102: Manhunt

He hadn't expected this Golden Core cultivator to be from the Twelve Merchant Associations. He hadn't seen this person at the auction back then. Lin Feng was secretly surprised that someone from the Twelve Merchant Associations, and a Golden Core cultivator at that, would appear here.

The Twelve Merchant Associations held an extremely high status in these nearby cities, and the power behind them was even more unfathomable. The appearance of Vice President Zhang Baiming here might bring a glimmer of hope to Silver Sparrow City.

After Zhang Baiming finished speaking, he turned and flew towards City Lord Liu Tianfeng. Lin Feng and the others watched his departing figure, thinking that with the addition of this Golden Core cultivator, Silver Sparrow City might be able to withstand the Yao Beast attack.

However, Lin Feng also knew this was only temporary. The Yao Beasts were vast in number, powerful, and there were also high-level Yao Beasts manipulating them from behind. They had to be fully prepared to face the upcoming battle.

He looked at the Cultivators around him and saw that they all had solemn expressions. Lin Feng knew that everyone understood the gravity of this battle. He took a deep breath and said, "Everyone, don't lose heart. With the addition of this Golden Core cultivator, we might have a chance to defeat these Yao Beasts. However, we must also prepare for the worst. If the city wall falls, we must evacuate as quickly as possible and preserve our strength."

The Cultivators nodded in agreement. They knew that Lin Feng was speaking the truth. In the Cultivation World, strength was the most important thing. Only by preserving their strength could they achieve victory in future battles.

Just then, a roar echoed from outside the city wall again. Lin Feng and the others looked over, only to see more Yao Beasts surging from all directions. They knew that a new battle was about to begin.

Lin Feng gripped the Magical Artifact in his hand, ready to face the new battle. This battle not only concerned the safety of Silver Sparrow City but also the life and death of every single one of them. He had to go all out to protect himself and those around him.

As the Yao Beasts continuously attacked, the battle on the city wall erupted once more. Lin Feng and the others fought desperately, repelling the Yao Beasts one by one. However, there were simply too many Yao Beasts, and they gradually felt overwhelmed.

Just then, Zhang Baiming and Liu Tianfeng flew out from inside the city, followed by several Foundation Establishment cultivators. Lin Feng's heart leaped with joy when he saw this. He knew that with the addition of these people, their chances of victory had increased by a few points.

Zhang Baiming and Liu Tianfeng arrived on the city wall, looking at the Yao Beasts with a hint of coldness in their eyes. At this moment, these two, with the powerful strength of Golden Core cultivators, broke through the attacking Yao Beasts and found the third-tier Yao Beast that had just been fighting Zhang Baiming.

The two parties did not engage in battle in the sky but seemed to be discussing something. Not long after, the two Golden Core Ancestors returned, their faces looking grim.

The two of them returned to the city wall, leaving a portion of people to guard it, and informed them that the Yao Beasts would not attack the city for now. They instructed most of the Foundation Establishment cultivators from this area to return to the City Lord's Mansion with them for a meeting, and this applied not only to their South City Wall but also to the Foundation Establishment cultivators from other parts of the city wall.

Lin Feng was very puzzled about what had happened!

With his doubts, he followed the crowd to the City Lord's Mansion. Upon entering the main hall, he saw Liu Tianfeng and Zhang Baiming sitting gravely at the head seats, while the other Foundation Establishment cultivators also took their places.

Liu Tianfeng spoke first: "Everyone, just now, Vice President Zhang and I negotiated with that third-tier Yao Beast and learned a shocking piece of news. These Yao Beasts did not gather naturally but are being controlled by a third-tier Peak Realm Yao Beast."

"Who among you went into the Red Lotus Mountain Range and took the cub of the Qingyue Xuan Ying Tiger?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the hall erupted in an uproar. The Cultivators looked at each other, not knowing what had happened. Lin Feng's heart also jolted; he hadn't expected these Yao Beasts to be controlled by a third-tier Peak Realm Yao Beast. Moreover, this Yao Beast was actually looking for the person who took the cub of the Qingyue Xuan Ying Tiger from the Red Lotus Mountain Range.

Lin Feng secretly pondered; he had never been to the Red Lotus Mountain Range, nor had he ever taken any cub of the Qingyue Xuan Ying Tiger. However, he vaguely felt that this matter might be related to him.

At this moment, everyone began to discuss. Lin Feng then remembered that although he hadn't seen any Qingyue Xuan Ying Tiger when he went to the Red Lotus Mountain Range, that group of people from Qingfeng Stronghold had also gone, and he had also encountered a group of Yao Beasts. If it weren't for that group of Yao Beasts, he might have ended up fighting with the people from Qingfeng Stronghold.

Lin Feng then came up with a plan. In recent years, people from Qingfeng Stronghold had been inquiring about Wang Sicong's whereabouts in Silver Sparrow City, which was his pseudonym. Why not take this opportunity to strike at this group of people?

So, Lin Feng stood up and said, "Everyone, I have some news about Qingfeng Stronghold that might be related to this matter."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Lin Feng. Liu Tianfeng and Zhang Baiming also cast curious glances.

Lin Feng continued, "Two Seniors, everyone, I've recently heard that people from Qingfeng Stronghold have been searching for a Cultivator named Wang Sicong in the city, and there have always been quite a few of them. I wonder if it could be related to the people from Qingfeng Stronghold?"

Liu Tianfeng's brow furrowed slightly upon hearing this. He said, "Qingfeng Stronghold? They are just a disorganized mob. How could they have the ability to alarm a third-tier Peak Realm Yao Beast?"

Lin Feng shook his head and said, "I'm not sure either, but I always feel they are connected to this matter. Perhaps we can find some clues from them."

Zhang Baiming nodded and said, "Young Friend Lin makes sense. We can try to start with Qingfeng Stronghold to investigate this matter. However, the most important thing now is that the third-tier Peak Realm Yao Beast has only given us ten days to investigate this matter. Once we fail to provide them with information, our Silver Sparrow City will likely be doomed."

The atmosphere in the hall immediately became tense. The Cultivators all knew that ten days was too short; they had to find clues as quickly as possible, otherwise, Silver Sparrow City would face a catastrophe.

After some thought, the two sitting in the main seats instructed all Cultivators to form groups of three to five to search the city for information about the Qingyue Xuan Ying Tiger, and they personally took action to apprehend the Cultivators from Qingfeng Stronghold in Silver Sparrow City.

Lin Feng and several other Cultivators formed a group, responsible for searching for clues in the city. They walked through streets and alleys, investigating everywhere, but found no news about the Qingyue Xuan Ying Tiger.

Just as they were about to give up, Lin Feng suddenly thought that since the Qingyue Xuan Ying Tiger had ordered its subordinate Yao Beasts to attack Silver Sparrow City, it must have discovered some clue in the city. Perhaps this clue was hidden in some corner of Silver Sparrow City, and they just hadn't found it yet.

Lin Feng decided to change his strategy. He no longer searched blindly but began to think about where the Qingyue Xuan Ying Tiger might be hiding.

He recalled the places he had been and suddenly thought of a possibility: since the Qingyue Xuan Ying Tiger cub was in the city, it must have been a Yao Beast hunter who entered the city.