Chapter 276
Once everything was in order and a final headcount taken, they put it to the group. With no objections raised, they agreed to make for Black Cloud.
They waited ten days before the merchant vessel scheduled to pick them up finally arrived.
A mid-sized ship belonging to the Hundred Seas Merchant Alliance—capable of holding over a thousand passengers—docked at nearby Jade Sea bay. Lin Hui ushered the group aboard one by one until only Han Xiaoyue and her two companions remained on the dock.
I gave you the address. Don't forget to write, Lin Hui said softly via sound transmission, watching the three prepare to depart from where he stood in the Mist.
"I won't," Han Xiaoyue said. "Don't forget our agreement."
"I'm already married," Lin Hui said flatly.
"It doesn't matter. I never planned to marry you." Her expression was calm. From the very beginning, she had been a person without a future; burdening someone else with that was never her intention.
Leaving behind an heir would be ideal, but if not, it hardly mattered to her.
In this world, it was commonplace for powerful cultivators to take multiple partners. Life was harsh and dangerous, and seeking the protection of an expert was a reasonable aspiration.