It was not that He Pingsheng did not want to leave. He simply could not move anymore.
The Foundation Establishment Realm Snow Roc flew too slowly. If he chose the wrong direction, he might plunge headfirst into the enemy's encirclement.
That was why he had chosen to hole up in the mountains for the time being.
But if there were too many enemies and they conducted a sweeping search, he would have nowhere to hide.
Su Zhenzhen had appeared at just the right moment.
"Brother Xu, just tell me what to do." Su Zhenzhen looked at He Pingsheng, crouching down close to him.
He Pingsheng asked, "Do you know where this is?"
"Yes, yes..." Su Zhenzhen nodded. "I know. This is Cloud Harmony Commandery in the Chu Kingdom!"
The Chu Kingdom!
Cloud Harmony Commandery.
He Pingsheng thought it over. Earlier, he had been traveling from the Liang Kingdom's border toward Peacock Commandery in the Chu Kingdom. Before he even knew whether he had crossed into Chu territory, he had run into Jiang Yu, the Qi Kingdom's Second Patriarch, a mighty cultivator at the Spirit Transformation Stage.
Then, after using an Instantaneous Teleportation Talisman, he had arrived here.
He had no idea how far this place was from Peacock Commandery!
"What brought you here?" He Pingsheng continued.
Su Zhenzhen said, "Brother Xu... I... my husband died!"
He Pingsheng: ????
Why are you bringing up your husband at a time like this?
She continued, "Thank you for the [ten-thousand-year ice marrow] you gave me. Unfortunately, I never got to use it. By the time I returned, my husband had already died. The heat poison in his body hadn't been cured!"
"Not long after my husband died, I entered the Golden Core Stage. Now I'm at its third level!"
He Pingsheng nodded.
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