Unable to obtain any useful information, Song Wen left the shop, rose into the air, and departed the market town directly.
Before night fell, Song Wen went on to several somewhat larger nearby cities.
Yet after visiting four or five cities in succession, all the way until dusk descended, he still failed to find any further clues about Yan Yuyan.
It was as though Yan Yuyan had suddenly vanished from the Northern Region of Yujiang Province.
"Where exactly did she go?"
"Did she suffer some misfortune and perish, or was she forced to flee elsewhere because of something?"
"Right, Rong Shao..."
Song Wen suddenly recalled that, when Rong Shao had parted ways with him years ago, he had said that he would look after Yan Yuyan.
"Could Rong Shao have taken her away?"
Song Wen shook his head, casting aside the jumbled thoughts.
Unable to find Yan Yuyan for the time being, he began to hesitate. He was no longer as resolute as before about having Yan Yuyan descend to the lower realm; instead, he considered finding someone else to descend.
After all, he had now lost every clue concerning Yan Yuyan and did not even know whether she was alive or dead. Searching for her would be like fishing for a needle in the sea—who knew whether he would find her before monkeys grew old?
Zhou Siyi did not have much time to wait slowly.
After some brief consideration, Song Wen decided:
He would proceed on two fronts: searching for Yan Yuyan's whereabouts while also seeking another suitable person to descend to the lower realm.
The next day.
Song Wen arrived at Heavenly Mountain City, the largest city within a radius of a hundred million li.
This was not his first time in this city.
Back then, in order