After returning to the secret chamber, Shi Yue took out the Transmission Mirror and tapped it with a Hand Seal. The mirror blurred, and Su Bin's image appeared.
Su Bin and the others had arrived at Black Lotus Market Town long ago, but following Shi Yue's orders, they hadn't contacted him.
A fawning smile spread across Su Bin's face. In a sycophantic tone, he asked, "What are your orders, Young Master?"
"Private room on the third floor of Hui Xian Residence. You and Xingchao wait for me there. Bring Zijie along. I'll come by later."
"Yes, Young Master."
Half an hour later, Shi Yue appeared in a private room on the third floor of Hui Xian Residence.
Su Bin, Chen Xingchao, and Zhao Zijie had already been waiting for some time. Over the past few days, news about Shi Yue had spread throughout the entire market town.
To investigate the deaths of two Core Formation Realm attendants, they had dispatched one Void Refining Stage cultivator, eight Spirit Transformation cultivators, and fifteen Nascent Soul cultivators. It could be called making a mountain out of a molehill—or a show of strength.
Su Bin and Chen Xingchao no longer had the slightest doubt. They were convinced that Shi Yue's master came from an extraordinary background.
"Your subordinates pay their respects to Young Master," the three said in unison.
Shi Yue waved a hand and sat down. Su Bin and the other two remained standing to the side, not daring to sit.
"My Senior Disciple Brother, Li Qingshan, has come to visit. You know about this, right?"
"We've heard about it, but we don't know the details. Please enlighten us, Young Master."
Shi Yue tapped the table with a finger and said solemnly, "He's using the murder of the Immortal Herb Palace attendants as