"You certainly know how to take advantage of a situation. Then tell me, where should we go?" I now had to admit that she was quite the little actress. She had not actually tried to channel even a trace of spiritual power into my Six-Colored Umbrella; she had merely gripped the umbrella handle and floated alongside me. As for why she was asking, it was obvious that wherever I went, she would follow.
"Fly over there. There's a Safe Residence in that direction, and it's also the closest one to our Pouring Immortal Manor." Nan Jin smiled sweetly. I had to admit that her voice carried a charm unique to a young girl.
I could only control the Six-Colored Umbrella and fly in the direction she indicated. On a whim, I deliberately tested her, and I had to say, the little girl's control over flight was astonishing. Although I was the one controlling the Six-Colored Umbrella and carrying her along, whether she turned, doubled back, or changed direction, she did so with exquisite grace. Every movement looked thoroughly pleasing, as if she had been born knowing exactly how to make it. A girl who arranged her flying movements so perfectly would clearly hold herself to extremely high standards.
After descending into the Safe Residence's area, Nan Jin infused a tree hollow in a large tree with a stream of spiritual energy. Before long, the rocks on the ground gave a muffled boom, and two overlapping boulders split apart, revealing the entrance to the Safe Residence. However, she opened only a gap large enough for a person to enter, then waved her hand and used the mechanism to close the entrance again.
"What? You're not going in to take a look?" I asked suspiciously.
"Opening the entrance stirred up a cloud