Across the boundless land, two figures traveled one behind the other.
Gu Changqing led the way in a drunken haze, continuing to gulp down fine wine as he traveled.
From time to time, he threw his head back and laughed, reciting a few bold, carefree lines of poetry.
Behind him, the Blood-Winged Black Mosquito was moving at tremendous speed as well.
His blood qi thundered, displaying the full might of a Hongmeng ferocious beast.
Crossing ten thousand miles of the void in a single thought was nothing to him.
Before long, he caught up with Gu Changqing.
"Fellow Daoist... senior!"
"Senior Changqing, please wait!"
The Blood-Winged Black Mosquito called out.
Hearing him, Gu Changqing paused.
He turned slightly, glancing back through bleary, drunken eyes.
"Huh?"
"You... hic... why are you following me?!"
Gu Changqing asked indistinctly.
He seemed rather surprised that the Blood-Winged Black Mosquito had come after him.
At Gu Changqing's words, although the Blood-Winged Black Mosquito could not yet assume human form, his gaze filled with solemnity.
"Senior, your might is unrivaled, and your cultivation transcendent."
"I admire you beyond measure and wish to follow at your side in pursuit of the Great Dao."
"Please accept me, senior!"
He made his plea once again.
Indeed!
This time, the Blood-Winged Black Mosquito had actually come to pledge himself to Gu Changqing.
Moreover, he no longer dared address him as a "fellow Daoist," instead calling him "senior" with the utmost respect.
It showed just how astonishing the change in the Blood-Winged Black Mosquito's attitude had been.
After all, first of all, he had witnessed Gu Changqing's strength earlier.
Gu Changqing had seemed careless and clouded by drink, yet he had mountains and valleys mapped within his breast. Without anyone realizing it, he could ensnare even Sages in his schemes and