The yellow dust that blotted out the sky was instantly scattered by an invisible gale.
That invisible gale had come from the leading woman.
Because of this sudden turn of events, the three women pulled back on their galloping horses and came to a halt on the official road.
At that moment, the women riding to the left and right spoke to the woman in the middle.
"How could that horse be so fast?"
"Lady Qingyi, that horse of his seemed to be a Divine Wind Steed, exactly like Blackbird Envoy Sir's mount."
They had to know that the horses beneath them were first-rate steeds, thousand-li steeds commonly used by the Blackbird Guard.
Ordinary people's horses could not possibly match their speed.
Yet now, something of unknown origin had passed right by them.
Before they could even make out his back, he had vanished from their sight, like a light breeze brushing past without leaving the slightest trace.
The woman in the middle spoke softly and slowly, her voice like a babbling stream—gentle and melodious.
"Yes, that's right."
"It truly was a Blackbird Guard Divine Wind Steed!"
Riding the wind, swift and graceful—such was the speed of a Blackbird Divine Wind Steed.
The woman's answer startled the two women beside her.
"Really?"
"But that man just now looked very young, and he wasn't wearing Blackbird Guard attire."
"How could he possess a Blackbird Guard Divine Wind Steed?"
"Could he be a member of the Blackbird Guard too?"
The moment they voiced their speculation, the woman in the middle overturned it.
Her answer was exceptionally certain, without the slightest hesitation.
"No. That man was not a member of the Blackbird Guard."
"How interesting. I had never seen him in the Blackbird Guard before."
After speaking, the cold face hidden behind the