As a coastal city, Star Engraving Prefecture was bisected by the Myriad Lantern River, which nurtured the people living on both banks. As the source of Star Engraving's drinking water, the Myriad Lantern River flowed in from the prefecture's north, out from its east, and finally into the East Sea through Sea Pearl Port.
Under the starry night sky, the Myriad Lantern River glittered with rippling light. At a glance, it looked as though countless lanterns were flickering across the water. That was where it got its name.
Plop!
With a splash, a figure emerged from the Myriad Lantern River outside Star Engraving Prefecture. After reaching the shore, he removed his drenched clothes, took a clean set from the pack wrapped in burlap, changed, and wound black cloth around his head to conceal his hair.
Le Yu glanced back at Star Engraving Prefecture, put on the Swift Blade Boots, and sped north along the riverbank without looking back.
This was Yin Yinyin's escape route.
He would not take the roads. Instead, he would leave Star Engraving Prefecture by traveling upstream through the Myriad Lantern River, then put on the Swift Blade Boots after reaching shore and race all the way to a small city in the northern part of Morning Wind District before dawn.
It sounded simple enough, but merely traveling "upstream" was quite the feat. Since the route left through the northern upper reaches, Le Yu had to swim upstream through half of the Myriad Lantern River within Star Engraving Prefecture. In truth, swimming upstream through half a river was not a problem. After all, Yin Yinyin would not have devised this plan if he had not possessed the physical ability to carry it out.
The problem was that he had to swim at night...
The moment Le Yu