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Chapter 4516: 5.0268 Psychological Trauma

It's easy to imagine the psychological trauma this incident left on Young Master Shi.

Earlier, at the secret realm entrance, Shi Jinbao had already noticed the presence of the Crown Prince and Crown Princess.

He had kept himself well-hidden, shrinking into the crowd, trying not to draw attention or speak in their presence.

But he never expected his own foolish elder to step forward and argue with the little Crown Princess and her group.

Treasures and riches were all external things, not to be taken with you in life or death. All he wanted now was to save his own miserable life.

"Young Master, Young Master!!" The Fifth Elder, too enraged to care about decorum, directly slapped Shi Jinbao on the back of the head, shaking him awake.

Shi Jinbao shivered violently. Noticing Crown Prince Mo's oppressive gaze, he seemed to understand something and quickly retreated more than a dozen steps, repeatedly shouting, "I'll leave immediately, leave immediately!"

"Why are you all still standing there dumbfounded? Stop talking nonsense and go back, all of you, go back!" Shi Jinbao punched the Fifth Elder on the shoulder, roared at several Shi family disciples, and kicked and shoved them all to the back of the crowd.

Qiao Mu was held back by Mo Lian; otherwise, she really wanted to go up and kick this neurotic young master a few times.

This is a complete idiot, isn't he?

Master Qiao Qiao didn't have the time to squabble with him.

Besides, was she really that terrifying? To be so scared of her that he jumped into the sea, he must be crazy!

"Second Sect Master! Second Sect Master!!" Hao Guang's excited voice came from behind.

Everyone turned to see the old man Hao Guang rushing over, gesticulating wildly, and then he whooshed to Qiao Mu's front.

Just as he was about to reach out to pull her arm, he was blocked by Mo Lian, who stood beside her and used one arm to keep him away.

The old man was quite displeased, glaring fiercely at Mo Lian several times, and dramatically exclaimed, "Second Sect Master, it's wonderful that you're alright! Your safe return is better than anything! Second Sect Master."

"How are you all?"

"We're all fine. What could happen to those rascals in the dissolution cave, meditating and practicing cultivation every day?"

"However, not long after you left, many elderly, weak, women, and children arrived on the island."

"I saw that they were dressed in rags and had been drifting for many days without a home, which was quite pitiful, so I let them all stay. Anyway, this desolate island now has a large population, so a few dozens of them are not a big problem."

"Oh." Qiao Mu mercilessly ended the conversation.

Hao Guang: ...

What's wrong with the Second Sect Master? I said such a long sentence, wasn't it tiring? Why just an "oh"?

"Now that this matter is settled, I plan to temporarily settle the soldiers from the Three States here." Qiao Mu felt the continuous surge of divine power around them and nodded in satisfaction.

"Although this is just a desolate island, the divine power feels quite strong. It's truly excellent to use as a training base."

"That's fantastic. There's a large open space behind the snowy mountains. They can build houses if they want, or set up camps, let those soldiers make a nest for themselves."

Qiao Mu nodded slightly. "By the way, those people you mentioned, where have you settled them now..."

"Whoosh, whoosh." Several sounds of breaking air suddenly whistled past.

One of the arrows immediately pierced a rogue cultivator's arm, eliciting a half-scream.

Mo Lian turned his head and saw a large group of merfolk climbing out of the sea...