Carriage Wreck on the Road

As Zhou Yuan was leaving, he invited them to head to Canglan County with him two days later. With a few more people, he would feel more assured.

This trip for training would not go smoothly, and Canglan County was not Great Zhou City. Even if they encountered danger, his royal father would not be able to arrive in time.

Mu Chen and the others readily agreed. It would be a good chance to go out and relax. Though there would be danger, they could properly enjoy the scenery along the way.

Mu Chen sensed that, at his Qi Mansion's current rate of recovery, it would take at least around ten days to fully heal. By the time they reached Canglan County, it should be restored.

During this period, he could not use Source Qi in battle. Otherwise, the movement of Source Qi would affect the healing of the cracks in his Qi Mansion. There presumably would not be any trouble on the road.

Mu Chen agreed because Su Youwei's opportunity lay there, and the Azure Xuan Sacred Seal was there as well. However, unless one possessed a Dharma Domain, it would be impossible to reach the place where the lightning descended.

Besides, even if one was lucky enough to touch the Sacred Seal, it could not be taken away. It would also attract the attention of Law Domain Realm experts such as Sheng Yuan, so there was basically no benefit at all.

When it was time to depart, an Imperial Guard unit stood ready before the royal palace, while Zhou Yuan had arrived early to wait there.

Looking at the two women beside Mu Chen, Zhou Qing looked helplessly at Zhou Yuan. When would he ever have a daughter-in-law?

Although Zhou Yuan had not yet come of age, bringing home a girlfriend would still make them very happy.

However, Yuan'er seemed more interested in cultivation. Forget it, forget it. It was up to Yuan'er himself.

Yuan'er had already opened his Qi Mansion, so Great Zhou Mansion no longer held much meaning for him. This training trip would not only broaden his horizons, but also allow him to obtain cultivation resources.

"For this training trip, I'll have to trouble you worthy nephews to look after Yuan'er. I cannot accompany him now," Qin Yu said with a smile.

Mu Chen nodded. "Rest assured, Aunt Qin. Zhou Yuan is my junior brother. If anything happens, we'll help him."

Canglan County lay on the southwestern border of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Departing from Great Zhou City, it would take more than ten days to reach it, making for a dull and tedious journey.

"Ah, I can't ride in the same carriage as Youwei and the others." Mu Chen leaned against the carriage wall, his face full of regret.

Riding with beauties would at least be a feast for the eyes. But he was sharing a carriage with Zhou Yuan, and he was not into men. It was unbearably boring. He could only hope these dozen or so days would pass a little faster.

"I say, Mu Chen, if you want to go over there, no one is stopping you," Zhou Yuan said speechlessly.

He was indeed Zhou Yuan's junior brother, but it was enough for them to know that in their hearts. Their ages were not far apart, so they addressed each other by name.

Having known Mu Chen for so long, Zhou Yuan also knew that he was not exactly a serious person and was often unreliable.

"You think I don't want to? That carriage isn't big, and there's no extra room. If I went over shamelessly, Yaoyao would definitely blast me away with Origin Patterns." Mu Chen rolled his eyes.

Zhou Yuan thought about it, and the corners of his mouth twitched. He had seen Senior Sister Yao Yao blast Mu Chen away with Origin Patterns before, leaving him black as a lump of coal.

It was not a fatal injury, but it definitely hurt.

Yaoyao might look like she had no strength, but her Spirit cultivation and mastery of Origin Patterns made her the most terrifying person Zhou Yuan had seen so far.

"Roar, roar~"

Tuntun laughed at him from the side. Was the big boss really someone he could provoke? Was he trying to make Lord Tuntun laugh to death?

"You little bastard, believe it or not, I'll starve you for a few days." Mu Chen made a show of rolling up his sleeves, revealing the well-proportioned lines of muscle on his arms, brimming with explosive power.

"Roar, roar?"

Tuntun made a provocative gesture, extending a little paw and curling it at Mu Chen. Its eyes clearly said:

Come at me!

Enough was enough. Mu Chen forgot that he could not beat Tuntun and pounced straight at it, prepared to teach it a lesson.

Listening to the sounds of fighting behind him, Zhou Yuan shook his head helplessly and continued driving the carriage.

Crack!

Suddenly, the sound of wood breaking changed Zhou Yuan's expression. He hurriedly turned around and shouted, "Wait—"

Rumble!

Before he could finish, the carriage fell apart because of Mu Chen and Tuntun's fight. The two humans and one beast landed squarely on their backsides, while the startled horses bolted away and vanished.

Before they had even set out, the carriage had already collapsed. The Imperial Guard ahead also stopped, and Yaoyao drew back the carriage curtain, a helpless look appearing on her face.

There was no need to think about it. Tuntun and Mu Chen must have started messing around, or the carriage would not have collapsed.

"Mu Chen, Tuntun, can't you settle down for even one day?" Yaoyao took out her Origin Pattern Brush and directly blasted the two of them flying. Her movements were so practiced that Zhou Yuan was left dumbfounded. It clearly was not the first time.

In the end, after being taught a lesson by Yaoyao, Mu Chen and Tuntun could only ride horses to Canglan County. Zhou Yuan, the unlucky one, also had no choice but to ride a horse, since there were not that many carriages.

Ten days later, the group arrived in Canglan County.

Mu Chen and Zhou Yuan, neither of whom had ridden horses much before, both felt that their backsides hurt terribly. Tuntun, meanwhile, had been lying on Mu Chen's head and was perfectly fine, making Mu Chen grit his teeth in anger at the little bastard.

He drew upon some of the Life Qi from the Life and Death Ancestral Symbol, and his backside immediately felt much better. If the Life and Death Lord learned that the Life and Death Ancestral Symbol was being used for something like this, he would probably fight Mu Chen to the death.

His Qi Mansion had now recovered, and the golden color was gone. Clearly, the golden legend had vanished, appearing only briefly like an epiphyllum bloom.

However, in Mu Chen's view, the current reserves of Source Qi in his Qi Mansion were far more abundant than those of the Golden Qi Mansion.

"Mu Chen, following you guys has really made me suffer." Zhou Yuan rubbed his backside. He had ridden for more than ten days. Though they had not traveled day and night, it was still a long time, and he had nearly developed calluses.

"Mm, it's all Tuntun's fault." Mu Chen directly shifted the blame onto Tuntun.

Tuntun: "???"

Tuntun was completely dumbfounded. Though it was not human, Mu Chen was truly a dog. He had his own reasons for it, yet now he had dumped all the blame onto Tuntun. It had never seen someone so shameless.

With the big boss nearby, it was better to let it go. If it stirred up trouble, it would definitely be taught a lesson.

It feared neither Heaven nor Earth, but it feared Big Boss Yaoyao.

The corners of Zhou Yuan's mouth kept twitching as he raised his head to look at the vast city. Because it lay on the border, Canglan City carried an added air of ferocity. There even seemed to be a faint scent of blood in the air, making Zhou Yuan much more guarded.

His title as a prince was not particularly useful here in Canglan County. Not many people would fear him, for there were too many powerful experts who lived on the edge of a blade.

Moreover, this was the border. If someone committed a crime, there was a high chance they could flee beyond the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Canglan County bordered the Black Abyss, a place where all sorts of people gathered. Even Great Zhou's royal family was deeply wary of it, especially the Black Poison King. A Primordial Realm expert who possessed poison-attributed Source Qi, he was skilled at taking cities and territories. By spreading poison alone, one man could hold off an army.