The carriage rattled along the official road through Southern Mo.
Contrary to her usual behavior, Ji Xian no longer clung to Lu Changfeng.
She sat primly on the other side of the cushioned couch inside the carriage, a Go board before her and a pot of clear tea beside her, looking so dignified that she seemed a different person.
It was not that her temperament had suddenly changed. She was simply a little frightened-this wretch was far too accomplished in the arts of dual cultivation, and the Shennong Glazed Glass Art he practiced was a peculiar martial art, filling his body with an unusual fragrance that seemed capable of stirring desire.
He did not even have to do anything. Once he activated his art, even the lightest touch made her lose control. It was an exquisite sensation, one that both enthralled and frightened her.
Yan Xiu had endured for three months, and the Sun-Eater Alliance had closed in again. Now that she was leaving Southern Mo to report on her duties, she could not afford to lose herself too completely.
Thus, she broke with her usual habits and began insisting that Lu Changfeng sit properly with her to play Go and the zither.
Lu Changfeng was happy to enjoy some peace and readily obliged. They played Go in the carriage, occasionally lifting the curtain to admire the scenery outside. The atmosphere was, if anything, more leisurely and carefree than when they spent their days entwined together.
The convoy gradually left Southern Mo's territory and entered the central region of the Deathless Kingdom.
The scenery on either side of the road quietly changed. The endless Magnolia Sea gave way to overlapping mountain ridges and ravines. The air grew cool and thin, yet the spiritual Qi became richer, and every breath carried