Artifact Refining Workshop

"You've followed me long enough. Why not come out and talk?" Shen Luo said calmly as he walked on without looking back.

"Huh!" Someone cried out in surprise from the corner of an alley behind him. A faint white light flashed, revealing five figures—the same five who had waited outside Master Danyangzi's residence.

An elderly man in scholar's robes stood at their head. Beside him was a young man in white holding a gold-painted fan, and next to the young man stood a woman in a red dress.

At the rear stood two burly men. One had a broad face and bulging eyes; the other was broad-shouldered, dark-skinned, and wore a black patch over one eye.

Both men's eyes gleamed coldly, like beasts ready to pounce on their prey.

"You hid your abilities well, fellow Daoist. To think you saw through my Invisibility Talisman. I'm impressed," the elderly scholar said with a smile, though disbelief still lingered in his eyes.

"If you have something to say, say it." Shen Luo smiled faintly and brushed a hand over the small green pouch at his waist.

His senses were nothing extraordinary. He had spotted them thanks to the Shadow Gu, which could not only track others but also detect those tracking him.

"I am Fang Yuegong, and these four are my sworn siblings. We live on Mount Mang in Qingping Commandery. Friends in the cultivation world have honored us with the name Five Friends of Mount Mang. May I ask your name, fellow Daoist?" the elderly scholar said, cupping his hands.

"I'm not one for beating around the bush. Please get to the point." Shen Luo lowered his gaze. He had no intention of giving them his name.

They had followed him in secret and clearly meant no good. He had other