Chapter 309: People Gone, Building Empty
After a satisfying meal, Lin Yun bid everyone farewell and returned home with Lu Bingning and Lan Xi. Zhang Jingxiang hadn’t rested during his absence and was sitting in the main hall waiting for him.
After years of separation, Zhang Jingxiang doted on Lin Yun completely. She was terrified of losing him again—this was, quite simply, a mother’s love for her son.
Zhang Jingxiang finally relaxed upon seeing the three of them return and immediately began showering Lin Yun with concerned questions. Although she was being a bit fussy, Lin Yun answered patiently, a warmth spreading through his chest.
He asked Zhang Jingxiang about Luo Feng and learned he still hadn’t come back. It looked like Lu Bingning and Lan Xi’s teachers’ fate was sealed. After bidding his mother farewell, the three of them returned to their rooms to cultivate.
Upon entering his room, Lin Yun didn’t immediately begin to cultivate. He was pondering the matter of Qing Zhu. The issue with the Royal Family was now resolved, but he still remembered the four Ghost-faced Masked Men he encountered when leaving the Mysterious Forest.
Although they hadn’t said they were connected to Qing Zhu, Lin Yun refused to believe it was a mere coincidence. They knew far too much about him. In his heart, he was certain this incident was inextricably linked to Qing Zhu.
’I’ll go check out Qing Zhu Tavern tomorrow,’ he muttered to himself. Lin Yun was determined to get to the bottom of this. He also needed to figure out the purpose of the fragment he had obtained in the Mysterious Forest and why the four Ghost-faced Masked Men had been so desperate to get it. These were all questions that needed answers.
With that in mind, Lin Yun decided to pay a visit to the Qing Zhu Tavern the next day.
After a night of cultivation, Lin Yun felt refreshed and clear-headed. He had breakfast and left early the next morning. Today, he didn’t bring Lu Bingning and Lan Xi, taking only Little Ape with him.
He made his way to the entrance of the Qing Zhu Tavern, which looked exactly the same as before, completely unchanged. Since it was still early, the tavern was practically empty.