While Yan Zhaoge and Li Jingwan were acquainted, they could not be said to be too familiar with each other.
However, in his impression, this disciple of the Water Domain's Jade Sea City had a rather stable and magnanimous personality.
Although she looked gentle on the outside, she was actually quite tough and unyielding on the inside.
Back at the Heavenly Connection Meet, during the incident at Clear Concealed Lake, when Li Jingwan had been captured by Liu Shengfeng, she had been neither servile nor overbearing as she had not lost her cool, also not submitting to the other party's viciousness. Yan Zhaoge had rather praised her for this.
This was the first time Yan Zhaoge had ever seen such an anxious and panicked state.
Looking at Li Jingwan's hurriedly departing figure, Yan Zhaoge blinked, momentarily unable to get his head around it.
Turning his head to look, in the direction Li Jingwan came from, Sikong Qing was standing there. It seemed like she had just sent Li Jingwan out and the two had just bid farewell.
Now, Sikong Qing also saw Yan Zhaoge, who walked towards her, "Junior apprentice-sister Sikong."
"Senior apprentice-brother Yan," Sikong Qing bowed towards him.
Yan Zhaoge nodded, returning the greeting before asking, "Jade Sea City's junior apprentice-sister Li, looking at her hurried expression, even somewhat flustered, has something happened?"
As expected, Sikong Qing knew, and replied, "It seems that Senior Apprentice Sister Li's family has some matters, so she's in a hurry to return."
Yan Zhaoge looked at the inner city of Jade Sea City, then at the bustling outer city, "What, is her family not residing in Jade Sea City's outer city?"
Sikong Qing had a cold temperament and did not have many friends. Li Jingwan was one of the few friends she could get along well with.
The two of them hit it off very well. After spending a lot of time together, they were like a pair of best friends.
"Senior Sister Li's parents have returned to their ancestral land to visit their relatives." Sikong Qing explained, "But something seemed to have happened, and news came. Senior apprentice-sister Li received the news, and after informing the sect, she set off."
Yan Zhaoge asked, "Do you know where her hometown is?"
Sikong Qing answered, "Within the territory of Xingling City, a small city in Jiangbei County, Yi Province."
Xingling City was one of the nine cities in the Water Domain.
Of the Nine Cities in the Water Domain, six were on the sea, while the other three were on land, located at the eastern end of the continent.
Unlike Jade Sea City and Stone Rock City which were both on the sea, Xingling City was one of the three cities on land and water.
The Nine Cities of the Water Domain were called cities, but they were actually the centers of a large territory. With the name of the city, they were collectively referred to as a territory.
Jiangbei County was one of the counties under the influence of Xingling City, and Yizhou was one of the many city-states in Jiangbei County.
Hearing his words, Yan Zhaoge nodded, "Recently, there seems to be something wrong with the East Sea. The Flame Devils may be about to launch a major offensive."
"If it's Xingling City, then it's fine. It's an inland area."
Sikong Qing seemed to be deep in thought, "The news that has come is that the Flame Devils have been very quiet recently. The Outer East Sea is calm and tranquil, but it is like the final calm before the storm. Too quiet is an abnormal phenomenon in the first place, a sign of unrest?"
Yan Zhaoge said, "It is precisely so. Therefore, Turbid Wave Pavilion's Pavilion Lord An is already preparing to leave the Lake Domain, coming to the sea."
Sikong Qing gazed towards Jade Sea City's inner city, "City Lord Song is still in secluded cultivation …"
Yan Zhaoge laughed, "Secretly storing up a big move."
His voice was very soft, and Sikong Qing did not hear him clearly, "Senior apprentice-brother Yan, what did you say?"
Yan Zhaoge smiled, "Coming out of seclusion this time, City Lord Song will be extraordinary."
Sikong Qing understood, "Is it like the Sacred Sun Clan's Huang Guanglie, advancing in his cultivation, or forging Jade Sea City's own Sacred Artifact?"
