Long River Eternity

By the time they returned to Zhongzhou City, the sun had already set and it was getting close to evening. The two of them had already traveled non-stop for nearly twenty hours.

The two of them returned to the villa first. Chu Tianxiao happened to be at home. He saw Lin Ding carrying Feng Hao and Wei Wu walking in hurriedly.

He turned sideways and glanced behind the two of them, full of confusion, "What happened? Where's Xianxian?"

"Xianxian was kidnapped and Xiaohao was also injured. You take good care of him. We have to go to Tianshu Pavilion." After Lin Ding handed Feng Hao to Chu Tianxiao, he was about to go out again.

Feng Hao tightly grasped Lin Ding's clothes and begged, "Brother Lin, take me with you. My injury has healed."

Lin Ding gently pushed Feng Hao's hand away and said softly, "Little Hao, be good and take good care of yourself. It's extremely dangerous to go and rescue Xianxian this time. Besides, we have to rush to Beizhou as quickly as possible. I promise you that I will bring Sister Xianxian back safely, okay?"

Feng Hao looked at Lin Ding with a face full of unwillingness, but he also knew that his realm was low and he couldn't fly, so he would only be a burden to the two of them, so he could only nod silently.

"What is going on?" Chu Tianxiao looked confused.

"There's no time to explain. You can ask Xiao Hao for the specific situation. We're leaving first." After Lin Ding finished speaking, he and Wei Wu hurried away.

Chu Tian smiled at Feng Hao, carefully examined his body, and asked, "Where are you injured? What happened?"

"It's all my fault. I wasn't strong enough, so Sister Xianxian was kidnapped by the bad guys." Feng Hao was full of guilt, and then slowly told Chu Tianxiao what had happened.

While there weren't any hard and fast rules prohibiting flying in the city, flying too fast made too much noise; flying too slowly was worse than riding in a car, and flying over other people's heads was considered extremely rude. Over time, this implicit rule of not flying in the city became established.

Time was running out at this moment, and Lin Ding and the others had no time to take a car, so they flew directly to Tianshu Pavilion.

In just five minutes, the two arrived at Tianshu Pavilion. Lin Ding and Wei Wu were now well known throughout Zhongzhou City, and seeing them in such a hurry, no one stepped forward to stop them.

The two hurried to Zhan Tianqiong's office, where Zhan Wushuang was reporting today's work. Seeing the two men, dusty and hurried, with a hint of murderous aura about them, Zhan Tianqiong immediately realized something was amiss. He frowned slightly, interrupted Zhan Wushuang's report, and asked nervously, "What's going on?"

"Minister Zhan, please give us all the information about the Beihan Demon Alliance. Xianxian has been captured by their people, and we have to rescue her." Lin Ding said in a low voice and went straight to the point.

"What?!" Zhan Wushuang on the side couldn't help but exclaimed.

Zhan Tianqiong, however, appeared remarkably calm. He gestured to Zhan Wushuang to first retrieve all the information from Tianshu Pavilion regarding the Beihan Demon Alliance. He then asked in a low voice, "What exactly happened?"

So Lin Ding took advantage of the time when Zhan Wushuang went to get the information to briefly narrate the whole incident to Zhan Tianqiong, but he omitted the matter of the soldiers' tomb and only mentioned the discovery of a spirit-summoning array that was the same as the one under Zhongzhou City.

By the time Lin Ding finished speaking, Zhan Wushuang had just retrieved the information. Zhan Tianqiong took the thick stack and sighed helplessly, "Tianshu Pavilion doesn't have much intelligence on the Northern Chill Demon Alliance. While they've been involved in numerous monster invasions in Northern Province, they've always been hidden in the background and not the main force of the invasion, so the information we've gathered is very limited."

Zhan Tianqiong handed the information to Lin Ding and Wei Wu, and continued, "However, based on the information, their base camp should be in the northwest of Beizhou, near Hanzhou. The only major conflict between the Beihan Demon Alliance and Tianshu Pavilion took place in that area."

"Which exact location?" Lin Ding put down the information in his hand and asked anxiously.

"Near Pingdingshan in Beizhou." Zhan Tianqiong took out a map and pointed to a mountain range in the west of Beizhou near the edge of Hanzhou.

"Pingding Mountain?" Lin Ding and Wei Wu looked at the map, memorizing the location of the mountain range. Then Lin Ding said, "I know. Let's go!"

"Wait!" Zhan Tianqiong stopped them and said, "The strength of the Northern Frost Demon Alliance is complex and unclear. Wuxiang and Canghu are already known to be extremely difficult to deal with. If you two go there alone, aren't you courting death?"

"It's been almost a day since Xianxian was kidnapped. We don't know what they will do to her. I'm afraid it's too late." Lin Ding said anxiously, his eyes even bloodshot.

"You all look exhausted, and the journey to Beizhou is long. You won't be able to sustain such a long flight. Rest for a while," Zhan Tianqiong advised. Seeing that Lin Ding was about to object, he continued, "How about this, I'll let Wushen go with you. You two can catch your breath in my office for a while, and I'll have Wushuang call him over. With more people, the chances of rescuing Liu Xianxian will be greater, right?"

Lin Ding hesitated for a moment, and finally accepted Zhan Tianqiong's proposal. He sat down with Wei Wu, adjusted his breathing, and waited for Zhan Wushen's arrival.

In less than an hour, Zhan Wushen stepped into the office.

He saw Lin Ding and Wei Wu recuperating, and a hint of doubt flashed across his eyes. He immediately turned to Zhan Tianqiong and asked, "Minister, why did you call me here so urgently?"

"Captain Zhan." Lin Ding and the other two, startled by the noise, stopped regulating their breathing, stood up, and greeted Zhan Wushen.

"There is a mission that requires you, Lin Ding and Wei Wu to rush to Beizhou to investigate the Beihan Demon Alliance and rescue Liu Xianxian who was abducted by the Beihan Demon Alliance." Zhan Tianqiong said in a deep voice with a serious expression.

"Liu Xianxian was kidnapped?" Zhan Wushen was surprised and asked, "What kind of organization is this Beihan Demon Alliance?"

"We'll explain it to you on the way. Let's set off quickly!" Lin Ding was already impatient and ready to set off.

Zhan Wushen glanced at Zhan Tianqiong and saw Zhan Tianqiong nod slightly. He stopped asking questions and followed Lin Ding and the others towards the door.

Lin Ding and the other two were the first to step out of the office. When Zhan Wushen reached the door, Zhan Tianqiong suddenly called out softly, "Wushen."

Zhan Wushen heard the voice and turned to look at Zhan Tianqiong.

Zhan Tianqiong's expression showed a trace of worry: "This time, take good care of them and don't let them act recklessly. You should also be more careful yourself."

Zhan Wushen nodded solemnly and walked out of the office.

In the office, Zhan Tianqiong sat alone at his desk and slowly took out a folder from the drawer.

Zhan Tianqiong gently opened the folder, and inside was the information of Lin Ding and others.

He stared at the information in his hand and muttered to himself, "Lin Ding, both himself and those around him are shrouded in mystery. He is formidable and will surely become famous throughout the Nine Provinces in the future. Those who follow him will either rise to prominence or face a bitter end. Wushen, I hope you can seize this opportunity."