The plane jolted, sending ripples across the tea in the cup.
Empress Dowager did not come out again for the rest of the journey.
But the Demon Soul Pot remained open, and she could still hear the sounds outside.
By now, even if he ignored her, Empress Dowager would not run away on her own. She was waiting to turn the tables on this bet and mock him properly.
The bet had reached this point. Once they arrived and found the old Shang Dynasty city, she would be too embarrassed to go back on her word.
He raised the teacup for a sip, his gaze sweeping over the three ghosts watching a movie.
Then he withdrew his gaze.
Once Empress Dowager joined them, he would have four ghosts.
He would raise her level first. Once they became familiar with one another, he could probe for information about her skills and the Bronze Key.
Could people from ancient times travel between two worlds because of this key as well?
No, wait! Did locks and keys even exist thousands of years ago?
Weren't door bolts what they used in television dramas?
He would see what she had to say when the time came.
Then there was Unfinished Business. He hoped it would unlock directly this time.
If she still had some unfulfilled wish from over a thousand years ago, that would be truly troublesome.
Thinking about it now, it still felt rather miraculous.
After investigating all the way through, he had discovered that the other world and his own had been connected so long ago.
If the differences between their races were not so great, he might even suspect that humanity had simply migrated here from another plane.
If he had not experienced it himself, he would have thought anyone telling him