The Main Hall.
Lin Sheng made his way through it. Even now, few Official Students could be seen inside, and it was even quieter than a month ago.
The remaining Official Students were either injured or hanging their heads in dejection.
Although they still greeted Lin Sheng politely when they saw him, an air of despondency was impossible to hide.
At the sight, Lin Sheng frowned slightly and headed straight for the Study, only to find that Yue Hongya was not there when he reached the door.
Not only Yue Hongya, but Second Senior Brother Jelas and Third Senior Brother Meng Cheng were also absent from the hall.
His brows knitted. Vaguely sensing something wrong, he immediately headed toward the martial hall's training room, intending to find a student to ask.
Before he reached the training room, he spotted a familiar tall, thin figure.
"Junior Brother Ding."
He waved and called out to the figure.
"Senior Brother Li Wei! You're out of seclusion?!"
The tall, thin figure turned to look. It was Ding Le.
Seeing Lin Sheng, he froze briefly, then quickly recovered and hurried over.
"After a month in seclusion, your cultivation must have improved quite a bit, Senior Brother."
Ding Le looked Lin Sheng up and down and asked with a slight smile.
"It went fairly well."
Lin Sheng nodded.
"Senior Disciple Sister and the others are all absent. Has something happened to the martial hall lately?"
He asked bluntly.
"Uh... Senior Disciple Sister, Second Senior Brother, and the others have all gone to oversee our properties inside and outside the city."
Hearing Lin Sheng's question, Ding Le nodded and sighed softly.
"Recently, the martial hall's trade with the large gathering places outside the city has suffered repeated attacks, causing considerable losses. Although trade has already been suspended,