While Shu Mountain was rejoicing, many were under shadowy clouds.
Returning to the camp of Thunder Fortress, Du Wuhen, Wei Tiandi, and Deng Yixiao felt somewhat guilty looking at Huang Hanshan's stern face.
As the most promising generation, they didn't accomplish their mission of advancing Thunder Fortress into the Nine Heavens and stopped in the second round. Their guilt was indescribable.
But the usually severe Huang Hanshan, unexpectedly, didn't reproach their failure at all. He just softly said, "You've worked hard."
"Master…" Du Wuhen seemed to want to say something.
"Victory and defeat are common in warfare, and you will encounter them later in life," Huang Hanshan interrupted him, shaking his head, "I hope you guys learn to cope with it from this failure."
The eyes of the three disciples gradually became firm, nodding heavily, "Yes! Disciples understand!"