The army hurried along the official road toward Linchuan.
Chen Ye was dismayed to discover that even with the Mind Anchoring Method stabilizing his mind, the jolting of the horseback ride kept his breathing from ever settling. His True Qi circulated through his meridians in fits and starts, unable to gather momentum at all.
He tried several times, but each time he had only just settled his mind when a jolt from the horse's back interrupted him, forcing him to start over.
After repeating this several times, Chen Ye finally gave up on cultivating from horseback.
He gently exhaled a breath of stale air and secretly shook his head, muttering, "Horseback really isn't a good time to cultivate. Forget it."
Chen Ye temporarily set aside cultivating the Heavenly Light Technique and focused on hurrying onward.
By evening, the group had covered eighty li in a day's travel and arrived at a place called Dead Man's Hollow.
Messengers rode around on horseback, ordering the entire army to make camp where they stood.
Cui Changfeng's great banner was raised on a stretch of flat ground.
Seeing the banner, the various units unloaded their supplies and set up camp around it.
Chen Ye also dismounted and instructed Su Guang and the others, "Set up camp here as usual."
"Yes!"
Su Guang acknowledged the order and left, bringing Zhuang Chaoyang, Wang Erli, and the others to get to work.
After checking around and finding nothing amiss, Chen Ye squatted beside the fire, took out some dry rations, and prepared to warm them before filling his belly.
Just then, a familiar figure suddenly walked over with a broad grin.
He carried a plump pheasant in his hand and called out, "Commander Chen! Commander Chen!"
Hearing someone call him, Chen Ye turned his head.
The person