Qi Cheng left a letter for Yu Chi Feng in the tailor shop at the northernmost part of Beiji City.
"Here you are. That lad comes here every day to see if there's a reply. If you come, contact him quickly." The tailor shop owner didn't know who Qi Cheng and Yu Chi Feng were. He was simply kind enough to help them communicate.
"Every day?" Yu Chi Feng couldn't help but laugh. He handed his own letter to the owner. "Then please give it to him when he comes later."
"No problem!"
Yu Chi Feng put a stack of letters in his bosom, turned around, and left the shop, returning to the inn.
In the letter he left for Qi Cheng, he clearly wrote the name and room number of his inn. He just needed to wait for the person to find him.
As soon as Yu Chi Feng sat down and was about to take out the letters to see what Qi Cheng had said to him, he heard a knock on the door.
"Hmm?" Yu Chi Feng looked up, put the letters away, and got up to open the door.
"Hall Master!"
Qi Cheng was standing outside the door. His eyes were shining brightly as he looked at Yu Chi Feng, so excited that he almost wanted to pounce on him.
"..." Yu Chi Feng had thought that Qi Cheng would come quickly, but he didn't expect him to be this fast. He had no choice but to step aside and let him in.
But Qi Cheng stared at him fixedly for a while without moving.
"What are you doing? Hurry up and come in."
"Hall Master, the mark on your neck... It shouldn't be from a bug bite, right!"
"..."
He knew it would turn out like this.
Fortunately, Yu Chi Feng's dignity still remained. Qi Cheng only asked one question and didn't dare to say more.
But in his heart, he had already imagined all kinds of things about his Hall Master. He even thought that the Hall Master must have been saved by a fox spirit, but the fox spirit sucked away his essence. How pitiful! But it seemed... quite enjoyable!
"Get those thoughts out of your head." Yu Chi Feng naturally knew the unreliable fantasies in his subordinate's mind and gave him a cold glance.
"Yes, sir!"
"The people of the North Dragon Hall don't know about your actions today, right?" Yu Chi Feng sat back in the chair, picked up the teapot and poured two cups of tea, and handed one of them to Qi Cheng.
"Don't worry, Hall Master. No one noticed me. I'm almost a figurehead." Qi Cheng patted his chest and spoke proudly, but after saying the last sentence, he became dejected again.
"Oh?" Yu Chi Feng took a sip of the tea, put the cup down, leaned back in the chair, and assumed the posture of a Hall Master, asking, "It's still early today. Tell me in detail. After I left the North Dragon Hall, what happened? What about the brothers who fought against the Evil Cult with me?"
"Well..." Hearing this, Qi Cheng's mood became even more depressed, but he still told Yu Chi Feng what happened in the North Dragon Hall.
In order not to expose the team, Yu Chi Feng divided the large group into five teams back then.
Among them, the team led by Yu Chi Feng and confronted Liu Du City and the Evil Cult. None of the North Dragon Hall members in this team returned.
"Sure enough..." Although Yu Chi Feng was already mentally prepared, when he heard the definite news, he still felt unwilling and regretful.
"What exactly happened, Hall Master!"
"I can't say it now." Yu Chi Feng gritted his teeth in hatred. "Continue. Besides the people of our North Dragon Hall, there were also the people of the Cold Dragon Hall. How are they?"
"Well, thirty percent of them died, and the rest escaped. They said they fled the battlefield. They were severely criticized by the Hall Master of the Cold Dragon Hall and were all confined. Although we were dissatisfied, we had nothing to say."
Yu Chi Feng stroked his chin and snorted coldly.
They are quite skilled at this self-directed and self-acted trick.
It is estimated that the thirty percent of the people in the Cold Dragon Hall were not killed by the Evil Cult but by the people of Liu Du City.
"And then, what happened in the North Dragon Hall?"
"Well... It's still that He Qi."
The entire team of the North Dragon Hall was wiped out, and the Hall Master was also among them. The people of the North Dragon Hall once risked their lives to go to the northwest, thinking that at least they should bring back the corpses. However, in the wilderness, the corpses had already become the food of wild beasts.
They only found some bones and clothing materials at the place of the battle, and they couldn't tell who they belonged to. Helplessly, they could only build graves and bury them.
The people of the North Dragon Hall didn't want to believe that the Hall Master died like this, but they couldn't find Yu Chi Feng's corpse. And the people of the Cold Dragon Hall said that they witnessed Yu Chi Feng's death. They could only accept it.
But the people of the North Dragon Hall were used to Yu Chi Feng's leadership and didn't want to elect a new Hall Master. They could only be managed by He Qi and Qi Cheng on behalf of the Hall Master.
And the changes also began at this time.
He Qi somehow got in touch with the people of the Cold Dragon Hall and recruited a group of subordinates to listen to the Hall Master of the Cold Dragon Hall together.
At the same time, the people of the Cold Dragon Hall spread the news that Yu Chi Feng was dead in Beiji City, causing panic among the people inside and outside the city. The people inside and outside the city were afraid of losing Yu Chi Feng's protection and becoming the next victims of the Evil Cult.
The voices of the common people are always the loudest.
At this time, the people of the Cold Dragon Hall and He Qi stood up and stated that although the former Hall Master of the North Dragon Hall had died, in the future, the Hall Master of the Cold Dragon Hall would lead the North Dragon Hall to protect Liu Du City together.
