Hong Bafang's face went pale, while Feng Jun's turned dark. So all of you knew the inside story and were just playing this fool for a sucker?
But on second thought, Luo Shuchen had given him a hint. He had asked, "Can you cure a curse?"
Compared with Luo Shuchen's candor, Hong Bafang had been rather guarded—really, he simply did not have enough information. "Lu Adept said that his master's health was poor and that he wanted to find a doctor. He also said that Pacify Arms Mountain had quite a few strange occurrences..."
It turned out that Lu Wanfeng was Sumiao's inheritance disciple. Such disciples ranked a level above ordinary personal disciples; they were meant to carry on Sumiao's legacy. He had already reached Emergence from Dust, Fifth Layer.
He had heard that his master intended to seek out an independent cultivator for treatment. Since he did not think much of Wutai to begin with, even if Busheng the Real Person had recommended it, he still felt it was nothing special and insisted on sending someone to investigate.
His distrust gave Hong Bafang a mistaken impression—I'm here on behalf of the Supreme Clarity Sect to inspect the place.
That impression was not entirely wrong, but after Hong Bafang had made a rough investigation of Pacify Arms Mountain, he had lost himself in it. There were quite a few suspicious things here. Even if it were only for Lu Adept's sake, he had to handle this beautifully.
And while handling it beautifully, he could earn himself some extra income... wasn't that perfect?
With that in mind, coupled with confidence in his own strength, he secretly infiltrated Pacify Arms Mountain rather than openly paying a visit.
There was no need to discuss the malice in that. Even if he had not