Chapter 287: Return to Changjiao City
It only took Li Lang and Jun Ziyan four days to reach Changjiao City, the largest city in the province of Vermillion Dragon. During Li Lang’s previous visit, he delivered a certain letter to the Yan Clan that resided here.
“We’ve finally arrived. I can’t wait to sleep in an actual bed tonight,” Jun Ziyan muttered.
“Hmm, you can go rest in the inn right away if you want. I’ll just be visiting the various guilds in the city, not exactly danger-prone locations.”
The woman silently narrowed her eyes at him, as if determining whether she should say something or not before giving up, sighing to herself as she shook her head.
“You better not be trying to sneak away or something. Master will kill me if I let something happen to you, which in turn, means I’ll kill you if you get me into trouble.”
“I’m a man of my word. When have I ever lied to anyone?”
Jun Ziyan didn’t bother responding and simply enjoyed the view over the enormous city they were coming upon. It was a welcome sight, considering the two had spent the last four days nonstop traveling. The two rotated in shifts to stay in constant motion, never spending a night in any settlement or camping in the wilderness.
It allowed them to take the most direct path, barring a few sections of dangerous mountain ranges, cutting their travel time in half.
It didn’t take long before the two parted, Jun Ziyan staying behind in the inn while Li Lang headed off into the greater part of the city.
For the first time in years, he didn’t feel the need to hide his identity or agenda while in orthodox cultivator territory. He was sanctioned by all the big sects in his search for the Abductress, which in practice was quite broad in scope. Any local forces would have to aid in his search unless given good reason, otherwise they’d likely be censured by others.
It was a lot of power to give to a party, which was why Li Lang’s group, now known as Star Gem Academy, was eventually selected. The rationale behind it was that the waves that a bunch of Foundation Establishment cultivators could make were limited. The big players didn’t mind just offloading the issue to their juniors to deal with it.
However, before approaching any local forces, Li Lang’s first stop was the various crafting guilds. He had thought about it over the last two weeks and was determined to get certified in every craft to become a True Craftsman.