216: Chapter 216 Going to the state capital again?

"Senior Brother Su, there is someone outside the mountain gate looking for you. He says he is from the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce. The Senior Brother guarding the gate asked if you want to go out and see him."

The Four Seas Chamber of Commerce kept a few people in the market at the foot of the mountain year-round, specifically responsible for delivering messages to Su Cheng.

The Danding Sect's Mountain-Protecting Formation covered the entire mountain gate, and external communication talismans could not penetrate the barrier of the Formation at all.

To contact Su Cheng inside the Sect, one could only rely on people waiting near the mountain gate, waiting for him to come out or entrusting the guarding Disciples to pass a message inside.

After hearing this, Su Cheng did not hesitate and got up to leave the mountain.

Below the stone steps outside the mountain gate, a Late Qi Refining Stage Cultivator was standing there.

Su Cheng recognized him; this was the person who had been delivering messages for some time.

Seeing Su Cheng come out from the mountain gate, the man hurried over to him, took out a communication talisman from his bosom, and handed it over: "Young Master Su, President Fang said there is an urgent matter. He ordered me to give this to you, and the President is waiting on his end."

Su Cheng took the communication talisman and poured a trace of spiritual power into it to activate it.

The Array Inscriptions on the Talisman paper lit up, and Fang Zhenhai's voice immediately came through, his tone very urgent: "Young Master Su, Zhao Shan has returned."

Su Cheng's eyebrows twitched.

Hadn't Zhao Shan followed his father to Xuanhuo Ridge?

The caravan had only departed for a little over a month; based on the distance, they hadn't even reached the destination yet. How could he be back already?

"Did something happen to my father?"

"No, no, Mr. Su is fine, he is safe," Fang Zhenhai quickly said. "It was trouble on the road, but they have already escaped danger. Zhao Shan was specifically sent back by Mr. Su to deliver a message."

Su Cheng's heart settled halfway.

But it wasn't normal for his father to send Zhao Shan to travel tens of thousands of miles back to deliver a message if he hadn't run into trouble.

"What kind of trouble?"

Fang Zhenhai was silent for a moment: "It involves the Blazing Fire Sect."

Blazing Fire Sect.

These three words made Su Cheng's mind race.

Hadn't the Blazing Fire Sect disappeared?

After the Four Sect Alliance fought that battle back then, both Qinghe Prefecture and Pingling Prefecture had searched for them, and they had even used the connections of the Chamber of Commerce and the Lin family in the Prefecture City, but they simply couldn't find a trace.

As time passed, all parties tacitly assumed that the Blazing Fire Sect would not appear again, and that old debt was gradually no longer mentioned.

"It's not clear in the communication talisman," Fang Zhenhai's voice lowered further. "The matter is too complicated. I feel it would be safer to report it to you in person, Young Master Su. Could you spare the time to come to the Prefecture City?"

Su Cheng gripped the communication talisman and thought for a few moments.

Blazing Fire Sect, his father in danger but escaped, Zhao Shan returning early.

Putting these pieces of information together, the outline was already vaguely visible, but the details were lacking, and it was indeed impossible to explain clearly through a communication talisman.

Moreover, the wanbao mirror from Zhou Changgeng should be about finished; it was a good time to go and see it as well.

"Alright, I will set off once I have arranged the affairs within the Sect. You tell Zhao Shan to wait and not go anywhere."

"Yes, I will arrange it immediately."

The spiritual light of the communication talisman dimmed, and the Array Inscriptions went out.

Su Cheng put the Talisman paper into his sleeve and stood outside the mountain gate for a while.

He had no Sect affairs on hand that needed immediate attention, and spending less time at the soul-nurturing flower wouldn't affect him much.

He turned back to the mountain to find Elder Qingmu and ask for leave.

"Going to the Prefecture City again?" Elder Qingmu was turning the soil in the spiritual field; this time, he looked at Su Cheng with a frown.

"There is an urgent matter at the Chamber of Commerce."

"You are certainly busy. Among all the Personal Disciples of the entire Sect, you are the one who runs out the most often." Elder Qingmu stuck his shovel into the soil and patted the mud off his hands. "Speak, how long is the leave this time?"

"One to two months, depending on the progress of the matter."

"So long?" Elder Qingmu looked up at him but didn't say anything more.

Although this Disciple ran out every few days, the speed at which his Divine Soul cultivation improved was visible to the naked eye, and his Alchemy skills were constantly improving; there was really nothing to complain about.

