After a month of traveling with many stops along the way,
the three of them finally arrived at the bustling city outside the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect:
Seven Treasure Glazed Tile City.
Of the Seven Great Sects, the lower four were relatively small, which went without saying. As for the Upper Three Sects, the Clear Sky Sect had gone into seclusion, and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan lacked the means.
Only the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had a great demand for trade. Its business revolved around jade and jewels, and had expanded into trading houses, auction halls, ore, silk...
Naturally, they had built a city of their own.
Xia Yan climbed down and stood beside the carriage, gazing at the two tall silver horses before him. A streak of scarlet ran through the manes along their backs.
They were called Red Shadow Horses.
For the past few dozen days, the journey had depended entirely on their stamina.
They were Soul Beast horses the shopkeeper had enthusiastically recommended. Mild-tempered, strong, and enduring, they could cover as much as five hundred li in a day, though their usual pace was closer to two hundred.
With the occasional burst of speed, and time for rests,
they had made it to Seven Treasure Glazed Tile City in forty-one days.
The Gold Soul Coins had been settled back in Suotuo City, and the guards had disappeared once more.
They hadn't really disappeared, of course. They had simply kept their distance while continuing to protect Ning Rongrong. Some had also returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect a few days earlier, while the rest had gone back today,
to report to Ning Fengzhi that she had returned.
Breathing in the air she had missed for so long,
Ning Rongrong finally perked up.