# Chapter 1533: Qi Tian Fortress
Mu Yun actually knew that they came from a small world.
"How do you know?" Lin Feng didn't try to hide anything and asked Mu Yun directly.
"Qi Tian Fortress has been making quite a stir recently. They've been strictly controlling the city passages and sending out strong cultivators to sweep from the city into the desert area, apparently hunting for outsiders. Yesterday I heard movement in your courtyard, so I came out of curiosity to take a look. I found that none of you were there. After that, chaos broke out outside, and then you all returned. By then, I already knew. And outsiders could only be people from a small world. This desert is the only path from the small world to the city."
The information Mu Yun knew was far more than Lin Feng had imagined. This sent a chill down Lin Feng's spine. Fortunately, Mu Yun hadn't betrayed them; otherwise, they would likely be facing pursuit by powerful cultivators.
"Thank you!" Lin Feng said sincerely.
"No need to thank me. I'm just doing what I can. You might still be in some danger next. The commotion your companion caused last night was too loud. Qi Tian Fortress will get word of it soon." Mu Yun warned. Lin Feng's eyes flickered as he spoke: "Then should we leave now and go to another tribe to lie low for a while?"
Mu Yun shook her head: "Every tribe's priestess is one of their people, including me. In other tribes, you don't know if they've already set up informants. Rushing to another tribe now would only draw more attention. Stay here, and I'll help you as much as I can. As for what I said earlier about taking you to see the Immortal Palace Heavenly Fortress once your injuries are better—don't you understand my meaning yet?"
Lin Feng looked at Mu Yun, who was still healing his injuries, and felt a surge of gratitude in his heart. Mu Yun wanted to send them into the city. The city was vast and boundless. Once they blended in, it would be much harder to find them. They could then travel to other regions of the great world, with endless possibilities.
"Alright, I'll go prepare some medicinal herbs for you." Mu Yun released her hand. Lin Feng felt much more comfortable than before. Her healing technique was indeed powerful.
"We're quite lucky." After Mu Yun left, Yu Emperor said to Lin Feng with a smile. Lin Feng nodded. Indeed, they were fortunate to have met the kind-hearted Mu Yun. If it had been someone else, the outcome might have been different.
"Creak!" The door was suddenly pushed open again. Mu Yun's expression shifted slightly as she called out: "Someone's here."
Lin Feng's expression stiffened, and a sharp glint flashed in his eyes. They came fast. The commotion outside the tribe had only happened last night, and yet someone had arrived this early in the morning. The speed was too quick.
"Yun'er!" A voice came from outside, causing Lin Feng and Yu Emperor's expressions to change instantly. Mu Yun directly transmitted a message to them: "You are my father and my elder brother."
With that, Mu Yun walked out and closed the door behind her, responding: "I'm over here!"
The voice came from outside the neighboring courtyard, which was Mu Yun's own courtyard. After Mu Yun called out, footsteps moved outside. Then a young man pushed open the courtyard gate and saw Mu Yun inside. A faint smile appeared on his face: "Yun'er, long time no see!"
The one who entered was a handsome young man, different from the youths in the tribal fortress. His skin was fair but carried a healthy flush.
"Why are you here?" Mu Yun asked calmly. But the young man's expression changed slightly as his gaze suddenly shot toward the room, a cold gleam flashing in his eyes.
"There's someone inside!" The young man's tone was icy. He took a step forward and instantly appeared outside the door. His palm swung violently, and the door collapsed, revealing two figures inside.
The space seemed to freeze for a moment as their gazes met in the air.
A trace of tension appeared on Mu Yun's face. She was worried that this young man had seen them before. Not long ago, he had gone to the small world. She didn't know if he would recognize them.
Lin Feng's gaze did indeed freeze slightly. Just as Mu Yun had feared, he had indeed encountered this young man before. Lin Feng recognized him, and this young man had also seen Yu Emperor.
Back when they had charged into the Qi Clan, among the group of Holy City disciples, there was a young powerhouse named Qi Yuchen who had led those Holy City disciples to the Qi Clan and even wanted them to clash with the Heavenly Terrace disciples. And the young man before them now was none other than Qi Yuchen.
It was quite a coincidence. He hadn't expected the first familiar face he encountered to be Qi Yuchen.
"Yun'er, who are they?" Qi Yuchen was now sizing up the two figures before him. One was a middle-aged man with a sallow complexion and a sickly aura. He indeed seemed to have quite serious injuries, his aura slightly unstable. One look told you he was wounded.
The other was a young man with a rather dark complexion, exuding no aura at all—a very ordinary person.
"Close call!" Lin Feng thought to himself. In that brief moment, he had taken out a mask and disguised both himself and Yu Emperor, preventing exposure. Otherwise, Qi Yuchen would have recognized them at a glance.
"Qi Yuchen, what do you mean by this?" Mu Yun's voice turned colder, carrying a hint of aloofness. She walked over to Lin Feng, gently took his arm, and said coldly to Qi Yuchen: "Get out. Don't disturb my father and my elder brother."
