Chapter 1335: Burned to Ash
As night fell, a bright moon shone over the sea. Its light scattered across the rippling waves, while a distant lighthouse flickered faintly.
Madam Wu stepped out of the cabin and walked to the bow, stretching lazily and revealing her graceful figure.
Though Madam Wu was ancient, she had never clung to old ways. Her aesthetics had always evolved with the times.
Qi Xuansu and Madam Wu’s plan was not complicated—one of them was to escape openly, while the other secretly fled elsewhere. From the start, Qi Xuansu set two routes. Madam Wu would take the sea route, heading south along the coastline, passing Cape Hatteras and Onslow Bay, then circling the entire Florida Peninsula into the Olmec Gulf. Along the way, she would leave ambiguous traces to draw Sophia’s attention.
Qi Xuansu would take the land route, passing through Harrisburg, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Springfield, and Smithsburg, ultimately reaching San Antonio.
In the end, the two would meet at the border and enter the Southern New Continent together.
Since Madam Wu was a spirit, she could alter her appearance at will. She directly assumed Audrey’s form, deliberately showing herself at the docks a few times. Anyone investigating would surely follow her trail.
Yet a full day and night had passed, and Sophia had not caught up. Her response was rather slow. Perhaps she was still on vacation and had not even realized her home had been robbed.
Madam Wu let out a bored yawn.
She really wanted to burn something.
She exhaled, and flames ignited on the distant sea, their reflections flickering across the water like the Shiranui of Fenglin.
The sailor steering the ship widened his eyes in shock, almost thinking he was hallucinating.