Stranger Danger

It was time to convert thought into action, so Ye Qing laid down multiple restrictions around the house before producing a porcelain bottle from Nine Heavens. First, he prayed to the bottle one time, causing a stream of clear water to shoot out of the bottle. The water did not hit the ground, however. It formed a mirror of water in the air instead.

A few breaths later, Feng Qingyou’s face appeared in the mirror.

The porcelain bottle was called the Horizon Bottle. It contained the Inch Water. When used together, one could communicate with each other across a vast distance as if they were just inches apart. Hence, the Strange Artifact was called, “Horizon Inch”. It was a Phenomenon-class communication-type Strange Artifact.

Obviously, Horizon Inch was extremely valuable. The Horizon Bottle was forged from Horizon Stones, a rare material. The Inch Water was even rarer especially because it was a consumable item. Every time Horizon Inch was activated, a bit of Inch Water was consumed. If every drop of Inch Water was used up, one must refill it, or the Strange Artifact would become unusable.

Feng Qingyou had gifted him this Strange Artifact when he first left Nanjiang. He had used it twice since. The first time was after he left the Kunlun Ruins to inform Feng Qingyou that he was safe and sound, and the second time was when he borrowed Tao Youran from her prior to the East Radiance gathering. This would be the third time they communicated with each other.

“Long time no see, Joyless.”

Feng Qingyou gave him a small smile when she saw him. It was a pure, gentle smile that resembled water or light, and it soothed his irritation and frustration instantly.

“Long time no see, Qingyou.”

Ye Qing too greeted her with a smile, “How goes the situation at Nanjiang?”

“It’s more or less stabilized. Chu is too busy handling their own internal troubles and can no longer organize an effective suppression or counterattack against us. In essence, this war is more or less over.”