"So it was just an attack from the Veteran Scholar, we were wondering what was happening!" said the old men one after another upon hearing.
"Yes, I too was mistaken, seems my eyesight is failing me!" the Veteran Scholar said with a slight smile.
"In that case, let's head back!" the old men collectively proposed.
"Farewell, Veteran Scholar!" a few of them said, nodding to the Veteran Scholar as they bid goodbye.
After they left, the Veteran Scholar also didn't leave immediately. Instead, he waited until he was fairly sure Mo Jiuli had completely departed the Underworld. Only then did the Veteran Scholar reluctantly look up at the sky, and return to the Academy, where he found Han Yu standing in the small courtyard, gazing towards the back of the Academy…
"Rest assured, they have left safely!" said the Veteran Scholar to Han Yu.
