For nearly ten days, Hans and his group had not returned. The old man finally couldn't sit still any longer and sent people everywhere to investigate, but there was still no news of his nephews and nieces.
As for the underground city of ice and water, which is a key focus of the investigation, the progress is also quite slow. Even after he assisted for several days, the progress was minimal.
The ice element there is extremely invasive. Destroying those ice blocks after this period of strengthening consumes a lot of magic power, not to mention the constant seepage of cold air.
"Where could they possibly go? They're not at the brothel, nor at the fiefdom." The old man sighed as he looked at the young men in front of him.
He had previously arrested them from the brothel and given them a few lashes, but now they seem very well-behaved.
"Did your older brother really tell you there would be a surprise?"
"Well, our level was too low, so he didn't let us go with him. He said there was a big operation, but he didn't tell us the specifics."
"Where could they have gone?" The old man was a bit of a headache. They couldn't find them anywhere. Could it be that they had already left Sacred Heart City?
What a surprise! I feel more like a shock. No, I have to go back to my fiefdom; there are some things I need to explain to my master.
The old man had a strong premonition that something might have happened to his nephews and nieces.
"I'm going back to my fiefdom tomorrow. You're all coming with me. Without my permission, you're not allowed to come to Sacred Heart City again!"
Immediately, cries of lamentation arose. Having just experienced the prosperity of the big city, they now had to go back to training.
Hidden in the shadows, Luo Fan remained motionless, overjoyed to hear the news he wanted. There had finally been some progress on Xue'er's advancement.
Early the next morning, a carriage set off from the west gate, heading towards the region of the Frozen Mountains.
"It's that far?" Luo Fan had no choice but to leave clones along the way as transit points to avoid completely losing contact with the Duke's mansion.
A whole day hadn't even passed. It wasn't until noon the next day that a small town came into view.
Built against the mountainside, it looks quite old. There are many fields around it, planted with wheat and other crops, creating a very tranquil rural scene.
The carriage did not stop, and finally came to a stop in front of a castle, where a burly man quickly came out to greet it.
"Grandpa, why are you back?"
"Something must have happened to Hans and the others. I need to perform a blood sacrifice at the altar to confirm if they are still alive."
"Ah, how could that be? They're quite strong, how could something have happened to them?"
"I have a bad feeling. Go and make preparations. As for these people, lock them all in the Ice Chamber later. All they did this time was frequent brothels, completely disgracing the family!"
The burly man glanced at the young man with his head down, sighed, and nodded in agreement.
This place is indeed not as bustling as a big city; there is almost no human interaction. Communication with the outside world is done through family caravans going out to do business and purchase necessities.
"This is their fiefdom? I should be able to find some useful information here." With that thought in mind, Luo Fan began searching the area centered around the castle.
Two hours later, in a very old-fashioned room, the old man took the blood ice crystals left by Hans and the others and activated the magic circle.
Several of his nephews and nieces were also present, cutting themselves and injecting their blood into the magic circle.
The magic circle gradually lit up, and before long, several ice crystals suspended above the magic circle suddenly shattered, and the old man even spat out a mouthful of blood.
"They're all really dead, all dead! Who did this? This is cutting off our lineage!"
As he spoke, the old man fainted. His nephews and nieces turned deathly pale, even forgetting to stop their own bleeding. Fortunately, the other family members who were assisting reacted quickly and tore up several medical scrolls.
The old man woke up in the evening, looking somewhat listless.
He was surrounded by a large crowd, most of them looking very agitated. After all, it was impossible not to be furious that the family's most outstanding talent had been killed.
"Elder, we must find out the truth about this matter. Who has the audacity to kill someone from our Bing Si family?"
"Investigate! We must investigate. I also need to notify the main clan and get them involved as well," the old man roared.
“But if we do that, we definitely won’t be able to get back to the main branch anytime soon.”
"Shut up, why are you thinking about that now? The next generation is almost gone, you'll only be looked down upon if you go back, so what's the point!"
The current clan chief, standing to one side, clenched his fists tightly. "Yes, we must make the murderer pay!"
After all, among those children was his exceptionally talented son.
"What a price to pay! If you hadn't provoked us, would we be in this situation now?" Luo Fan complained from the shadows. His other clones were searching for information and found quite a few ice-based martial arts and magic books.
"As expected of a reclusive family, I didn't expect them to have such a method to confirm life and death. Fortunately, the way I handled it didn't leave any hidden dangers, and no one else knew about it. Even Ellie doesn't know the other party's true identity."
"Activate the communication magic array tonight, and I will personally inform them of what happened. Tomorrow, send most of our forces with me to Sacred Heart City to investigate this matter thoroughly!" The old man continued, and this time no one objected.
"Should I stop them?" Luo Fan was a little conflicted. He was worried that the reclusive families might actually send out someone exceptionally powerful, since he himself didn't know what methods those people might use.
But no one came forward, and he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to find their location later and confirm the Snow Woman's advancement method. During this time, he couldn't find any records about the Snow Woman.
On the walls of the study, I saw some records, all of which detailed the glorious history of the Fabing family.
"So they used to be the rulers of Sacred Heart City. No wonder they were so arrogant. But they didn't even record the reasons for their defeat. No wonder their descendants are so arrogant."
"There have even been Gods of Law in history. The depth of their knowledge is unimaginable!" Luo Fan quickly analyzed the gains and losses based on the available information.
"If they find that Xiaoxue is really important, they might very well take action to arrest her." He wasn't sure if the other party could tell that Xue'er had taken the Cold Marrow Elixir.
The more he thought about it, the more worried he became. If Xiaoxue were taken away by them, he would have almost no chance to resist.
Damn, let's do it. Anyway, the scrolls we prepared this time are pretty good.
Moreover, if you do this kind of sabotage well, who would suspect a slime?
As long as we destroy the communication magic circle and cause a huge disturbance, I don't believe they'll still have the energy to deal with things in Sacred Heart City.
The people in the room all left, and they began to make arrangements for what to do next.
In a secluded room, Luo Fan finally found the location of the communication array.
"Such a complex magic circle. It looks much more complex than the one in the Duke's mansion, and it seems like it hasn't been used for a while." Luo Fan's clone, who had come with someone's shadow, looked at the environment of this secret room.
No one entered the library at this time. Luo Fan, who was wearing another ring, ransacked the place, and finally tore open a fire-element scroll.
By the time someone discovered it, the library was already on fire.
Flames also began to rise in several nearby areas!
"Quickly, it's on fire! Send people to put it out!" Exclamations of alarm echoed throughout the castle.
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