TFHS: Chapter 111

Cheng Miao fled in the opposite direction of the others. He ran deeper and got lost in a panic while the others ran out of the mountains.

At that time, they found that there was no sign of Cheng Miao around them and some people panicked.

In particular, the people of the Cheng family. Even if they were jealous of Cheng Miao, they knew that once Cheng Miao had an accident, the Cheng family would have to face the anger of his grandfather. Therefore, they immediately contacted the Cheng family and went into the mountain to search for and rescue Cheng Miao.

The movement they made wasn’t small. It happened that there were people from the Golden Eagle mercenary group nearby. This was good news. The grandson of their captain had an accident and they immediately reported it.

Shi Yan immediately rushed over when he heard the news and immediately inquired about his grandson’s disappearance. His face was extremely ugly. Those questioned by him almost fell down from the aura he released.

If it wasn’t for rushing into the mountain to find his grandson’s traces, Shi Yan would’ve killed the culprit of the incident, Zheng Qianshu, the ger of the Zheng family, to death on the spot. He also wouldn’t have let Lu Rong go.

As his grandson’s fiance, he didn’t take care of his grandson but escorted others out of the mountains.

Shi Yan not only personally went into the mountains to search, but he also mobilized all his connections, promised favors, and asked various mercenary groups doing tasks in the Nandou Mountains to help find the traces of his grandson.

Shi Yan personally went to the place where his grandson had an accident and searched several times, but it was useless. Then he received a message.

A small mercenary group claimed to have found traces of Cheng Miao near the valley where the seven-leaf insect flower plants appeared. Those who received the news didn’t dare to confirm whether it was true or not, so they reported it to their captain first.

Previously when Shi Yan and the Golden Eagle mercenary group sent people into the mountain to search for and rescue Cheng Miao, none of the people who entered the mountain with Cheng Miao could leave. This was Shi Yan’s order before entering the mountain. Even the family behind them didn’t dare to take the people away.

There had been no good news coming out. The more people thought about it, the more scared they became. They hugged themselves.

“What should we do? What do you think we should do? I told you not to provoke the silver-haired wolf. If you want the wolf cub, you can send a task to a mercenary group, but you just have to do it yourself. If something happens to Cheng Miao, Mr Shi will never let us go.”

Both Lu Rong and Zheng Qianshu looked very ugly. At this time, Zheng Qianshu wasn’t as domineering as usual because he had already suffered at Shi Yan’s hands.

After Shi Yan knew that his grandson’s accident was related to Zheng Qianshu, he had knocked Zheng Qianshu down with a breath, causing him to vomit on the spot.

Zheng Qianshu withered at that time, and the Zheng family didn’t condemn the Golden Eagle mercenary group due to this incident.

Zheng Qianshu gritted his teeth in an unconvinced manner. “What does it have to do with me? Did I want to cause trouble? Wasn’t the appearance of the wolf king an accident? You agreed at the time. Now you think you will be fine if you put the blame on me alone?”

“Cousin,” a weak looking woman beside Lu Rong said with red eyes. “How can the Golden Eagle mercenary group be so domineering? Cousin, why don’t I beg them? It was me who dragged my cousin down.”

Lu Rong saw that she was taking the responsibility, and his voice softened. “It has nothing to do with you. Grandpa Shi was just in a hurry. Let’s wait. I’m also worried about Miao Miao’s safety. I don’t want to leave even if I can.”

Zheng Qianshu glared at his cousin angrily. Seeing this, his cousin subconsciously hid behind Lu Rong, and Zheng Qianshu became even angrier.

Two days had passed. In fact, all of them had no expectations about Cheng Miao’s survival.

Even if Mr Shi gave Cheng Miao more protective items, all these things would be consumed after a long time.

Cheng Miao’s strength was so weak, and he didn’t have much combat power. The result could be imagined if he was in the mountains full of wild beasts.

They shuddered at the thought of facing Mr Shi’s monstrous anger if no traces of Cheng Miao were found.

No one underestimated the importance Mr Shi attached to his only grandson.

Lu Rong also blamed himself in his heart. If he hadn’t brought Cheng Miao into the Nandou Mountains or if he had taken care of Cheng Miao at the most critical moment, he wouldn’t have put Cheng Miao in danger, and his life or death wouldn’t be unknown.

At this time, someone came with news. “Someone has found traces of our young master. You had better pray that the captain can bring the young master out smoothly or you people won’t be able to walk around.”

The man said these words and turned to leave. He didn’t see that one person in the group was stunned for a moment. Surprise flashed in the person’s eyes. How was this possible?

However, some people showed joy and sighed with relief. News had come out, indicating that Cheng Miao might really be alive.

Even Lu Rong looked happy. If it wasn’t for his strength not being high enough, he would’ve wanted to go into the mountain range with the people of the Golden Eagle mercenary group to find the person.

No matter whether it was true or not, Shi Yan set off to the valley where the strange plant had appeared. He also still arranged for others to continue searching the mountains. The bounty he released wasn’t paused.

The head of the Cheng family also sighed with relief after getting the news. Cheng Miao’s father took the Cheng family into the mountains to search, so the head of the Cheng family asked people to send the news over. Cheng Miao’s stepmother, Mrs Zheng, stayed at home and was in a much more complicated mood.

