The two puppets gathered while he was pressed for time previously had been destroyed during the fight with the blue-armored Old Devil. He still lacked some puppets to order about for alchemy later on. The restrictions of his older Spirit Transformation puppets when refining certain rare medicinal pills were still slightly too great after all.
"Understood, Mr. Lu," Dong Feng said with a nod.
"That's right, how is my friend Yu Zimiao doing now?" Lu Xiaotian asked.
"Ever since parting ways with Mr. Lu last time, Yu Zimiao has been in closed-door cultivation, and there are still no signs of her coming out even now. Senior Nanchen pressed me about this this time, and I was at my wit's end as well, but Yu Zimiao is not a person they care about. As for matters concerning Yu Zimiao, I haven't let slip a single word," Dong Feng said, then added, "Should I go inform Mr. Yu Zimiao about your return?"
"No need. Her closed-door cultivation right now is likely at a crucial juncture. You've handled her affairs quite well; as for the Dust-Cleansing Bone Pills, continue to gather the spiritual materials yourself just as before," Lu Xiaotian said.
"But what if Senior Nanchen finds out? I'm still a member of the Abyss Hall right now. If Senior Nanchen were to blame me, I couldn't bear the consequences, and furthermore, I still have a household to look after," Dong Feng said with a bitter expression.
"As long as your hands don't reach across the boundary and touch his belongings, he won't bother with you. In addition, use your other networks to help me inquire about the whereabouts of a person," Lu Xiaotian shook his head and said.
"Well, all right then. I will listen to what Mr. Lu says." Dong Feng