After Deng Yici escorted him a thousand li beyond Hongde City, Zhang Yuan turned to look at her, still following him.
Judging by her manner, if he said nothing, she seemed ready to escort him all the way to the Eastern Bian Li Clan's Sun-Moon Cliff.
"Miss Deng, this is far enough."
Deng Yici nodded with a smile and pointed southeast. "Fellow Daoist Zhang, head southeast from Hongde City using Skyflight. I'm not sure exactly how far you need to fly, but you're a Celestial Person. Once you reach the Bian Kingdom's territory, you'll sense it."
Zhang Yuan nodded and summoned the Golden Carriage. Rather than using Skyflight himself, he took Xiao Yuanjun with him and streaked away in a flash of golden light, showing not the slightest reluctance to leave.
"Tch, he certainly ran off fast. Didn't even bother saying goodbye. Fine, fine. I'd better go back and think about what to say the next time I see Zhang Yuan."
Deng Yici pursed her lips, her eyes narrowing slightly.
Her words lost their punch when she used them too often. Even Xiao Yuanjun, the easiest to rile up, no longer reacted, which took much of the fun out of it. She needed to think up a few more tricks and ask the sisters in her clan when she returned.
Next time they met, she would turn up the heat.
While Zhang Yuan and Xiao Yuanjun were traveling toward the Bian Kingdom, not long after they left the Wen Kingdom, a rumor spread like wildfire from Hongde City.
[Return to True Celestial Person] Zhang Yuan would seek the Dao at Sun-Moon Cliff.
Sha Ingestion Gang Devoration Path Cultivators possessed all manner of Divine Abilities, including some that could transmit messages. Thus, the news spread swiftly. Lower-ranking cultivators might not