Night fell.
Outside the Imperial Capital's gates, lanterns blazed brightly. Though the stream of people was not as dense as during the day, quite a few still came and went.
Not far from the city gates, a man and a woman were slowly making their way toward them.
"Yan Lin, why are we walking into the city? Wouldn't it be better to just fly in?" Zi Yan asked in confusion as she walked behind Yan Lin.
Yan Lin, who had once again put on Lin Yan's Ice Silkworm Mask, had a green blade of grass between his lips. With his hands clasped behind his head, he glanced at the little girl beside him with smiling eyes and said lightly.
"Little girl, walking is also a form of cultivation. Don't always be thinking about flying around. Haven't you flown enough these past few days?"
They had spent nearly half a month flying as they traveled. Now that they had finally reached their destination, he simply wanted to get down and walk.
Zi Yan did not say anything more after hearing that. She could not sit still either, and walking was not a problem. She simply wanted to enter the city sooner, see how the Imperial Capital differed from the Black-Corner Region, and find out what delicious food there was.
It was the little girl's first time venturing out, and she was still curious about the outside world.
Looking at the magnificent Imperial Capital, she was not as astonished as Yan Lin had been when he first arrived. After all, the Black-Corner Region had cities even larger and grander than the Imperial Capital. She was merely curious because the architectural style, local customs, and everything else here differed greatly from the Black-Corner Region.
"Once we enter the city, call me Lin Yan.