Having sent Yi Yu and Qian Shouren off, Zhang Yichu knelt down facing the direction of Shangqing Palace.
"I have one more decree to issue, let all disciples of Dragon Tiger Mountain's Heavenly Master Tao whose names contain the characters for righteousness, guard, straight, and knowledge listen closely."
Disciples of Heavenly Master Tao, from the highest ranks of Taiyi Gaogong to the young boys boiling water, all knelt down in an instant.
"Zhang Yichu, the forty-ninth generation disciple of Heavenly Master Tao, through my dullness and incompetence, has led to the withering and scattering of the one hundred and eight Dragon Tiger Banners, causing great chaos throughout the land. Furthermore, I have disregarded commands and shown disrespect, committing a grave betrayal of Tao. Effective immediately, Zhang Yichu, an unworthy disciple, is expelled from the Heavenly Master's family temple and shall have no further connection to Dragon Tiger Mountain."
