"Ah? Where?" Xiao Hua grew anxious the moment he heard it. He might not have cared too much about Xiao Jian's life, but he had truly taken Liu Yi and Yuan Ya's lives to heart.
"Black Cloud Ridge..." Fu Zhiwen said with a bitter smile.
"Black Cloud Ridge? How could that be??" Xiao Hua frowned. "Isn't Black Cloud Ridge located at the border of Tongzhu Kingdom, Jiang Kingdom, and Gaza Kingdom? It is still extremely far from Tongzhu Kingdom's capital. How could they have reached Black Cloud Ridge?"
Fu Zhiwen shook his head. "Black Cloud Ridge is indeed extremely far from Tongzhu Kingdom's capital. Even one of the shortcuts is still far from the edge of Black Cloud Ridge. But that shortcut is desolate and uninhabited. If Daoist Master Xiao and the others truly took that road, and happened to encounter demons from Black Cloud Ridge traveling out, then it may really be possible! Of course, this was only something this junior suddenly thought of because I found it strange just now. By reason, they should not have fallen into Black Cloud Ridge!"
"Where is Black Cloud Ridge? How far is it from here?"
Fu Zhiwen pointed in a direction. "It should be more than a thousand li away!"
"Alas, it is only a thousand li!" Xiao Hua sighed. "It truly is possible."
"If Senior goes there, you must be careful," Fu Zhiwen reminded him. "They are not like the scholars of the Imperial Academy, who can be reasoned with..."
"Haha, who would be afraid of them? Go on without worry!" Xiao Hua laughed loudly. With a wave of his hand, he activated a flying talisman and headed toward Black Cloud Ridge...
A thousand li was indeed a great distance for ordinary mortals, requiring perhaps dozens of days to travel,