Steward Li Qi's words made Zhao Er raise his eyebrows despite himself.
For some reason, the personality Senior Sister Li Qi displayed today seemed quite different from what Zhao Er had seen at Beast Taming Mountain.
When Li Qi had met him before, she had shown no aversion to him, but she certainly had not shown any closeness either.
Yet Senior Sister Li Qi's words just now... and her initiative in sharing a mount with Zhao Er were both rather different from before.
It must be because my status has risen...
That was the only explanation Zhao Er could think of.
"Come on-let's go!"
Suppressing those thoughts, Zhao Er patted the Dragonblood Horse, signaling it to follow the Flying Variant Beasts overhead.
The Flying Variant Beasts were fast, no slower than Zhao Er himself, but their advantage was also obvious: they could preserve the energy and fighting strength of the martial artists riding them to the greatest extent possible.
The Dragonblood Horse was no slouch either. Though it could not fly, it could remain airborne over short distances, leaving it completely unaffected by terrain, and its endurance was even greater.
And so Zhao Er rode the Dragonblood Horse with Senior Sister Li Qi behind him, following the Flying Variant Beasts toward Myriad Scenery Prefecture.
Senior Sister Li Qi's affectionate behavior was confined to the beginning. During the journey, she did not act overly intimate again and instead began chatting with Zhao Er.
That actually left Zhao Er feeling a little disappointed.
"Junior Brother, once we reach Myriad Scenery Prefecture, you mustn't rush ahead recklessly. We still don't know how deeply the Gu Cult has infiltrated the Myriad Scenery Prefecture Martial Academy, so we mustn't trust anyone lightly there either..."
The Dragonblood Horse raced ahead beneath them, and the only sound