You Province. The route Zhu Wushi and the others had taken entered You Province from Taizhou. The first place they reached was Youtai Prefecture, one of You Province's two prefectures. Following the official road onward led to Hanshan Prefecture, which bordered Youtai Prefecture—and was Chu Xuanao's fief.
On the official road between Youtai Prefecture and Hanshan Prefecture, a long caravan was heading north. Dozens of carriages streamed endlessly along the road, leaving behind only track after track of wheel ruts.
At the very front of the caravan walked a huge black bear. Strapped to its back was a square crate over six meters tall. Compared with the bear's back, which was nearly three meters wide, the crate looked rather absurd.
The black bear was not slow—in fact, it was somewhat fast. Every step was steady and powerful as its four limbs strode rapidly forward. Each time its paws hit the ground, it was like a heavy blow, producing dull thump, thump sounds that made the earth tremble beneath its feet.
Its hurried breaths came one after another, puffs of hot air spilling from its mouth. Traces of exhaustion showed in its bear eyes. Clearly, it was terribly tired.
They had been traveling without pause for the past ten days, rushing day and night. They had changed horses several times, yet it alone had kept going.
Over those ten days, it had not rested for even half a day, and it had been carrying so many things—people included. Luckily, it was an Exotic Beast of the Manifestation Realm. Put a horse in its place, and it would have long since been unable to run.
Even if it was an Exotic Beast, it was not a perpetual-motion machine!
Besides, speed was not its specialty. Traveling without rest day and night had already