Chapter 323: A respectful welcome
Two carriages raced through the night, yet their ride was remarkably smooth.
Sitting inside one of them, Qin Ran felt no jolting at all.
He could only admire the coachman's skill.
And, of course, the extraordinary carriage and horses.
Even with only basic-level [Alchemy] and [Magical Creature Studies], he could identify the magical traces on the carriage and the horses' unusual bloodlines.
Although Qin Ran knew full well that this was a way for the other party to display their strength, it did not stop him from leaning against the soft backrest and resting a little longer.
After all, a fierce battle was inevitable later.
Aili Jones sat beside Qin Ran, with a bulging, person-sized sack at her side. Together with Qin Ran's case containing the [Words of Arrogance], it immediately made what should have been a spacious carriage feel cramped.
"All right, I admit I made the wrong choice!"
"I should have ridden with Simons and the others. At least it wouldn't be so crowded over there."
Shiqi sat alone opposite them, forced to curl up to make room for the two large items.
But that was not what made him most uncomfortable.
Our sheriff had keenly noticed the burning passion hidden in Aili Jones's gaze as she looked at Qin Ran, and he could not help feeling terribly awkward.
Especially when Qin Ran closed his eyes to rest and said nothing, Shiqi felt so awkward that even his muscles stiffened.
"Ahem, ahem."
"Aili, I think we need to consider how to stay on our guard against the Shepherds of the Dead and those people from the East Coast, rather than thinking about anything else..."
Those words immediately earned him a murderous glare from Aili Jones.
Faced with that look, Shiqi promptly raised both