The True Martial Platform, Council Hall.
Though night lay deep, the hall was brightly lit. Even so, the light could not dispel its oppressive atmosphere.
Zhao Gongnian had sat in the hall all day. His tea had been replaced again and again, but he had not touched a drop.
The members of the Yellow Martial Sect beside him looked just as anxious, unable to sit still.
"Master Zhou, it's been five days!"
Zhao Gongnian finally rose, unable to contain the urgency in his voice.
"Where could Li Fenghua possibly have gone?"
Zhou Yunhe sat in the seat of honor, his expression grim. He did not know how to explain. It was not yet convenient to tell Zhao Gongnian and the others about the Divine Domain.
The True Martial Platform had been sending out more people to search for Li Yun these past few days, but there had been no news.
"Sect Master Zhao, don't worry. The Inspector is investigating this personally too. Rest assured... he'll be all right!"
"Rest assured?"
"Master Zhou, how am I supposed to do that?"
"A mysterious force is plainly targeting Li Fenghua, and now he's vanished. If you were in my place, could you rest easy?"
Zhou Yunhe opened his mouth to answer, but hurried footsteps suddenly sounded outside the hall.
Qin Chuan stumbled in, his face flushed with excitement.
"Master! Li... Li Fenghua, Young Master Li, is back!"
"What?" Zhou Yunhe shot to his feet.
Zhao Gongnian rushed straight outside.
Beyond the hall, moonlight flowed like water.
A figure in azure descended from the night sky and landed steadily in the courtyard.
It was Li Yun!
His expression was calm, his breathing steady, as though he had merely gone for a stroll rather than disappeared for five days.
But what he carried in his