The Descendant of the Heaven Swallowing Rat
Shi Yue had sworn that he would return on time. If Qu Zhiyang contacted him, wouldn't that mean he didn't trust Shi Yue?
Of course, Qu Zhiyang understood Qu Zhiming's concerns. The Qu Household had staked its reputation on this. If Shi Yue couldn't return, the ones who lost credibility wouldn't just be Immortal Herb Palace—the Qu Household would, too, and would become a laughingstock.
"I know what I'm doing. Continue patrolling with your men, and arrest the cultivators spreading rumors." Qu Zhiyang planned to contact Qu Feiyan. There was nothing wrong with him getting in touch with his own daughter.
Only three people in the Qu Household knew that Qu Feiyan was with Shi Yue: Qu Zhiyang, Lan Yingying, and Qu Sidao. They had kept it quiet for the sake of Qu Feiyan's reputation. Shi Yue and Qu Feiyan had no formal relationship, yet had stayed together for several years. If word got out, it would damage her reputation.
Qu Zhiming nodded and turned to leave.
Qu Zhiyang took out a Transmission Mirror and cast a Hand Seal at it.
Time passed, but the Transmission Mirror showed no response.
Qu Zhiyang furrowed his brows. Could something have happened to Qu Feiyan? It couldn't be that she was in secluded cultivation—when he had contacted Shi Yue earlier, Shi Yue had said he would return as soon as possible. Qu Feiyan couldn't have gone somewhere to cultivate in seclusion.
A quarter of an hour passed, and the Transmission Mirror still showed no response. Qu Zhiyang's heart sank to the depths.
It seemed something might have happened to Qu Feiyan. If she were traveling, she wouldn't ignore him.
He changed his Hand Seal and cast it at the Transmission Mirror.
The mirror's surface blurred, and