This was Ming Jing's third trip to the Land of Rain. The memories of his first two visits were hardly pleasant, but overall, they had gone fairly smoothly.
Ming Jing hoped that good fortune would continue. He had to complete today's mission properly as well!
But seriously, the spot between his eyebrows felt so swollen!
Ming Jing could not help rubbing his brow. Last night, he had spent two hours finally filling his upper dantian to the brim. With a single thought, that Chakra would immediately surge into the Celestial Court and activate The Goose Illusionary Book. Did that sound complicated? It was complicated to do, too!
Ming Jing did not even dare let his emotions fluctuate too much now. If he accidentally activated the Celestial Court before seeing Orochimaru, he would not even have a place to cry!
"Phew... Qing Yan, slow the carriage down a little. Don't let it jostle so much," Ming Jing reminded Qing Yan, who was driving the carriage. Qing Yan said nothing and merely slowed down. He did not stop until they entered the Land of Rain, unsure which direction to go.
"Head toward Amegakure! Wake me when we're close." Ming Jing's voice came from inside the carriage. Qing Yan nodded and drove toward Amegakure.
Meanwhile, in Amegakure, Konan and Deva Path Pain stood atop a building, looking down impassively at more than a dozen people wailing below. These people were old subordinates who had followed them for years, the ones who had used Black Paste. If they had not been tied up, some of them would probably have begun mutilating themselves already.
"My lords... please, give me some! I can't take it anymore..." This was a hysterical plea.
"Ah! It hurts so much! I... just kill me!" This one had begun convulsing.
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