yu said, "No need. Since it is a misunderstanding, let it be for now."
"True Master... True Master?"
"Beep beep beep..."
The call was hung up. Qing Kong Yue Zhang had been snubbed.
Fan Miao Miao asked anxiously, "Master, how is it? Did they release Ming Zhi Tian? Tell me quickly."
True Master Gui Ling Yu smiled slightly, seeing through Fan Miao Miao's girlish thoughts. "You truly are a blossoming flower that can't stay home. Miao Miao, when did your heart get captured by this young boy?"
Fan Miao Miao's face flushed red. "How could that be? Master, you're teasing me again."
True Master Gui Ling Yu mused, "So even the Eight Mansions of the Azure Dragon couldn't hold onto this kid. This child is not simple."
"What? Master, you mean... Ming Zhi Tian wasn't captured?" Fan Miao Miao's beautiful eyes widened.
True Master Gui Ling Yu stroked his beard. "Mm, he left."
Fan Miao Miao asked, "Where did he go?"
True Master Gui Ling Yu said, "I don't know. Alright, your master must return now. You are free to do as you please."
Before Fan Miao Miao could react, True Master Gui Ling Yu had already departed. Fan Miao Miao quickly called out to her departing master, "Master, travel safely!"
Before the sky grew dark, Ming Zhi Tian resumed his hellish, demonic training. Besides sprinting at one hundred meters per second, he continuously struck trees deep in the forest, pushing himself to break through and increase his strength.
As tree after tree fell, the beasts of the jungle sensed the danger and hid far away, trembling, as if their homes were about to be uprooted.
The sky gradually darkened. Illuminated by the moonlight, Ming Zhi Tian had leveled the entire forest. One night passed...
He had broken through! He reached the early stage of the Great Zhou Tian!
The Great Zhou Tian, though only in its early stage, was already considered top-tier among the countless martial artists active on Earth.