Lan Yujin blinked twice, genuinely startled, while the two Grand Elders looked as though Mark had suddenly announced he wanted to swallow lightning for breakfast.
Grand Elder Yun Renshu raised a trembling hand. "Patriarch, do not be impulsive. This is the Sect Head Trial. You will not get a second chance. You can't just go without preparations and..."
Mark lifted a hand lazily and cut him off. "I will think before making the decision, Grand Elder Yun. And since I already decided, there's nothing left to think about. I said Let's go, so let's go."
The Grand Elder opened his mouth again, prepared for a long lecture about caution, patience, and wisdom, only to be interrupted by Lan Yujin himself.
"Good," the older man said sharply. "Let's go."
The elders stared at him as if wondering whether the old patriarch had finally lost his mind, trying to push his own successor into pit. Mark simply exhaled and followed Yujin without looking back.
