For the next three months, Hua Yunfei and the others never set foot outside Woliang City, moving only within its walls.
Hua Yunfei naturally sensed the spies constantly lurking nearby. They included not only people from the Mars Merchant Association, but also experts from the smaller merchant associations that had helped destroy the Giant Cloud Merchant Association.
These smaller associations had naturally received word from the Mars Merchant Association that the daughter of the Giant Cloud Merchant Association's president had returned. They immediately grew wary, terrified that the Giant Cloud Merchant Association would rise from the ashes.
The various associations had suffered under the Giant Cloud Merchant Association for far too long. None wanted to see it make a comeback.
To prevent that from happening, they once again joined forces in an unspoken understanding, waiting for a chance to kill Luo Wan.
Hua Yunfei and the others gathered in a hotel room.
"Senior Nian Chuan still hasn't returned." Yuan Shen looked out the window. "Could something have happened to him?"
"Judging by the time, he really should have been back long ago..."
Hua Yunfei was puzzled as well. Nian Chuan knew where his benefactor was, so three months should have been enough for him to finish his business and return. Had something really gone wrong?
That day, deep within the Mars Merchant Association, the black-robed old man sought out Progenitor Li. "Those people have been hiding in Woliang City lately. Our people don't dare make a move."
Progenitor Li swirled the wineglass in his hand, a faint smile on his face.
"No matter. They can hide for a while, but can they hide forever? This won't save them."
A vicious gleam flashed in the black-robed old man's eyes. "I suspect they're stalling for time, waiting for that fourth-step expert who