Chu Qing had no idea his household had been saddled with a black pot out of nowhere.
At this moment:
He parted ways with Ying Honghua and the others, drove the carriage, carried the divine weapons and equipment, and headed for Desolate Valley.
Before he left, Ying Honghua invited him again and again:
"Once you've handed over the mission, if there are any future assignments that require you to stay in the restricted zone, or if you want to temper yourself here..."
"You can come find me at Mirror Moon Lake."
"I heard from the Ninth Princess that she wants to build a base at Mirror Moon Lake!"
"From now on, Mirror Moon Lake will be the Ninth Princess's foundation!"
Chu Qing was astonished.
He had not expected the Ninth Princess, a woman, to possess such towering ambition.
He had traveled through the restricted zone and witnessed all manner of things within it.
In the restricted zone, even building and maintaining a Fire Pit was fraught with difficulties.
Let alone constructing a base?
How many Fire Pits would such a base require?
How many experts would need to stand guard over it?
How many evil beasts would have to be slain each day for fuel?
Would the surrounding evils tolerate them?
Chu Qing sighed. "This Ninth Princess truly is an extraordinary woman."
Ying Hongzhu chuckled. "Of course!"
"Otherwise, she wouldn't be the Ninth Princess!"
And so, after parting ways:
Chu Qing headed straight for Desolate Valley.
Desolate Valley lay dozens of li from the main road.
When he hurried all the way to the entrance of Desolate Valley, he immediately frowned.
Because:
He saw flickering firelight within the valley.
There were people here.
"Could this be a stronghold too?"
If it was a stronghold, then many outsiders would be entrenched