When Lin Yun and Nangong Wan returned to their cave abode, Xin Ruoyin was already waiting there. Only after seeing that they were unharmed did she breathe a sigh of relief. "Brother Lin, Sister Nangong, you're both all right! Thank goodness!"
Lin Yun smiled. "Of course we are."
Nangong Wan smiled and nodded as well.
Seeing their expressions, Xin Ruoyin knew nothing serious had happened. "In that case, Brother Lin, Sister Nangong, I'll head back first."
With that, she hurried away.
From the look of her, she seemed to have made considerable progress in deciphering the Coordinate Runes of the Ancient Teleportation Formation.
Lin Yun and Nangong Wan exchanged a smile and were about to return to their respective tasks.
Just then, the smile on Lin Yun's face suddenly froze. Noticing this, Nangong Wan asked, "Hmm? What is it? Has something else happened?"
Lin Yun chuckled and shook his head. "I merely sensed something. That Elder Chen has made his move, that's all."
Nangong Wan's brows knitted. "Then what should we do?"
"It's fine. As long as he believes our combined strength can contend with a Nascent Soul cultivator, the Fengle Merchant Alliance won't resort to force. At most, they'll trip us up in secret. Let him try. I still have a few tricks I haven't used." Lin Yun spoke with a faint, enigmatic smile.
The sliver of Heart Demon he had planted in Elder Chen's heart lay constantly in wait. The moment a crack appeared in Elder Chen's mind, it would strike. When that happened, Elder Chen would have no time to trouble Lin Yun.
Several days later.
Numerous Sound Transmission Talismans appeared outside the cave abode.
At first, Lin Yun paid them no heed and did not even bother dealing with them. Only when more and more talismans