Chapter 396 - Chapter 396: Chapter 96 Lin Jue is Missing (1/2)

chapter 396: chapter 96 lin jue is missing

the time was still early, the shen family shop wasn’t open yet, and naturally it wasn’t convenient for lin jing to just wait around here…

therefore.

after confirming the location of the shen family shop, lin jing turned around and left the place.

after leaving the shen family shop, lin jing walked the streets of fang market and thought of lin jue.

so much time had passed, he had no idea how he was doing now.

following that, lin jing casually strolled through the fang market while looking for traces of lin jue.

he had combed through the entire fang market without finding any sign of lin jue.

even that dark-skinned boy, lin jing did not see him this time either.

fortunately, lin jing still remembered the location of lin jue’s house.

thus, lin jing headed towards lin jue’s house according to his previous memory.

the ‘slum’ of bihai city was just the same as the last time lin jing came, without any change.

perhaps having grown accustomed to it, the cultivators living here didn’t find their situation unusual at all.

some even took pride in being able to live in bihai city.

lin jue’s house was in the very depths of this ‘slum’ and was among the more dilapidated ones.

when lin jing arrived at lin jue’s house, he saw a layer of dust on the doorknob and knew that lin jue must have been away for some time.

lin jing immediately activated his divine sense and probed into lin jue’s house.

the inside of lin jue’s house was as tidy as ever, just as he had left it.

but lin jue was not at home.

moreover, a thin layer of dust had settled in the courtyard of lin jue’s house.

looking at it, he must have been away for some time.

“if he hasn’t returned home, where could he have gone?”

lin jing then furrowed his brows in contemplation…

“lin jue has lived in this fang market for so long, he’s quite shrewd, he shouldn’t have provoked anyone without cause.”

“moreover, he still has the spirit stones i had previously given him for support.”

“in terms of living expenses, he shouldn’t be struggling, and there wouldn’t be a lack of spirit stones forcing him to do anything unwillingly.”

“the decorations in his room also prove that he must have been living here until not long ago.”

“it doesn’t look like he moved out.”

“if he hasn’t moved, why hasn’t he returned for so long?”

“and…”

“judging from the dust accumulated in the courtyard, lin jue has been away for at least half a month.”

after pondering for a while, lin jing had not a single clue.

afterward, he gave up on contemplating.

as a member of the lin family, lin jing naturally could not ignore lin jue’s disappearance.

it seems.

after attending the trade meeting, lin jing would need to stay in here a few more days to search thoroughly.

the inexplicable disappearance of lin jue always gave lin jing an ominous premonition…

he only hoped that nothing unfortunate had happened to him…

……

it wasn’t yet zi time in the evening when lin jing, dressed up again in disguise as a burly, stout man, came to the fang market of bihai city once more.

the fang market at late-night, the vendors had all packed up and left, and there wasn’t a single person in the entire market, making it eerily quiet.

even the shops on both sides of the fang market had closed their doors.

lin jing then directly headed towards the shen family shop within the fang market.

he went to the very back of the fang market.

when lin jing looked at the shen family shop again, the shop’s doors were wide open this time.

there were also two big red lanterns hanging at the entrance.

subsequently, lin jing walked inside the shop.

the shop was small; upon entering, lin jing immediately saw a middle-aged cultivator behind the counter,

who appeared to be the shopkeeper of the shen family shop.

this shopkeeper was also a golden core cultivator.

furthermore, he was at the golden core late stage.

seeing lin jing arrive, the shopkeeper smiled and said directly,

“welcome, fellow daoist, to our humble shop. may i inquire, what are you looking for?”

lin jing then replied with a cupped-fist salute,

“fellow daoist…”

“i’ve heard that the shen family shop is hosting a trade event, and i’ve come today specifically to attend this trading session.”

after hearing this, the shopkeeper sized up lin jing up and down, and then replied with a smile,

“ah, so you’re here for the trade meeting, my apologies for the oversight.”

without further ado, the shopkeeper called over a servant and told the servant,

“this daoist friend is here to attend the trade meeting, take him to the backyard.”

“yes!” the servant nodded to the shopkeeper.

“senior, this way please…”

saying thus, the servant then led lin jing towards the backyard.

soon.

with the servant’s guidance, lin jing came to the entrance of the backyard.

inside the backyard, right past the entrance, there was a fairly large house.

at that time.

the servant stood at the entrance and pointed towards the house inside to lin jing, saying,

“senior, the fellow daoists attending the trade meeting are all inside. it’s not appropriate for me to enter, so i can only escort you to here.”

after speaking, the servant bade farewell to lin jing and left.

then lin jing, upon the servant’s departure, walked towards the house inside the backyard.

upon opening the door, several people turned to look over.

these individuals, after glancing at lin jing and finding him unfamiliar, returned to their own meditations, no longer paying him any attention.

lin jing then.

found a corner to sit down.