"I heard from Zhao Qi that you used an illusion array to blur the perception of those Nascent Soul cultivators from the Six Great Aristocratic Clans. You made them see the Divine Dragon fireworks in the sky as the Divine Dragon itself descending. Is that right?"
Wen Xu nodded. "You..."
"I'm not blaming you. I'm just saying they've walked too many dark roads to keep from jumping at shadows. Back then, your master took a long-term assignment from the Rogue Cultivator Alliance to hunt down spirit hunters. Those on the continent were either slaughtered by him or fled in panic at the sound of his name, mistaking every rustle for an enemy. Imagine how they felt seeing a Divine Dragon in the sky."
Wen Xu looked increasingly puzzled. "Then why did they still dare attack me? Weren't they afraid my master would retaliate?"
Gu Wufang had dealt with plenty of vicious criminals, so he wasn't surprised. "Very few people in this world can see far ahead. Some can only see what's right in front of them. They think they've kept their deeds in Baigu City hidden because they're so clever. They think that if they shift all the blame onto someone else, they can sleep easy. In truth, they're merely enjoying the benefits of what others built." His grand-martial uncle had stayed out of sight too long. Certain people with dark intentions had grown downright brazen.
Wen Xu had asked Wei Mian, head of the Wei Household, to investigate the origins of the "Wei Family Bloodline pill recipe" because he feared an Evil Cultivator or a demon might be behind it. After all, when the entire Wei Family Village had faced disaster, the story that spread was that the six families had slain a demon. The story was fabricated, but