"Since there is a matter, then go." Elder Qingmu added one last sentence, "If you encounter any difficulties outside, you can come to your master. Don't try to tough it out alone."

Su Cheng's heart warmed slightly. After cupping his hands in acknowledgment, he turned and went down the mountain.

On the way, he met Senior Brother Chen Yuan again.

"Going to the Prefecture City again?" After listening to Su Cheng, Chen Yuan's first reaction was exactly the same as Elder Qingmu's.

"Yes."

"Take me with you."

"Not this time, there is an urgent matter to attend to."

Chen Yuan glanced at Su Cheng and didn't speak again.

Su Cheng's expression was very serious when he spoke; it didn't seem like he was brushing him off. There must really be an important matter.

"Then be careful on the road. Send me a message anytime if something happens." Chen Yuan only said this much at the end.

"Yes, Senior Brother, I will really take you next time." Su Cheng patted him on the shoulder.

Early the next morning, Su Cheng flew away from Qingmu Peak on his sword, heading towards the direction of Tianlan Province City.

Four days later, Tianlan Province City, headquarters of the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce.

Fang Zhenhai was waiting at the back door in person. Seeing Su Cheng, he came up to greet him and led him through the corridor into a secret room.

Zhao Shan was already sitting inside. His condition had recovered quite a bit, but there was still a trace of fatigue in his eyes; it was obvious he had used all his strength while rushing back.

"Young Master Su." Zhao Shan stood up and cupped his hands, then took a Jade Slip from his bosom and handed it over with both hands. "This is what Mr. Su ordered me to bring back."

Su Cheng took the Jade Slip and probed it with his Divine Sense.

The content recorded in the Jade Slip started from Tongbao City, including the interrogation by the Tianyang Sect Disciples, Meng Li blocking the road to probe them, the ambush by ten people, the bloody battle in the passageway, and the seven deaths and three escapes of the opponents; every detail was explained in extreme detail.

Su Cheng read the Jade Slip from beginning to end twice.

No one spoke in the secret room; Fang Zhenhai and Zhao Shan were both waiting for his reaction.

Su Cheng put down the Jade Slip.

"The Tianyang Sect is the Blazing Fire Sect."

Fang Zhenhai nodded: "Zhao Shan has told me the whole process. I sent people to the Treasure Gathering Tower to verify. The Tianyang Sect has been established in Canglan Prefecture for three years, with three Golden Core True Persons guarding it and over a thousand Disciples. Judging from the scale and speed of development, it completely matches the foundation of the Blazing Fire Sect back then."

Su Cheng sat down in a chair and went over the whole thing in his mind.

When the Blazing Fire Sect blew up their own mountain gate and escaped from Qinghe Prefecture, everyone thought they were finished, scattered, and would never return.

Who could have imagined that this group of people had actually run to Canglan Prefecture, over a hundred thousand miles away, changed their appearance to start over, and even attacked the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce.

This shows that these people have not given up.

Su Cheng was not afraid that they hadn't given up; he was afraid of something else.

"Where is my father now?"

Zhao Shan replied immediately: "Mr. Su was in good condition when I left the team, without any injuries, and was well-stocked with Medicinal Pills, Talismans, and Magical Artifacts.

There are also Vice President Li and the two Protectors, Liu and Wang, in the team, plus over a dozen Qi Refining Guards; they should have entered the hinterland of Jiangping Prefecture by now."

"How long has it been since you left the team?"

"Fifteen days."

According to Zhao Shan's information, his father's team was not traveling fast; with over a dozen Qi Refining Guards who were also injured, they could travel at most a little over a thousand miles a day.

In fifteen days, they had traveled about a little over twenty thousand miles.

Added to the road they had covered before, they should still be over ten thousand miles away from Xuanhuo Ridge.

Su Cheng made a rough estimate in his heart.

Given the reaction speed of the Tianyang Sect, Meng Li and the other two must have reported upwards the first moment they escaped back to Tongbao City.

What would the Tianyang Sect Master do upon receiving the news? Pursue and kill? That shouldn't happen.

The team had already crossed the boundary of Canglan Prefecture; the Tianyang Sect could not cross the prefecture to pursue them.

Moreover, seven people died after the first attack; whoever it was would have to weigh the cost of a second attack.

Furthermore, every prefecture has its own power structure and would not allow foreign Golden Core Cultivators to act recklessly.

But this did not mean that his father was safe.