"Brother Ma, everything's been taken care of. What should we do next?"
Xue Huan walked in from outside. Ma Yuxuan, who had been meditating with his eyes closed, opened them and said,
"Wait and see."
"The situation is too chaotic right now. We need to find the right opportunity to break through the deadlock."
"When will that be?"
"I don't know, but I have a feeling it'll be soon."
Just as he spoke, the token at Ma Yuxuan's waist began to tremble.
A moment later, Wei Zhou's voice came from it.
"Tomorrow evening, go to Mountain Hollow Village, thirty li east of the city, and eliminate an anomaly."
"The anomaly's level is unknown. Be extra careful."
With that, the token fell silent once more.
However, before Ma Yuxuan could react, the token he used to contact Chen Changsheng also stirred.
"We haven't seen each other for three days. Have you missed me?"
Hearing the cheerful tone in Chen Changsheng's voice, Ma Yuxuan's heart gave a sudden lurch.
Because he knew that whenever his teacher spoke in that tone, something "bad" had probably happened.
"Teacher, you're not about to tell me some bad news, are you?"
Ma Yuxuan directly addressed Chen Changsheng as "Teacher." Clearly, he intended to invoke their bond as master and disciple, awakening that "meager" thread of affection between them.
"Hahahaha!"
"As expected of my disciple. You guessed what your teacher was thinking in one shot."
"Three days ago, someone paid me to kill you, and they were very willing to pay a high price."
"What they offered happened to be something your teacher is lacking right now, so I had no choice but to agree."
At those words, Ma Yuxuan immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"Teacher, would you really be willing to kill such an obedient