Situ Fang asked the Lu Family cultivator, "What exactly is this mine tunnel for?"
The Lu Family cultivator's face was pale. He gritted his teeth and said nothing.
Situ Fang threatened him:
"People died in here. If you refuse to talk, the Dao Court Office will investigate this to the bitter end. Your Lu Family definitely won't be able to wash its hands of it."
The Lu Family cultivator said, "A few Mine Cultivators died, so what? My Lu Family will compensate them with Spirit Stones."
After saying that, he seemed to have thought things through and found his nerve.
"Yes, that's right! A few Mine Cultivators—my Lu Family will just pay Spirit Stones..."
He sneered. "This mine shaft runs in all directions. It's perfectly normal for there to be some abandoned tunnels."
"These Mine Cultivators didn't know their place. They crawled in here themselves and were... were merely eaten by demonic beasts. What does that have to do with my Lu Family?"
"A few worthless lives. They deserved to die!"
Fury surged through Situ Fang as she listened, and she wanted to beat him.
Mo Hua hurriedly stopped her. "Sister Situ, getting angry won't help."
Situ Fang knitted her delicate brows, but she still lowered her hand.
Mo Hua turned to the Lu Family cultivator and said:
"Ordinarily, if Mine Cultivators die, it's an accident. Paying a few Spirit Stones would indeed settle it. But this time is different. This was murder, a violation of Dao Law..."
The Lu Family cultivator sneered. "Then who killed them?"
Everyone fell silent for a moment.
The scene was bloody and miserable. They truly did not know who had killed them, or even whether a person had killed them.
The Lu Family cultivator smiled. "If you can't find the murderer, how can you