Silvery-white light swirled, and space rippled like water. A tall, powerful Heavenly Horse darted through it, swift as a shooting star, its figure almost impossible to catch with the naked eye as it left one luxurious spatial ship after another far behind.
Amid such monotonous travel, time itself seemed to lose all meaning. Night and day were indistinguishable, and only by taking out an hourglass to measure the time could they tell that they had already been traveling for fourteen days.
"Sister Medusa, how much longer until we reach the Central Plains?"
The initial novelty had worn off. Zi Yan nestled beside Queen Medusa, asking out of sheer boredom.
It was a rare outing for Queen Medusa as well. Judging by her condition, the fusion of her soul with Little Sky Swallowing Python's had been progressing quite smoothly with the help of the fallen heart flame.
"This is my first time too, so I don't have any experience. Didn't he say that a third-grade spatial ship would take about a month to reach the Central Plains? This Void Pegasus Beast is at least as fast as a sixth-grade spatial ship. We should be getting close."
After glancing at Chen Cang, who sat cross-legged on the horse's back with his eyes closed in thought, Queen Medusa turned her gaze back to Zi Yan.
There were some things Chen Cang had not told Zi Yan, but she could not put her mind at ease. That was why she had specifically emerged.
"Zi Yan, once we reach the Central Plains, you mustn't run around everywhere anymore. We know nothing about the place. If you provoke some powerful enemy, even he and I might not be able to get you out."
Queen Medusa was genuinely fond of Zi Yan. She had said this because