27. Sword Swindle

It was mid-September, the weather in the non-mountainous regions of Qiao Kingdom was warm, with occasional cool breezes—a lovely time of year.

Yimo and his group had been in Chama City for four days.

In the pavilion in the courtyard, Yun Yi sat by the pond. A gold brick lay beside him as he read the Dao De Jing Yimo had given him. His brows furrowed slightly as he muttered, "This script definitely isn't used in any of the Central Plains kingdoms."

"Teacher Saitama claims he came from beyond the Outer Domain."

"None of the records in past books mention what lies beyond the Outer Domain."

"Supposedly, it's either an impassable iceberg or an endless sea..."

"Teacher Saitama said he came on foot. It's truly impossible to fathom!"

Though he muttered to himself, Yun Yi was thoroughly engrossed in the book. "This book is quite similar to the Taoist teachings. Some of the sentences are even exactly the same."

After flipping through it for a while longer, Yun Yi finally grew a little tired. He set the Dao De Jing on the gold brick and looked toward the courtyard where Yimo was staying.

These past few days, Yun Yi had found things terribly boring.

Yimo was either out all day or shut away in his room all day.

And ever since Zhenling moved into Yimo's room, she rarely went out.

On the rare occasions she did, her face was a little pale, with dark circles under her eyes. She was clearly exhausted.

Seeing this, Yun Yi couldn't help shaking his head. "Teacher Saitama is way too indulgent!"

It made Yun Yi too nervous to go find Yimo for a chat, afraid he might see something he shouldn't.

Aside from Yimo, who seemed to be busy around the clock with something