Time slipped through his fingers, mercilessly flowing away.
Gradually, the sun sank in the west.
A line of blue swallows skimmed across the high sky, chirping merrily.
"Still quite a distance."
On the way, Su Yun took out the map and glanced over it.
The place he needed to go was a small city in West Cloud Prefecture.
At his current speed, it should take him two days to get there.
"This route passes pretty close to home."
After looking more closely, Su Yun appeared a little surprised.
White Cloud City, where Su Estate was located, was not far from where he was now.
It would take half an hour at most to get there.
Come to think of it, he hadn't been home in a while.
"I'll spend the night at Su Estate."
Su Yun thought it over.
Then he put away the map and hurried in the direction of Su Estate.
Half an hour later.
Su Yun successfully arrived at White Cloud City.
At that moment, rosy clouds glimmered along the horizon, and the evening bells rang through the city.
Now and then, the sounds of children playing reached his ears.
What surprised Su Yun a little was this:
White Cloud City was bustling with activity.
The streets and alleys were packed with people.
Even as evening fell, the streets were still crowded.
As Su Yun walked along the main street, he felt hemmed in by the press of people.
"Shopkeeper Tong?"
At one point, Su Yun spotted Shopkeeper Tong of Lingxiao Pawnshop drinking tea by the roadside, so he went over to greet him.
"Hm? So it's Young Master Su!"
Shopkeeper Tong, who had been drinking tea, first looked startled, then overjoyed.
He hurriedly gestured for Su Yun to sit beside him.
Then he immediately called out,