"Goddess Yunxi's First Rain" - Mist Swept Through the Sky, Riding the Cloud Dragon on the Wind

Once Xing Yan had put on the Black Demon Armor temporarily "borrowed" from the temple in Yangzhou, he relaxed and gazed out over the vast billows of cloud before him. This was only his second journey across the blue heavens, yet the sight of white clouds laden with ice crystals drifting past still stirred him as deeply as the first. Riding above the blue sea beneath the azure sky, even the normally restless little Qiong Rong had quieted down after Xing Yan's warnings, not daring to squirm or fidget. Now she had turned around and lay against the dragon carriage's railing, poking her head out to peer intently below.

Just as everything seemed to be proceeding as usual, something caught Xing Yan's eye and suddenly startled him. After turning it over in his mind for only a moment, he hurriedly asked Lingyi to stop the dragon carriage.

Seeing how anxious Xing Yan was, Lingyi had no idea what was wrong. After calling the Dragon-Scaled Snow Steeds to a halt, she asked in bewilderment:

"What happened?"

"Lingyi, I've been a fool. We're going to sneak into the demon continent and reclaim the dragon steeds. How can we ride there in a carriage drawn by them?"

The reasoning was so obvious that his brief reminder immediately brought Lingyi to her senses. Biting her lip, she lowered her head and thought for a moment, then grew even more anxious:

"Xing Yan, that means we can't just leave the dragon carriage behind-we'll have to find you a mount, too!"

"Hm? Why?"

"Because I heard Father say that most of the monsters attending this Demon Continent Gathering ride birds or beasts to show off their demonic arts. If the four of us arrive without mounts, we'll certainly attract attention. Besides-"

Lingyi paused here, then continued