The snow-white, blinding sun shone from the far end of Chanyi City.
The Western Continent cloudship fleet arrived at the Throat Land of the Northwestern Fortress. Meng Xizhou silently watched the screen. Her final Mental Link lasted only a few dozen seconds before disconnecting, and she could only watch Gu Nanfeng's East Continent Fleet sail into the void.
The wanted notice had just spread throughout the Deep Water Zone.
The Western Continent had naturally received it as well.
"...So he just left?"
Meng Xizhou sighed softly.
Watching this scene, Batu consoled her. "Goddess, some things cannot be forced. Gu Nanfeng and Gu Shen are extremely close, so he must have wanted to get outside the fortress first and investigate this case."
"Mm."
Meng Xizhou took a breath, steadied herself, and said slowly, "What we are doing after leaving the fortress this time is extraordinarily important... Even if we got in touch with Nanfeng, we would not be able to travel together. It may be best that they went ahead."
Batu silently clenched his fists.
He looked toward the Life-Offering Persons prepared aboard the cloudship.
That was right.
What City of Light had left the fortress to do this time was extremely important... There absolutely could not be any mistakes.
The cloudship fleet came to a stop above Chanyi City.
Wei Cheng stood alone before the cloudships. Behind him was a full-strength force of requisitioned vessels from the Second Legion.
"Sorry, but Chanyi City is in turmoil right now. I cannot let you head to the Old World just like that."
Wei Cheng did not treat Meng Xizhou the way he had treated Gu Nanfeng... Everyone among the upper echelons of the Five Continents knew about the relationship between those two, but what did that have to do with him?
He