A little over half a month passed in a flash on the road. Qin Yu often came up with strange ideas concerning her special constitution.
Xiao Yi Xian's reaction to Qin Yu's endless stream of peculiar ideas had gone from initial surprise to numbness, and from numbness to habit.
"What can't you do?"
"I can't give birth."
"...Forget I asked."
Xiao Yi Xian rolled her eyes at him. Although she felt as if she were being treated like an experimental tool, still...
Qin Yu had no one else to try these things on, did he?
They passed through two small cities along the way, but Qin Yu did not linger in either. He headed straight for Heiyan City, one of the largest cities in the eastern Jia Ma Empire.
In the afternoon sun, the city walls glimmered with a dark luster. From afar, they resembled a black beast crouching upon the earth.
Qin Yu put away his Purple Cloud Wings, while Xiao Yi Xian had Blue Eagle wait in the forest outside the city. The two then entered on foot.
Shops lined both sides of the streets. It was Xiao Yi Xian's first time in such a large city, and her eyes kept wandering from side to side, though her steps remained close behind Qin Yu.
Qin Yu's attention, meanwhile, was drawn to a certain building.
The headquarters of those wealthy Alchemists' association stood so tall that it could be seen from anywhere in Heiyan City.
Quite a few people in Alchemist robes could also be seen along the streets, heading toward the Alchemist Association in groups of two or three.
Yet judging from their expressions, Qin Yu felt there was something fishy going on.
So the two headed toward the Alchemist Association as well. Qin Yu glanced around before