On a rutted, uneven road.
Wenren Sheng and Luo Qi sat in a four-wheeled carriage, traveling from Tianxing Town to Xing'an Prefecture, over a hundred li away.
"Ugh, my ass hurts from all this bouncing," Luo Qi complained.
"Be grateful, Teacher Luo. Having a carriage to ride in is already pretty good. So many people outside can only walk," Wenren Sheng said, pointing out the window.
On either side of the road, countless pedestrians and merchants carried bundles under the blazing sun, drenched in sweat as they trudged forward step by step.
"I remember you can fly. It's only a little over a hundred li. The driver says it'll take at least two days, but you could fly there in an hour," Luo Qi said, leaning forward.
"I don't mind. I'm just afraid people will take you for a monster." Wenren Sheng naturally did not care himself; he was not here in his true body, after all. But Luo Qi was an Ordinary Person.
He did not mind wasting this little time. This world lacked many things, but it had more than enough time. One year in the real world was equivalent to a thousand years here.
"Can't you turn invisible too?" Luo Qi truly could not stand the sensation of being jolted three times with every step in a carriage without spring suspension.
"Going invisible would still leave traces behind." Wenren Sheng shook his head.
"Sigh, now I kind of want to go home again," Luo Qi said dejectedly.
He recalled the dry latrines of the past few days. That smell... better not mention it. It still lingered in his nostrils.
After enduring for over ten minutes, he could not help saying, "Can't you invent some household items to make life more comfortable? I think we'll have to live