81: Xu Changsheng's Choice

Of course, Zhou Luo was happy, but more than this happiness, he was wary.

At this crucial juncture, Xu Changsheng's appearance was like a death knell.

Zhou Luo could already imagine that countless pairs of eyes were probably watching him in the dark.

But there was nothing he could do. Since someone had come to him, he couldn't keep acting like a coward.

Moreover, Xu Changsheng definitely didn't know the secret of the Spirit Mine. The Main Family asking him to interact with Zhou Luo was probably to see if he really hadn't sided with the Great Elder.

So Zhou Luo invited the other party into the house.

After sitting down, Xu Changsheng glanced around and smiled faintly, "Your room is even bigger than the one Master and I are in."

"Why are you here?" Zhou Luo brewed a cup of spiritual tea, brought it over, and asked.

Afterward, he learned from Xu Changsheng.

This time, the Zhou Family had specifically assigned his Master to come here, so as a Disciple, he naturally had to follow.

"The Great Elder arranged it?" Zhou Luo asked tentatively.

"I don't know. Master wouldn't tell me about these things either," Xu Changsheng said bitterly.

Although he was the other party's Disciple, he was ultimately an outsider with a low status. If it weren't for his talent in Array Formation, he probably would have been abandoned by the Zhou Family by now.

Zhou Luo felt a sense of relief in his heart.

He had thought the other party was sent by the Great Elder to inquire about his secret.

After all, he wasn't sure what kind of rift Lin Xianlong's death would leave in the other party's heart.

But wasn't this a bit too much of a coincidence?

Next, the two chatted about what had happened to each of them.

Compared to Zhou Luo's smooth sailing, Xu Changsheng's experiences were clearly much more perilous.

Especially when talking about other son-in-laws, Xu Changsheng's face was noticeably sad.

"What about your wife and children?" Zhou Luo asked.

"Master said that once I become a First-Order Pill Middle-Grade Array Master, I can go home," Xu Changsheng said.

"That's good. If I can return to the Zhou Family, I'll look out for you," Zhou Luo nodded.

Hearing this, Xu Changsheng stood up and bowed, "Brother Zhou, thank you."

"It's nothing. It's just that I don't know if I can leave either," Zhou Luo said helplessly, gesturing for him to sit down.

"Brother Zhou, why do you say that? Aren't you going to be able to enter the Immortal Sect to study in twenty days?" Xu Changsheng said at this point, his face full of envy.

That was an Immortal Sect, with a foundation far deeper than that of the Immortal Family. If he could study there, he would surely soar in the future.

Zhou Luo didn't explain, only saying that the world was unpredictable.

Xu Changsheng didn't delve deeper.

After they had chatted for a while, Xu Changsheng got up to leave.

Before leaving, Zhou Luo looked at his severed arm and couldn't help but ask, "Now that you are an Array Master, is the Zhou Family unwilling to help you heal your severed arm?"

As long as there was enough spiritual energy and with the aid of heavenly materials and earthly treasures, healing a Qi Training cultivator's severed arm was still quite easy.

Hearing this, Xu Changsheng paused, a hint of sadness flashing in his eyes, and said with a bitter smile, "Perhaps the Zhou Family will help when I become a First-Order Pill Middle-Grade."

After speaking, he turned and left.

Zhou Luo looked at his old friend with a complex expression, shook his head, and closed the door.

On the other side, Lin Kai silently watched all of this. After confirming that Zhou Luo had entered the house, he quickly stepped forward and stopped Xu Changsheng.

He stared at the other party with an indifferent expression, his voice cold: "Tell me everything you just talked about."

...

Inside the house, Zhou Luo held Bai and fell into thought.

Xu Changsheng's arrival was somewhat unexpected. Although he really wanted to see it as a coincidence, at this sensitive juncture where everyone was suspicious, everything needed to be treated with caution.

However, through their conversation just now, the other party seemed to genuinely not know the inside story.

This made it difficult for Zhou Luo to determine whose person the other party was.

Logically speaking, since he was an Array Master, he should be the Great Elder's person.

But this was the Main Family's Spirit Mine. To arrange for him to come here, it would definitely be impossible without the Main Family's consent.

Furthermore, given Xu Changsheng's status and position, it was not impossible for him to be blackmailed by the Main Family to test him.

For a moment, Zhou Luo couldn't quite figure out the thoughts of these important figures.

Why did they have to focus on him?

Just because he was Lin Zhishou's Disciple and might become a Zhou Family Elder in the future?

On the other side, Xu Changsheng was recounting his conversation with Zhou Luo to Lin Kai.

After recording it in detail, Lin Kai allowed him to leave.

Walking out of the house, Xu Changsheng glanced at the rock overhead. His once bright eyes were now covered with a layer of gloom.

He sighed and returned to his own room.

Inside the room, there was an old man, who was sitting cross-legged on a meditation mat cultivating.

"Master," Xu Changsheng bowed in greeting.

"Did you talk to that kid?" the old man opened his eyes and said in a deep voice.

Xu Changsheng shook his head: "He doesn't seem to trust me very much. I want to wait a while longer before asking."

"Remember what the Great Elder instructed," the old man said, closing his eyes again.

Xu Changsheng silently walked to a table nearby, looked at the array disk, and began arranging the array Formation structure.

That's right, he and his Master were indeed arranged to come here by the Great Elder.

The purpose was naturally to figure out whether Zhou Luo knew that secret, and if he did, to find every possible way to get it out of him.

If he didn't know, they also needed to interact with him more, so that the Main Family would see that the Great Elder still trusted him.

This was also why Xu Changsheng was chosen.

Thinking of this, Xu Changsheng couldn't help but turn his head to look at his Master, who was cultivating with his eyes closed, a strange light flashing in his eyes.

Besides the Great Elder's mission, he actually had a secret hidden in his heart.

He was actually a member of the Main Family.

It was because of the Main Family's help that he was fortunate enough to become an Array Master and come here.

Of course, very few people knew this.

Even Lin Kai was unaware.

And what the Main Family asked him to do was to test whether Zhou Luo knew that secret and to try to sow discord between him and the Great Elder.

To be honest, Xu Changsheng hadn't expected Zhou Luo to be so important to the important figures of the Zhou Family.

For a moment, he actually felt a little envious of the other party.

However, for him, he couldn't afford to offend either the Great Elder or the Main Family. When the tasks given by both sides conflicted, he had to make a choice.

Xu Changsheng was not Zhou Luo; he didn't have the confidence. If he wavered, he could easily be abandoned by both sides.

He had to make a choice.

This choice was actually not difficult.

He could only choose the Main Family because the Main Family had promised to heal his severed arm after this matter was over.

...

In the following days, Xu Changsheng would visit Zhou Luo.

Calling it a visit was actually just a continuous probing through conversation.

Xu Changsheng used this probing very carefully because he knew Zhou Luo's personality well. If it was too obvious, he would definitely be able to see through it.

It was precisely because of this that his progress was very slow.

This caused dissatisfaction from his Master.

"What exactly are you doing?"

Inside the room, his Master, Lin Guangzheng, said sternly.

Xu Changsheng bowed his head, not daring to speak.

"Within three days, you must get a result."

Lin Guangzheng looked at him intently, issuing an ultimatum.