Xu Qingtong had waited less than the time it took an incense stick to burn when Dongfang Hui approached gracefully, dressed in purple, with a cloak over her head concealing her face.
"Junior Brother Xu, are you alone? Didn't Senior Sister Du come with you?"
Xu Qingtong shook his head. He had wanted to bring Du Siwen along, but he had feared things would be awkward.
He had also considered bringing Xiao Bai, but after some thought, he had ultimately left Xiao Bai at the Tianhua Sect.
"Senior Sister still has sect affairs to worry about, so she didn't come!" Xu Qingtong said.
"Then let's go!" Dongfang Hui said. "Shall we use your flying boat or mine?"
"I don't know the way, so I'm sorry for the trouble, Senior Sister!"
Dongfang Hui nodded and summoned a dark green small boat. She formed a mudra, enlarging the flying boat, then leaped aboard.
Xu Qingtong followed close behind and jumped onto the flying boat as well.
Dongfang Hui took out a high-grade spirit stone and placed it in the flying boat. With a point of her finger, the boat soared into the sky and sped toward the boundless sea.
The two sat in the flying boat without speaking, and the atmosphere was somewhat awkward.
After a while, Xu Qingtong went into the rear cabin on his own, sat cross-legged, and rested in meditation.
Dongfang Hui sighed inwardly. It seemed I really no longer had a chance!
The flying boat traveled over the boundless sea for more than ten days. Apart from a day's rest on a barren little island along the way, they spent the entire time flying. There was no telling how Dongfang Hui found her bearings!
Half a month later, they finally sighted a large stretch of land.
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