Chapter 123: Chapter 123: A different plan
If he agreed to let his disciple serve another Elder, even if it was for a short time, it was no difference than having his dignity trampled. If he didn't agree, then he might lose the most talented disciple he ever had.
"Two," Eren's voice grew colder.
In a sudden burst of realization, the Frost Demon made a decision. He would swallow his pride and accept Eren's deal. It was the only way to ensure his disciple's safety.
"Wait!" Frost Demon chimed in, just as Eren was about to finish his counting. "I accept your punishment for my disciple. My disciple will serve you as a servant from this point onwards, until the expedition ends."
A triumphant smile spread across Eren's face as he heard Frost Demon's submission. He had achieved his goal.
"I will give you authority over my disciple, but during this time, you would be responsible for his safety. If something happened to him during this time..."
"Don't worry. As long as he doesn't cross my red line, he will be returned to you safely," Eren answered before turning to Ye Liang.
"I hope you heard this as well. Try hurting my disciple one more time, and I don't care where you run off too, I will crush that little head of yours."
He tossed the young man at his disciple's feet.
"Now apologize to her."
Ye Liang's expressions were twisted while he kept his head down.
'This bastard! I will kill him! I will definitely kill him one day!' he kept repeating in his head.
The moment he raised his head, he hid his true emotions from being noticed. He carried an apologetic face while looking at Yu Lin.
He tried standing up before apologizing, but the Sword Emperor's Aura kept him suppressed.
"I didn't tell you to stand. The apology should be done the right way," Eren calmly reminded the young man.
Ye Liang clenched his fist, finding it extremely hard to control himself. If Eren wasn't strong and he didn't want to protect his main scenario quest, he would have already done something drastic.
He remained on his knees and looked up to Yu Lin.
"I am extremely sorry for what I did. I hope you can forgive me. I will make sure this doesn't happen again."
This was the first time Yu Lin had found herself in this situation. Two powerful elders were looking at her, and an Elder's disciple was sitting at her feet, apologizing to her.
"I accept your apology."
She would have been fine even without an apology. But for now, she just wanted to end this. She didn't want the two Elders to fight.
"Elder Li, are you not going to leave?" Eren asked the Frost Demon, who was still standing right there.
Frost Demon's lips twitched in frustration but he couldn't do anything. He couldn't break his promise either. He turned around to leave.
"My dear disciple, I look forward to your return. And Elder Ren, I hope you remember your promise. Nothing must happen to my disciple while he's with you, or..."
He disappeared without finishing his sentence. For quite some time, the extreme cold remained before the temperature slowly started returning to normal.
Eren's pendant of poison also stopped shining while he retracted his Sword Emperor's Aura. He walked towards Yu Lin and patted her head lightly.
"I have been out for quite some time, so some fools thought that they could bully you. Now that I am back, everything will change. Go back for now. From tomorrow, I will officially begin your training."
"Yes Master." Yu Lin lowered her head.
Listening to her master, she turned around and went up the mountain. Only when she turned around did a smile appear on her face which Eren could not see.
"As for you..." Eren looked down on the Main Character, who was still on his knees.
The young man didn't reveal any unfavorable expressions, as if he was truly regretful about what happened and not at all angry.
Eren wasn't fooled by this act. He had read about this main character for quite a number of chapters. He even knew the things about the Main Character that this guy didn't know about himself yet.
It wasn't hard for him to guess that Ye Liang was fuming right now. He was just putting up an act, while thinking about ways he was going to kill him in the future.
' At first, I truly wanted to have nothing to do with you. But now... Try everything you want. It'll be more fun to slowly crush that arrogance of yours in the time that's to come.'
"Elder Ren, I truly feel that I was wrong. I would really like to apologize to you," Ye Liang said while lowering his head towards Ye Liang.
"Don't worry. I will give you a lot of opportunities to self-reflect." Eren smirked. "Shall we go on a short trip now?"
"A short tri-"
Ye Liang tried to respond, but before he could complete his sentence, Eren grabbed him by the collar and flew high in the sky.
"I was already on my way to a really nice place, but I was delayed because of you. Let's start your apology tour from this point onwards."
Carrying Ye Liang like a baggage, Eren flew towards the Mountain where Great Elder Zia lived. His first priority was to retrieve his system, but now he had some entertainment as well.
Ye Liang didn't understand why, but a foreboding feeling crept over him as they soared towards the majestic Mountain.
The landscape below stretched out like a picturesque painting, but he still couldn't get rid of that bad feeling.
Eren did not go straight for the Great Elder Zia's Courtyard. Instead, he landed before the Alchemy Hall that was on the same mountain.
Great Elder Zia had banished him from the Alchemy Hall and the Beast Hall. He wasn't allowed to enter either place, but he had a different plan in mind.