Su Shi'er calmly put away the token and proof of identity before him, showing not the slightest panic at Feng Jianxing's attitude.
The corners of his mouth curled faintly as his attention remained fixed on Feng Jianxing, a smile that was not quite a smile on his face.
"Senior Feng's unwillingness to help is only natural."
"However, Senior has appeared in Bai Zhang Market and even made contact with its people. Surely you did not come merely to catch up with them?"
At these words, two sharp glints flashed through Feng Jianxing's eyes. "Oh? What do you mean by that?"
Su Shi'er's gaze shifted as he immediately began speaking with a smile.
"There are quite a few tales about Senior in Bai Zhang Market. I hear that Senior's attainments in artifact refining are astonishing, that you are solitary by nature, always coming and going alone, and rarely associating with others."
"Yet now... not only have you joined Bi Tao Mountain Villa, you have also actively sought contact with the people of Bai Zhang Market."
"If this junior's judgment is correct, this should not have been Senior's own intention, but an arrangement made by Bi Tao Mountain Villa."
A strange light flickered in Feng Jianxing's eyes. He shrugged. "So what? What does that prove?"
Su Shi'er's gaze was clear as he continued with a smile.
"Bai Zhang Market can be called the largest market in the Immortal Cultivation Holy Land, naturally bustling beyond compare. Yet over the years, the relationships within have become tangled and complex, utterly chaotic."
"If this chaos continues, sooner or later, it will be abandoned by the cultivators."
"Though Bi Tao Mountain Villa specializes in artifact refining, it cannot possibly have paid no attention whatsoever to Bai Zhang Market. This junior previously heard someone mention that Bi