"Wait a little longer. The young master is busy with something," Xiaoyaozi said.
"Sister Qu, why don't you go upstairs and have some tea? As soon as my master is finished, I'll let you know."
Shi Mu made an inviting gesture.
Qu Feiyan didn't stand on ceremony and headed upstairs.
Shi Mu prepared tea and refreshments, then attended to Qu Feiyan.
The day passed in the blink of an eye, but Shi Yue still hadn't come out.
A shrill, urgent ringing sounded. Qu Feiyan took out her Communication Disk and tapped in a Magic Art. Qu Zhiyang's voice rang out at once. "Yan'er, has Young Friend Shi still not met up with you?"
"Not yet, Father. Let's wait a little longer. We'll talk once he's finished. It's not as if a little more time will matter."
"All right. Let me know as soon as he comes out."
After they waited another three days, Shi Yue still hadn't come out.
By now, Qu Feiyan was growing anxious too. She turned to Shi Mu and asked, "Shi Mu, what's your master busy with? Could something have gone wrong?"
She was worried that something had gone wrong with Shi Yue's cultivation, which was why she asked.
"Replying to you, Sister Qu, I don't know either. Master didn't say, and I didn't dare ask," Shi Mu answered honestly.
"What is it? We haven't been in touch for just half a month, and you already miss me that much?" A teasing voice rang out abruptly.
Shi Yue walked up, a broad smile on his face.
This time, he had refined two bean soldiers: one at the Void Refining Early Stage and one at the late stage of Spirit Transformation.
He had only managed to refine two bean soldiers from more than a dozen spirit beans