Early the next morning, Xiao Yan arrived at the exit of the Inner Academy. Ruolin and little Zi Yan accompanied him all the way there, watching him with reluctant expressions.
"All right, my dear wives, you should head back. I'll be back in a month. I'll take good care of myself, so you take care too."
After saying that, Xiao Yan stepped into the air and departed, leaving Ruolin and Zi Yan standing where they were, staring at the place he had vanished from. They lingered for a long time, unwilling to leave, their eyes glistening with tears and their faces full of reluctance.
This was Xiao Yan's first time leaving the Inner Academy in a year, and everything felt quite novel to him. He wandered about, stopping and starting. Since he did not know the way and had not checked a map, he ultimately took the wrong route and arrived at the Chuyun Empire. Fortunately, he was already a Dou Zong, so he traveled quickly. After circling around the Chuyun Empire, he headed from the Black Corner Region toward Jia Nan Academy's Outer Academy.
Once Xiao Yan reached Heping Town, he stopped flying and continued on foot. Seeing the tree beside Heping Town with corpses hanging from it, he thought, That should be the Death Spirit Tree. It's a little childish, but it's more than enough to intimidate petty scoundrels.
With a faint smile, Xiao Yan continued into Heping Town. Before he even reached the town gate, a dozen or so people stopped him. There were both men and women among them, all quite young and reasonably strong.
"Stop. Anyone entering Heping Town must report their identity, name, and other information. Otherwise, they will be expelled immediately," the leading man said coldly.
All these young people wore light blue