Zhang Yang and the others were about to set off. After this parting, no one knew when they would meet again, so many people came to see them off. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Tang Sect, and Shrek Academy had all sent people; the farewell procession numbered several hundred.
Before leaving, there was inevitably a tearful farewell. But tears would eventually be wiped away, and Bai Chenxiang, who had never left her grandfather Bai He's side, was filled with sorrow.
Following the map's directions, two spacious carriages left Heaven Dou City through its western gate and traveled west along the official road.
The nine of them were split between the two carriages. Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ma Hongjun, and Bai Chenxiang were in one group, while Zhang Yang, Ning Rongrong, Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, and Oscar were in the other.
As for that arrangement, Oscar had no idea how many times he had secretly cursed Ma Hongjun behind his back.
There were four couples among the nine of them, so naturally they had to be divided into pairs. Bai Chenxiang could only be grouped with Tang San, whom she knew best.
The fatty worried that being grouped with Oscar, that slut-faced, peach-eyed fellow, would draw Bai Chenxiang's attention away. So, through coaxing and trickery, he shoved Oscar into Zhang Yang's group.
Thus, throughout the journey, Oscar felt as though his Martial Soul ought to have been a 100-watt incandescent lamp—damn dazzling.
But old married couples did not care whether anyone was nearby when they showed off their affection. So while Oscar's mouth was stuffed full of dog food in two different flavors, he occasionally lamented that he seemed a little too unnecessary.
To reach their destination as quickly as possible, they did not rest in the cities they passed