Qi Yuchen's expression changed. Father? Elder brother?
"Yun'er, you know I didn't mean it!" The coldness on Qi Yuchen's face instantly vanished, replaced by an apologetic tone.
"Even if you didn't mean it, so what? Get out." Mu Yun said unceremoniously. Qi Yuchen gave an awkward smile: "Alright, let's talk outside. Yun'er, I came to find you because I have business to discuss."
As he spoke, Qi Yuchen indeed retreated outside.
"Father, elder brother, Yun'er has disturbed you." Mu Yun said gently to Lin Feng and Yu Emperor, making Qi Yuchen outside even more embarrassed. Then Mu Yun also walked out, leaving Lin Feng to sigh inwardly at how close the call had been.
"Yun'er, why haven't I heard you mention your father and elder brother before?" Qi Yuchen asked Mu Yun as she came out.
"Why should I tell you?" Mu Yun retorted, making Qi Yuchen's expression tremble. He said bitterly: "Yun'er, I apologize for what just happened."
"A young master of Qi Tian Fortress apologizing—I, Mu Yun, cannot bear it!" Mu Yun continued to give him a cold shoulder, leaving Qi Yuchen speechless. He could only change the subject: "Yun'er, you must know about the commotion outside the tribe last night. I came to investigate. Have any strangers come to the tribe recently?"
"Whether strangers have entered the tribe, I don't know. But I haven't encountered any." Mu Yun replied.
"Alright, be careful yourself. I'll take some people to check the tribe." Seeing Mu Yun giving him the cold shoulder, Qi Yuchen decided to leave first.
Mu Yun waited until Qi Yuchen and the footsteps of those outside had faded away before returning to Lin Feng's room. Seeing the new faces of Lin Feng and Yu Emperor, she felt surprised and asked Lin Feng with a smile: "Which face is the fake one?"
"What do you think?" Lin Feng took off the mask and smiled: "I've seen Qi Yuchen before. What kind of person is he?"
"A young master of Qi Tian Fortress with direct bloodline, so he holds a high status." Mu Yun's expression didn't look good when mentioning Qi Yuchen. However, Qi Yuchen was still polite to her. Otherwise, with his status, he could easily move against her, but he still showed her sufficient respect.
"Qi Tian Fortress—the power behind the Qi Clan, huh?" Lin Feng murmured to himself. Qi Yuchen had appeared at the Qi Clan back then and had once said he was half a host. It seemed it was indeed Qi Tian Fortress.
"He seems to have feelings for you." Lin Feng said with a smile. Mu Yun's beautiful eyes showed a bitter smile, perhaps lamenting the unpredictability of her own fate.
"You'd better change back to the faces you had just now. You've been here for quite a few days without going out, so not many people know about you. They probably won't find anything. I'll continue preparing your medicine. In a few days, I'll go with you to Qi Tian Fortress."
After saying this, Mu Yun withdrew from the room and went back to her own place to prepare the medicine. Just as Mu Yun had said, Qi Yuchen didn't find anything. Lin Feng and the others had arrived at the tribe before Qi Tian Fortress had spread the news, and they hadn't gone out. Only a few people had noticed them—one being Grandpa Bai, who lived next to Mu Yun. Qi Yuchen obviously couldn't interrogate Mu Yun's neighbors; that would make Mu Yun lose face.
Unable to find any leads, Qi Yuchen left the tribe to search elsewhere. This allowed Lin Feng to breathe a sigh of relief. The following days were peaceful again. Under Mu Yun's careful care, Yu Emperor and Lin Feng's injuries gradually improved. Lin Feng's injuries, in particular, couldn't compare to Yu Emperor's and were easier to recover from. Yu Emperor had been too severely wounded, having suffered heavy damage from the power of laws several times.
The peaceful days passed gradually, and in the blink of an eye, two months had passed since Lin Feng arrived in this world. Now, Lin Feng's skin had even taken on a bronze hue, thanks to the scorching desert sun.
At this moment, Lin Feng was lying on his back on the earthen roof, gazing at the brilliant red clouds in the sky. The wheel of time kept turning. How were the people who had come out of the small world doing? Were they all well?
Watching the sun gradually set in the west, Lin Feng still showed no sign of leaving. A graceful figure stepped onto the earthen roof and sat down beside Lin Feng, smiling: "What's the matter? Missing home?"
"Maybe I miss the people at home more." Lin Feng said with a smile. Sometimes he wanted to go see Meng Qing and Yue Xin. How was their cultivation progressing?
"You still have people at home to miss." Mu Yun laughed self-deprecatingly, then said: "Tomorrow, I'll be heading to Qi Tian Fortress. Come along."
"Tomorrow, huh?" Lin Feng murmured softly. Two months had passed. The commotion had probably died down by now. It was time to step out.
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