Though White Dust Immortal had spoken only a single warning, his words were like a thunderbolt crashing down upon Fang Shu and Qi Yuexin's hearts.
Fang Shu kept his composure, his expression unmoved. But Qi Yuexin was still young, after all. She forcibly restrained herself from turning to look at White Dust Immortal, yet she could not help looking toward Fang Shu, her eyes filled with unease.
Fang Shu stepped through the door, turned and bowed toward the hall, then swiftly departed without any sign of abnormality.
Qi Yuexin followed his example and withdrew in the same manner.
Inside the main hall.
White Dust Immortal studied the two figures' retreating backs, a faint smile appearing on his face.
He looked to Ming Jianxi, the sole disciple remaining at his side, and said, "That boy has quite the nerve. If Yu Manlou was killed by him, it would not be surprising."
Ming Jianxi's pupils contracted slightly. She spoke up, "Master means—Yu's disappearance may truly have something to do with this Hu?"
White Dust Immortal nodded. "I have received word from the Prefecture. The Yu Family is currently investigating the matter in secret. Though the details remain unclear, Yu Manlou's soul lamp has been extinguished for three months, and he never entered the secret realm. He should already have died outside.
"And these two happened to escape their predicament, with their persons still bulging full. Just now, I casually tried to bluff him. Although the boy revealed no flaw, I believe there is an eighty or ninety percent chance that Yu Manlou fell into his hands."
White Dust Immortal stroked his chin and muttered with narrowed eyes, "Still, how did Snow Lotus's Heavenly Spiritual Root disciple end up mixed up with this boy, even helping him cover things up—"
Having heard this,