The Qu Family's Attitude
Shi Yue was slightly taken aback. Qu Zhiyang had contacted him every so often before, and he had often been in touch with Shi Mu as well. After all, Qu Zhiyang had gained many benefits from the Immortal Herb Palace, including status.
If Qu Zhiyang had been too busy to handle something himself, he could have sent another Qu Family cultivator to take care of it. Judging from his actions, Qu Zhiyang was indeed deliberately avoiding Shi Mu. What did that mean?
Could it have been at the behest of the Qu Family's ancestor?
Or had Shi Yue's identity been exposed? Did the Qu Family know all about his background? Or was there some misunderstanding, and Shi Mu was simply overthinking things?
He thought it over carefully. Qu Zhiyang's sudden change in attitude was definitely abnormal.
Shi Yue recalled that the Qu Family had once sent people to infiltrate the Cuiyun Sect and gather information. Perhaps they had really uncovered something. Had the Qu Family already learned the truth about him?
But that didn't make sense. The Cuiyun Sect might have found some clues, but it still couldn't confirm all the details of his background.
Seeing Shi Yue's expression change, Qu Feiyan frowned, set down her teacup, and said, "That can't be! My father isn't like that. Perhaps he's just busy!"
"Hmph. Even if he's busy, he could still send someone to help Shi Mu with some matters," Senior Sister Murong said with a frown.
"Shi Mu, go on."
Shi Mu nodded and said, "I was worried it might be a misunderstanding too, so I tried contacting other Qu Family cultivators. The results were much the same. They were either unavailable or said they couldn't handle it. In short, they came up with all sorts of