Chapter 3163 — Keeping the Secret
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
"No wonder the master has grown so fast!" Ancestor Blood-Robe nodded in wholehearted agreement.
"Of course, if a situation truly arose that could not be resolved, we would step in." Lin Dongfang's next words left the three of them drenched in cold sweat.
A situation truly beyond resolving? Did that mean the three of them striking out to slay Wei Zhao? At the thought, they were both shocked and terrified. Had they truly acted on hot-headed impulse and moved against Wei Zhao back then, they would surely be corpses by now.
Lin Dongfang was one thing—but that fellow surnamed Yang from years ago was a ruthless man, a madman. Had he taken action, there would have been no chance to beg for mercy and become underlings; they would simply be dead.
"Ha ha, from now on, with the three of us as your underlings, there will be no need to trouble the Old Master to stir himself. In this cultivation world, with the three of us going forth together, there is rarely anything we cannot settle!" Ancestor Blood-Robe hastily pledged, thumping his chest.
"Indeed. Let the Old Master live here in peace and seclusion; running errands is something the three of us can handle well enough," Ancestor Huangquan chimed in with a hurried nod.
"When I return, I will overhaul the intelligence division from top to bottom and have it focus solely on news of the young master," Ancestor Yinsen said quickly as well.
Lin Dongfang pondered for a good while, and at last nodded at the three men's proposal. "Good. But do not interfere too much in Little Yi's growth. Watching is fine, but do not act! Unless there is a danger so dire that you have no choice but to act—and even then, you must inform me the moment it is done!"
Informing him beforehand would of course be possible too, but it would waste precious time. Sometimes danger came in an instant; by the time word was sent, the danger might well have already struck. So Lin Dongfang granted the three the power to act first and report afterward.
Of course, Lin Dongfang did not reject their proposal outright. As Wei Zhao now rose to ever higher levels, having these three to help keep watch would put Lin Dongfang's mind at ease. After all, though he had many channels of information, one more pair of eyes was always one more measure of strength.
"Thank you for your trust, Old Master!" Far from finding anything amiss in serving Lin Dongfang, the three felt honored. Back in the day, the Mad Leopard Patriarch of the Mingri Fu Mingri Sect had taken pride in being an underling to Lin Dongfang and his companion, swaggering with arrogance wherever he went—and in truth, they had always envied him deeply.
After all, to serve as underling to an expert of the Heavenly Dao was a glorious thing; others could not find the chance even if they sought it. Yet what somewhat disappointed the three was that this identity was clearly to be kept hidden—Lin Dongfang did not intend to let them make it public. His seclusion was for the sake of tempering Wei Zhao, and word of this could never be allowed to leak out, unless they had a death wish.