Sure enough, some people were not figures disciples like them could imagine or make assumptions about.
He had thought that when disciples from Azure Cloud Sect, the foremost sect of the righteous path, heard that the Ghost King had slain those two and sent their heads back to Longevity Hall and Myriad Poison Sect, they would mostly show emotions like pity or reluctance. But who would have known that Zhang Xiaofan did not care in the slightest?
A measure of fear toward Zhang Xiaofan rose in his heart. Someone with such ability and such temperament was not someone insignificant existences like them could provoke.
"The sect master instructed that he will specially arrange manpower to protect the inn. What happened this time will not happen again."
"We appreciate the Ghost King's goodwill. Please go back and tell him that this place does not need special protection!" Zhang Xiaofan replied coldly. When he saw displeasure flash across the older Ghost King Sect disciple's face, only for the man to hurriedly lower his head out of fear of being noticed, he paused.
Zhang Xiaofan thought for a moment, then continued, "This place is merely where I look for truly skilled chefs. It is not the Food Mansion. If it is destroyed, I will just rebuild it! There is no need to trouble Ghost King Sect's disciples."
Seeing that Zhang Xiaofan's face still showed no emotion, the man could not guess whether Zhang Xiaofan's words were what he truly thought.
Zhang Xiaofan felt that the more he explained, the worse it sounded. Then he looked at another young man beside this Ghost King Sect disciple and said, "Then let him stay as a contact."
The older disciple froze for a moment after hearing this, while the young disciple beside him looked utterly astonished,