Lu Chengfeng pondered long and hard but still couldn't come up with a better plan, so he could only choose to leave them all at various bases in the Northern Lands, and whether they could survive would depend on their own fate.

As for his wives and concubines, he would think of other ways.

Having made up his mind, he hid in the shadowy woodshed, meditating to restore his mana.

When the night was deep and silent, he cautiously opened the door, carefully surveying the surroundings. After ensuring no one was watching, he leaped onto the wall, flipped over, and disappeared into the night like a breeze.

At the moment he landed, he transformed into a breeze and vanished.

...

Three days later, Lu Chengfeng scattered various disciples from the Outer Peak, leaving them behind at dozens of bases, while the True Inheritance disciples and elders were also left isolated.

As to whether they would be captured by Yi Hongchen, that would be left to fate.

After handling these matters, Lu Chengfeng used an Escape Technique to swiftly depart, finding a remote small town.

This place was under the rule of the Sunset Sect in Yan State, named Yuyang City.

Lu Chengfeng chose this place because it was a retreat he had especially chosen for himself.

This small town was located in a bitterly cold area, usually sparsely populated, with only a few hundred households living here for generations, almost entirely isolated from the outside world.

In the town lived a rogue merchant named Ge Feng, whose family had been merchants for three generations, accumulating significant wealth. When he reached his generation, he engaged in some banditry, amassing a fortune, later retiring as he grew old, settling back at his ancestral home.

Ge Feng, the rogue merchant, aged over fifty, had traveled the Five States of the Northern Lands and even ventured several times to the Central State. Among ordinary people, he was quite worldly, having been robbed by bandits in his early years, he decided to join them for survival's sake.

He was a ruthless character. Although not talented in martial arts, he was sharp-minded, skilled in scheming, and ruthless. In just a short decade, he became the second-in-command of the mountain stronghold.

During seven or eight years, the head of the stronghold changed hands five times, yet he maintained his position as second-in-command, steady as a rock. As he realized his energy was waning with age, and his prestige was declining.

Ge Feng sacrificed a large sum of silver, relinquishing his position as second-in-command, and announced his retirement from the Martial World.

He was one of the rare few in the Martial World who could retreat entirely without harm.

Returning to his ancestral home, he did not flaunt his wealth. Known for his lifelong love of women but not wanting to court trouble, he would buy one or two cultured courtesans from brothels every year or two, or trained concubines from oth`er places.

Over time, his residence filled with women, roughly counting dozens, more extravagant than many wealthy families.

Ge Feng paid no mind to others' opinions, locking his door to enjoy himself. During harsh weather or years of disaster, he would lend a helping hand to neighbors in trouble.

Thus, the townsfolk saw him as a lustful but somewhat benevolent wealthy man.

However, all this was just a façade. He had somehow managed to cozy up to disciples of the Sunset Sect from family lines.

The family line and mentor-disciple line within the Sunset Sect were in intense conflict. The disciples from family lines appeared righteous but were corrupt in private.

Ge Feng, having suffered kidney injuries in his early years, was impotent. Thus, he offered his house for family-line disciples to keep their mistresses.

He was tight-lipped, appeared honest, was impotent, and skilled at serving people, nurturing the young women to be ever more attractive.

Over time, more women were sent to his house, transforming the originally modest three-entry residence. He eventually purchased the surrounding properties, linking them into one, appearing ordinary from the outside but within, it was an earthly paradise akin to a garden.

Once entering Cloud Water Lane, everything belonged to the Ge Family.

This spectacle was due to those lavish young master's generosity, appreciating his years of service.

Lu Chengfeng's previous investigation into the Sunset Sect caught him in his sights. He thought if he replaced Ge Feng's identity, bringing women into the mansion would barely attract attention.

Now, to settle Luo Suyi's group, this was indeed a good place. First, it was inconspicuous, second, the mansion was vast, and third, there was no worry about sustenance.

Most importantly, it was in a secluded location, rarely visited by outsiders.

Lu Chengfeng, now a wisp of the breeze, entered the mansion. He was not very familiar with this place, but he had visited the last time he assassinated Yan Tiefeng, memorizing Ge Feng's aura.

Following that aura, he passed through three doors and corridors, arriving at a small building.

This small building had two floors, constructed of bluestone, plain and natural. Although not as exquisite as wooden buildings, it was more practical in this extreme northern cold, keeping warmer in the frigid winter months.

Lu Chengfeng entered silently, seeing the luxurious interior adorned with antique vases, bronze sculptures, pearls, and jade, exuding opulence.

The first floor of this small building was empty and somewhat dim.

A quick breeze moved to the second floor, where one side consisted of three interconnected rooms, while the other resembled a reception area.

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