Tan Yuwen stole a discreet glance at Chen Mu, then looked away. She smiled. "The journey here was quite exhausting. Dongrui's climate isn't as cold as the Northern Region's, and the scenery is beautiful. We'll be staying here for a while, though I don't yet know how long."
Jiang Yu clapped his hands excitedly. "Wonderful! If you stay a little longer, Miss Tan, I can be your guide for free. I can't speak for anywhere else, but I know the area around East Rui City very well."
Luo De muttered contemptuously, "Show-off."
Jiang Yu's smile froze, and he glared at him. Luo De merely grinned and ignored him.
Taishu Zheng said, "It would be good for Miss Tan to stay in Dongrui a little longer. Other places haven't been very safe lately, while Dongrui is still relatively peaceful."
The others voiced their agreement. Even Chen Mu felt that Taishu Zheng was right about this. Compared with other places, where the smoke of war rose on every side and fighting never ceased, East Rui City could already be considered a rare haven.
Tan Yuwen sighed softly. "Yes, the world is growing more chaotic. I had planned to travel throughout the Federation while I was still young, but now I fear that wish will be difficult to fulfill."
Taishu Cheng hurried to reassure her. "There's no need to be so pessimistic, Miss Tan. Besides, with Master Mei Ji accompanying you, no one would dare risk the wrath of the world by offending you."
"What you say is certainly true, Third Young Master. But when corpses cover the wilderness and entire cities are wiped out, how could Yu Wen have any heart for sightseeing? When Yu Wen passed through the Yeda Region, more than a dozen factions were fighting endlessly, with terrible casualties.