Qin Shaofeng returned to the canyon.
Zhan Tiandi was the first to look over at him, his eyes filled with confusion. Qin Shaofeng's abrupt disappearance had clearly left him full of curiosity.
But before he could ask—
Empress Jing had already risen to her feet with Xian Xiaoying.
"Since everything has been settled, let's go!"
Empress Jing was swift as lightning.
The moment her words fell, she led the others flying toward Qin Shaofeng.
Her movements were indeed fast.
Yet a small figure was far faster than she was. In what seemed like a flash of light and shadow, it had already leaped back onto Qin Shaofeng's shoulder.
It was that Suanni, Xiao Bai!
When Qin Shaofeng had begun cultivating, he had left Xiao Bai near the garden.
Now that it had finally seen its master again, Xiao Bai could not wait to run over.
Qin Shaofeng glanced at everyone before nodding gently.
He took out the chariot once more.
The instant everyone boarded it, they heard Empress Jing's voice ordering them to fly south.
South?
Wasn't the Ruthless Tower located at the very center of the Ruthless Dynasty?
Though they were filled with doubts—
No one voiced any objection.
After all, Empress Jing was the one who truly understood the situation within the Ruthless Dynasty.
The chariot flew south for more than two hours.
Then they saw a patch of warped space ahead, standing like the barrier of the world itself.
A phantom face abruptly appeared before the chariot.
"Empress Jing, this place is the imperial dynasty's forbidden ground. Why have you brought outsiders here?" the face asked.
"Is that something you are qualified to ask?"
Empress Jing flew out of the chariot and shot the face an icy glance. "Open the Gate of Time and Space."
"This..." The