A Villain

"Fuck! Why did the Lord refuse to help us?!"

"Could he be afraid of Yuan?"

"That's impossible! The Lord has an unfathomable cultivation! He could easily kill someone like Yuan!"

"Whatever his reason is, we cannot leave without any results. Our supervisors will eat us alive if we return emptyhanded."

"But what the hell are we supposed to do?"

The government officials stopped moving and decided to sit by the road to think. They were also in too much pain to walk and took this opportunity to heal. 

After some time, they considered returning to the peak for another attempt to convince the Lord, but no one actually dared, fearing that the Lord would kill them for such audacity.

"There's nothing we can do here. I'm sure our supervisors will understand. Let's get out of here before there's a misunderstanding."

"Yeah. It's not like we can argue with the Lord."