Seven days later, on the outskirts of the First Great City.
To avoid alerting the enemy, I landed with Zijiang and Pan Shu in the barren hills outside the city. The wind and sand were fierce at night, and our landing spot was not far from the city gates. Under cover of darkness, no one could detect us—not even when we flew close to the gates.
We did not even pass through the city gates. Taking advantage of the night, we flew straight into the city, then continued on foot until we reached the main avenue.
The three of us were now Jade Heaven Immortals. We were not wearing even the standard hunter uniforms, and our coarse hemp clothes looked like bizarre costumes. Fortunately, it was the dead of night, so not many people paid attention to us.
Zijiang had been born in the First Great City and was naturally extremely familiar with the place. She led us quickly along the main avenue to a mansion. The residence certainly suited the status of the First Great City. It was already worlds apart from the savage barrenness of the Eleventh and Twelfth Great Cities. Here, brick tiles and yellow walls gave the place a neat, orderly appearance, with the air of a wealthy household.
"This is my home..." Zijiang said, immediately leading me over the wall and into the courtyard. The courtyard had once been designed with delicate originality, but it had been abandoned for quite some time. It seemed to have been where she lived. Pointing toward the rooms, she continued, "After I was chosen by a Jade Heaven Immortal, my parents were taken away. Later, I was sent somewhere else. After some time, the sect master of Wangxiang Azurewood Sea came with several elders and took all of us