Yun Qing blinked and waited a little longer, but there was still no sign of anyone coming to bring them back.
Had he really fallen asleep?
Or did his Brother Huang want them to make their own way back?
Hiss, that was possible too. It certainly fit that holy terror's temper.
At that thought, Yun Qing lowered his head and looked at the Immortal Court Seal he had recovered from the Gu Princess. His thumb brushed over its surface. The seal contained the coordinates of the Heavenly Origin Continent.
Yun Qing suddenly smiled.
"Very well. I'll just consider it an extra side quest."
He turned to Ye Hui. "Zhao Xuan, come with your master to Great Xia."
Then he shot Yun Tianluo a sidelong glance. "Great Xia's fine official, care to lead the way?"
Yun Tianluo coughed repeatedly.
He cleared his throat, trying to salvage his image. "You jest, Eldest Brother. I'm... not all that familiar with Great Xia either."
Oh no. Why did it feel as though the closer they came to returning to Heavenly Origin, the harder it became for Eldest Brother to suppress the urge to settle accounts with him?
Danger. Grave danger.
While Yun Qing and his companions headed for Great Xia, elsewhere, deep in the chaotic, boundless Outer Void, a streak of purple light fled in disarray.
The Eldest Princess of Purple Dusk wore a dark expression, her splendid robes slightly disheveled as she deftly threaded her way through the void turbulence.
"Ye Tianchen, that useless fool. Rotten mud that can't even stick to a wall. Not the slightest bit of use." She ground her teeth, her voice dissipating before it traveled far through the void.
Between her fingers, the Eldest Princess of Purple Dusk held a smooth, antique pendant containing a wisp of