"I have issued orders. For the next month, none of the sect's disciples or elders are to have any dealings with the Lu Family. As for what comes after, we will decide according to how the situation develops..."
Sect Master Zhao's expression grew slightly solemn. Then he glanced at Elder Su.
"You should also avoid too much contact with Lu Chengyun. His schemes run too deep. You are no match for him..."
Having said this, Sect Master Zhao served tea to signal that his guest should leave.
Elder Su left the tea room with a soft sigh.
He had once thought highly of Lu Chengyun. Both of them were Array Masters, and they got along well. They drank tea together, discussed the Dao together, and had even lingered together amid wine and women.
Who would have thought that beneath Lu Chengyun's refined and courteous exterior lay such dark and ruthless calculation...
Truly, one could know a person's face but not their heart.
Elder Su sighed inwardly, then thought of Mo Hua and felt a twinge of regret.
Had he known this would happen, he should not have told Lu Chengyun everything about Mo Hua, only to give Lu Chengyun a chance to scheme against him for nothing...
The more Elder Su thought about it, the more he regretted it. He could not help looking up toward Mine Mountain, his face filled with worry as he murmured:
"I wonder whether Little Master Mo will be all right..."
"And whether we will still be able to drink tea together someday..."
Elder Su sighed.
"Little Junior Brother will be all right, won't he..."
Bai Zisheng sat beneath the large tree in the courtyard, frowning with concern.
"He has been gone for so long. I have been worried sick lately—I do not even