The Peach Blossom Sauce had been stolen, making it impossible to use it to track the trail of the "Immortal." This news spread like wildfire, causing a massive uproar in the Underground World.
Some with inside information claimed that when the Immortal Seeker guards of Lv’s Spring and Autumn gave chase, they couldn’t catch the perpetrators or retrieve the sauce because their opponents had ties to Ghost Valley. As this news circulated, it stirred a mix of envy, disappointment, anger, and regret. The expressions of everyone who heard it changed, whether they had already arrived at the Lv’s Spring and Autumn near Peach Blossom Spring or were still on their way.
Those who had already reached their destination marched to Lv’s Spring and Autumn to demand an explanation. "I traveled thousands of miles to get here, and now you tell me the item was stolen? What kind of joke is this? I’ve already dropped my pants, and this is what I get to see?"
Those who had yet to arrive simply quickened their pace, eager to find out exactly what had happened.
Wu Tian, meanwhile, learned of the situation from Yin Fengxue while he was still in the Surface World. Upon hearing the news, Wu Tian didn’t show much of a reaction. To him, the Peach Blossom Sauce was a trivial matter; he could whip up a batch in an instant with his legendary kitchenware. However, he also gradually heard from Yin Fengxue that the incident was related to Ghost Valley, and this caught his attention.
Wu Fa was taken from me. Wu Wo abandoned his own father and ran off to who knows where. And now, the Peach Blossom Sauce has been stolen. The more I think about it, the more Ghost Valley gets on my nerves. An eyesore like that... I think I’ll just get rid of them.
After a few relaxing days in the Surface World, Wu Tian returned to the Underground World with Qin Yuhan and the others. The young girl had brought some homework back with her and was now starting to prepare for her middle school entrance exams.
Upon their return to Peach Blossom Spring, they found it had been transformed. Yin Fengxue had relocated the Heavenly Demon Palace there, and Liu Tianji and his people had also settled in, turning the area into a scene of widespread construction.
Wu Tian headed straight for Lv’s Spring and Autumn.
In the backyard of the Lv’s Spring and Autumn branch closest to Peach Blossom Spring, Lv Hengliang looked haggard. His eyes were bloodshot, his hair was a mess, and his clothes were in disarray. He simply hadn’t had a moment to pull himself together. Before him stood the Immortal Seeker guards under his command. For the past few days, Lv Hengliang hadn’t slept, too consumed by worry to even wash his face. He looked utterly hopeless.
Tomorrow is the restaurant’s dish auction. But without the Peach Blossom Sauce, what good dishes can we possibly offer? The people who came specifically for the Peach Blossom Sauce dishes will surely be furious.
The backyard of Lv’s Spring and Autumn was depressingly lifeless. Lv Hengliang had also been trying to find Ghost Valley’s trail these past few days, but the surface branch had already been annihilated. As for the other branch hidden in the Underground World, it was nowhere to be found.
What can I do?
Overwhelmed by the bleakness of his situation, Lv Hengliang fell to his knees, crying out, "It’s over! I’m finished! The Lv family will be ruined by me alone! This loss of credibility... it’s a catastrophic blow to our family! It’s all over... everything is over."
"Lord," the surrounding Immortal Seekers said in shock, kneeling one by one. Some began to sob as well.
The Twelve Floors of the Lv Establishment each had its own Master. They weren’t competitors but were instead deeply codependent. If one fell, all of them could be finished. If the Lv family was gone, where would these Immortal Seekers go? They would become rootless and homeless.
Suddenly, one of the kneeling guards slowly lifted his head. His mouth fell open in astonishment, and he pointed behind Lv Hengliang, too stunned to speak. The other guards also looked up and were equally astounded.
At some unknown point, a thick Blood Mist had begun to swirl silently behind Lv Hengliang.
"That... is..." one of the bolder Immortal Seekers finally stammered.
Seeing the strange looks on his guards’ faces as they stared behind him, Lv Hengliang quickly turned around. He instantly recognized the familiar Blood Mist and cried out desperately, "Divine... Divine One, you’ve finally come!"
As long as the Divine One appears again, then I... I might have a chance to fix everything.
Stand? Lv Hengliang was still hesitant. "This is my fault," he said. "Are you telling us to stand because you plan to..."
The profits from the Peach Blossom Sauce auction were supposed to be split seventy-thirty. Lv’s Spring and Autumn takes three parts, and the Divine One in the Blood Mist gets seven. Now that the sauce is gone, he must be furious!
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