This path ran in exactly the opposite direction from the previous one, the two heading away from each other: one descended, while the other climbed. Following the Terrain Map displayed by the Dragon Core, they made their way upward and only found somewhere to rest briefly when they reached halfway up the mountain.
"Wow, we've come this far?"
She would never have realized without looking. Gazing down, she could clearly see an endless network of waterways flowing down along the route they had followed. Dongfang Minghui even took the opportunity to play with the water for a while. It was icy cool, but considerably gentler than the freezing water they had touched in the Yin-Yang Spring. The Waterfall, River, and Mountain Stream they had passed were long out of sight. If they really tried to distinguish them, they would probably be no more than distant specks; no one could identify them with any certainty.
Splash-
Little Sprout and Little Hui splashed back and forth in the waterway, kicking up sprays of water. The water flowing down from above drenched them from head to toe, yet the two creatures with different attributes played merrily in it.
Much of the spray landed on the others, too.
Dongfang Minghui pulled Qian Wanyu farther away and looked up along the waterway. "Seventh Sister, do you think that water flows down from the mountaintop?"
"It probably does."
"Then will we find the Dragon Clan Lands soon?"
Qian Wanyu hesitated slightly. The Dragon Clan Lands shown on the map were still some distance from this stretch of water, beyond their immediate reach. But if she said that, Ninth Sister would probably start worrying again. "Don't rush. We've already cut a great deal off our journey. If we'd gone around the outskirts of Ice Lotus Mountain, it