"Clop, clop, clop."
The horse trotted along at a brisk pace, pulling the boy's carriage down a country lane and splashing through puddles on the stone road.
Back in that remote yet familiar town, Lin Yue leaned against the carriage window and breathed in the increasingly familiar scent of grass and trees. Soon, the gates of Nuoding City came into view...
"All right, Uncle Xin, you can drop me off here."
Lin Yue hopped down from the carriage, brushed the dust off his clothes, and looked up with a smile.
Nothing unusual had happened during the journey. It had gone even more smoothly than Lin Yue had expected.
Worry weighed on Dugu Xin. He reined in the horse and asked earnestly:
"Are you sure you don't need my help hunting a Spirit Ring?"
"It's only a Second Spirit Ring. It'll be easy."
Lin Yue had more than Hidden Weapons. He also had an External Soul Bone, enhancements from several Immortal Herbs, and a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Ah Yin...
He only intended to absorb a thousand-year Soul Beast for his Second Spirit Ring. Even if a Soul Beast nearing ten thousand years appeared, Lin Yue felt he could handle it.
And if he really couldn't win, couldn't he still run?
"That's true. It's only your Second Spirit Ring. There shouldn't be much trouble."
Dugu Xin nodded and was about to say more, but the boy had already waved goodbye and darted through the city gates.
Still anxious for the little fellow's safety, Dugu Xin jumped down from the carriage and quietly followed him.
All Dugu Xin needed to do now was absorb his Spirit Bone. He might as well stay hidden and serve as the Dugu Family's benefactor's secret guard for a while...
That boy was too important to