Wang Di and Wang Manyun hesitated for a moment and scrambled to keep up with Qin Shou.
They had matured a lot since the war against the Suomo Sect. They already left behind their grudge against Qin Shou, though he had mocked them times without number.
Li Taixuan focused on the disciples in the square, eyes running down them and staying with Lin Xiao in the end.
Right then, he found it extremely hard to find a proper way to put into words how he felt about Lin.
Feeling awkward with his stare, Lin Xiao cleared his throat to catch his attention.
"Esteemed Patriarch, what should we do next?"
On hearing that, Li Taixuan soon came back t himself.
He couldn't let down the Taixuan disciples who stayed loyal to him — they were expecting his instructions.
Sorted was the Suomo Sect; gone were the Piaomiao disciples. Everything came back in place.
Lin Xiao bade him make decisions at his own discretion, though he had long been accustomed to Lin Xiao's arrangements.
Wheels turning, he set about putting together further plans.
"With such a momentous incident taking place, our annual martial contest won't be able to move on. Now we have to take a rain check and get otherwise engaged. You know, we have something more important to do."
The Taixuan disciples fixed eyes on him across the board, waiting for his instructions.
"For your information, not only the Suomo martial masters but also the Suomo Sect as a whole had been wiped out!"
He started with a piece of smashing news.
The disciples started exclaiming in ecstasy after a minute of stupefaction.
They had every reason to go wild today. It had grieved them for over a year to have suffered from the Suomo Sect's pressure.
Li Taixuan didn't move on until they had a frenzy to their hearts' content.
"Nevertheless, you know we rushed through our victory, hence, we didn't get around to collecting our spoils. I'd like to have some of you offer me a hand."
Hardly had his voice faded away when numerous disciples put up their hands, craving the opportunity.
Lin Xiao stood out as well, proposing a revisit to the Suomo Sect.
As a matter of fact, Li Taixuan intended to turn him away. He had a second thought and changed his mind — the Suomo Sect was all safe now, and a wonderland in there might be a strong appeal to Lin.
Hence, he gave Lin Xiao his permission.
On hearing Lin Xiao's proposal, Wu Gui and Li Xuan expressed their will to join him.
Right then, Wang Di, Wang Manyun and Wu Gui headed back and hoped to tag along.
Li Taixuan accepted their requests with no exceptions.
They soon formed a spoil collection squad, along with other dozens of disciples.
Those who failed to grab the opportunity still retained their morale — they knew there would be loads of chances like this waiting for them in the near future.
Li Taixuan arranged for the tertiary chief senior to escort Lin Xiao for the sake of his safety.
In the meantime, the other two chief seniors stayed behind to take care of routine issues.
The Taixuan Spoil Collection Squad, helmed by the tertiary chief senior, soon left for the Suomo Sect.