A person dressed in black appeared in the courtyard. Their face was covered by a black veil, revealing only a pair of cold eyes.
"What are you doing here at this hour?"
The black-clad person spoke, their voice neither clearly male nor female.
Dong Senrong looked at the Great Shaman, and even now, he still couldn't tell whether the other party was male or female.
There was no way to distinguish their gender even from build, height, or voice.
He thought the other party was male, but occasionally their movements were rather delicate.
But the voice was too rough to say they're female.
However, Dong Senrong had no time to care about that. He only wanted to know why so many accidents had happened this time.
"Great Shaman, an accident occurred!" Dong Senrong said with a grave expression.
"An accident?"
The Great Shaman frowned at him, "What do you mean?"
Seeing Dong Senrong arrive empty-handed, the Great Shaman's brows knit together, "Where is the Treasure-Seeking Mouse?"
"Forget the Treasure-Seeking Mouse!" Dong Senrong's face darkened. "Even the Treasure-Seeking Compass was snatched away!"
"What?!"
The face beneath the black veil changed drastically, "What did you say? Who took it?"
Dong Senrong's expression was extremely gloomy as he recounted the experiences of Dong Xunchang and the others.
"…That Ke Chongzhen is clearly from Changtian Sect, how could he suddenly appear there! And there's even a Soul Transformation Stage ancestor there!" Dong Senrong said with a dark face. "You never mentioned that before!"
Not only him, even the Great Shaman's expression stiffened slightly.
It's simply hidden beneath the black veil, so Dong Senrong couldn't see it.
"So your people just handed over the compass?" The Great Shaman's voice seemed to squeeze out from between their teeth.
Dong Senrong almost laughed in anger.
"That's a Soul Transformation Stage ancestor! Even I couldn't withstand it myself! Let alone them!"
The more he spoke, the angrier he became, "Didn't you say before that it would definitely go smoothly and there won't be any problems? And now? If you had said there was a Soul Transformation Stage ancestor there, how could I have only sent a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator leading a group of Golden Core Stage cultivators!"
Not to mention a Soul Transformation Stage ancestor, he didn't even dare confront Ke Chongzhen head-on!
Ke Chongzhen is younger than him and entered Spirit Severing Stage later than him.
But he's a genius!
And behind Ke Chongzhen was a powerful background and support!
The Dong Family had developed well in recent years, but it still couldn't compare with Changtian Sect.
And this was entirely because of the Great Shaman's miscalculation!
He had arranged everything according to the Great Shaman's instructions.
Now that things had gone wrong, of course he came to the Great Shaman to settle it.
Seeing Dong Senrong's anger, the Great Shaman's gaze flickered, "Wait a moment. Let me calculate."
Leaving that sentence behind, the Great Shaman hurried into the room.
Dong Senrong looked around and could only randomly find a place to sit, though his expression remained ugly.
This courtyard was small with only three buildings.
To Dong Senrong, this courtyard is far too small.
If not for the Great Shaman being here, he would've never come.
Over the years, relying on the Great Shaman's guidance, he had obtained his current strength and status.
It was also because of the Great Shaman's instruction that he had sent Dong Xunchang and the others to find the Treasure-Seeking Mouse.
But he hadn't expected that things, which had been fine before, would suddenly go wrong this time!
Such a failure had never happened before.
So Dong Senrong had immediately come here.
After the Great Shaman entered the room, there was no movement for quite a while.
Just as Dong Senrong grew impatient, the Great Shaman finally emerged.
They looked no different than before, still impossible to discern appearance or expression.
Their voice was slightly lowered and very serious, "It was merely an accident this time. It won't happen again."
Dong Senrong paused, "Then what about now? What about the Treasure-Seeking Mouse and the Treasure-Seeking Compass?"
Was the matter just going to pass like this?
"I will send someone to handle it. As for the rest, you don't need to concern yourself with it," the Great Shaman said calmly.
Hearing that, Dong Senrong's brows nearly shot up, he didn't need to concern himself?
But before he could explode, the Great Shaman raised a hand. A white stone threaded with streaks of black appeared before him.
Dong Senrong's eyes immediately lit up, "Black Vein Profound Iron!"
This was Black Vein Profound Iron!
A single piece could make armor far more resilient.
A fist-sized piece like this, when fully integrated into armor, would be enough to withstand a full-force attack from a Spirit Severing Stage expert!
This was a true treasure!
"This is for you. Consider it compensation for this loss," the Great Shaman said in a low voice.
"Just this?" Dong Senrong was unwilling to leave so easily. "My subordinates suffered heavy losses! Their storage bags were taken, and they were injured!"
He had lost not only the Treasure-Seeking Mouse but also the Treasure-Seeking Compass!
He had even imagined how he would use the Treasure-Seeking Mouse to hunt for treasures and how many he could obtain.
At the height of excitement, he couldn't even calm down to cultivate.
Although he had the compass, it's only a low-grade spiritual artifact and an inanimate object, it's not flexible enough.
The compass could at most indicate a direction. After that, they still had to dig and search themselves.
Treasure-Seeking Mice are wonderful!
It could run and jump and find treasures hidden in corners and crevices.
He had heard that the Treasure-Seeking Mouse even had a personal space to store the treasures it found.
Who wouldn't want such a good spirit beast?
But now, everything's gone!
The Treasure-Seeking Mouse had escaped, and the compass had been taken away!
Although Black Vein Profound Iron was good, compared to the value a Treasure-Seeking Mouse could create, it still fell short.
Dong Senrong didn't want to leave just like this, he still wanted more compensation.
But the Great Shaman had no interest in arguing with him.
They already knew of his greed so they didn't bother quarreling with him. The Great Shaman raised their chin and sneered, "If you don't want it, return it to me."
Return it?
How could that be!
Dong Senrong shuddered and snapped out of his greed.
Right, this was the Great Shaman!
He didn't know the Great Shaman's true strength, but sometimes when the Great Shaman was angered, he could feel the surging, terrifying pressure.
He knew the Great Shaman was definitely much stronger than him.
And since the Great Shaman could guide him forward, they could also lead him into a pit.
If the Great Shaman was displeased, they could kill him.
At that thought, Dong Senrong trembled, and all dissatisfaction vanished.
"Of course not. I was just joking," he immediately forced a flattering smile.
If Dong Xunchang were here, he would've noticed that Dong Senrong's smile looked exactly like his own.
The Great Shaman glanced at him and said indifferently, "Then leave. I have other matters to deal with."
"Alright, alright." Dong Senrong nodded immediately and left with the Black Vein Profound Iron.
Watching his departing back, the Great Shaman's eyes turned cold, confusion rising within.
When did another Soul Transformation Stage ancestor appear?
This isn't right!
And earlier, no matter how long they calculated, they couldn't determine the situation over there.
Mu Shiyue had no idea that someone else had once again mistaken her for a Soul Transformation Stage ancestor.
After Dong Xunchang and the others fled, she brought Ke Chongzhen to wake several disciples.
Looking at the storage bags before them, the few of them were completely dumbfounded.
Had they slept for too long and overslept?