The awkward moment stopped when the Phoenix Hall's main gate opened.
"Welcome, my dear disciples."
When Xiao Ling and the rest saw the smile on the man's face, they felt a shiver run through their spines. And they suddenly realized that the smile did not bring them something pleasant.
Selvaria looked at them speechlessly. She did not understand their ugly expressions. She had seen the Peak Master, and she just fells him as a pretty nice uncle next door.
When she was trying to figure it out, something from her robes moved. A head popped up from her chest area.
-Master, they understand their master's smile. And they know when he smiled like that, something bad is going to happen to them. –
Selvaria heard a childish voice from the bottom of her subconscious.