Chapter 194: Hantan city.
After formally verifying their destination, Lee went over to the horses and brought all seven along. They didn’t need that many, in fact, they didn’t need any at all and could walk the whole month till they got to Hantan city, but the elemental master liked his suggestion.
Lee’s idea was that Shade and the elemental master would play the roles of nobles and he would be their servant. That would allow the two to ride the horses the whole day long, without anyone noticing their awkward hand positioning.
They were still shackled and, besides the inconvenience, there was another problem. It was impossible to change into new clothes like that.
Lee thought of a solution, though. From the wares the bandits had robbed, he picked out two robes. He carefully took them apart at the seams, separating the fabric into usable pieces. Then, using a needle and thread he found among the supplies, he sewed the robes back together directly on the bodies of the two handcuffed people.
To the elemental master’s questioning gaze, he said, "What? Does it look like I’m doing this shit for the first time?"
The explanation was sufficient, even unnecessary, and the next morning the trio departed.
The bandit gang they eliminated wasn’t particularly rich, but they had robbed enough so that the three people could last for a month. As soon as they left the forest and got on a regular road, the travel conditions changed completely.
They arrived to Hantan city without any incidents twenty two days later and, from the looks of it, it was due to them properly utilizing the horses. Obviously it was something new to the two cultivators, but Lee enjoyed the trip as if it was form of vacation.
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