Ever since Yu Chi Feng met Feng Ting Liu that day, he has been unable to forget those pair of crimson eyes.
From time to time, he stares into the distance at the streets of Bei Ji City, seemingly waiting for that figure to appear.
The people of the Bei Long Hall have noticed the anomaly of their hall master. He is just like the tomcat raised by Aunt Wang next door, lying by the door every day, waiting for the little white cat to pass by, just to catch a glimpse of her.
"Could it be that the hall master is secretly dating someone behind our backs?" Qi Cheng, seeing Yu Chi Feng in a daze every day, couldn't help but nudge the person next to him and asked in a low voice.
"Keep your voice down. Don't be afraid of being heard by the hall master."
"Don't worry. He's still in a daze. He can't hear us." Qi Cheng said with a grin, but still moved away and secretly glanced at Yu Chi Feng. He heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that Yu Chi Feng did not look in his direction.
Even though Yu Chi Feng has been in a daze these past few days, his authority still remains. No one dares to make any comments on his abnormality.
Yu Chi Feng's workload has not decreased. It is the same as before. From catching thieves and eliminating demons to attracting cats and dogs, the people of Bei Ji City are willing to ask Yu Chi Feng for help. Before he could be in a daze for too long, a resident came to seek help, saying that his wife was missing and asking the people of Bei Long Hall to help find her.
"My wife is missing? You should report to the authorities! Why come to us!" Qi Cheng raised his eyebrows and chuckled after hearing this. "Could it be that she ran away with her lover!"
"My wife is not that kind of person! I have reported to the authorities... Naturally, I have. But the officials were unwilling to deal with me and justPerfunctory. I can only ask for your help!" The man said anxiously, and the worry on his face did not seem fake.
Only then did Yu Chi Feng turn to look at the man. He supported his chin with one hand and asked in a steady tone, "Explain the situation clearly."
Seeing that Yu Chi Feng had responded, the man was immediately overjoyed. He hurriedly nodded and continued, "That day, my wife and I went to the fields to do farm work. At noon, I went to sleep in the thatched shed. My wife was mending clothes next to the shed. But unexpectedly, when I woke up, my wife was gone, and even the sewing items were missing. I thought she had gone home first, so I didn't think much of it. You said that in broad daylight, what kind of accident could happen..."
"And then you went home but found that she wasn't there?" Qi Cheng narrowed his eyes and asked him.
"Yes! I reported to the authorities that night, but the authorities asked me to go home and wait for the results. I've been waiting for three days. I really can't wait any longer, so I came to you!" In a state of panic, the man actually knelt on both knees and kowtowed directly to Yu Chi Feng: "I heard that the hall master of Bei Long Hall is a chivalrous person. Please help me!"
Yu Chi Feng thought for a while, nodded, and stood up: "Where did the person disappear? Take us there. Qi Cheng, you come with me."
"Okay, Hall Master." Qi Cheng also stood up obsequiously, without the slightest air of telling people not to bother him earlier.
The man excitedly got up, but he was still somewhat apprehensive. They, as ordinary people, rarely come into contact with these people in the martial arts world and do not know their way of doing things. Moreover, the hall master of Bei Long Hall in front of him is tall and strong, with a face that does not look like that of a Central Plains person, which makes him even more frightened.
But only he can help him now. The man took a deep breath and hurriedly led the way for the two.
The man led them to the side of the thatched shed in the field.
Inside the shed was a simple straw bed and some tools like hoes and rakes. There seemed to be nothing unusual.
Yu Chi Feng observed the thatched shed for a while, then walked around to carefully observe the trees and the fields. Surprisingly, he walked further and further away.
Qi Cheng had no idea what he was doing. After casually strolling around twice, he started chatting with the man.
"Well, is your wife really not having an affair?"
"No! My wife has been married to me for so many years. We have always been deeply in love, as close as lovebirds, and supporting each other through thick and thin..." The man seemed to be immersed in love, speaking affectionately. At the end, he glared at Qi Cheng fiercely and said, "You're just talking nonsense. Your hall master is reliable!"
"Hey, that's for sure. Our hall master is capable of doing anything. Even if your wife was taken to the back of that mountain, the hall master could dig through the mountain to save her!" Qi Cheng said with pride.
"Of course, I know that the hall master of Bei Long Hall is omnipotent. Speaking of which, we don't even know his real name. We don't even know the name of our benefactor. How can we repay the favor?"
"The person hasn't been found yet, and you're already thinking about repaying the favor?" Qi Cheng smiled, sat down on the ground without caring about getting dirt all over himself, and waved at the man, "Our hall master values doing good deeds without leaving a name. You don't need to know, and you don't need to repay the favor."
"He's really a great hero..."
The man looked at Yu Chi Feng's back, his eyes filled with admiration.
Qi Cheng casually pulled a blade of grass and put it in his mouth. HeCross your legs and leaned against the tree, blatantly slacking off. He looked around and suddenly saw the mountain he had pointed out to the man earlier.
"Speaking of which, what's behind that mountain? Why is there no one there? It's so desolate."
"I don't know. That mountain is too far north and is a barren place. No one will go there."
"Oh..." Qi Cheng responded casually, but saw Yu Chi Feng walking further north...
On the other side, Yu Chi Feng searched for a while and only found several women's shoe prints in the field.