Yan Zhaoge said softly, "The possibility of the latter is a little greater."
Sikong Qing nodded, no longer asking.
Amidst their conversation, Ah Hu came to the side. Hearing Yan Zhaoge and Sikong Qing's discussion, he could not help but say, "It's just that I don't know when City Lord Song will be able to complete his cultivation, and whether he will be able to make it in time to deal with this major offensive of the Flame Devils."
Yan Zhaoge similarly gazed towards Jade Sea City's inner city, "This is very hard to say. If it has not reached the final juncture, it can still be stopped when the situation requires it. If it has reached the final juncture, it can only be done in one go."
Ah Hu scratched his big head, "Turbid Wave Pavilion's Pavilion Lord An has already rushed to the sea. There shouldn't be much of a problem, right?"
"With the Flame Devils in chaos, the Sacred Sun Clan will also be sending Meng Wan over with the Extreme Yin Crown. The Heavenly Thunder Hall to the north will similarly not be able to stay out of this." Ah Hu counted on his fingers, saying, "If this wave of the Flame Devils is really too ferocious, and the pressure on the three Sacred Grounds along the coast is too great, our Broad Creed Mountain and Infinite Boundless Mountain as well as the Sacred Sun Clan will also have to send over peak experts to reinforce them."
Yan Zhaoge said, "If we can block the Flame Devils at the entrance of the passageway to the Outer East Sea, there won't be any major problems."
… …
Xingling City, Jiangbei County, south of Yizhou City.
There was a huge manor here, all belonging to the number one family of the region, the Li Family of Yizhou.
The Li Family had always been the number one family in Yizhou, possessing great wealth and power as their roots ran deep.
More importantly, the Li Family had produced a direct disciple of one of the six great Sacred Grounds, the Water Domain's Jade Sea City, Li Jingwan.
This way, the Li Family would completely dominate a region of the region, with no one able to shake them.
Even martial practitioners whose strength surpassed that of the Li Family would have to show some courtesy when facing the Li Family, not easily coming into conflict with them.
However, the atmosphere in the Li Family's ancestral ground was currently rather tense.
There were no signs of enemies invading, but a problem just had to have arisen.
After receiving the news, Li Jingwan travelled day and night, finally rushing back to her hometown in Yizhou.
"Mother, how is Father?" Holding the hand of a woman, Li Jingwan asked anxiously.
Mother Li's face was filled with worry, "He suddenly fell unconscious, but from the outside, there doesn't seem to be any problems. We also couldn't find the reason, and could only send you a letter. As a Sacred Ground, Jade Sea City should have a way, right?"
Li Jingwan greeted the Patriarch and Elder of the family as she went to check on her father.
She didn't know that as she entered the Li Family's ancestral ground, there was someone outside, watching her vanishing figure with his gaze.
Looking at Li Jingwan's back, Lin Zhou turned and left.
"As long as Uncle is not moved, there won't be any major problems. Jingwan, you have Jade Sea City's miraculous medicine; Uncle will naturally wake up in a few days. These days, you can stay in Xingling, peacefully accompanying your family." Lin Zhou's gaze was calm, "With you not here, my final worry is also gone. Whether or not Jade Sea City flows with rivers of blood and turns into scorched earth, it is no longer important."
Lin Zhou gazed towards the east, his gaze gradually turning cold, "Yan Zhaoge, it's really great that you are in Jade Sea City at this time."
"All along, I have wanted to defy the heavens and change my fate, change my own fate, change the fate of my family, change the fate of my lover. However, this time, I will not do anything at all, quietly waiting for what should have happened to happen before making a move."
Lin Zhou headed east towards the great sea, "Father did not perish at the hands of the Nine Underworlds Evil Devils, instead being killed by your Broad Creed Mountain. Then, you can accompany my father in death."
"Yan Zhaoge, I'll start with you!"
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