Several days later.
In Misty Cloud City, Yan Yi—a cultivator from the Immortal Mist Sect—and Lu Ming, an elder from the Lu family, led a group of patrolling guards searching everywhere for any trace of Ji Bingyu and others, in an attempt to locate their hiding place.
In order to find their refuge, they practically went from door to door—conducting a thorough, carpet-style search.
Yet, no matter how earnestly they searched, they couldn't find the slightest trace of Ji Bingyu and her companions.
Even individuals who knew them were scarce.
After all, Ji Bingyu and others usually stayed at home. Even when they encountered other cultivators, their interactions were at most superficial—an occasional nodding acquaintance.
They couldn't exactly say they were close.
Even if they wanted to threaten them out by using acquaintances, such acquaintances were nowhere to be found.
This left them without a starting point.
