Mr. Shan Hai finally calmed the surge of emotions in his heart. He had only ever accepted a few disciples in his lifetime. Although their Kung Fu skills were decent, they lacked the trials of the mortal world. He thought he was doing them a favor by letting them leave the mountain to gain experience. Instead, it led to their disappearance and deaths.
If he had known this outcome, he would have sealed the mountain gate and never allowed them to go down.
In the end, he indirectly caused their deaths.
Though Bai Junjun and Li Wenli mentioned encountering the disciples in the Eastern Land, and how the disciples eventually helped them escape from the ruddy men's crew,
the news of their whereabouts ended there.
Later, during the battles between the Third Prince and the Ninth Prince, and the subsequent conflict where the Second Prince borrowed the path for another war—how could those three foolish disciples, all physically disabled in some way, possibly survive?
