The four heroes and their disguised soldiers spent the next several days carefully searching the Holy Kingdom.
They moved through the streets, markets, inns, and even the outer districts, asking questions in a casual, traveler-like manner.
"Have you seen a man traveling with a heavily pregnant woman and a little girl?"
"A young couple with a child, the woman should be very pregnant…"
They described Feng, Lina's pregnant state, and Suki as best they could without raising too much suspicion.
But no one seemed to know anything.
Everywhere they asked, the answer was the same — polite head shakes and confused looks.
After a full week of daily searching, they gathered again in their inn room at night, frustration clearly showing on their faces.
The golden-haired leader slammed his fist on the table.
"No one knows them. Not a single person has seen a pregnant woman matching the description. How is that possible?"
One of the other heroes frowned deeply. "Maybe they changed their appearance? Or they're hiding somewhere outside the city?"
Another soldier spoke up. "Or… the woman already gave birth? If she delivered the baby weeks ago, then she's no longer pregnant. That would explain why no one recognizes the description."
The leader's eyes narrowed as he considered it.
"That makes sense. If the bitch already gave birth, then we're looking for the wrong thing. A man, a woman with a newborn, and a little girl…"
He leaned back, tapping his fingers on the table.
"It looks like they might be hiding their identities so no one knows them. We need to keep searching and asking every day. Change the questions — look for a man with a wife who recently gave birth and a young daughter. Check the inns, the healers, the temples. Someone must have seen them."
The others nodded, their expressions darkening with determination.
"We won't stop until we find them," the leader said coldly. "And when we do… we'll make sure Luo Feng watches every second of their suffering."
They continued their secret hunt the very next day, spreading out across the city once more, now adjusting their search to include families with newborns.
Meanwhile, in the peaceful corner of the Holy Kingdom, Luo Feng, Lina, Suki, and their newborn son continued their quiet, happy life at The Healing Lantern inn — completely unaware that the four heroes were already inside the kingdom walls, slowly closing in.