Qu Sidao waved his hand and ordered, "Zhiyang, Zhifeng, stay behind. Everyone else, leave!"
At his words, the other members of the Qu Family filed out, leaving only Qu Sidao, Qu Zhifeng, and Qu Zhiyang.
"Now that there's no one else here, tell me what you think," Qu Sidao asked in a low voice.
Qu Zhifeng thought for a moment before saying, "I think some faction is deliberately targeting our Qu Family. Most likely, it was one of our enemies. But the rumors sound so convincing—how are we supposed to refute them? Ning Wuque did send people to assassinate Feiyan back then, and quite a few members of our family know about it. It's also true that Shi Yue was ambushed by Yanluo Hall. As for whether the Ning Family was behind it, that's hard to say. Whoever came up with this scheme is truly vicious! They've tied our Qu Family firmly to Immortal Herb Palace."
As he spoke, he seemed to be hinting at something and turned his gaze toward Qu Zhiyang.
"Hmph. You're trying to say Shi Yue deliberately started the rumors, aren't you? Why beat around the bush?" Qu Zhiyang said coldly.
Qu Zhifeng had been trying to outdo Qu Zhiyang, but because of his connection to Shi Yue, Qu Zhiyang now had a clear edge over him in the Qu Family.
Qu Zhifeng smiled and said, "I never said it was him. But apart from our Qu Family, Shi Yue is the only one who knows these things. If it wasn't him, are you saying our own family exposed its dirty laundry? I know Shi Yue is your son-in-law, but we have to consider the family's interests, not personal gains and losses."
"Stop slandering people. I believe Shi Yue isn't that kind of person. Judging by