From East Lu to Great Ye, the journey stretched over eight thousand li.
If ordinary people traveled with a merchant caravan, they would need at least two or three months on the road.
Yet Wang Chen had less than a month.
Fortunately, more than half of this long journey could be traveled by official road. With his status as a Blood-Clad Guard Commander, he could also stay free of charge at post stations along the way.
The day after leaving East Lu, Wang Chen, traveling north, arrived at the banks of the Muluo River.
The Muluo River ran east to west, stretching for ten thousand li. It was one of the greatest rivers within the borders of the Great Liang Kingdom.
The river was over a dozen li wide. Naturally, there were no bridges across it, and one had to take a ferry to cross.
When Wang Chen arrived, an official ferry had just departed from the dock, and he had failed to catch it.
Wang Chen did not mind. There were several such ferries, so he would not have to wait long.
What he had not expected was that, at that very moment, a fast boat cut through the waves and moored not far from him.
A veiled woman in a white dress stood at the prow, waving to Wang Chen. "Commander Wang!"
Wang Chen's gaze sharpened.
Though he could not see her true face, her voice and figure instantly brought a lovely silhouette to his mind.
Qin Qingxuan!
Before his duel with Huang Jue and the Soul Sever Spear, he had met this traveling representative of Yuhua Sword Manor. She had tried to persuade him to join the Rebel Faction, but Wang Chen had refused.
Qin Qingxuan had not been angered at the time. Instead, she had warned