Gu Shaoshang and Chen Ang (Bonus Chapter for Alliance Leader Fifteen Ya)
"Mm."
Gao Jinyang nodded. He seemed to have regained his composure and boarded the carriage with Gu Shaoshang.
"Hyah!"
The coachman flicked his whip, urging the carriage onward.
Inside the carriage, Gao Jinyang's expression was stern and cold, and he had returned to his previous taciturn silence.
Gu Shaoshang, however, looked out at Yan Capital through the carriage, a faint ripple stirring in his heart. It was not because he was about to meet Chen Ang, but because of the "traces" that nearly covered the entirety of Yan Capital.
Those traces were densely packed and gave off an unfathomable aura. They enveloped the entire Yan Capital, making even Gu Shaoshang feel a slight chill in his heart.
"This is..."
A thought stirred in Gu Shaoshang's heart. Recalling how this Grand Governor almost never left Yan Capital, he came to a vague realization.
It seemed that even a Great Power like Chen Ang had to be suppressed. The Vast Continent was indeed far stronger than he had imagined.
Before long, the carriage entered Yan Capital. It was dawn, and the streets were deserted and desolate. Only a few scattered shops had opened, most of them selling breakfast.
The carriage was silent. Gu Shaoshang pondered something inwardly, while Gao Jinyang stared straight ahead with a grim expression, saying nothing like a statue.
"My lords, we've arrived!"
Not long afterward, the coachman's voice rang out, and the carriage came to a stop.
Gu Shaoshang and Gao Jinyang stepped down from the carriage one after the other and arrived before the familiar Martial Arts Hall.
At this moment, its red walls and yellow tiles stood unchanged. Two stone Black Tortoises crouched by the entrance, while the vermilion-purple gates stood wide open, exactly