Chapter 1114: A Demure Handmaiden
A wooden boat flew through the sky beneath the aurora.
Xu Qing, still disguised as a middle-aged man, sat cross-legged on the deck, perusing some ancient records. Seated opposite him was the beautiful Yunmen Qianfan.
“Senior,” she said softly, “if we follow the route assigned by the clan, it’ll take about half a month to get to Darkcloud City. However, according to the divinations I’ve performed, it’s highly likely that the route has already been leaked to the enemy.
“Therefore, I planned a different route. We’ll pass Skywater Lake and Mount Ninesongs, then go through the Desert of Time before reaching an ancient teleportation portal. I have a way to activate that portal, and then we can just teleport directly to the Greatcloud River, which is right by Darkcloud City. This route will add about five days to the journey....”
About six hours had passed since they left the Spiritdust Mountains.
During the entire time, Xu Qing had been reading, and Yunmen Qianfan had been cautiously studying him.
She knew that this Sir Firedark was her best chance at surviving. He was her only hope. But she also knew that his battle prowess wasn’t at the absolute peak. If they ran into some truly powerful experts, it could very well mean her death. That was why she had decided on an alternate route, which she felt would be much safer. The big downside was that it would take more time.
After explaining things, she looked nervously at Xu Qing.
“We’ll go your way,” he said. He was fine with the route being changed. Although he was confident in his battle prowess, the ideal scenario would be one in which he didn’t have to fight.
Xu Qing’s response prompted Yunmen Qianfan to breathe a sigh of relief in her heart. After that, she focused on piloting the wooden boat, while at the same time keeping an eye on Xu Qing.
When she noticed him engrossed in reading a particular passage, she would slow the ship down and put up the barriers cutting off outside sound.