Emperor Shitian and others realized something was amiss and promptly shut their mouths.
Saint Zhunti looked at Emperor Shitian and the Yaksha King and said, "Haven't you two hurried to apologize to Yu Yuan?"
Emperor Shitian and the Yaksha King looked at Saint Zhunti in disbelief, wondering if they had heard wrong.
In that moment, they felt an immense sense of grievance and frustration.
We are the ones who got beaten; it should be him apologizing to us, and now it turns out we have to apologize to him?!
They completely failed to understand what Saint Zhunti was intending.
We're the ones who got beaten, why should we apologize?
While thinking thus, Emperor Shitian couldn't help but mutter softly, "It's us who got beaten, why should we apologize?"
Hearing this, Saint Zhunti's eyes flashed with Divine Light, and he calmly said, "Yu Yuan is an honored guest invited by me, yet you disciples of the Western Sect dared to cause him trouble. Are you not taking me lightly?"
Emperor Shitian and the Yaksha King trembled with fear, quickly knelt down, and stammered, "We dare not, we dare not! We ask for the Sect Hierarchs' forgiveness!"
"Is there anything you dare not do?" Saint Zhunti snorted coldly, frightening them to the point of sweating profusely, cold sweat covering their faces, not even daring to breathe heavily.
Disciples from the Western Sect who followed Emperor Shitian also knelt down one after another, respectfully prostrating themselves on the ground.
"Here's a chance for you, go and apologize to Yu Yuan. If he is willing to forgive you, I shall let bygones be bygones," Saint Zhunti said indifferently.
"Ah?" Both Emperor Shitian were stunned.
They had just allowed Yu Yuan to be beaten publicly like that, and now they have to go and beg him for mercy?!
If they really did that, how could they still have the face to stay in the Pure Land?!
"This means we have to..."
Emperor Shitian grumbled reluctantly.
Just then, Saint Zhunti glanced at him.
Emperor Shitian knew he had spoken improperly and hurriedly shut his mouth.
Shortly after, he looked up at Yu Yuan and with reluctance spoke up, "Yu Yuan Immortal, we had no intention of offending previously. It was only out of a momentary rush of anger that we made such a mistake.
Today, I wish to make amends with a bow to the Immortal and hope the Immortal, in his great mercy, will forgive us this once."
Having said that, he respectfully performed a deep bow.
Seeing this, the Yaksha King also hurriedly went up to bow and apologize, while saying in a deep tone, "We have offended the Immortal, please do not hold grudges against us, forgive us!"
The disciples around them also bowed their respects one after another, apologizing to Yu Yuan.
Watching this uniformly contrite appearance, Yu Yuan couldn't help wanting to laugh.
Emperor Shitian and the Yaksha King were just being arrogant, and now they were kneeling before him, begging pitifully. This turn of events was too rapid, and he found it quite comfortable.
He did not know whether this was a deliberate performance for him to see, or if Emperor Shitian and the others were really so foolhardy to the utmost, truly disregarding him as a guest brought back to the Pure Land by Saint Zhunti, coming to cause him trouble?
Yu Yuan did not delve deeper.
Some things did not need to be investigated thoroughly.
Yu Yuan calmly looked at everything before him, and then said indifferently, "Everyone please don't worry, I am a straightforward person and never like beating around the bush. It was only a spar with a few of you just now, perhaps I was a bit too heavy-handed, please don't take offense."
"Ah?" Both Emperor Shitian were taken aback, completely not understanding what Yu Yuan meant.
At this moment, Saint Zhunti suddenly laughed and said, "Yu Yuan is as magnanimous as ever."
After Saint Zhunti finished his words, Emperor Shitian and the Yaksha King finally understood and showed delighted expressions, nodding vigorously, "What the Immortal said is correct, it was just us playing around, we didn't expect the Immortal's power to be so terrifying, easily taking us down in a few moves."
After saying that, they exchanged a knowing look and continued, "In any case, we were just looking for some fun in the sparring, please don't mind it, Immortal!"
The surrounding disciples also nodded and agreed, looking approvingly on.
Just then, Saint Zhunti suddenly smiled with a profound meaning.
"Now that you've all spoken your minds, I suppose there shouldn't be any major issues," Saint Zhunti looked deeply at Yu Yuan and then brought his hands together in front of Yu Yuan, saying, "If Yu Yuan has any dissatisfaction, feel free to speak, and I will punish accordingly."
"Thank you, Saint. I haven't any dissatisfaction," Yu Yuan replied earnestly with a bow.
"Hmm, since that is the case, let's let this matter pass," Saint Zhunti smiled again, then turned and left.
Emperor Shitian and the Yaksha King, among others, heaved a sigh of relief and quickly followed Saint Zhunti as they left.
The surrounding disciples also dispersed, returning to tranquility.
Everything seemed so harmonious and natural.
Yu Yuan, watching Saint Zhunti's departing figure, couldn't help but think: what does the Saint mean by all this?
If their roles were reversed, then such gestures of goodwill would have made sense.
But under the current circumstances, Yu Yuan was rather puzzled.
What exactly did the Saint value in him?
Regardless, the actions of Saint Zhunti had indeed saved him a lot of trouble.
Emperor Shitian and his fellows were probably scared to death and would definitely not dare to trouble him for a while.
He could also stay comfortably in the Pure Land for some time.