"Sister Qingyao, were you just talking to those rogue cultivators about something?" Baili Hongyan emerged from the tent in the center of the camp. Seeing Gushe Qingyao, she smiled and hurried over to greet her.
She was younger than Gushe Qingyao, and her cultivation was lower as well. She admired her rather like an older sister from next door.
"Nothing much. I was only asking about their travel plans." Gushe Qingyao had intended to tell her about Fang Qianyuan and warn her to be on her guard, but a thought stirred in her mind, and she suddenly abandoned the idea.
After learning Baili Hongyan's identity the day before, Gushe Qingyao had decided to stay and accompany this younger sister of the Baili Household north.
If Fang Qianyuan meant no harm, they would naturally coexist in peace. But if he truly had some scheme in mind, telling her would only add to her worries.
"Our travel plans... I'm afraid we'll have to ask Commander Huang about that. Commander Huang-where is Commander Huang?" Gushe Qingyao had only made an offhand remark, but Baili Hongyan took it to heart and immediately summoned her maid to ask.
"Eldest Miss, what did you need me for?" Commander Huang had just finished inspecting the defenses around the camp and was approaching from the other side. Hearing her call, he immediately stepped forward, saluted, and asked.
"Sister Qingyao wants to know our travel plans. Have you made the arrangements?" Baili Hongyan asked.
"I see." Commander Huang glanced at Gushe Qingyao and reported, "Next, we intend to head east first, skirting the mountain ahead. After three hundred li, we'll cross the Zeshan Kingdom and enter the Yinshan Kingdom, then follow the main road north. We'll pass through Eagle's Sorrow Ravine, which should be the most treacherous spot within