At Xiao Yan's usual speed, the journey from Black Seal City to Jia Nan Academy would have taken only a quarter of an hour. Traveling with this little team from Jia Nan Academy, however, took him a full seven days.
Over those seven days, they encountered a few troublemakers, but even the strongest of them was only a Da Dou Shi.
Xiao Yan had no desire to lift a finger against small fry at that level. Ruo Lin alone was enough to teach them exactly where they stood.
After all, after taking the Water Spirit Pill, Ruo Lin had few rivals among Da Dou Shi.
As for the Water Spirit Pill, Ruo Lin could only express her gratitude to Xiao Yan. At first, she had even thought he might have designs on her.
But as they traveled together, although Xiao Yan looked at her no differently from any ordinary man, Ruo Lin keenly sensed that he had no intention of taking things any further.
That left the usually rather proud Instructor Ruo Lin feeling a little defeated.
So this fellow was simply rich.
Seven days later, an utterly ordinary little town appeared before Xiao Yan.
By now, Xiao Yan had changed his face, transforming from a boy with delicate features into a mature, handsome young man.
Under the influence of his soul, none of his companions noticed anything amiss.
He had little choice. If a sixteen- or seventeen-year-old Dou Zong suddenly appeared in the Black-Corner Region, Han Feng would almost certainly guess it was him once he heard the news.
And if that happened, the fellow would probably flee straight back to the Central Plains or somewhere else.
Yet upon approaching the town, Xiao Yan keenly noticed that the people around him had reined in much of their baleful aura.