Twenty-five days later, a voice transmission sounded from the third-floor room where Qin Fengming was staying. The person transmitting was Shi Tianbi, the person in charge of the Linghan Merchant Alliance in Jingqing Valley Market.
"Fellow Daoist Qin, please lift the restrictions. I have something to discuss with you."
Qin Fengming put away the scroll in his hand and waved to activate a restriction token. Shi Tianbi then appeared inside the room.
Shi Tianbi had said before that they would need to wait one or two months before setting out for Wanhui City with a Spirit Severing cultivator from the Linghan Merchant Alliance. Yet barely twenty days had passed, and she had come here. Qin Fengming had no idea what she intended.
"Fellow Daoist Qin, I am truly sorry. I originally told you that we would be able to set out in just two months, but this matter will have to be delayed a little longer." As soon as she entered the room, the female cultivator spoke with an embarrassed expression.
Hearing this, Qin Fengming was slightly surprised and asked directly, "May I ask how long it will be delayed?"
"We may have to wait another year or two before we can set out." The female cultivator spoke apologetically, her face filled with embarrassment.
"What? It will take that long? Could it be that Fellow Daoist Lin cannot come?"
Qin Fengming knew nothing about the affairs of the Linghan Merchant Alliance, but hearing that he would have to remain here for another year or two was still very difficult for him to accept. Looking at the woman before him, a trace of displeasure entered his voice.
"I am truly sorry. When Senior Brother Lin was coming to Jingqing Valley Market, he was intercepted by a group of bandits. Those bandits