Chapter 150
Cheng Bai shook him off, stood up, ignored everyone's attempts to stop him, turned and walked out.
"Stop him!" Xi Ning signaled to the beastman beside him.
The beastman stepped forward. Originally thinking it would require some effort, he didn't expect Cheng Bai, already severely injured, to be subdued effortlessly. Moreover, Cheng Bai directly fainted.
Cheng Li was startled and, putting everything else aside, hurried forward to check on him.
Xi Ning had someone send him to the healer. The main hall was immediately thrown into chaos. After Cheng Bai was dealt with, Xi Ning had already learned the whole story from Pan Yue.
"Pan Yue, you and Cheng Li continue to lead the search party. I will go find the Elder. Pay close attention to any messages I send." Xi Ning pondered for a long time before speaking.
The Elder?!
That mysterious snake tribe beastman who suddenly appeared in Ning'an City a year ago?!
That snake tribe beastman had never shown his face in public, but there was no one in Ning'an City who didn't know him.
That snake tribe beastman met City Lord Xi Ning in the jungle a year ago. Upon meeting, that person predicted that City Lord Xi Ning would encounter danger during that hunt. Xi Ning was a Celestial Fox tribesman, the number one warrior in Ning'an City, moving through the jungle as if it were his own home. Furthermore, he had brought plenty of beastmen for that hunt, so no one took his words seriously...
But in the end, the hunting party accidentally stumbled into a poisonous mist. Everyone died, and Xi Ning himself nearly lost his life; he was saved by that snake tribe beastman.
Xi Ning then brought the snake tribe beastman back to Ning'an City. Snake tribe beastmen were famously strange in the beastman world; they never lived in groups, as gathering together would lead to fights until only one beastman remained alive. Therefore, almost all snake tribe beastmen were solitary, and the one Xi Ning brought back was no different.
After coming to Ning'an City, apart from occasionally speaking with Xi Ning, he ignored everyone else. He always wore a set of black clothes, covering his face. No one except Xi Ning had ever seen him.
A year ago, that beastman seemed to be injured. When he was with Xi Ning, he sometimes appeared dull and slow-witted, and other times exceptionally sharp.
Later, when Xi Yao went missing, it was also that snake tribe beastman who divined Xi Yao's specific location... but he fell unconscious before he could pinpoint the exact spot.
Although his health was clearly poor, he never allowed healers to examine him, and City Lord Xi Ning also never allowed healers to approach him.
After that fainting spell, City Lord Xi Ning postponed his plan to personally search for the young master and secluded himself with the Elder. No one knew what the two of them did while shut away together. The crowd only knew that after several months had passed, City Lord Xi Ning finally emerged.
After emerging, he built a separate residence for the snake tribe beastman and established a new position for him – Elder.
The position of Elder was above both the deputy city lord and the three hall masters, standing equal to the city lord's position.
This meant that if the snake tribe beastman wished, he could freely command Ning'an City's deputy city lord and the three hall masters.
At the time, the deputy city lord and the incense hall master had vehemently opposed the decision, but City Lord Xi Ning's attitude was very firm.
Fortunately, this Elder did not involve himself in management. After the deputy city lord and the three hall masters objected for a while and saw that the person didn't manage affairs, they gradually stopped bringing it up.
But from that time on, everyone in Ning'an City knew they had an Elder in their city whose authority was equal to the city lord's, except this Elder did not handle affairs.
After the Elder got his own residence, he went into seclusion for long periods. City Lord Xi Ning and he jointly forbade outsiders from approaching. Now, aside from City Lord Xi Ning, no one could enter that residence.
It was said that the reason the city lord could not leave the city now was also because of the Elder's request. It seemed the city lord would only leave the city after the Elder agreed.
Now, the city lord said he was going to find the Elder?
Did that mean, like last time, he was going to ask the Elder to divine young master Xi Yao's location?
Last time, Cheng Bai had found young master Xi Yao precisely by relying on the location divined by the Elder. So this time...
A light shone in Pan Yue's eyes, as if he saw hope. He bowed his head and accepted the order: "Yes."
Pan Yue called Cheng Li, who was guarding Cheng Bai, to join him in the search.
Although Cheng Bai was seriously unconscious, his injuries were not life-threatening. In contrast, having lost the young master this time, if they didn't retrieve him to atone for their crime, they were afraid the city lord would not let them off so easily.
Cheng Li gathered a new team of beastmen and set out to sea again with Pan Yue. Pan Shulin did not go along this time, he stayed to guard Cheng Bai.
Cheng Li and Pan Yue stopped focusing solely on the spot where Xi Yao fell into the water. They began searching every part of the area.
Meanwhile, Wang Jin was searching various sea areas for Yuan Heng.
There was no sign of Yuan Heng at all. The sea held nothing but endless water, not a single person in sight.
He was safe on the Yin Fish, with food, shelter, and the protective Li Fish surrounding them. They could survive at sea unless they met a truly powerful beast. Yet, as the search for Yuan Heng dragged on without success, Wang Jin grew increasingly anxious and restless.
Added to this, the sky had been somewhat dark these past few days, as if a heavy rain was coming, making Wang Jin even more apprehensive.
One day, Wang Jin was sitting on the Yin Fish eating raw fish slices. The food here was very monotonous, only raw fish slices, but he couldn't ask for much while at sea.
Suddenly, just as he swallowed a piece of fish, a massive wave surged up ahead. The Yin Fish rapidly retreated, but a huge wave also rose behind them. The Yin Fish had extremely strong responsive abilities, immediately turning left and right, but massive waves rose on all sides.
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