Ning Fengwu hastily shook her head and explained, "Not at all. I only wanted to tell Shopkeeper Li that if you plan to undergo a tribulation or cultivate some kind of secret art, it would be best to let us know in advance. That way, we can be prepared. If other high-level cultivators follow your example and undergo tribulations in the market town, it could be difficult to handle."
Of course she wouldn't blame Shi Yue. No one else had said anything, and she wasn't about to go looking for trouble. It wasn't just that Shi Yue hadn't warned them; even if the tribulation he'd attracted had damaged the island-protecting formation, no one would have held it against him. The market town owed its popularity to the Immortal Herb Palace. Who would offend Shi Yue, their God of Wealth?
"Exactly! Little Friend Shi, there's nothing wrong with undergoing a tribulation in the market town. Just give us a heads-up, so we can be prepared and help you," Qu Zhiyang chimed in.
If he'd known Shi Yue was going to undergo a tribulation in the market town, he would have set up several defensive formations at the Immortal Herb Palace to ensure Shi Yue succeeded.
"I really can't make that decision. All I can say is that I didn't bring on the tribulation," Shi Yue said with a wry smile.
Naturally, he wasn't going to volunteer the truth. The more mysterious the Immortal Herb Palace seemed, the more wary people would be about moving against him.
Qu Zhiyang and the others were all shrewd. Shi Yue had just said the tribulation had been brought on by the Immortal Herb Palace, and now he was saying he hadn't brought it on. That confirmed their earlier suspicions: a mysterious expert was stationed at