Lu Xiaotian understood the two men's intentions well enough. It was nothing more than the fact that he had previously become involved with Mu Xia, which was bound to make some people in the Yuxuan Celestial Court dissatisfied. Even though Lu Xiaotian had caused no overt damage to the Yuxuan Celestial Court, aiding its enemies still counted as affecting its interests.
On top of that, Lu Xiaotian and the five others, including Lou Yikong, had all returned safely from the Law Mirror Immortal Tree. Even if they had not revealed the slightest bit about their gains, they were far from the only celestial immortal team to return alive from the Law Mirror Immortal Tree.
Other teams had crossed paths with them, and some had even been from the Yuxuan Celestial Court itself. Even if they did not know the exact extent of Lu Xiaotian and the others' gains, they could at least guess that the group had harvested something—and very likely much more than an ordinary celestial immortal team.
There were sufficient reasons, and Lu Xiaotian possessed sufficient treasures. On top of that, he had no real foundation in the Yuxuan Celestial Court. Even though Lu Xiaotian was a fourth-grade Pill Sage, it was not difficult to understand why some people would want to reach out and take something from him.
With Lou Yikong and Fu Lianyue stationed here, their identities alone were enough to help Lu Xiaotian ward off many people who dared to covet what he had.
"Dongfang, I've finally managed to see you." Lu Xiaotian had returned to the Soaring Heavens Immortal Palace several days ago, but only now did Cheng Santong return from outside with Yunxia and Yun Li.
After Lu Xiaotian had rescued Cheng Santong last time, Cheng Santong had escaped danger under Lu Xiaotian's