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A few months ago, when he and Ye Xin Lan were traveling from Ye City to the Holy Pill City, they had once stopped and transferred at that very place. Therefore, he already had a rough impression of what that city looked like.
He knew that because Qing Ling City was close to Holy Pill City, there were an exceptionally large number of alchemists gathered there. The large number of alchemists had, in turn, made the local economy extremely prosperous.
Moreover, it had also attracted many powerful experts to settle there. Most importantly, it was only two or three days away from Holy Pill City. In addition, there was also a complex network of spatial wormholes connecting it to all directions.
"Since that's the case, Xin Lan, lead the way. Let's head there and publicly execute this, Xiao Yan!"
Thinking of how prosperous Qing Ling City was, and how its spatial wormholes led to all corners of the Central Plains, Lin Feng spoke decisively.
If Xiao Yan were to make an appearance there, his name would surely spread throughout every corner of Central Plains in no time. By then, he'd like to see how Xiao Yan could still remain here peacefully.
"Oh right, when we traveled from the Ye Clan to Holy Pill City, wasn't there another person in the team?"
Lin Feng rubbed his chin slowly, thinking to himself.
The three women had no objections upon hearing they were heading to Qing Ling City. As for Ye Xin Lan, she lowered her head and glanced at the name carved above the city gate below. Then she took out a map from her storage ring and began to look for their position.
Before long, Ye Xin Lan found their current location and the route to Qing Ling City. Pointing in a certain direction, she said to Lin Feng, "Husband, if we go this way, it'll take us about a day or so to reach Qing Ling City."
"In that case, let's go."
Upon hearing the sweet voice of his little wife, Lin Feng immediately stopped thinking. With one hand, he grabbed the unconscious Xiao Yan and then turned toward the women.
Since he couldn't remember what he was trying to recall earlier, it probably wasn't important anyway. No need to waste any more brainpower on it.
After saying that, Lin Feng's gaze shifted toward the distance, at the dense crowd of people below who were still trembling in fear from their earlier battle.
"Everyone, I am Lin Feng, a newly inducted disciple of the Pill Tower. While accompanying my wife on some family matters, we were ambushed here by this group. I accidentally caused quite a disturbance, and for that, I sincerely apologize. I hope everyone can forgive the trouble."
As soon as his voice fell, he took Ye Xin Lan's tender hand and was the first to fly off in the direction of Qing Ling City.
Feng Qing'er and Xiao Yixian quickly followed after him. However, as the few of them departed, they couldn't help but feel that… something seemed to be missing. But, for the life of them, they couldn't quite recall what it was.
Ye Zhong: "???"
"Hey! You brats! Did you seriously forget about this old man? Don't you realize someone's missing from the group?!"
Seeing them take off without even looking back, Ye Zhong stomped his feet angrily and shouted loudly. At the same time, he hurriedly chased after them, flying in their direction.
"Whoa!"
The moment Lin Feng and his group left, the dense crowd below instantly erupted into chaos.
Earlier, they had assumed that the battle had been between two rival factions who'd fallen out for some reason. But who would've thought that the one who had been ambushed… was actually someone from the Pill Tower!
Immediately, the crowd began buzzing with chatter. After all, a newly inducted disciple of the Pill Tower being ambushed on the Pill Tower's own territory—such news would be explosive even across the entire Pill Domain!
"Hubby, do you think someone ordered Xiao Yan to ambush us?"
After flying for several hours, Feng Qing'er finally couldn't hold back her curiosity and asked.
Hearing that, Ye Xin Lan—who had been consoling the still slightly sulking Ye Zhong—also stopped talking and turned her gaze over, equally curious about the matter.
"I don't know if Xiao Yan was being instructed by someone," Lin Feng said, shaking his head, "But I think for him to rally so many people to ambush us, someone must have helped him. After all, he's only a seventh-tier alchemist. There's no way he could have gathered four Dou Zun by himself—and those Dou Zun were all quite capable, at least respectable among those below the ninth rotation."
As Lin Feng explained, Feng Qing'er's beautiful face showed a flicker of realization amidst her surprise.
Indeed, without the backing of a powerful force—or help from an expert—no matter how persuasive a seventh-tier alchemist was, it would be impossible to convince so many Dou Zun-level experts to ambush someone from the Pill Tower.
"Xiao Yan is the disciple of Yao Zun Zhe, Yao Chen, and the three Pill Tower Leaders are all acquainted with Yao Chen. If you ask me, the reason Xiao Yan was able to recruit so many Dou Zun to help him was very likely because those Three Leaders from the Pill Tower lent him their support."
Seeing that there was no one else nearby, Lin Feng voiced his suspicion to the group.
Ye Xin Lan and Ye Zhong both froze for a moment, their faces instantly changing to expressions of shock and disbelief. Even the gloomy resentment on Ye Zhong's face—left over from being forgotten earlier—vanished in an instant.
They had never imagined that Xiao Yan's attempt to steal Lin Feng and Xiao Yixian's Heavenly Flame would somehow be connected to the Three Leaders of the Pill Tower.
They were five people on this journey, and three of them were from the Pill Tower itself. Yet, even in such a situation, those Three Leaders would still pull something like this…
A moment later, Ye Zhong finally managed to recover from his astonishment.
He then nodded in strong agreement and said, "The old man thinks so too. There's no way Xiao Yan could've gathered so many Dou Zun alone. Someone must be helping him—and the chances are high that it's an eighth-tier alchemist. Aside from a few top powers, only an eighth-tier alchemist could possibly convince that many Dou Zun to take action."
Upon hearing that, Feng Qing'er's delicate face showed a trace of worry.
She was well aware of how powerful those Three Leaders of the Pill Tower were. Now, seeing that her husband had caught their attention, her heart suddenly filled with unease.
Her purple-brown eyes turned to Lin Feng, and she said anxiously, "Husband, why don't you just come with me to the Wind Lightning Pavilion? The alchemy techniques there might not be as advanced as the Pill Tower's, but with their many years of accumulation, they've gathered enough medicinal ingredients for your alchemy research. You might progress a bit slower there, but your safety would be guaranteed."
"After all, those Three Leaders have deep roots within the Pill Tower. You've only joined recently—even with your exceptional talent, it's hard to stand against them alone…"
Looking at Feng Qing'er's worried face, Lin Feng couldn't help but reach out and gently caress it.
Then, with a faint smile, he said softly, "I know you're worried about me, but actually, staying in the Pill Tower is safer. Even those Three Leaders can't openly make a move against me there. But if I were to leave the Pill Tower and go elsewhere, that'd be a different story."
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