The reputation of the Hall Master of the Cold Dragon Hall reached its peak at that time. The common people didn't understand the infighting within the Evil-Suppression Society. They only knew that the legendary hero could protect them, and they naturally welcomed the new hero to protect them.
In this way, even if the people of the North Dragon Hall were dissatisfied, they could only watch as the Hall Master of the Cold Dragon Hall was pushed to the top.
However, in fact, it is still the people of the North Dragon Hall who are protecting Beiji City.
"Oh, that woman is quite smart."
"Well... We can't control what those common people are thinking. They only care about the person with the highest reputation and completely ignore us, the brothers of the North Dragon Hall." Qi Cheng's tone was dejected. He sighed deeply and continued, "Although I also agree with the Hall Master's approach that there is no need to deliberately enhance one's reputation, at present, we are indeed also affected by reputation."
"Those illusory things will not last forever." Yu Chi Feng sneered. "What is the situation now?"
"Well... He Qi, he's dead..."
Upon hearing this, Yu Chi Feng paused.
Yes, He Qi was killed by him and Qin Qi Zhao together.
Although the final sword was thrust by Qin Qi Zhao, he couldn't deny that he was an accomplice. Even if He Qi did something wrong, he was once his subordinate...
"He Qi is dead, but we don't know who killed him." Qi Cheng continued, although there was some helplessness in his tone, there was no hatred. "We know that he might have done something wrong. During that time, he was mysterious and had a lot of contact with the Cold Dragon Hall. But since he's dead, we can't investigate what he exactly did."
Yu Chi Feng thought of Qin Qi Zhao and Qin Qi Mu and sighed deeply again.
"What did the people of the Cold Dragon Hall say?"
"They said that he was killed by the people of Liu Du City. But they neither saw it nor had evidence. Who knows if they killed He Qi to silence him." Qi Cheng muttered.
"..."
It was indeed the people of Liu Du City who killed him. Yu Chi Feng thought to himself.
"Will He Qi's death affect the North Dragon Hall?"
"Of course. Once He Qi is dead, the ones who benefit are naturally the Cold Dragon Hall. They can more blatantly take over the North Dragon Hall. Currently, in the North Dragon Hall, except for half of the brothers who follow me, the others are almost becoming the subordinates of the Cold Dragon Hall!" Qi Cheng became angry again as he mentioned this matter and slapped the table hard. "Hall Master! When will you come back! The North Dragon Hall can't do without you!"
Yu Chi Feng supported his head with one hand, sneered, and said in a deep voice, "It makes no difference who sits in the position of the Hall Master of the North Dragon Hall. But within the Evil-Suppression Society, it's time for a thorough rectification..."
"Is the Hall Master finally coming back, Hall Master!" Hearing this, Qi Cheng's eyes lit up again, and his mood changed rapidly.
"I..."
Yu Chi Feng paused. He still couldn't choose between Liu Du City and the North Dragon Hall.
Perhaps as Feng Ting Liu said, his kindness has always been useless.
Are the common people who only believe in reputation really worth protecting when he comes back? Are the compatriots who have betrayed their original beliefs and sided with others really worth leading when he comes back?
But what Yu Chi Feng couldn't let go of were always the original rivers and lakes and those brothers.
"It's not the time yet." Yu Chi Feng's tone was heavy, and he lowered his eyes. "But Qi Cheng, I won't live forever. The North Dragon Hall can't continue like this."
"Hall Master..." Qi Cheng looked at Yu Chi Feng, and his heart also felt uncomfortable. He suddenly realized that he and the people of the North Dragon Hall were too dependent on Yu Chi Feng. "I know, Hall Master. You did too well before. Everyone... is too dependent on you. Without you, they don't know what is right and what is wrong. The common people in Beiji City are also too protected by you..."
Yu Chi Feng turned his head, looked out at the lively street through the window that was slightly open, and his heart also felt uncomfortable.
"Did too well..." Yu Chi Feng muttered to himself and actually fell into confusion.
"Ah ah ah! Hall Master! I didn't mean to blame you! What I mean is, what I mean is..." Seeing Yu Chi Feng like this, Qi Cheng panicked and almost wanted to draw his sword and commit suicide to apologize.
"I know." Yu Chi Feng raised his hand to stop his wild thoughts. "You're right, and I don't blame you."
"Then... What should we do now..."
Yu Chi Feng thought for a while.
When he saw Qi Cheng earlier, he hadn't recovered his memory and didn't dare to trust him. Now, he can tell him more to make preparations.
"Continue to hide the fact that I'm alive and recruit subordinates. Try to bring back as many as possible."
"Okay!"
"Also, I suspect that the Cold Dragon Hall is colluding with the Evil Cult."
"What! " Qi Cheng's eyes widened in horror, showing an expression of disbelief. "Hall Master! You can't say that casually!"
"I'm quite certain about this point. What you need to do is try to collect evidence. But don't put yourself in danger."
"Okay! I understand! Then, Hall Master, when will you come back? Was the fox spirit really beautiful? Even you couldn't resist the beauty?"
"..."
In the end, Qi Cheng was kicked out of the room by Yu Chi Feng.