Since all the team members had arrived, there was no need to linger in Shen Family Town. After resting briefly, Ning Xiu and the others set out once more.
Shen Congyun's mount was a gray donkey. It looked perfectly ordinary, but according to Ren Qianxing, it was a rare beast that Shen Congyun had caught himself and raised from a young age.
Its pace was no slower than that of the mounts Ning Xiu and the others had received from the Beast Taming Workshop.
Shen Family Town was more than eight hundred li from Cloud Mist Mountain. If they traveled through the night, they could reach it in a day.
With nothing else to do along the way, Ren Qianxing began chatting with Shen Congyun, telling him amusing stories from their days training at Champion Camp.
Ning Xiu suddenly cut in with a question. "Brother Shen, since you're Ninth Rank in the Path of Music, why didn't you join the Demon Subduing Bureau back then? Instead, you were assigned to this remote Shen Family Town as a constable."
Shen Congyun rubbed the back of his head and answered with an honest smile. "I took part in the Demon Subduing Bureau's selection when I was eighteen, but I hadn't reached Ninth Rank yet, so I wasn't chosen. I only broke through in the last few years."
"Ah, what a pity. Congyun and I both have a heart for serving our country and protecting its people. It's just that things didn't go as we hoped," Ren Qianxing sighed.
Xia Yunsi immediately pulled a look that said, As if, and piled on. "I think it's because Shen Family Town is so remote. Being a constable here is pretty safe."
"Hey, Senior Sister Xia, that's a bit much. You're really prejudiced against me," Shen