Ximen Qingkong smiled. At last, she was willing to leave. At last, she was going. Yet she was leaving in this manner. He did not know whether it was already too late. "We can't return to the Qi Kingdom's Capital City. Even if we don't want to leave, we have no choice."
Xuanwei said, "Yes, we can't go to the Qi Capital anymore. The Mist Bureau's list is inside my bracelet. If anything changes, remember to take it with you."
Ximen Qingkong had no interest in that thing. "Don't worry. The Mist Bureau's rendezvous point has always been prepared for just such an emergency. We'll get there soon."
Xuanwei murmured an "Mm," nestled against his shoulder, closed her eyes, and said nothing more.
Ximen Qingkong also fell silent, maintaining his speed. He had to reach the rendezvous point before their pursuers could form an encircling net. There, there would be flying mounts to carry Xuanwei away.
As for himself, he reckoned he would not be able to leave alive. The poison from the Heavenly Mechanism Armor-Piercing Arrow had already begun to act up, and he was using his cultivation to forcibly suppress it.
Yet he could not suppress the poison with all his strength. He still had to flee, still had to flee with the burden of Xuanwei, and he dared not slow down.
Whether he fully suppressed the poison was no longer important to him. What mattered was getting Xuanwei safely away first...
He raced onward at high speed. He did not know whether it was an illusion, but Xuanwei's body seemed to be growing a little cold.
Later, he felt her body begin to tremble slightly.
In truth, Xuanwei was forcing herself to endure it. She did not want to shake, did not want Ximen Qingkong to know