CHAPTER 400: CHAPTER 227: SULUO, TIGER LEAVES THE MOUNTAIN

A few days later, Banli Port.

The two-masted sailboat retracted the ropes and set sail once more.

Lei Long with a full beard stood on the deck, wearing a black leather coat and woolen clothes, waving goodbye to his wife and daughter at the port.

"Daddy!!"

"Antti is waiting for you to come back!!"

A little girl with slightly curly hair faced the slightly cold sea breeze, her clothes flapping, her hands forming a megaphone around her mouth as she shouted reluctantly.

The soft voice was carried away by the sea breeze, and on the sea, Lei Long was full of smiles, the crew also wore similar expressions, waving goodbye to their families.

Smiles dominated, not much sadness, because everyone knew this route wasn’t too far.

Seeing this scene, a boy named Trin stood beside a carriage on the gray road of the port, his patched clothes filled with envy.

The ocean has always been full of legends, treasures and various major events recorded in history.

Joining a fleet to become a sailor and being part of witnessing these is something many admire and praise.

But unfortunately....

"Wait a little longer..."

"Once I save up a little more money, it’ll make things easier for my mother and sister..."

His eyes filled with yearning as he silently thought, fists clenched, which Chen Feng noticed but did not interrupt, simply watching the fleet leave in silence.

Under his orders, the Lei Long Fleet would first head to Falling Eagle Island to pick up the two mermaids before going to Fishman Bay to trade the Blue Heart Stone.

He did not explain Jia Ta’s situation deliberately, but privately instructed Lei Long that if faced with unforeseeable danger, throw several silver coins into the sea.

By then, his companions would appear to resolve the crisis for them and escort them safely.

"Let’s go."

Withdrawing his gaze, Chen Feng did not plan to follow them to Fishman Bay.

He could feel that his time of staying was ending soon.

"Uncle, father will return safely, right?"

Little Antti followed along, Lei Long’s wife holding her hand, respectfully saluting Chen Feng.

With a slight smile, Chen Feng ruffled Little Antti’s slightly curly brown hair.

Perhaps due to a child’s unique intuition, she seemed to sense that this sudden departure of the fleet was related to him.

"They will return." He promised.

"Shaa!!"

As if on his command, a voice sounded in his mind, it was Jia Ta somewhat anticipating the silver coins.

With that, the group boarded the carriage and left the port, Trin whipped the horses to drive them back to the Garden District.

The red and gray buildings receded continuously, while members of the Frost Church patrolled seriously roadside, causing no small amount of unease among passersby.

"Looks like the murderer of the Frost Bishop hasn’t been found yet...."

"Killing even ordinary people, it’s terrifying..."

Trin muttered subconsciously, somewhat worried, while Chen Feng in the back remained calm and composed.

The impact of the Frost Bishop’s death was significant, but no information leaked regarding the mermaid, which was completely covered up.

The reason was that all the servants in that villa had died in the villa that day, confirmed to be killed by him, the murderer.

He suspected the forces that captured the mermaid were covering up the truth from behind the scenes.

"Cough cough..."

Suddenly, coughs reached his ears, and he looked over.

A wandering passerby collapsed on the street, elders supporting each other, occasionally taking out handkerchiefs to cover their mouths, coughing lightly.

"Antti, be good and cover your mouth."

Lei Long’s wife spoke, taking out a handkerchief for Antti to cover her mouth and nose.

The air seemed to hold a faint strange odor, the gray sky appeared particularly gloomy.

Chen Feng turned his head to look at the black chimneys, as per Trin’s words, factory production went on day and night, and those chimneys never ceased.

Duke Charles, Sake Company, Young Master Lunde....

In search of the mermaid, he had sensed around the entirety of Banli Port, only this place was left unexplored.

With distant eyes, he returned to the Garden District.

After sending Trin and others away, he walked to a corner, feeling his body’s center of gravity growing heavier.

Until finally, everything became illusory.

The breeze swept through, leaving no trace or shadow.

"Hmm, where is Lord Feng Chen?"

Nearby Trin asked in confusion, and Little Antti and others shook their heads in bewilderment, searching around.

Just then, a convoy of carriages slowly approached from the street outside the iron fence, with the flag of the Golden Spearfish fluttering conspicuously in the wind.

"Young Master Lunde, yesterday seven workers in the factory contracted tuberculosis, three of whom died."

"What do you think....."

Someone reported in a low voice from inside the carriage, the drapery fell, blocking the outside view.

"Burn it then, and have everyone else keep quiet for me."

"I don’t want to see this in the newspapers."

The brown-haired young man in a gentleman’s suit said indifferently as he lifted the carriage drapery to observe those coughing on the street, frowning slightly with some disdain.

"I understand." The man beside him said respectfully.

"How are the fleets I asked you to investigate?"

"We have investigated twenty-three fleets, and there are another seven that recently set out to sea, which will take some more time."

"Too slow, I hope to have answers by the end of this month."

The young man said impatiently, letting down the carriage drapery.

"Moreover, don’t you think the Frost Bishop died too suddenly, and those two mermaids.... are actually missing."

"What do you mean?"

"That person has likely already discovered us and is hiding in Banli Port."

"This is a provocation, understand?"

The brown-haired young man said indifferently, cold lights flickering in his eyes.

The supposedly Fifth Rank Transcendent is indeed powerful, but with his father around, the other party could not possibly overthrow the Charles family.

The man beside him shuddered upon hearing this, the more he thought, the more plausible the young master’s speculation seemed.