I took out the sea chart and studied it for a long time, but still could not figure out exactly where we had reached. After thinking for a while, I summoned the little princess Yunqing, who had always been fairly easy to deal with.
Yunqing was bewildered and frightened when I suddenly summoned her. After all, she was youthful and beautiful, only sixteen or seventeen years old, and after spending so long in the underworld, she had often heard rumors of human cultivators capturing female ghosts and keeping them as forbidden concubines. Naturally, she feared falling into the hands of such cultivators.
"Don't be afraid. I'm not a bad person. I just thought that since you've lived in the sea for so long, you should be familiar with this region's map. I want you to guide us. Would that be possible?" I said as I took out the map and pointed to the location of Granny Sun's residence. It was in a coastal area and already counted as land.
"I would be honored to serve Your Excellency." Yunqing stood before me in an elegant palace dress, while I sat atop the Blood Cloud Coffin. Having her look down at me from above was somewhat awkward, so I asked her to sit down.
Ziyi sat beside me, leaning against me as she slept. Her cultivation method was very strange: after absorbing energy, she would do nothing but sleep. Only after replenishing her strength to fullness could she escape that state.
With Yunqing leading the way, the Blood Cloud Coffin raised its speed to the limit. In less than half a day, we arrived at the small coastal forest where Granny Sun had lived in seclusion.
Inside the two thatched huts, a scholarly atmosphere and a dazzling array of treasures appeared before