Seated within the chariot, Yu Ci felt his state of mind relax and his thoughts grow clear, surpassing his usual condition. He knew that this piece of treasure, handed down from the very founding of the Shangqing Sect, must possess some special utility, though he could not quite discern it for the moment.
How long could a distance of twenty miles possibly be?
In the time it took Yu Ci to turn over a few thoughts, the chariot had already arrived.
As it happened, the Flying Soul City's envoy had also just disembarked and arrived here, walking toward the main reception hall. Catching sight of Yu Ci descending from the chariot, the envoy immediately halted and bowed from afar.
Yu Ci returned the bow, seeing that this envoy was short and sturdy, with a broad face, small features that seemed squeezed together, and a bald head, making him look rather ugly.
And he was precisely one of the Great Shamans of Flying Soul City, Cang You.
Anyone bearing the title of "Great Shaman" was at the very least at the level of a Longevity True Man, yet Cang You well deserved his status as a frequent envoy and a figure who traveled in all directions, as his manners were thoroughly proper.
Although he had arrived half a step earlier than Yu Ci, he yielded the path, insisting in every way that Yu Ci go first, and his posture was executed quite appropriately.
Yu Ci did not stand overly on ceremony with him either, entering the hall first, ascending to the master's seat. Following protocol, after thanking him for the seat, Cang You stood back up, bowed to Yu Ci, and spoke.
"If I may venture to inform True Person Yu, this humble person, under the orders of my city lord's