After hours of flying they finally arrived at the flame sect, the disciple at the gate were overjoyed at the sight of the four of them returning together. The golden eagle dropped at the entrance of the sect, then he was about to fly back into the sky but they stopped him.

"Thank you" the four of them chorused including Huo Ying, even though she was reluctant to admit it, the golden eagle did make finding them easier for her and he also detoxified Huo Qiang poison or whatever it was that he did to him, the golden eagle slightly turned his head back then he nodded his head and flapped his wings, within ten seconds, he was already soaring on the sky. ​​

"Young mistress, Guardians, Senior disciple" the disciples guarding the sect entrance chorused with their head bowed and their palms cupped together and raised forward.

"We were very worried about you, you are not yet fully healed but you still went out without the permission of the sect leader," the senior disciple among them said after saluting her and the others.

"I am sorry for making you all worried but it still paid off, Huo Qiang would have died if I didn't go to find them," Huo Ying said

"Anyway, it is great that you all have returned but you should probably be careful with the sect leader, he is very furious and he punished the remaining Guardians by whipping," the disciple said

"What!!! Were they injured?" Huo Ying asked with worry written on her face and the others.

"Young mistress, don't worry the disciples didn't whip them very well, they were given fifty whips but the first elder sent them medicines and they are already healed" the disciple replied

"Since when did your grandfather become that nice?" Huo Qiang said as he turned to look at Bingchen

"What do you mean by that? do you know how worried he was when Huo Ying collapsed, he might seem cruel to you but he actually cares" Bingchen replied

"Alright, let's forget about that, I still have to deal with my angry father" Huo Ying said, the three of them walked past the guards into the sect, as soon as they were visible to the disciples who were either roaming about, training or carrying out their duties, they started getting incessant greetings.

"Young mistress, guardians, senior disciple"

"Young mistress"

"Guardians, senior disciple" The disciples greeted as they walked by with the head bowed and their joined hands raised forward, they finally got to the sect leaders chamber but they were hesitant to enter into his chamber.

"Young mistress, why aren't you going in?" Huo Qiang asked

"You speak like you don't know why, my father doesn't get angry but when he does, his anger is very terrible," Huo Ying said, she rubbed her hands together nervously.

"You should have known that before you left the sect, you always commit the mistake first and then regret later," Huo Qiang said

"You…if I didn't go out to find you, do you think you would still be alive right now," Huo Ying said

"Young mistress is right since she was helping us, we should help her convince the sect leader not to punish her," Bingchen said

"You are really the best" Huo Ying said with a cute smile on her face

"I don't think I was the best before now, you have never smiled at me like that for as long as I can remember," Bingchen said

"Hmmmn Hmmmn! Don't worry, if my father doesn't punish me, I will make sure I always smile at you every day" Huo Ying said, Bingchen scoffed then he approached the sect leader's room while the others followed behind him.

The personal disciples that were standing outside the sect leader's hall were overjoyed and worried at the same time when they saw Huo Ying and the others walking towards the room.

"Young mistress, you are back, sect leader has been worried about you all day," one of the disciples said

"Is he really angry at me?" Huo Ying asked with anxiety on her face

"He really is, he has been sending disciples to see if you were back but they all came back with the same answer" the disciple replied

"I think I am really done for this time," Hu Ying said then she tilted her lips down like she was about to break into tears

"Are you not going to come in?" A deep voice from inside the room shouted, they all widened their eyes in fear of what was going to happen once they go in.

"you should go in now young mistress," the disciple said then he opened the door while the four of them entered the room in a single profile.

After they had fully entered into the room, they saw the sect leader sitting on a large wooden chair that could contain two people with a large table made of black ironwood in front of the chair, his elbow was placed on the table with his palm supporting his forehead.

"Sect leader!" the four of them chorused, the sect leader dropped his hand from the table then he raised his head to look at them, he gave the three of them a smile and a welcoming look but when he turned to look at Huo Ying, his eyes become dark and his eyebrows knitted together in his eyes, they could see anger burning in those eyeballs, their gaze shifted to his hand that was tightly clenched on the table, then they realized that something was about to happen and it is definitely something they wouldn't like. She lowered her head in fear of looking into his eyes but that didn't help.

The sect leader slowly arose from the chair he was sitting on, then he jammed his tightly clenched fist on the table, his hands in immediately formed a fist-sized hole on the table, they were scared out of wits when he punched the table, their whole body immediately jerked upward. Just when they had thought it was over, he removed his fist from the hole on the table then the whole table crumbled into pieces and crashed to the ground. They all widened their eyes at the sight of the table shattering into pieces, it could be said that that table s one of the strongest and it required lots of processing before they could finally make the black ironwood into a table. They could swear that they had never seen the sect leader that angry ever since they had known him, he has always been full of smiles and even when he was angry, he would just frown slightly.

