"I thought I wouldn't have a chance to try this path until the Western Expedition was over. I never expected to actually run into it."
Li Fei spread his hands toward Ning Qingman. "I keep feeling that some unseen will of Heaven is at work, driving me to seek progress amid danger every step of the way."
Ning Qingman managed a strained smile. "Then this will of Heaven seems pretty determined to target you."
"Hahahahaha—"
Li Fei threw his head back and laughed, the sound carefree and hearty.
Ning Qingman gazed at him with quiet melancholy. "What are you planning to do?"
Li Fei stopped laughing and slowly said:
"Several dukes who surrendered mentioned a place—the Mor Plains."
"It's a place jointly guarded by the three great powers. There's a forbidden zone there that the three great powers have studied for many years without understanding. I've read through the history of the Western Continent, and this is the only place that seems truly strange. It might be connected to the Desolate God."
"I plan to visit that forbidden zone in the Mor Plains and investigate."
Ning Qingman said, "I'll go with you."
Li Fei looked at her and gently shook his head. "You'd distract me."
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Ning Qingman pressed her lips together and fell silent.
Since they couldn't yet determine the situation in the Mor Plains, Wenren Zheng and the two Imperial Guard Armies definitely needed to remain behind, lest they be caught off guard and have their home raided.
It would be best if Ning Qingman stayed as well. That way, even if Martial Ancestor and Xu Chi Han attacked together at the peak of their strength, the royal city would not be left without the power to resist.
Moreover, investigating the situation was secondary to Li Fei's trip