Immortal God of War

Chapter 1225: Chapter 1160: A Cover? Meeting Elder Qin!

As soon as Qin Feiyang returned, the Imperial Capital was thrown into turmoil.

Not only were people from the imperial palace searching for him, even old friends were looking for him.

However!

No one knew where he had gone, and no one had seen a trace of him, as if he had vanished from the world.

Imperial City.

The Tenth District.

This district was relatively backward, the environment also very poor, and people’s cultivation basically did not exceed War Ancestor, but they were simple and honest.

In a certain remote alley, a shabby little tavern sat there.

The tavern was very crude inside, with only three or four tables set out. Business was very quiet, with only two tables of customers drinking and chatting.

At one table sat six Hunters, all middle-aged in appearance, with many scars on their bodies. They were gulping down meat and wine, extremely hearty and bold.

In stark contrast to them, the table next to them had only two customers.

These two were also burly middle-aged men, but they were very quiet, just silently drinking their wine.

The wine was very bitter, but if one carefully savored it, one could taste a faintly different flavor within that bitterness.

That flavor was tranquility.

Although the six Hunters beside them were very noisy, Qin Feiyang felt especially at peace inside.

Exactly!

These two silent big men were Qin Feiyang and Yan Wei.

"Big news, big news..."

After a while, another man dressed as a Hunter rushed into the tavern in a great hurry.

He was also middle-aged, but relatively thin, with a sharp, capable air between his brows.

"What big news?"

The six Hunters who were drinking put down their wine jars and turned their heads to look at him curiously.

Obviously.

They all knew each other.

The thin man said, "I just got word—Qin Feiyang has returned, and he even destroyed the Golden Throne Hall right in front of His Majesty and the State Preceptor!"

"What?"

"That brat’s gone mad?"

"Do you know what kind of place the Golden Throne Hall is, and he dared to destroy it? Isn’t that just courting death?"

"Is His Majesty furious now?"

The six Hunters were utterly shocked.

"Yeah, he’s practically exploded with rage."

"He’s even issued a bounty decree: whoever spots Qin Feiyang will be rewarded with a Holy Artifact and three free entries into the imperial palace’s martial arts treasury."

"If you can take Qin Feiyang’s head, you’ll be directly made a Marquis!"

The thin man said, eyes full of longing.

"A Marquis!"

The six Hunters were dumbfounded.

The tavern owner and the waiter at the side were also staring, tongue-tied.

"Crack!"

But at the same time.

The sound of a wine cup shattering rang out.

The thin man and the others all looked toward Qin Feiyang, only to see that the wine cup in his hand had already turned to powder!

Yan Wei hurriedly stood up, smiling apologetically. "Sorry, my brother here suffered some blows recently. He’s in a bad mood. We’ll compensate at full price later."

Hearing this, the tavern owner waved his hand with a smile. "It’s fine, it’s fine, just a wine cup. I’ll have another sent over to him."

The waiter beside him nodded, took out a new cup, set it in front of Qin Feiyang, and comforted him, "Big brother, there’s no hurdle in this world you can’t get over. Try to think more openly."

"Thank you."

Qin Feiyang also realized he’d lost his composure. He looked up at the waiter and smiled.

"No problem."

"You may all be unfamiliar faces, but meeting is fate."

"If you ever want a drink, just come here."

"Don’t be fooled by how small and simple our tavern is—so long as you can name the dish, we can make it for you."

"Most importantly, the people here value human warmth."

The waiter said with a smile.

"Human warmth..."

Qin Feiyang murmured, then looked at the waiter and smiled. "If I get the chance, I’ll definitely come often."

"Alright then, you two carry on."

The waiter chuckled, turned, and ran off.

The Hunters started talking again about the matter of being made a Marquis, and the tavern owner and waiter would chime in with a comment now and then.

Yan Wei glanced at the few of them, picked up the wine pot, and as he poured wine for Qin Feiyang, he asked via voice transmission, "What does ’Marquis’ mean?"

Qin Feiyang raised the cup, drained it in one gulp, and secretly explained, "The Great Qin Empire has a total of one hundred Martial Marquises. Each Marquis holds power and status above ordinary men by far."

Yan Wei asked curiously, "Then just how high is their status?"

Qin Feiyang said, "In secular terms, they stand beneath only one man and above ten thousand."

Yan Wei’s body went rigid.

To hunt down Qin Feiyang, the emperor had actually offered terms like this. No wonder Qin Feiyang had lost control for a moment.

Yan Wei raised his cup and smiled. "Come on then, I’ll drink with you today and we won’t go home until we’re drunk."

He was a rough man and didn’t know how to comfort Qin Feiyang, so all he could do was drink with him to his heart’s content.

Qin Feiyang glanced at him and shook his head. "This kind of blow doesn’t count for much to me. And now is not the time for a drunken binge."

"You’re really alright?"

Yan Wei looked at him, half-believing, half-doubting.

Qin Feiyang said with a laugh, "Do I look like someone fragile to you?"

Yan Wei studied him seriously for a moment, then shook his head with a smile. "You don’t."

"Then that’s that."

"What I’m thinking about right now is: where exactly did Mu Tianyang go?"

Qin Feiyang drank his wine, his brows tightly knitted.

Yan Wei pondered for a while, then said secretly, "Could this be a smokescreen?"

Qin Feiyang was stunned and asked via transmission, "What do you mean?"

"I mean, he might have guessed that we would track him, so he deliberately went to Butterfly Valley and left some clues there, making us mistakenly believe that he went to the Forgotten Continent and the Imperial Capital."

"But in reality, he might still be in Spirit State."

Yan Wei said in secret.

Qin Feiyang’s eyes lit up. Why hadn’t he thought of that?

