Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
For Qin Jiuxiao, the journey over those two weeks had simply been a heavenly life.
While traveling during the day, the girls surrounded him, chatting and laughing. When they rested at night, the pleasures were even more boundless.
Qin Jiuxiao lived more comfortably than an emperor who never attended court.
Yu Xiaogang, Tang San, and the others, however, were not so fortunate.
The roof of that battered carriage leaked wind and rain, and its wheels were uneven in size, making it jolt violently along the road.
The people inside could not rest at all; their bones practically felt shaken apart.
Worse still, the carriage offered no shelter from the elements. When the sun blazed, they were roasted beneath it, and when it rained, they became drenched rats.
Compared to the laughter drifting from Qin Jiuxiao's carriage, along with the girls' bell-like giggles, fury rose in their hearts.
Why was the difference between people so great?
After half a month of torment, not only had Yu Xiaogang, Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun failed to gain even the slightest increase in Soul Power, but they had all become far more haggard.
Each of them had dark circles beneath their eyes, sallow faces, and disheveled hair, looking exactly like refugees fleeing famine.
Whenever Qin Jiuxiao saw them in such a state during breaks along the way, he felt especially pleased.
At last, amid swirling dust, the group arrived in Heaven Dou City.
From afar, Heaven Dou City's walls rose high and imposing, magnificent in their grandeur.
People and carriages streamed through the city gates, presenting a bustling scene of prosperity.
Compared to a small place like Suotuo City, it was simply worlds apart.
Qin Jiuxiao had Flender lead everyone to find