"Not training today. I'm planning to make a trip to Shimo City in the Tagor Desert of the Eastern Province," Xiao Ting said, not hiding his plans from Xun'er.
"Shimo City?" Xun'er took out a handkerchief and wiped the corner of her mouth. "Are you going to find Eldest Brother Xiao Ding and Second Brother Xiao Li?"
"Mm." Xiao Ting nodded slightly. "When Eldest Brother and Second Brother went out to gain experience, they wanted to find a way to restore Third Brother's talent. If that failed, they planned to build a force that could shelter him from the wind and rain. When Third Brother was sent away according to clan rules, he could choose to join the mercenary corps they had built."
"Now that Third Brother's cultivation talent has recovered and the Xiao Clan is about to enter a period of rapid growth, they shouldn't keep wasting time out there. I'm going to bring them back."
"While I'm at it, I'll see whether their mercenary corps has any talented people worth bringing back to the clan."
"They really should return to develop within the clan. It would be better than building a mercenary corps in Shimo City." Xun'er nodded in agreement, then smiled and blinked. "I've never traveled far from home. Can Brother Xiao Ting take me to Shimo City?"
"If you want to go, of course you can." Xiao Ting agreed without hesitation and smiled. "Xiao Yi Xian, do you want to come too?"
"Wouldn't that ruin your time alone together?" Xiao Yi Xian teased.
"That's true." Xiao Ting nodded in sudden realization, then changed his tune. "Then don't come. Let Xiao Lan accompany us instead."
"Exactly." Xun'er immediately chimed in. "Flying there ourselves would be exhausting, and it would take less time. If Xiao Lan takes us,