As a former emperor, Mu Tianyang was incredibly intelligent and deeply scheming; he definitely wouldn’t let others easily grasp his movements.

Perhaps, this really was a smokescreen!

Buzz!

Just then.

The Image Crystal Stone in Qin Feiyang’s arms started vibrating.

"Hm?"

Qin Feiyang frowned. Who would be sending him a message at this time?

Right now he was in the Imperial Capital; people in the nine great states and on the Forgotten Continent couldn’t contact him, so it could only be someone from the Imperial Capital.

And although he was in the Imperial Capital, everyone who had established a contract bridge with him had a pretty close relationship with him, but at a time like this, he couldn’t afford not to be cautious.

So he hesitated.

"Hoo!"

After pondering for a moment, Qin Feiyang took a deep breath, took out a dozen or so Gold Coins, put them on the table, and was just about to get up and leave.

But the conversation between those Hunters, the tavern owner, and the waiter piqued his interest.

The waiter asked, "Do you think Qin Feiyang will get caught this time?"

For a moment, the tavern owner and those Hunters all fell silent.

Qin Feiyang ignored the trembling Image Crystal Stone and watched the few of them with interest.

A moment later.

The tavern owner shook his head and said, "You don’t even need to think about it. The people from the Imperial Palace definitely won’t catch him."

Qin Feiyang was slightly stunned. He stood up, walked over, and smiled. "Why do you say that?"

"If Qin Feiyang was really that easy to catch, they wouldn’t have let him slip away again and again before."

"Besides, when he destroyed the Golden Throne Hall, His Majesty and the State Preceptor were both present, yet he still escaped. Now that he’s already fled the Imperial Palace, there’s even less chance."

"I haven’t seen Qin Feiyang in person, but I’ve heard plenty of stories. He doesn’t have the strength to clash head‑on with the Imperial Palace yet, but when it comes to methods, I’d say there’s probably no one in the Imperial Palace who can compete with him."

The tavern owner chuckled.

Qin Feiyang shook his head with a wry smile.

He hadn’t expected that in the eyes of these ordinary people, he would be rated so highly.

"Check, please."

Qin Feiyang put the Gold Coins in his hand on the table.

The tavern owner glanced at the Gold Coins. There were actually more than ten of them, and he hurriedly said, "That’s too much."

Qin Feiyang and the other person had only drunk two pots of wine.

And those two pots were just very ordinary strong liquor, worth at most a few silver coins.

Qin Feiyang glanced at those Hunters and said with a smile, "It’s fine. Just take it as me buying everyone drinks."

With that, he opened a portal and left with Yan Wei.

In the tavern, the few people looked at each other, then shook their heads with a smile and started whispering again.

Outside the city!

Black Dragon Pool!

The Image Crystal Stone had already stopped trembling.

However, he was waiting.

If the person who had contacted him before really needed something from him, then in a while, they would definitely reach out again.

Sure enough!

Not even a hundred breaths later, the Image Crystal Stone started trembling again.

Qin Feiyang took out the Image Crystal Stone.

Buzz!

A phantom image materialized.

It was a woman in white, with a curvy figure, long black hair fluttering, exquisitely beautiful features, and skin that seemed to break at a touch, truly peerlessly stunning.

"Sis!"

Qin Feiyang’s eyes trembled slightly.

That’s right!

This woman was none other than Ren Wushuang!

"Feiyang!"

Seeing Qin Feiyang, Ren Wushuang was also extremely excited.

Qin Feiyang said guiltily, "Sis, I made you worry. I’m sorry."

Ren Wushuang scolded softly, "You silly boy, what’s our relationship? What are you saying sorry to me for?"

Warmth flowed through Qin Feiyang’s heart as he asked, "How’s the old man doing now?"

Ren Wushuang said, "Grandpa’s very well, he just often thinks about you and wants to see you."

"I’m sorry. Ever since I came back, I haven’t gone to visit you even once."

Qin Feiyang lowered his head as he spoke.

He treated Ren Wushuang like his real older sister, and the old man like his own grandfather.

So hearing this, he couldn’t help but feel guilty!

"It’s fine, because we both know you’re not in control of your own situation right now, and you don’t want to drag us into it."

"Grandpa and I don’t ask for much. As long as you’re safe, that’s enough."

Ren Wushuang said with a smile.

Hearing this, Qin Feiyang’s mood sank even further.

Ren Wushuang sighed inwardly and then smiled. "Feiyang, there’s someone who wants to talk to you."

"Hm?"

Qin Feiyang was taken aback. He looked up at Ren Wushuang and asked, "Who?"

"Me."

An old man walked to Ren Wushuang’s side, entering Qin Feiyang’s line of sight.

"Elder Qin!"

Qin Feiyang’s eyes shook, and he said angrily, "I’m warning you, if you dare hurt her, I will never let you go!"

Elder Qin said, "If this old man truly wanted to hurt her, do you think you’d still have the chance to see her now?"

Qin Feiyang raised his brows and said, "Come to Black Dragon Pool. I’ll be waiting for you here."

"Alright."

Elder Qin nodded, immediately opened a portal, and stepped into it.

Ren Wushuang asked worriedly, "Feiyang, will you be okay?"

Qin Feiyang smiled and comforted her, "Don’t worry, I’ll handle it. You both must take care."

"Mm."

"You too."

Ren Wushuang reminded him.

Qin Feiyang smiled, then shut off the Image Crystal Stone.

Just as the Image Crystal Stone went dark, a figure descended from the void ahead.

It was Elder Qin!

Qin Feiyang was already prepared. The moment Elder Qin released his aura pressure, he would immediately enter the ancient castle.