In the sub-temple here, the Great Protector Guan Cheng was already waiting with increasing impatience. He had specifically instructed the cultivators guarding the gate to let him know immediately when the pair returned and to send them to see him at once.
When Zhou Chun returned to the sub-temple and learned of this, he hurried to the cave dwelling of Guan Cheng to pay his respects.
"Why have you come back alone? Where is Qian Wenlong? And what is that on your back?"
Inside Guan Cheng's cave dwelling, before Zhou Chun even had a chance to perform a bow, he was already bombarded with a rapid succession of questions.
Seeing this, Zhou Chun hurriedly bowed and responded, "Protector Lord, please see clearly. There was a major oversight with the information on this mission, resulting in us not only failing to complete the task but Envoy Qian perishing due to underestimating the enemy and acting rashly, thus losing his life in vain!"
"Qian Wenlong is dead?"