Those shoe prints all pointed to the north, indicating that the woman had once walked towards the desolate forest...
But those shoe prints were not natural, as if they were deliberately left here, seemingly trying to lead people into the forest.
And Yu Chi Feng was not afraid of this "invitation" and unconsciously walked into the deep mountain jungle.
Qi Cheng might not know what was behind the mountain, but Yu Chi Feng had already guessed. Although the area north of this mountain would not be marked on the map, it might be the territory of the mysterious Liu Du City.
"Liu Du City..." Yu Chi Feng muttered as he took two more steps forward. Suddenly, he noticed that something seemed to be shining in the grass. He quickly ran over, squatted down, and parted the grass.
A metal hairpin lay on the ground.
The hairpin appeared to be silver, but in fact, it was not. The hairpin had turned dark due to dew and dirt, and several parts had already turned black.
Yu Chi Feng picked up the hairpin and carefully looked around. He found that the footprints from earlier ended here.
"How strange... Thistrace is left too deliberately." Yu Chi Feng frowned, turned around, and was about to return to the thatched shed when he suddenly heard a rustling sound coming from the forest on the left. He immediately became vigilant, placed one hand on the hilt of the sword behind him, and warily looked in the direction of the sound, walking towards it step by step.
"Who's there!" He suddenly shouted angrily.
Only to see the surrounding leaves trembling with the sound. After a while, a black figure emerged from within.
Yu Chi Feng became even more vigilant, but when he looked closely, he couldn't help but laugh.
"It's you." Yu Chi Feng's eyes smiled as he looked at Feng Ting Liu, who was dressed in black tight-fitting clothing in front of him, feeling in a great mood. "Why is City Lord Feng here?"
There was also a hint of surprise in Feng Ting Liu's eyes. He patted the fallen leaves off his body, walked up to Yu Chi Feng, raised his eyebrows and said, "Shouldn't one show sincerity before asking others?"
"Naturally." A woman disappeared here. I came to look for her but only found this hairpin and the broken footprints." Yu Chi Feng spread out his hand to show Feng Ting Liu the hairpin in his hand.
"Oh?" Feng Ting Liu looked at the hairpin and then at the not-so-obvious footprints on the ground. "The forgery is really obvious."
"Yes." Yu Chi Feng shrugged. "Now, City Lord Feng can tell me why you are here."
"I'm also here to look for someone. But I'm looking for the person who kidnapped this woman." Feng Ting Liu said, picking up the hairpin with two fingers to examine it, afraid of getting his fingers dirty, and then put it back.
"What...?!" Yu Chi Feng looked over in surprise. He didn't expect to find the person so quickly.
But his gaze involuntarily shifted to Feng Ting Liu's fingers. The slender and fair fingertips had accidentally gotten a bit of dirt on them. He subconsciously put away the hairpin, took out a handkerchief from his bosom, gently held Feng Ting Liu's hand with one hand, and carefully wiped his fingertips clean with the other hand.
Feng Ting Liu was also startled by his actions, but he did not refuse. He just stared at Yu Chi Feng's hand for a while.
The dirt on the fingertips was wiped away, and the warm hand reluctantly let go, leaving a shallow red mark that disappeared in an instant.
"I..." Only after doing this did Yu Chi Feng realize that it was inappropriate. His ears immediately turned red, and he stuffed the handkerchief back into his bosom. But when he looked up, he found that Feng Ting Liu's hand was still raised in mid-air, and those unique crimson eyes were tightlyStare his own fingertips.
The atmosphere became tense in an instant, and a strange and ambiguous atmosphere filled the space between the two. For a moment, even each other's breaths could be heard clearly.
In the end, it was Feng Ting Liu who withdrew his hand and put it behind his back, disrupting the atmosphere.
"I suspect that the person who kidnapped the woman is a traitor from the Evil Cult. If you trust me, come with me to investigate." Feng Ting Liu's tone was indifferent, showing no signs of any abnormality.
"Traitor?" Yu Chi Feng seized the key point in the words and asked.
"Oh, you righteous sects still don't know about the split of the Evil Cult into the new and old factions, do you? However, even if I told you, you wouldn't believe it."
"Please, City Lord Feng, explain in detail."
Feng Ting Liu looked up at him, then at the setting sun in the sky. Surprisingly, he took off the veil on his back and put it on his head, covering his face.
"It's getting late. If you trust me, come to the Tianzi Room on the second floor of the tavern at noon tomorrow."
After leaving these words, Feng Ting Liu actually turned and left, hiding his figure behind the layers of tree shadows.
Yu Chi Feng had no time toRetention before he could no longer see his shadow. After a while, he heard the familiar footsteps coming from behind. He turned around and saw that Qi Cheng had followed him at some point.
"Hall Master! Have you found any clues?" Qi Cheng, seeing that Yu Chi Feng had not returned for a long time, was still somewhat worried and followed. But what he didn't expect was that his hall master was actually in a daze in the forest.
Could it be that the hall master has hit his head and gone crazy...
"Yes. We'll talk when we get back." Yu Chi Feng glared fiercely at Qi Cheng and walked quickly towards the thatched shed on his own.
Qi Cheng trembled from the glare but really couldn't figure out where he had angered the hall master.
Could it be that the hall master's head is really broken!