Lu Changfeng and Ji Xian set out at once, traveling through the starry night as they raced toward the Western Border.
To avoid loose tongues and prying eyes, only the two of them made this journey, departing in secret.
Before leaving, Ji Xian took every precaution. She specifically ordered the doors of Jade Splendor Hall sealed tight, insisting to outsiders that the sovereign lady's Sovereign Consort was gravely wounded and in seclusion recovering. No one was permitted to disturb him.
In short, not the slightest scrap of information was allowed to leak.
Her arrangements were truly watertight.
Meanwhile, on that barren mountain, Ji Ming was still patiently waiting to learn whether Lu Changfeng was alive or dead. The Sun-Eater Alliance's spies covered Hongfang, with countless eyes and ears planted beneath Jade Splendor Mount Hua alone. Yet no matter how they investigated, Jade Splendor Hall remained firmly shut, and not a shred of reliable news emerged.
Frustrated by the long, fruitless wait, Ji Ming returned to his old pursuit, practicing archery to pass the time.
At that very moment.
He stood atop a precipitous mountain peak.
Facing him, three hundred zhang away, was another towering peak.
On its cliff face, two enormous, savage-looking names had been carved with arrowheads:
Ji Xian. Lu Changfeng.
Expressionless, Ji Ming drew his bow, nocked an arrow, and released the string.
"Whoosh-!"
"Whoosh-!"
"Whoosh-!"
Physical arrows shot from between his fingers, carrying the terrifying force to split stone and pierce metal as they hurtled toward the opposite peak!
Not one missed. Every arrow carried tremendous force, punching straight through the hard mountain rock and continuing onward, emerging from the other side!
He had already riddled the mountain with densely packed holes!
Yet even so, the more Ji Ming shot, the angrier he became.
Whenever he remembered