Her children gathered around her and murmured in a low voice, “His luck is so good that he is still alive?”

Mrs Zheng thought that Cheng Miao was an eyesore. His children would always be inferior to him as long as he was around.

But even if she was from the Zheng family, she was a member of the side branch of the Zheng family while Cheng Miao’s grandfather was a strong man in the late stage of the essence dan realm.

Facing Cheng Miao, she could only be a kind stepmother.

Cheng Miao was trapped deep in the Nandou Mountains. For a moment, she hoped that Cheng Miao would die there. However, her sense of reason told her that if something happened to Cheng Miao, the old man would definitely turn his anger on the Cheng family. Her man would never end up in a good situation.

Mrs Zheng hid her complicated feelings and persuaded her children. “Don’t talk about your older brother like that. It is good for everyone if your older brother is alive.”

But her children were still young and didn’t understand her thoughts. In particular, her youngest son stomped his feet and said, “I hate him. It is good if he dies.”

Mrs Zheng quickly covered her youngest son’s mouth. Her youngest son would be in a bad situation if these words reached the old man’s ears at this juncture.

One day later, Feng Ming’s group met more and more cultivators. They got more news about the valley and also heard about the Golden Eagle mercenary group’s search for people.

Cultivator Zhong was a bold person and had a wide range of friends. Many cultivators that he met took the initiative to share information with him.

“Old Zheng, why are you going to that valley? Do you also want to grab the strange plant?”

Cultivator Zhong waved his hand. “What am I trying to grab with my strength? Isn’t it said that the powerhouses in the essence dan realm have gone there? If I participate like this, I will just be cannon fodder and will be killed in the first round.”

“Haha, that’s reasonable. But now you don’t have the chance even if you want to be cannon fodder.”

“How so? Could it be that the powerhouses blocked the way into the valley? They don’t let us small teams in?”

“Look, you guessed it as soon as I said it. So we can only look outside the valley if we go there. Maybe we can find the chance to pick up a bargain.”

“You know about what happened with the Golden Eagle mercenary group, right? Now they are looking for the captain’s grandson all over the mountains. Captain Shi had promised a favor. Unfortunately, we weren’t so lucky. How can the traces of Young Master Cheng be easy to find? However, some people said that his traces have been found in the valley. I don’t know if it is true or not. We can take a look when we go over.”

“Yes, yes. I heard that Captain Shi rushed there personally. Those forces blocking the road can stop a small team like ours, but they can’t stop Captain Shi. I don’t know if there will be any conflicts.”

“I’m afraid that those forces don’t believe that Captain Shi is really looking for his grandson. How can the Golden Eagle mercenary group be in the mood to participate in the fight for the strange plant at this time? If he can’t find someone, he won’t be in the mood to get involved even if the legacy palace of the Netherworld Valley is opened.”

“Is it so serious?”

Cheng Miao was originally worried that someone would recognize him, but he met nearly a hundred cultivators, and no one even looked at him.

He became more and more reassured. Once someone said that his grandfather had gone to the other side of the valley, Cheng Miao became excited.

Feng Ming was also surprised when he heard this, and he asked Bai Qiaomo, “Can they do this? Block all the paths into the valley?”

Bai Qiaomo wasn’t surprised by all of this. “Of course, it is enough to be strong. If there is a wild secret realm, it will often be divided by several big forces. There are very few opportunities for middle and low-level cultivators to enter.”

“It is really overbearing. It seems that we can only watch the excitement from outside. We can’t get involved even if we want to.”

Feng Ming’s words made Bai Qiaomo laugh. “This blockade won’t be effective if you are strong enough. There will definitely be no way to stop the Golden Eagle mercenary group.”

Feng Ming nodded. “However, this will lead to a vicious cycle. It is just like the rich get richer, and the poor get poorer.”

After driving for a while, they finally reached the outside of the valley where hundreds of cultivators were gathered.

On the road leading to the valley, Feng Ming saw a dozen cultivators holding weapons and guarding there with arrogant expressions.

Some cultivators who came to inquire were scolded and left. The cultivators who inquired could only hold back their anger and leave.

Feng Ming and Bai Qiaomo weren’t familiar with the big forces here. It was only due to their relationship with Cheng Miao that they knew about the Golden Eagle mercenary group, the Lu family, and the Zheng family in Pingwang City.

Looking at Feng Ming’s eager eyes, Cultivator Zhong took the initiative to introduce him. “Do you see over there? Those dozen cultivators belong to four forces. One of them is the City Lord’s Mansion of Pingwang City, and the other is from the Pan family, the number one family of Pingwang City. For the other two parties, one group are disciples of the Qianyang Sect, and the other are members of the Nie family of another city.”

Feng Ming was surprised. “The Lu family and Zheng family aren’t ranked?”

Cultivator Zhong smiled and said, “Even though our Pingwang City isn’t very high-level, the forces here are more complicated than other places. The reason why the Pan family is powerful is because the Pan family is backed by another county. The big aristocratic families in the city and the Nie family are in a similar situation.”

“These parties should’ve sent out essence dan realm experts. It seems they are determined to win the legacy palace in the Netherworld Valley. I don’t know who can be the biggest winner.”