Ronan had been to the air harbor in East 824 District before, under Tang Li's identity. But driving 1,700 kilometers to get here was a first for him. He had never had that experience in his life.
Well, Ronan had actually slipped away midway through. Whenever he had nothing to do, his consciousness returned to the "Inner Earth" to wrap up the cleanup of the Dream Divine Abomination's Mental Pollution, receive feedback from Xia City, and see how Bai Xinyan was stirring up public opinion and luring them into the trap...
With all those matters coming together, time passed fairly quickly. Only the driver had it rough.
The journey itself had not been boring. They switched cars twice, had to travel over a hundred kilometers on foot, forced their way through three checkpoints, and were chased and intercepted along one stretch of road, causing utter chaos. But on the "Outer Earth," such scenes happened every day. Even the military police had grown sluggish from it.
By the time they neared the Central Urban Area of East 824 District, it was already two-thirty in the afternoon on the second day—November 1. They met up with Virtue Association staff who had been waiting there, changed vehicles for the last time, and replaced the driver with a local. After tidying themselves up a little, they headed around to the northern air harbor. Both the car and their clothes looked quite respectable.
Surely the Martial Emperor would not be able to find fault with that.
As for what she would think on the return trip, that was another matter.
Neither Snake Tongue nor Ronan was particularly tired. Still clinging to a final sliver of hope, Snake Tongue asked, "The Martial Emperor still hasn't given her exact identity?"
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