Under the cover of night.
Li Rong led Wei He down the snowy mountain, hurrying toward the second location.
The surrounding forests and mountains swept past at high speed. Occasionally, predators appeared, only to be startled into scattering by the powerful vitality and blood energy inadvertently radiating from the two of them.
More precisely, it was Li Rong's intense aura.
That aura was excessively scorching. To the point that all Exotic Beasts and True Beasts, even slightly weaker ones, did not dare linger nearby.
The two traveled in silence at first.
Only after they had completely left that snowy mountain and the temperature abruptly rose again did the silence break.
"Have you ever blamed me? For not making all the preparations beforehand?" Li Rong sighed, looking at the silent Wei He behind her.
"Not at all," Wei He answered truthfully. This sort of matter was not something Li Rong or the Army Department could have resolved on their own.
"Abbot Jingxu was originally a royal prince. Later, because of certain matters, he fell out with His Majesty at the time and came here to live in seclusion in a fit of anger. Several decades passed just like that."
"And His Majesty at that time was the current Your Majesty's father."
Wei He immediately understood. No wonder that dead old man had been so sinister. So he was an antique from ancient times, with such a high seniority.
"Next, we'll find somewhere to rest tonight. Then, once you take these two Exotic Treasures, you'll be able to feel their effects," Li Rong suggested.
"Yes." Wei He accepted the two bottles of Exotic Treasure medicine he had just obtained.
The two found a quiet cave, lit a bonfire, and ate.
Only after finishing all that did Wei He take the two bottles