Xu Changqing was utterly bewildered after hearing this. "I'm harmless to man and beast. Who could it be?"
Zhang Su continued, "Those people who just joined the Spirit Fields. They've been secretly asking around for all kinds of information about you, especially... bad news."
Xu Changqing raised a brow. "Oh?"
It was both unexpected and perfectly reasonable.
After all, those people had only joined the Spirit Fields recently and had yet to fully integrate.
So, it was perfectly normal for them to investigate the sole Spirit-Nurturer Envoy.
But specifically digging for bad news was rather disgusting.
Zhang Su said thankfully, "Good thing you've always treated people well and had a good temperament. You've never used your status as a Spirit-Nurturer Envoy to bully anyone."
Although Xu Changqing could not satisfy everyone, at least he had not made most people dislike him.
Otherwise, they might not even have reported this news. They would probably have been delighted to watch the show from the sidelines.
Xu Changqing thought for a moment. "Senior Brother, keep an eye on them for me in private. See what exactly they're trying to do.
"It's fine if they dislike me, but if they disrupt the peace and harmony of the Spirit Fields, that absolutely cannot be tolerated."
Zhang Su patted his chest. "No problem."
By then, the two had reached the foot of the mountain.
They immediately summoned Shattered Moon, Falling Frost and flew together toward the Earth Vein.
Along the way, they could see that many Spirit Fields had been affected.
Even those that were not cultivating spirit plants were still doing everything they could to tend to their fields.
Zhang Su's heart pounded in alarm. "What a terrible start to the year."
Xu Changqing deeply agreed. "Indeed."
Before long, the two arrived at the Earth