Chapter Sixty: The Mysterious Woman (Please Follow Along)

To others, Yi Shen’s mother might only be considered the widow of Yi Qinfei. But Bai Hongjiang was now working for the legendary black sorcerer Yi Shen. News of this, naturally, entered his primary processing stream. He couldn’t resist changing his ID and began posting in the group, probing for information with guided questions. Once the facts were basically confirmed, he immediately informed Yi Shen, who quickly arrived in person.

“Are you sure my mother has appeared?” Yi Shen was currently in an abandoned single-story house on the outskirts of the city. Bai Hongjiang had originally stationed himself at an unfinished building, but it wasn’t suitable to stay there too long, so he specifically found an old courtyard to serve as a base—on the edge of an old street.

“It’s basically certain. Apparently, aside from An Qing, Peach Blossom Dock has already split into several factions. According to my calculations, a few of them are likely supported by Jingbei Industries and River Group,” Bai Hongjiang nodded, sharing all the information he knew with Yi Shen. Knowing Yi Shen’s strength and background, Bai Hongjiang’s tone was far more respectful than before.

“The original vice president of An Qing was only in a nominal position. Making him president would surely leave many dissatisfied. He randomly placed his own people in Peach Blossom Dock, which stirred up resentment. He definitely won’t have unilateral authority going forward.”

“Supposedly, Peach Blossom Dock has begun tallying the chamber of commerce’s shares and is electing a new president according to the revised charter. Right now, it’s unclear how things will turn out,” Bai Hongjiang said truthfully. Having been in Peach Blossom Dock for years, he had joined plenty of small groups, and these internal rumors were almost always reliable. Not only that, people had already started reaching out and recruiting former members of Peach Blossom Dock, likely with plans to oust An Qing’s acting president.

With Yi Qinfei’s influence, if his wife stepped forward, she would surely attract a following. Combined with the presence of Yi Shen, the black sorcerer, Bai Hongjiang envisioned a grand drama unfolding.

Yi Shen learned a great deal from Bai Hongjiang, but his main concern remained his mother’s safety. When his father’s whereabouts were unknown, his mother had urged him to leave Jingmen Safety Zone, but now that many things had settled, Yi Shen thought he might try to contact her. With this in mind, he found a secure area and logged into his old account. He had avoided logging in before for fear of being tracked, but now, as a black sorcerer who didn’t even fear Peach Blossom Dock, he had no reason to worry about anyone seeking trouble.

He even hoped someone would come looking for him—so he could dig up deeper secrets. Unfortunately, after logging in, aside from messages from old friends and some “uncles and aunties” from Peach Blossom Dock, his mother hadn’t sent him anything.

Yi Shen frowned slightly. His mother was now present in Peach Blossom Dock, but hadn’t contacted him, which likely meant she still considered the situation unsafe.

His inbox had over a thousand messages, but after scanning through them, Yi Shen didn’t reply to any.

The only thing that caught his attention was that over a hundred messages were from an ID called “Ke.” If Yi Shen remembered correctly, this was Zhu Ke, who had confessed to him after the martial arts school’s reserve exam. The messages began with cautious inquiries about his return, then shifted to concern for him after trouble broke out at Peach Blossom Dock, and later became scattered updates—including that she’d enrolled in the First Martial Arts School.

Yi Shen realized he was indeed fated with the Zhu sisters; Zhu You, too, had sent him many messages lately. He sighed lightly, unsure how to respond, so he set everything aside for now, intending to deal with it as things progressed. His focus, for now, had to remain on his family.

Since he hadn’t received any new information, Yi Shen decided to return to his family villa for a look. He hadn’t visited in some time, and if his mother was safe, perhaps she would come back here.

What he hadn’t expected was that, upon reaching the villa’s vicinity, he found the previously chaotic mess inside had been tidied up. There was a jeep parked nearby, and the broken windows had been replaced.

Through the window, Yi Shen spotted a familiar figure in the ground floor living room—his mother, seated on the sofa, conversing with another woman.

Yi Shen meant to approach for a closer look, but the other woman was far more alert than he expected. Despite being hundreds of meters away, she sensed his gaze and met his eyes directly!