"Father!" Huo Ying said then she quickly got on her knees, even the disciples that are outside the sect leader's chamber were terrified at the sound of his punch and the table crumbling.

The rest of then did the same, they couldn't leave her to ear the weight of his anger alone.

"How dare you ignore my authority in the sect, have I given you too much power that you have forgotten your place?" The sect leader said

"No, Father" Huo Ying replied with a shaken voice

"Then why did you ignore me and take the golden eagle out of the sect without my permission," the sect leader asked, the chilly voice resounded with ager and authority, she was extremely terrified by his sudden outburst, her father had never spoken to her this way since the day she was born no matter how wrong she was.

"I dare not ignore you father, I heard that the golden eagle might have hurt them so I was blinded by my worry that I forgot to see your permission" Huo Ying said, her voice was still shaky and it is evident that with just a little push, she would soon burst into tears.

"You did not ignore me, you did not ignore me, then why didn't you even wait till your mother has seen that you were alright, neither did you inform me, do you know what the golden eagle means to this sect, how dare you to take the golden eagle outside the set without my permission, he wasn't even involved during the battle of every night, he is the main foothold of the sect!!" the sect leader shouted

"I am sorry father," Huo Ying said, she rubbed her palms together underneath her knees but that couldn't stop the fear she felt at that moment.

"You are sorry, you are sorry…." The sect leader repeated then he flapped his sleeves forward with an outburst of spiritual power towards Huo Ying direction, she was sect flying out of the door in an instant, the door fell to the ground as a result of the impact.

"Young mistress!!!" the three of them screamed as Huo Ying landed on the ground outside the door, the disciples at the door quickly moved closer to her to assist her but they stopped when they felt the sect leader's gaze on them. The three of them quickly turned to look at the sect leader, his fist was still tightly clenched and he was still fuming with anger, they decided that it was best to quell the sect leader's anger first.

"Sect leader, please ease your anger, the young mistress has understood her mistake" they chorused

"Hmmmn, understood her anger, I fear that if I don't teach her a thorough lesson this time, she will continue to act recklessly," the sect leader said, he stretched his hands towards the door with his finger shaped like claws then he used his spiritual power to slowly pull her back into the room, the elders who had just arrived at the scene after being informed of the young mistress arrival were taken aback at the scene as she was slowly pulled into the room, the blood she spat out as a result of the fall painted her lips red. The elders, Huo Mei and Huo Lian quickly rushed into the room to see what was happening, after he pulled her into the room, he pinned her on the pillar in the room using his spiritual power as a bind.

"Sect leader please forgive the young mistress, she was only worried about our safety," Huo Li said

"Sect leader please have mercy on her, she has already learned her mistake" Huo Qiang and Bingchen chorused at the same time. The sect leader picked up his whip from where it was hanging and returned to the pillar. He unfolded the whip and whipped the ground to straighten the whip, they were terrified at the thought of what he was about to do, Huo Ying didn't know what to say but the look on her face was definitely begging him to forgive her but she knew that it wouldn't help.

He raised the whip over his shoulder then he brought it down on her body, the whip naturally wrapped around her waist and then he pulled the whip down, bringing her to the ground with a large thud. The elders, Huo Mei and Huo Lian were taken aback at the sect leader's cruelty towards his daughter, he had always treated her with lots of love and care maybe too much for the young mistress of a sect.

The sect leader raised the whip over his should and was about to bring it down but the first elder quickly stopped the whip from moving with his spiritual power. The sect leader who was still angry quickly turned his head in the direction of where the spiritual power came from, then he relaxed his wrist when he saw the elder and the other two guardians standing at the entrance if the room.

"First elder, What are you doing?" the sect leader asked, then the four of them entered into the room.

"Sect leader, I am sure that you are angry but please ease your anger" the first elder pleaded

"Please ease your anger!" the other four chorused in hopes that the sect leader would listen to their order

"Did she think of me before doing such a reckless thing" the sect leader shouted then he raised the whip but the first elder quickly held the whip back with his spiritual power

"Sect leader please don't do something you would later regret, the young mistress has not fully recovered from her illness, what is she becomes ill again," the first elder said

"He is right, for the sake of the people she brought back and her illness please have mercy on her" the third elder added, then the sect elder softened his face and turned to look at Huo Qiang, Bingchen and Huo Li who were still on their knees with a pleading and pitiful look on their faces, he then realized that he has actually ignored the fact that they had just come back from a stressful journey and they were still being forced to kneel.

"Stand up," the sect leader said to the three of them but they still remained on their knees.

"We would stand up only after you have forgiven the young mistress, please forgive her for our sake," Huo Li said

"You…." The sect leader said then he turned to look at Huo Ying who was kneeling pitifully on the ground.