An Encounter on the Road

Breakfast passed amid such laughter and horseplay. Afterward, however, Pang Xing bore many unidentified marks. Some of them looked rather like shoe prints.

Pang Xing remained utterly unaware, still chattering away without pause. Fortunately, everyone was used to it by now and simply acted as though they heard nothing. Huo Hai and Pang Yan had both put their hats back on. Pang Yan did not want to invite trouble, while Huo Hai had offended far too many people and did not want their spies to notice him.

Pang Xing complained about this for quite a while. The group continued south, their destination the Southern Border. Leaping Fish Marsh was actually very close to the Southern Border. Strictly speaking, part of Leaping Fish Marsh belonged to the Southern Border.

But because this place was a vast swamp, the Southern Border had never considered it good land. In less than half a day on foot, the group had already entered the Southern Border's territory.

"We'll head southeast. Gloomwind Gorge lies in the southeastern part of the Southern Border. This place is really strange, being right on the border. But that's good too. With such a dangerous place on the border, no enemy army would dare come through here. Haha, I really am clever—I knew this place's purpose the first time I saw it..." Pang Xing waved his arms about as he studied the map.

Huo Hai resisted the powerful urge to cover his face, lowered his head, and began sensing a dead insect in his hand. Rather than listen to that fellow's nonsense, he might as well properly study how to better make use of his abilities as a Spell Spirit Master.

Ever since cultivating the Celestial Star Transformation, Huo Hai had increasingly felt that his control over insects came as naturally