When the Tree Desires Stillness, the Wind Will Not Cease (Thanks to This Life's Hunger for the Alliance Leader)

Senior Brother Liu was right.

Liu Shuyue stared into the distance, lost in thought.

After an Immortal Master's death, did something truly return to the Lotus Cloud Sect...

What exactly did that faint wisp of Spiritual Energy represent? Could it have been their souls?

"Immortal Master... you weren't hurt, were you?" Seeing that the victor had been decided, Fu Jiaolu hurried to the edge of the pit and asked anxiously, "What exactly happened here... Was the Immortal Master of the Xia Kingdom an assassin in disguise?"

Liu Shuyue withdrew her gaze. "No. He really was a disciple of the Lotus Cloud Sect."

Affected by the sound of the explosion just now, quite a few villagers had gathered as well.

"Protect the Immortal Master!"

"Mala Village has been attacked!"

"Don't worry, I'm fine." Liu Shuyue grabbed Song Wei's body and leaped out of the pit, tossing him together with the other two hollow cultivators. "Everyone, go back. Don't come near this place for now."

Her words were an order.

The Hunting Squad members immediately dispersed the gathered villagers and, following the Immortal Realm's practices, strung hemp ropes around the lakeside as a cordon.

"Take these people out to the countryside and bury them. Carve only the words 'Song Wei' on the marker," Liu Shuyue instructed. "But don't let it get out that he was an Immortal Master. He was merely an unfortunate... visitor caught up in the assassin's attack."

"Yes." Fu Jiaolu nodded at first, then muttered in confusion, "Why?"

Seeing Liu Shuyue remain silent, he realized his mistake and quickly lowered his head in apology. "This subordinate misspoke. I actually pried into the Immortal Master's secrets—"

"You did nothing wrong." Liu Shuyue interrupted him. "I didn't answer because the matter is too absurd, and I got distracted for a moment.