Lan Xin didn't move, hesitating as she said, "Brother Bai, I can't move freely underground like you. Even if I could force my way forward, Chu Tianya would catch up and kill us countless times before we reached the entrance..."
"True," Bai Yang said. "Then you guide me, Brother Lan. I'll take you there."
Lan Xin nodded, closed her eyes as if sensing something, then opened them and pointed upward. "Brother Bai, up there."
The surrounding earth and stone crumbled into powder, surging like a tide to push Bai Yang and Lan Xin up along the wall toward the entrance.
Lan Xin had gained control of the Imperial Weapon, which had belonged to the master of the Emperor's Tomb. Now that it had acknowledged her as its master, she had learned at least some things about the tomb. Finding the proper entrance wouldn't be difficult.
What a mess this had become. They'd been traveling underground in pitch darkness, and with Chu Tianya hot on their heels, they hadn't even had a chance to figure out where they were going. The two of them had gone in a huge circle and somehow ended up back here...
"Left!" After they'd risen nearly three thousand li, Lan Xin suddenly corrected their course.
Bai Yang slammed on the brakes. Their momentum carried them into the wall with a smack. Lan Xin hit the wall, and Bai Yang landed against her back. Caught off guard, Lan Xin let out a little gasp as he pressed into her.
He'd bumped into her. It hadn't really hurt, but Bai Yang still felt awkward. "Uh, I didn't mean to. Remember to warn me next time. I can't react in time when you suddenly tell me to turn."
"Keep moving! Chu Tianya's about to catch us!" Lan Xin shoved