Chapter 1686: Chapter 907: Vanished (Part 2)

"City Lord Lin, once we return, we will certainly discuss the merger of the Six Great Sects with our people."

The Lord had an air of immortality, and his words were sincere. His robust old figure commanded respect. Lin Feng was very courteous to this Lord, putting his hands together in a gesture of respect, he said:

"Senior, have a safe journey, and I thank you here."

Only to see the Lord boarding a carriage, the convoy moved slowly, leaving Lin Feng at the city gate waving goodbye.

"This is already the last batch of Six Great Sects people, what should we do now?"

The speaker was Qian Yue, who, after a period of tempering in Peace City, had become steady and competent with the demeanor of one capable of great tasks.

Lin Feng said: "This time they return, they will certainly face difficulties from within their sects. It seems the matter of merging the sects to resist the Court isn’t something that can be accomplished in a day or two..."

After sending off all the people of the Six Great Sects, Lin Feng and Qian Yue returned to the City Lord Mansion.

Although the people of the Six Great Sects had all left, the portly uncle still remained as a guest in the mansion. The portly uncle decided to stay and help Lin Feng find the whereabouts of Su Li-qian, and once Su Li-qian was found, they would return to Yuhua City together.

"Have they all been sent off?" The portly cultivator paced in the main hall of the City Lord Mansion and asked as soon as he saw Lin Feng and the others return.

Lin Feng advised the portly uncle not to worry and to sit down and talk first.

The portly uncle was also very receptive, so he calmed down and sat on the guest seat in the hall. Then Lin Feng also sat down and replied to the portly uncle:

"They have all been sent off, and soon they should return to their respective sects."

Upon hearing Lin Feng’s words, the portly uncle nodded reassuringly.

"Nowadays I can smoothly take over the Illusion Sound Pavilion, thanks truly to Lin Feng’s help."

Facing the portly uncle’s gratitude, Lin Feng merely smiled lightly and responded: "Senior, this is a direct instruction from the Sect Leader, it should be this way, Lin Feng only provided a little assistance."

"Recently, followers in the Central State area have detected traces of Madam, initially only recognizing from a portrait, so no rash actions were taken."

Upon hearing the portly uncle mention that disciples had tracked down Su Li-qian’s whereabouts, Lin Feng immediately focused intently on him.

"Really!"

The portly uncle clasped his hands together and earnestly told Lin Feng: "Miss Su has saved my life, I surely wouldn’t treat such matters lightly. A team has been sent to confirm it, but currently, no current location has been found."

Lin Feng took a deep breath and said: "If so, I shall proceed to the Central State area tomorrow at full speed. Su Li-qian is my wife, I cannot disregard her safety."

Speaking this, Lin Feng’s expression was grim, as if overwhelmed by helplessness. Indeed, Peace City now faced turbulent times, with everything waiting for him to manage, Chen Lang had handed over the eight thousand soldiers he had recruited entirely to Lin Feng. Lin Feng merely advised him to manage the army well and did not confiscate the soldiers. At present, Wu Fa also commanded two thousand troops, thus Peace City became impregnable and undefeatable, a significant support for Lin Feng’s rise.

After speaking, Lin Feng told Qian Yue: "During my absence, Peace City is entrusted to you and Wu Fa. Remember to consult more with Senior Yuan Hong if anything arises."

Qian Yue said: "Brother Lin, go find Sister-in-law with peace of mind, we will manage here."

The portly uncle immediately replied: "If so, I will accompany Brother Lin Feng to return to the Central State, this way I can also urge the Six Great Sects on merging."

Lin Feng, hearing this from the portly uncle, nodded in agreement.

The next day, under Qian Yue’s request, Lin Feng took Qian Hua and people from the Illusion Sound Pavilion and left the city, heading toward the Central State.

Lin Feng and the portly uncle arrived in Biyao City. Biyao City is a key military base in the Central State, and also one of the bustling capitals in the Human Realm. Here is a sea of people, economic prosperity draws many merchants who gather to seek fortunes.

The Illusion Sound Pavilion, upon arriving in Biyao, immediately spent a thousand taels of silver to rent the entire inn. They instructed the innkeeper to keep their whereabouts secret, and though he agreed, the portly uncle still felt uneasy, so he secretly imposed a prohibition on the innkeeper; should the innkeeper break the oath, he would suffer immediate backlash and die.

Thus, Lin Feng and others found a residence in Biyao City.

Little did Lin Feng know, the situation in Biyao City was far more complicated than imagined.

This is the entire Central State’s military hub, with extensive traffic networks reaching every capital in the Human Realm, even directly to Beijing. Therefore, Biyao is the Human Realm’s Court’s last gateway against the Yunzhou Marquis’s army.

Currently, the Human Realm is engulfed in war, and Yuhua City area has fallen into the hands of Yunzhou Marquis. Together with thirty-five cities around Yuhua City already occupied by the Yunzhou Marquis army, Yunzhou Marquis’s forces have practically split the territory equally with the Court.

The Righteous Path forces remain neutral for now, both the Court and Yunzhou Marquis want the Righteous forces to serve them. But since the battle in the Desert, the Court broke faith and abandoned civilian lives, nearly wiping out the Six Great Sects; consequently, the Court lost the favor of the Righteous Path. On the contrary, Yunzhou Marquis’s power flourished and truly garnered people’s support. Judging from such situation, the day Yunzhou Marquis unifies the realm seems imminent.

After settling in Biyao City, Lin Feng and others began inquiring about Su Li-qian’s whereabouts.

Lin Feng rested in his room for a night, deciding to go out and see.

Lin Feng went to the bustling street, filled with crowds. There were vendors selling vegetables, snacks, and various jewelry and cosmetics, even silk shops.

Qian Hua accompanied Lin Feng as they strolled. At that moment, an old man selling face figurines was crying out at the street side. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

"Face figurines here, face figurines!"

Unable to resist the temptation, Qian Hua stepped forward to look.

"Hey, Brother Lin, I want to see these face figurines."

Lin Feng smiled and said: "How can you still be fascinated with these things at your age?"

Qian Hua continued to smile cheerfully, staring at the various face figurines displayed on the stall. Picking them up one by one, she said to Lin Feng:

"These face figurines are rare in Peace City, remember seeing them once when I was five, then never again. I suggest we take some face figurine artisans back with us to Peace City as toys for the children there."

Lin Feng smiled: "You really think for others, fine, I agree, but now we have important matters, quickly come with me."

As Lin Feng spoke, he was pulling Qian Hua away, but accidentally knocked a newly made face figurine to the ground. Qian Hua said to Lin Feng:

"Wait, let the shopkeeper pick it up."

But as Qian Hua squatted to pick up the figurine, she noticed it resembled someone from the portrait.

"Brother Lin, doesn’t this figurine look identical to Sister-in-law in the picture?"

Lin Feng initially thought Qian Hua was joking, but when he took the figurine and examined it, he found it was indeed true.

Lin Feng was startled and asked the figurine maker: "This figurine, who is it modeled after?"

The shopkeeper replied: "Just now I saw a young woman passing by, and thought she looked beautiful, so I crafted this model."

"Did you notice which direction she went?"