Blue Phoenix Chapter 11 – The Tunnels

Hui Yue spent the following days examining the City Lord’s mansion thoroughly, yet no matter how much he looked around, nothing unusual seemed to appear in front of him.

Being treated like a guest of the elders allowed access to everything for Hui Yue, but although he looked in every nook and cranny, he saw nothing relating to Sun.

There was no place too secret for Hui Yue to enter. After a few days, the entire City Lord’s mansion had been searched from the highest pagoda to the lowest cellar.

While Hui Yue was searching the mansion, Deng Wu was making friends with the female population of the town. Although Hui Yue had a good standing within the city, Deng Wu was nothing but a mere retainer, a servant to the white-haired boy. Although Lord Liu Wei and his elders felt that Deng Wu was strong, he was nothing compared to his master and thus spending time befriending him was a waste.

The first day when Wang Ju Long and Deng Wu left the mansion, their followers quickly had to give up. However a few days later they managed to keep tracking him as he made his way to the farmhouses.

Arriving in this area, Deng Wu was much more popular than Hui Yue, even more popular than the City Lord. He flirted with all the girls and shared meat generously to all who were interested.

It had to be said that Deng Wu possessed more than one storage ring filled with dried foods for long trips, and his heart truly felt no regret in sharing these with the commoners. Although somehow the pretty girls ended up getting more than the rest.

Spending his days with the younger generation of the city, Deng Wu picked up a lot of information which he shared with Hui Yue and the rest.

“The Dragon Corps will arrive in a few weeks. That ought to be the reason that they feared that you were a part of them,” Deng Wu said as he leaned against the courtyard’s wall, resting his body after having spent the whole day in town once more.

After hearing this, Hui Yue’s previously depressed expression turned into a smile. Having searched the premises multiple times

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