"Did this kid even know what was going on here? Even if there were mechanisms ahead, there was no need to keep circling back and forth like this, was there?"
"Didn't he say he knew the situation here? Why was he still wandering around aimlessly?"
"He couldn't have sweet-talked and deceived the Sect Master, Vice Sect Master, and the others earlier, could he? Otherwise, why would he be putting on such a mystifying act here?"
The more they spoke, the more agitated they became. Even the way they looked at Qin Shaofeng had begun to show clear displeasure.
Even Lu Kid, Lu Wenxin, who had personally greeted Qin Shaofeng at his grandfather's request, said nothing, yet his face was filled with doubt.
These words made the faces of several Chasing Stars Sect higher-ups grow increasingly grim.
The juniors had not heard Ximen Li's orders, but every one of them had received them. That was the Sect Master's instruction: Honorary Guest Elder, a status even higher than Vice Sect Master Sha Longxing.
Though it was merely a title with no real authority, it was enough to show how highly Ximen Li regarded Qin Shaofeng.
Under such circumstances, who would dare offend Qin Shaofeng?
Yet none of their descendants could see the problem. They actually dared to voice their dissatisfaction aloud—how could that not enrage them?
As for the thoughts of both sides, Qin Shaofeng acted as though he knew nothing at all.
He continued to casually circle around this stretch of road several times.
Even the passing of time seemed not to concern him.
Those few short circles consumed nearly half an incense stick's worth of time.
Only when even Sha Longxing had begun to grow impatient did Qin Shaofeng kick a stone by the roadside.
The abrupt movement immediately drew