At the side, Wei Tu, who had been eavesdropping on the pair's conversation, merely frowned slightly upon hearing Shaluo's words and said nothing more.
First, with his divine sense, he could only eavesdrop on Shaluo, who was in the same realm as him. As for the old woman's voice transmission, given that she was in the late Void Refinement stage, he could not hear a single word.
—His divine sense, slightly stronger than that of a peak Void Refinement cultivator and comparable to that of a half-step Body Integration cultivator, was still far from being so all-powerful.
Thus, he knew only half the logic behind their conversation and would naturally not develop a prejudice against Shaluo based on such one-sided words.
Second, one judged deeds, not hearts.
Whispered remarks criticizing a third party never sounded pleasant, after all.
Fortunately, their conversation soon ended, and Wei Tu heard no further "evil words" about himself.
Next, Shaluo dismissed the old woman and the attendants at her side. Just as she had said earlier, she personally received Wei Tu alone and escorted him to the guest elder's cave residence.
She was quite approachable. Along the way to the guest elder's cave residence, many serpentfolk cultivators greeted her, and she responded to each of them with a gentle expression, without the slightest air of arrogance.
This greatly improved Wei Tu's impression of her.
"Fellow Daoist Fu, there are many interesting places within the Dark Snake Clan's territory as well... If you have time before the Dragon Transformation Assembly begins, I can act as your host and show you around..."
Half a day later, after helping Wei Tu settle the miscellaneous matters of moving into his guest elder's cave residence, Shaluo's gaze flickered. Seeming to recall something, she smiled and invited Wei Tu.
But upon