Eternal Life: I Rely on Fortune Points for Improvement-Chapter 264 - 168: Divine Sect... Ghost Sect (Part 2)

Chapter 264: Chapter 168: Divine Sect... Ghost Sect (Part 2)

"Tee-tee goo-goo!"

The White Ape obediently complied and began questioning the two monkeys.

Soon, a cultivator who understood beast language said, "Sir, these two monkeys did see a suspicious figure—it was someone treading on golden light, heading straight southwest."

"Treading on golden light?"

"Southwest?"

"It’s him!"

Liu Jinhu thought carefully.

In an instant, he immediately thought of someone—the one-eyed old man.

That day, he and Xiao Zhan entered the black market, searching for Demon Sect disciples, when they ran into the one-eyed old man. He and Xiao Zhan tailed him for quite a distance, and later, in the Zhenbei Prison’s underground palace, he saw the old man again. In the end, he fell into the old man’s trap and was beset by a crowd, suffering injury upon injury.

Now, hearing it was someone treading on golden light who’d taken the Spiritual Liquid, he instinctively thought of the one-eyed old man. Although there was no hard evidence, just a clue, the mere thought of that old man filled Liu Jinhu with rage!

He unleashed his body technique.

Shooting out from the gorge,

he raced southwest at top speed, not stopping for a moment.

Night had fallen.

Demon Fang City was still as lively as ever. The idle passersby either sat alone by campfires, drinking, or grouped in twos and threes around tables, bragging about what they’d seen and heard.

Jiang Feng stayed inside that small house the whole time.

He could hear many voices from outside.

But he never heard any news from Nanfu City. Maybe the news hadn’t spread yet, or maybe the Demon Sect army hadn’t besieged Nanfu City at all.

Two more quarters of an hour passed.

"Captain, the goods will be ready to ship first thing in the morning. We can head back tomorrow afternoon."

"Things aren’t peaceful lately. Tell the brothers to stay alert. I just got word—Nanfu City has fallen, the Court’s troops scattered by the rebel army."

"I just saw the city’s troops mobilizing, looks like they’re heading to reinforce Nanfu City."

"That’s just suicide. We’ve got to change our return route. Whether it’s rebels or the Court’s forces, best to avoid them both."

Suddenly, a conversation floated over, caught by Jiang Feng’s Perception Power.

And it was a familiar voice.

Jiang Feng opened his eyes.

His heart tightened. "Nanfu City has fallen?"

"What about Sister Dong?"

"Did she escape?"

"Han Tieshan is with her—she should be safe!"

Jiang Feng couldn’t help but worry about Han Dong’s safety. He’d considered the chance that Nanfu City might fall to the Demon Sect’s assault; after all, Old Demon Child joined forces with Red Lotus Sect rebels, and Uncle Fu had infiltrated the city. In truth, at that moment, it wasn’t just Uncle Fu—there were other Demon Sect disciples inside too.

With both inside and outside forces attacking,

it wasn’t surprising that Nanfu City had fallen.

It was just that the speed of it all left Jiang Feng stunned.

"It’s Duan Baiwang and his people."

Jiang Feng soon realized the group discussing Nanfu City’s fall was Duan Baiwang’s caravan. Back when they first arrived in Nanfu City, Jiang Feng had parted ways with them, then bumped into Uncle Fu, triggering a series of events that forced him to flee the city.

He’d thought Duan Baiwang’s caravan got trapped inside as well.

Never expected to bump into them in Demon Fang City.

Judging from the timing, Duan Baiwang must not have stayed in Nanfu City long—maybe they left right after a meal. That’s how they dodged a bullet.

"Forget it. Get everyone ready—we’re heading north tonight."

Duan Baiwang pondered and spoke up abruptly.

"Captain, two groups of merchants still haven’t returned!"

One of the lieutenants said.

"No more waiting. If the northern routes get cut off, it’ll be hard to escape. Fewer people means we can move faster."

Duan Baiwang would rather earn less silver.

"We folks who live off the roads fear nothing more than running into the officials or bandits. Now that the two are fighting, it’s dangerous for us. I back my brother’s call—we move tonight, go light, and bail on any shipments we can."

Duan Xiaohu chimed in.

The others, though a little reluctant, all nodded—after all, life is more valuable than silver.

So, Duan Baiwang’s caravan packed up in the night and swiftly left Demon Fang City.

Jiang Feng silently watched them go from behind.

Duan Baiwang was a veteran of the road with reliable information. If he said Nanfu City had fallen, there was a ninety percent chance it was true. Now that he was marching north by night and even changing his route, it meant even the northern path might be cut off by the rebel army at any moment.

The situation near Nanfu City must be catastrophic.

"Could Demon Fang City be in danger too? Otherwise, why has my Fortune Point barely increased after finally getting here—even after escaping the gorge?"

Jiang Feng murmured to himself.

"No, I need to leave too. I can’t stay here."

Jiang Feng took out his map again. After confirming the Divine Sect’s location, he also left Demon Fang City that night, heading southeast.

About an hour later—

Jiang Feng was gone without a trace, his figure appearing in a border town some ways out from Demon Fang City.

And at that moment, Liu Jinhu’s figure also appeared in Demon Fang City. Entering the city, he kept his presence suppressed. He didn’t make a big scene searching—he just asked around if anyone had seen a one-eyed man pass through.

As luck would have it,

among the traveling martial folks with their sword glints and blade shadows, it was common to see someone with a scarred face, missing an eye, or missing a limb from past fights.

In short,

after entering Demon Fang City,

Liu Jinhu found three one-eyed cultivators.