Firefly Journey

Chapter 147 Rescuing the Journalists in Action (4)

Xiu traveled day and night, evading the city guards' checks, and successfully entered the city of Seror.

Based on the information provided by Lin Yuanran, he quickly found where the three were staying.

Inside the room, the roaring fire cast a flickering silhouette on the wall.

It was already night.

Lin Yuanran said, "Mr. Xiu, according to the time, didn't you enter the city this afternoon? Why are you only coming to find us now?"

Hugh seemed to be very afraid of the cold, and kept rubbing his hands in front of the fire: "The news of the battle at Tongyun Fortress has reached the city. On the surface, there is no change inside or outside the city. In fact, before I entered the city, I saw a lot of Imperial Army sentries."

The three students from St. Louis College exchanged glances, vaguely sensing that something was amiss.

Logically speaking, it was Tongyun Fortress that was in a state of emergency. As tense as it was, the atmosphere wouldn't spread to Serlier City, since the two cities were dozens of kilometers apart.

On the surface, the city of Selyol remained calm, but in secret, it increased the number of sentries to keep a close watch on everyone entering the city. This indicates that the city lord's mansion knew that someone was coming to rescue Viktor.

"Then the city... especially the city lord's mansion, will they also increase the number of guards?" Lin Yuanran said.

“That’s right,” Hugh continued. “The Imperial soldiers are not a concern; they are just ordinary people after all. The difficulty lies in the fact that once Mond Toby becomes suspicious, he will definitely have superhumans keep a close watch on Mr. Reporter. This is still their home turf, so our chances are slim.”

Claudia said, "Then isn't there any hope?"

Xiu said, “I said the chances are slim, not that there are no chances. Young man, don’t be impatient. In my opinion, we should hold back for the next few days and wait for the City Lord’s Mansion to dispel its doubts, until they believe that the Tongyun Fortress Allied Forces’ military operations have no causal relationship with rescuing Mr. Reporter.”

The oldest of the student trio was Dick O'Neill, who, having had two more years of extra education, viewed things much like Hugh:

“Mr. Hugh is right. We can’t act rashly. We have to wait until their doubts disappear before we make our move.”

Lin Yuanran asked, "Will the chieftain of Iru outside the city also have to wait with us indefinitely?"

Xiu smiled and said, "Don't worry about that. The Black Mountain Tribe is now completely secure. Even if he doesn't stay in the tribe, he won't cause any trouble. Young Chief Prit will keep an eye on his hometown. This can also be considered as Chief Iru's training for him."

Is it just waiting again?

Lin Yuanran was already used to it.

To be honest, he has encountered far too many things beyond his control since he left Torreg Town.

For example, the murder of Mr. Brown at the Marquis Knox estate, that kind of spiritual oppression, still makes me shudder when I think about it now.

For example, when Fengling was attacked, the three assassins were far more powerful than her, and she would have been killed if she hadn't been careful. In the end, it was Fengling herself and the Black Knight who saved her.

Going back even further, when the Divine Ruins of the Yedeen Mountains opened, he was inside, and it could be said that he did nothing.

With the wind chimes by his side, he wasn't too worried.

But now that the wind chimes are gone, working with a group of colleagues who are only relatively familiar with each other, I always feel like something is missing.

In fact, Lin Yuanran had always had this mindset since he arrived in the Northern Territory. He didn't know why back then, but he does now.

sense of security.

In Torreg Town, amidst the divine ruins, with wind chimes nearby and a teacher overseeing things outside, there was naturally no need to panic.

Even though Lin Yuanran had no relatives or friends in Yicheng, the care and love he received from his teachers and classmates was evident to all.

Feng Ling would celebrate his birthday, the class monitor would help him with enrollment-related matters, and Lü Jianming would fight for him.

The North, neither Torreg nor Eidolon, is devoid of any familiar faces; how could one possibly feel safe there?

Now, Lin Yuanran is extremely worried because he is unsure whether he can rescue the reporter from the military fortress of the Debasa Empire.

But things can't be rushed, and he didn't have any better solutions, so he had no choice but to do as Mr. Hugh suggested.

"Ultimately, it's because I'm not strong enough... If Black Knight, no, even if Wind Chime were in my current situation, she certainly wouldn't be as helpless as I am."

The boy sat by the fire, but his thoughts had already drifted back to Yicheng.

……

……

Yicheng, Broan's home.

On the large balcony of the magnificent castle, two girls were sitting lazily, with a table full of snacks in front of them.

Sabrina poured herself a full glass of wine and said, "Alio has been in the north for almost a month and hasn't returned yet. Could something have happened to him?"

Fengling's eyelashes fluttered slightly: "What could he possibly have to do? When he left after receiving the mission, he only told Cassius, and Cassius will naturally make the arrangements."

"That being said, that's not what I'm concerned about. What I'm concerned about is the upcoming qualifying round. It's about to start, and he is, after all, a member of our class. It wouldn't be good if he didn't make it back in time."

Fengling chuckled, "What can his return change? Can a simpleton who just completed his second awakening really beat the top-ranked seniors in the academy?"

Sabrina said, "I know he can't change anything, but at least he should feel involved. If his self-esteem is hurt because he can't help, he will feel inferior."

Fengling said, "You're overthinking it. He's actually very thick-skinned. When trouble comes, he'd rather run as far away as possible. Self-esteem? Doesn't exist for him."

"You really do understand him best," Sabrina remarked.

"I wouldn't say I understand; I'm just smarter."

"Alright, alright, you're the smartest Miss Xu. Speaking of which, your engagement to Morgan is a done deal, but you don't like him. How are you going to handle this?"

Fengling said, "That's something Grandfather should consider. Actually, I don't quite understand why I have to get married when there are so many sisters in the family, both direct and collateral."

“Because Morgan only likes you, he wouldn’t be happy with anyone else. As the successor who is being groomed by the family, you still have the right to freedom of marriage,” Sabrina said.

"That's a real shame, we're from completely different worlds."

Fengling spoke with great arrogance, just as she had when she spoke to Lin Yuanran in the town of Torreg.

Sabrina knew her friend was incredibly proud, even arrogant, provided that this pride was backed by sufficient strength, which Sabrina happened to possess.

“Fortunately, we are all from the same world,” Sabrina said.

“No, neither are we,” Wind Chime said.

Sabrina raised her voice: "What do you mean?!"

Fengling said, "I like to eat meat, but you like to gnaw on bread."

Sabrina was taken aback: "This counts?"

"If that doesn't count, then I'll say something that counts even more."

"All ears."

Fengling stood up and stretched out her arms toward the distant clouds.

"Look over there, the moon is about to rise."

Sabrina was a little confused, wondering what Fengling was up to again. Fortunately, she was used to it; her friend always had some strange behaviors.

"Don't rush, the sun hasn't set yet."

"makes sense."