Hongfu Restaurant.
It has a considerable reputation throughout the entire Beihefang City.
The environment is elegant, and the background is powerful. It is rumored that the steward from the city lord's mansion is the backer.
Various high-grade spirit beast meats and spirit rice are available daily. It's a great place to entertain guests. However, the prices are quite high, and the cultivators who frequent it are either of high cultivation level or of noble status.
A single seat costs several hundred spirit stones.
In the past few days, Lin Xiuyuan has been making talismans efficiently every day in order to increase his sense of security.
As a result, there were quite a few finished talismans. Now, most of them were sold directly in order to book a table in the main hall of Hongfu Restaurant.
After ordering a few signature dishes, Lin Xiuyuan slowly sipped his spiritual tea and waited quietly.
"Forced conscription has begun. This suggests that the external situation must be quite dire, otherwise they wouldn't have resorted to forced conscription and needlessly tarnished their reputation!"
"Really? Beihefang City has forced conscription?"
"Yes, Brother Liu is probably busy at the front today and hasn't received the news. Otherwise, I wouldn't have gone to such lengths to invite Brother Liu to come and have a chat."
"I see..."
"Come, Brother Liu, have a drink. This jade wine from Hongfulou is quite excellent."
Similar conversations could be heard throughout the lobby, mostly discussing the recent forced conscription.
In bustling markets, inns, and restaurants, it is undoubtedly the best place to gather information.
Today, the entire Hung Fook Restaurant was packed.
It was a scene of unprecedented liveliness since the business opened.
Because most people, like Lin Xiuyuan, either seek information from others to find a way to avoid danger, or they discuss in groups of three or five, watching out for and helping each other.
This allowed Lin Xiuyuan to gather a considerable amount of information while sitting quietly. However, most of the information about the outside world was vague speculation and of little help.
However, based on their speculations, they all believed without exception that the external situation was dire, otherwise they would not have forcibly conscripted people from the market!
Because on the one hand, this could damage one's reputation, and on the other hand, it would also be a huge expense.
Although the market has been affected by the adverse situation and there are fewer cultivators than before, there are still nearly 100,000 cultivators in the market. Even if the recruitment is limited to late-stage Qi Refining cultivators and mid-level Spirit Masters, it still requires a considerable amount of resources.
From any perspective, this means that Beihefang City may not receive reinforcements in the short term.
Otherwise, how could they be willing to spend a large amount of resources on forced conscription?
This is undoubtedly bad news.
Lin Xiuyuan felt helpless; faced with this situation, he could only take it one step at a time.
As a low-level cultivator caught in the vortex, he was powerless to stop the overwhelming trend. He could only struggle in the middle, letting the wind and waves blow as they pleased, and he could only search high and low to find the path to the higher realm.
After waiting for about fifteen minutes.
Manager Chen arrived late.
Lin Xiuyuan stood up to greet him. Manager Chen walked up to him, but instead of sitting down immediately, he bowed to Lin Xiuyuan with his hands clasped, and said apologetically:
"Master Lin, in the end, I have misled you. If it weren't for that suggestion that day, Master Lin would probably have left this market long ago."
Lin Xiuyuan stepped forward repeatedly, shaking his head and saying, "No wonder, Manager Chen. It's truly an unpredictable situation. The demonic attack came too quickly. With such a sweeping force, who could have foreseen it? I have no qualms about it. Please, Manager Chen, take a seat!"
To be honest, Lin Xiuyuan hadn't prepared any talismans to protect him at the time, so he wouldn't leave the market immediately.
In that very short time, the Yin Demon Sect launched their attack.
It can only be said that fate plays tricks on people!
Lin Xiuyuan had already instructed that the dishes be prepared, and they were served one after another in no time.
"It's good that Master Lin doesn't mind. Otherwise, I would be really uneasy. How could I have the face to enjoy such hospitality from Master Lin?"
Manager Chen personally poured the wine, and seeing that the gap had eased, a smile appeared on his face. He looked around and said, "The banquets at Hongfu Restaurant are extremely famous in Beihe Market. This is my third time here, and I'm sorry to have troubled Master Lin with his expense."
"It's alright. I invited Manager Chen here today because there are some things I'd like to ask him. So, I can't just say it casually!"
As he spoke, Lin Xiuyuan downed the wine in his cup in one gulp, and then continued, "I just want to know, is there still a way to leave the market? Will we be able to see our boss again at the end of the month?"
Manager Chen couldn't help but show an apologetic expression again, saying, "Our boss has already left the market. As a precaution, arrangements were made by the higher-ups. There are many prodigies from the Golden Sea Sect in the market, and in case the situation worsens, they were arranged to leave as soon as possible and return to their mountain sect to cultivate."
"If you ask me what way there is to leave now, I really have no way to help. I can only say that I will try my best to see if there is a way in the future!"
"Now the Yin Demon Sect has almost completely surrounded the Beihe Market, and all the formations around the market are activated. In recent days, Ancestor Jiang has personally been stationed at the front line, repeatedly confronting the Nascent Soul Ancestor of the Yin Demon Sect. Even the high-ranking figures of the Jinhai Sect cannot possibly open the formations to let people out."
Although Lin Xiuyuan had somewhat anticipated this, he still couldn't help but sigh upon hearing these words.
But for the moment, he could only suppress his disappointment and quickly invited Manager Chen to have a meal.
After a few rounds of drinks, Lin Xiuyuan asked again, "I have received a mandatory conscription mission today. Does Manager Chen know the details?"
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One hour later.
As the sun set, the sky grew overcast, and a light drizzle began to fall.
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