The Surveillance Formation could not show him anyone, but from their voices alone, Chen Lin recognized one of the people entering the City Lord Manor's main hall as Tian Haifu!
He was actually still alive and had found his way back here. Chen Lin was overjoyed.
"Come on, let's go take a look!"
Chen Lin called to Yun Xiumian, had her return to his sleeve, then activated the Teleportation Formation and left the secret immortal cave.
"Ah, Master, it really is you! It really is you, really..."
Seeing Chen Lin walk out from inside, Tian Haifu was so overcome with joy and emotion that he choked up.
After bringing his people into the city, he had first returned to the Chen Family Firm. Finding nothing there, he had gone straight to the City Lord Manor, never expecting to actually find Chen Lin.
Chen Lin looked him over with a smile, but that smile gradually faded.
Tian Haifu's bodily functions had deteriorated to their limit and seemed liable to cease at any moment. This was a sign that his lifespan had run out.
"Old Tian, you've grown old."
There was a touch of sadness in Chen Lin's voice.
Tian Haifu was one of the people he trusted most and had helped him greatly along the way. Though a servant, Chen Lin regarded him as an old friend. He had never expected to find him already in his twilight years, his life a candle flickering in the wind.
"Haha."
Tian Haifu, however, took it in stride. He laughed heartily, wiped the tears from his eyes, and said happily, "If not for you, Master, I would have died a hundred years ago. Living over a century longer was already a blessing from heaven. And now, seeing you safe and sound before I die,