Chapter 502: The Sound of the Eight Trigrams

Seeing the person, Huo Wanbai and the others looked tense and quickly lowered their heads.

"Master, I just saw…,"

"Master, we were just staying inside the room, too bored, so we came out for a walk—we'll go back and train harder right away."

Huo Wanbai cut off one of the disciples' words.

The disciple, seeing this, dared not continue speaking and merely lowered his head, silent.

"What did you just say you saw?"

But the old man had already heard those words; he turned his gaze back to the disciple, trying to find answers in him.

"Master, we just saw several Elders from other Zong Sects."

Huo Wanbai immediately took over the reply.

The old man glanced at him, saw nothing unusual, and said nothing more.

"Enough, go rest now."

"Don't shame the Fire Vein Clan in a few days."

"Even though every year I must still strive hard."

The old man watched Huo Wanbai tapping.

"Yes, Master, rest assured—we will not disappoint your hopes."

Huo Wanbai led the bow, then immediately took the disciples away from the spot.

"Senior Brother, why didn't you let me tell the Master?"

After leaving the spot, one disciple looked at Huo Wanbai, puzzled.

If they told the Master, perhaps he could have helped.

"What, do you want to get scolded by the Master?"

"The Master told us to stay inside and cultivate, yet we sneaked out."

"If you say too much, are you sure the Master won't think you're making excuses?"

"Besides, what proof do you have that thing actually entered the back mountain? How do you prove you saw it?"

"It's better to openly admit your mistake."

Huo Wanbai raised an eyebrow, staring at him with a look that said, You're asking for a scolding.

"Senior Brother thought of everything—we were too reckless."

After hearing Huo Wanbai's explanation, the others nodded, understanding.

They suddenly felt relieved that Huo Wanbai had intercepted their words—if not, they'd still be getting scolded by the Master.

Huo Wanbai said nothing more, stepped past them, and returned to his cave dwelling.

"Senior Brother, the one in the red robe was from the Fire Vein Clan."

"And the old man just now was their Master, Huo Jiancheng."

"He's erratic and violent, constantly forcing disciples to cultivate, with virtually no other leisure activities."

"Outside, they say if anyone becomes a disciple of the Fire Vein Clan, they must prepare to cultivate for life."

"But there's one thing: the Fire Vein Clan values pure bloodline, so their sect has few disciples, almost all of them family."

"It's extremely difficult for outsiders to enter, unless they have exceptional ability."