How to put it, Wen Ping’s current mood couldn’t be described as disappointed, nor could it be said to be very happy. After all, Uncle Lan was also one of his own. But in the end, he wasn’t his father, not that birth father whose blood is thicker than water. Sure enough, his father’s whereabouts couldn’t be discovered by just grabbing a Divine Profound Realm person and asking. Luck wasn’t on his side; he still had to rely on the information found by Biyue Piaoling, or track down that Elder Tianchen. "Uncle Lan, what happened to you here?" Wen Ping was a bit puzzled. Why would the people from Iron Mountain Pavilion torture him? Uncle Lan was just a lower profound realm Great Demon, and had always been injured, without the fighting power of the lower profound realm. Iron Mountain Pavilion, a four-star influence, why would they bother torturing him ? Lan Peng was just about to speak when he suddenly glanced around and said, "This is not the place to talk." With that, he took Wen Ping by the hand and walked into the warehouse, finding a corner piled with goods to sit down. Wen Ping noticed that Uncle Lan sat directly on a burlap sack, as if he was already accustomed to his life here. "How did you come here?" Lan Peng didn’t answer Wen Ping’s question but asked in return, "Could it be that the people from Iron Mountain Pavilion didn’t spare the others from the Immortal Sect and brought you here as well?" "No, I... came here on my own." He originally wanted to find an excuse, saying someone brought him here. But he decided against it; since he found Uncle Lan, he had to rescue him. Bringing him back to the Immortal Sect was inevitable. So why bother with a lie that would soon be uncovered? "East Lake is a hundred thousand miles away from here, with endless mountainous ridges and countless members of the Demon Race. If you, in the Body Refining Realm, can cross such a vast distance, then why would anyone want to stay at East Lake?" Even though Wen Ping told the truth, Lan Peng didn’t believe it. After saying that, Lan Peng’s expression became stern, and he continued, "Kid, if you’re not captured by them, leave immediately. Mountain and Sea City is not a place to linger!" Wen Ping asked, "Uncle Lan, how did you end up in Mountain and Sea City?" "Like your father back then, captured and brought to Mountain and Sea City by the people from Iron Mountain Pavilion. But they didn’t kill me, it seems your mother’s family just wants us to suffer, making me work day and night. I’m fine, but you, leave quickly." With that, Lan Peng started pushing Wen Ping. He had been working here for over a year. Day in and day out, apart from working, he had no time to think about anything else. Once he stopped, if the work wasn’t completed on time, he would be punished. Of course, none of this mattered to him. It’s just a bit of hardship and exhaustion, the chance to escape will come eventually. However, if it became known that Long Xue still had a son, Wen Ping would be in danger. As the only blood of Long Xue and his own brother, he didn’t want to see Wen Ping get into trouble here. However, Wen Ping had no intention of leaving. "My mother’s family?" "Not sure, in any case, it’s a very powerful influence, powerful enough that Iron Mountain Pavilion isn’t qualified to be its vassal. Back then, the Mountain Suppression Realm expert who came to Iron Mountain Pavilion to capture us said so personally in front of the two of us." Back then, he didn’t pay much attention to the words of that Mountain Suppression Realm expert, but after staying in Mountain and Sea City for a year. Being influenced by what he saw and heard, he understood the terrifying nature of three-star and four-star influences. He also gained a rough understanding of the family Wen Ping’s mother belonged to, and it was precisely because he understood more that he never thought the end would be good for Wen Ping’s mother and Wen Yan. Wen Yan surviving was the best ending. "Uncle Lan, what about my mother?" "Uncle Lan, what about my father? Where was he taken?" Lan Peng looked a bit helpless and suddenly became anxious, but still spoke in a low voice, "Kid, you’ve learned what you need to know, get going quickly. It won’t help you to know about your father, and besides, I really don’t know." "Alright... let’s talk outside. Uncle Lan, let’s leave together." With that, Wen Ping reached out to help Lan Peng. However, Lan Peng brushed off Wen Ping’s hand and said, "Sigh... when did you become so bold? I told you to leave quickly, my Meridian Gate has been sealed, my power is reduced to almost nothing, now is not the time to escape." He was now just an ordinary person, how could he escape? Instead, it would burden Wen Ping. At least Wen Ping was in the Body Refining Realm, definitely faster than him while fleeing. Once discovered, he would only hold him back. "But outside the alley there’s no one... we can’t leave even now?" "No one?" ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ 𝗇𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗅•𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾•𝗇𝖾𝗍 "Yeah, when I came in, there was nobody outside the alley and in the market." "Is the opportunity here?" Lan Peng was delighted, then smacked his forehead in realization. Of course, this was the warehouse of the market, a critical place of Iron Mountain Pavilion, how could Wen Ping have come here alone? He remembered the guards outside the alley wouldn’t even let a fly in. "Then let’s leave together." With that, Lan Peng stood up and quickly headed towards the outside of the warehouse. The deep alley was silent, and the two walked quickly together. As they approached the alley mouth, there really wasn’t anyone standing there, which delighted Lan Peng. He had been waiting for a chance when the guards were slacking off for more than a year, and finally, it was here. But just as they got outside the alley, Steward Bai suddenly spoke by the wall. "Young master, you..." The charming woman stood at the window of the room, overlooking the street, even though she couldn’t see the scene at the alley, she still kept looking down, with a hint of contemplation in her eyes. She seemed to be waiting for something. Since she entered the firm, she had been preoccupied with the affairs of Steward Bai. In fact, from her perspective, she shouldn’t be concerned with Steward Bai’s affairs, but tonight was different. The news from above was that Steward Bai had been kidnapped, yet he appeared here unharmed. Why had several people in the Divine Profound Realm, who had been knocked unconscious, fallen onto the street, unless Steward Bai was the one who knocked them out himself? Just as she was thinking about it, a clear chirping sound suddenly came from the sky, and a messenger bird flew over. She removed the paper strip tied to its leg. "Just as expected." A look of shock appeared on the charming woman’s face because the paper said that the Divine Profound Realm members who were knocked unconscious had been walking behind Steward Bai, meaning someone else had made a move. That young man really was a problem! He definitely wasn’t a descendant of Steward Bai’s friend, he must be some old monster with a good disguise. The charming woman suddenly realized that he was targeting the one sent by Elder Tianchen. They said someone would be sent to check, but that person had been in the alley for half the time it takes a stick of incense to burn. Moreover, the guards outside the alley had been driven away by Steward Bai, and the alley right now! It was an empty alley! The charming woman didn’t think twice before jumping down and simultaneously drawing a red crystal stone from her storage ring. A red pillar of light shot up into the sky. The charming woman didn’t hesitate to rush towards the alley, her dagger appearing in her hand once more, and her blue Meridian Gate responded by opening!