Two hours later, Shi Yue returned to his residence. Xie Chong had already arranged a place for him to stay.
It was a secluded courtyard. A three-story Green Pavilion stood in the center, with a large patch of Green Spirit Bamboo growing on the left and a small lake on the right, where several Green Lotuses bloomed.
In the middle of the lake stood a Green Stone Pavilion. Shi Yue sat inside while Xie Chong reported the situation to him.
With ample funds at his disposal, Xie Chong had spent these past years recruiting people. He now had more than five hundred men he could deploy. He was a Spirit Transmutation cultivator, and with ample funds backing him, assembling a force of five hundred had been easy. As Shi Yue had instructed, most of them were Foundation Establishment Cultivators, with only a small number of Core Formation and Nascent Soul Cultivators.
Zhou Zhenyu would stay here from now on. He had managed the Taixu Sect on Baisha Star for many years and was one of the few people Shi Yue trusted most. He was the ideal candidate.
"You've done very well. From now on, Zhou Zhenyu's orders are my orders. Follow his every command. Remember, he's an elder I respect greatly. If you disobey him, I'll consider it treason. You know what that means." Shi Yue's voice was cold.
Xie Chong's cultivation was higher than Zhou Zhenyu's. If Shi Yue didn't put him in his place, he might not obey willingly.
Xie Chong's heart tightened, and he hurriedly agreed. After hearing Shi Yue's warning, he knew what to do from then on and wouldn't dare go against Zhou Zhenyu.
"By the way, have you been in contact with anyone from the Black Luan Clan these past few years? How much