The Sudden Incident in Dubian Town

It wasn't until later that Ma Feifei understood why Yun Qingyang kept finding doctors to treat him. It turned out that the root of the problem was that someone had spread the rumor that he was not getting married because he had a chronic illness.

Of course, it is unknown where this news first came from, but Ma Feifei is almost certain that no one other than the Bookstore's own employees would spread rumors.

"When I find the person who spread the rumors, I'll make sure he lives a lonely life," Ma Feifei thought to himself as he lay in his room.

Although the imperial examination has ended, Ma Feifei and his group have not yet returned to Dubian Town. Empress Gongsun Qiong has arranged a large mansion for them in the inner city, where all the staff who came with them and the Book-holding woman live.

There were reasons for not going back. First, the Mysterious Bookstore was currently on holiday, and the reopening date for next year was still undecided. Ma Feifei wanted to take advantage of this time to travel around and see the beautiful landscapes of the Azure Dragon Continent. Staying cooped up in the small Mysterious Bookstore every day for a while was getting a bit stifling.

Secondly, as one of the Book Slave, the former Saint Chu Feng Yiming was almost at the capital. Ma Feifei planned to wait for Feng Yiming in the capital and then help him remove the books from his back.

Because of the books he carries, even though the Great Dao of the Azure Dragon Continent has been completed, Feng Yiming cannot enter the Immortal Realm. All his cultivation power comes from the yellow books on his back, and his cultivation level is completely sealed. Therefore, if he does not remove the books from his back, Feng Yiming will never be able to enter the Immortal Realm.

Of course, there's an even more important reason: the Bookstore is currently undergoing upgrades, so we can't open it back home. Instead of sitting on a small stool outside the Bookstore waiting, we might as well stay in Beijing for a couple more days.

"Speaking of Feng Yiming is quite lucky. I just wonder if he will choose to stay in the Chu Kingdom and protect Chu Kingdom after reaching the Immortal Realm," Ma Feifei said, stroking his chin.

Feng Yiming was merely Book Slave, not Bookstore employee. The system's anniversary celebration rewards for employees did not include either Feng Yiming or Li Bieli, these two Book Slave.

Therefore, once Ma Feifei helps him remove the books from his back, Feng Yiming and the Mysterious Bookstore will no longer have any connection.

Although Ma Feifei had the ability to keep Feng Yiming, he wouldn't do so, because the Mysterious Bookstore lacked nothing, including cultivators at the Immortal Realm. Why keep him?

"Forget it, who cares? Anyway, the current situation is different from the original history. No one knows what the fate of the five countries will be in the end. Let it be." Ma Feifei shook his head, clearing his mind of those distracting thoughts.

"Hmm..." Ma Feifei glanced at the door, which he had instinctively bolted shut, making it safe.

Ma Feifei spread his palm upwards, and with a flick of his spatial ring, a white paper appeared in Ma Feifei hand.

"It's been so long since I've had a chance to spar with Teacher Bai, I really miss it!" Ma Feifei happily lay on the bed, holding a book and starting to read.

"Bang bang bang"

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.

"Yikes!" Ma Feifei jumped, nearly dropping the book.

"Shopkeeper, shopkeeper!" Zhang Caicai's voice came from outside, sounding rather urgent. Seeing that Ma Feifei didn't respond, Zhang Caicai continued to knock on the door, calling out, "Shopkeeper, I know you're inside, come out quickly, something terrible has happened!"

"Crunch"

Ma Feifei opened the door and stared at Zhang Caicai with a gloomy expression, which startled Zhang Caicai so much that she jumped back a step.

"Tell me what you call a big deal. If it doesn't satisfy me, I'll personally cook a pot of seaweed and egg drop soup today!"

"Huh?" Zhang Caicai was still unaware of what she had done to offend Ma Feifei. Seeing Ma Feifei's expression, she was terrified and said in a trembling voice, "Um, news came from Dubian Town that the two authors have somehow fled the Mysterious Bookstore and are now missing."

"Huh?" Ma Feifei was startled and asked with a frown, "Where's the monkey?"

"Brother Monkey has also disappeared without a trace," Zhang Caicai replied softly.

"Disappeared without a trace?" Ma Feifei was full of doubt. He glanced at Zhang Caicai and then closed the door.

"Smack!"

Zhang Caicai looked at the closed door again, unable to guess Ma Feifei's meaning for a moment, so she could only stand at the door and wait.

Inside the room, Ma Feifei sat in a chair, but his consciousness had already entered the system to inquire about the situation at the Bookstore.

"The system is only responsible for things related to the Mysterious Bookstore. The system detected that the Mysterious Bookstore was not damaged by any external force during this period, so it cannot find out what happened. The host can start looking in other directions." The system's answer made Ma Feifei feel even more depressed.

Surprisingly, the system could not detect anything that happened between the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey and Zhang Ke in the Mysterious Bookstore during this period. Moreover, judging from the system's message, it seemed that the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey had not clashed with them during this time.

It should be noted that the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey's cultivation has already reached the Immortal Realm. Even if Zhang Ke and the others' cultivation is broken through, according to the laws of the Azure Dragon Continent, they would only have the cultivation of the First-Grade Immortal Realm, and would not be able to inflict a fatal blow on the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey.

"What about the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey? He's a Bookstore employee. As the owner, I have the right to know his whereabouts and situation, right?" Ma Feifei thought that he could perhaps find out what happened indirectly by knowing the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey's identity.

"The Sky-reaching Ape Monkey is currently safe and is located on the Book Battle Continent." This time, the system did not refuse, but the answer it gave was enough to make Ma Feifei's jaw drop.

How did it end up on the Book Battle Continent?

"Could they have taken them there?" Ma Feifei frowned and thought. If that were the case, it would mean that Xun Ling and Zhang Ke had successfully left the Azure Dragon Continent and returned to the Book Battle Continent.

In that case...

"This is troublesome. The Sky-reaching Ape Monkey has bullied Zhang Ke a lot in the past. Now that he's been kidnapped to the Book Battle Continent, he'll probably be tortured a lot." Ma Feifei actually started to worry about the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey.

However, Ma Feifei immediately thought of a very serious matter: Zhang Ke and Xun Ling had returned to the Book Battle Continent. Would they, as they had previously stated, tell that Yong'an Prefecture Lord about the Mysterious Bookstore?

Even if they don't tell you, Zhang Ke and Xun Ling might find a way to unite with other authors on the Book Battle Continent to come to the Azure Dragon Continent!

Moreover, those authors were all incredibly powerful, and the cultivators on the Azure Dragon Continent who had just entered the Immortal Realm were simply no match for them.

"Oh no, oh no, I have to get back right away." Ma Feifei jumped up and walked outside. The capital was not safe. He had to get back to the Mysterious Bookstore as soon as possible. Otherwise, if the other party came back, Ma Feifei would not even have the ability to fight back.

"Crunch"

The door opened, and Zhang Caicai looked up, exclaiming in surprise, "Shopkeeper!"

"Forget about the shopkeeper, hurry up and tell everyone to pack their things immediately. We're heading back to Dubian Town in half an hour." Ma Feifei had no time to pay attention to Zhang Caicai and urged her on.

"Oh!" Seeing Ma Feifei's serious expression, Zhang Caicai didn't dare to be mischievous and ran outside immediately.

Watching Zhang Caicai's retreating figure, Ma Feifei thought for a moment, then ran outside as well.