Across the boundless sea of yellow sand, a figure vanished over the horizon like a shooting star.
Watching that retreating figure shrink into a black dot and disappear, Yue Mei sighed atop the walls of the Snake-People Tribe's Holy City.
"Alas, after parting today, who knows whether we will ever have a chance to meet again?"
Yun Yun remained silent beside her.
Central Plains was far too distant from the Jia Ma Empire. After this parting, they would likely never see each other again in this lifetime.
She only wondered whether that bad boy Xiao Ce would change in the future, and whether he would think of her during his idle moments.
Clearly, both Yun Yun and Yue Mei firmly believed Xiao Ce's identity as the Young Valley Lord of Burning Flame Valley.
Meanwhile, in Stone Desert City.
Three months had passed since Xiao Ce's departure.
Over those three months, the Moti Mercenary Group's influence had continued expanding in an orderly fashion.
After learning that the Dou Wang expert who had appeared above Stone Desert City three months ago was connected to the Moti Mercenary Group, the other factions in the city put up little resistance and surrendered one after another.
Now, the Moti Mercenary Group alone had twelve Doushi experts.
However, compared to the flourishing Moti Mercenary Group, Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, Hai Bodong, Xiao Ding, Xiao Li, and the others had begun worrying about Xiao Ce's safety.
After all, Xiao Ce's trading partner was the notorious Queen Medusa!
Though they had great confidence in Xiao Ce, they could not help but worry.
Within a tranquil courtyard, two figures, one in white and one in green, one tall and one short, sat at a stone table in the shade.
"Sister Xiao Yi Xian, when do you think