Few things seemed to have changed since he was cultivating.
He was definitely prepared for some elders to appear and demand justice for what he'd done to Shen Liang.
But as a villain, it seemed like the usual script of "beat the young, the old one appears" wasn't going to happen this time.
Bai Zihan leaned back in his chair, gaze thoughtful as he swirled the tea in his cup—brought over by Kong Zhanhong.
It didn't seem like any of the parties had made any moves since he destroyed Shen Liang.
"Any news," he asked casually, eyes half-lidded, "regarding Bai Xinyue?"
Fang Jinyan and Kong Zhanhong both stiffened.
They both knew—or at least had an idea—about Bai Zihan's relationship with Bai Xinyue, which was definitely not amicable.
And the information they had… they knew it would infuriate Bai Zihan.
Kong Zhanhong glanced at Fang Jinyan—then wisely stayed silent, letting the senior disciple answer.
Fang Jinyan cleared his throat.
"There have been… rumors," he said carefully.
