Some disciples grumbled, "I've long said there was no need to arrive so early. We wasted an hour for nothing! With this free time, we might as well have gone to enjoy the moon and flowers."
The disciple being blamed sighed helplessly and replied, "Junior Brother, isn't it wise to act cautiously? Let's endure it for now. The new Dean seems to possess extraordinary cultivation. He is likely no ordinary figure."
Another disciple dismissed this disdainfully, "With what? We disciples from the Twelve Great Families of the Five Great Clans—how could a mere Dean dare meddle with us? Brother Xie, you're being overly cautious."
As they were speaking, Zhang Yan paid them no heed.
Another hour passed, yet the remaining nine disciples still had not arrived.
Ma Shouxiang approached and said, "Dean, the time is up."
