Entire regions went quiet whenever Lin Feng's name was mentioned.
Meanwhile, the ancient Ming Clan who had originally intended to apply further pressure fell into an unusually deep silence. No additional envoys were sent.
No further demands were made. Not even subtle probing messages. It was as if the entire matter had been quietly erased from their active concerns.
Only a few senior elders within the clan understood the reason. And they all reached the same conclusion.
This was not a matter that could be solved through force or authority anymore. As for Ming Hua's report… It arrived. And it was read. Again.
And after that… The Ming Clan chose restraint. Not because they were willing.
But because, for the first time in a very long time, they had encountered an existence they could not afford to test a second time.
While all of this was happening, someone from the Nine Peaks Sword Sect had also received news of the recent events.
And at the center of it all… was a single name.
