July's Fire Star sank westward, and all was stifling and still.
The days they spent traveling from the Capital City to Jinan Prefecture were hot and muggy, but with Cao Jinxing there, the entire mounted party was enveloped in cool air.
They traveled swiftly without falling into disorder, drawing ever closer to Jinan Prefecture.
"Unity of Heaven and Man truly is extraordinary."
Lu Yi was widely knowledgeable and knew how difficult it was to comprehend "Unity of Heaven and Man" at Cao Jinxing's level. Moreover, according to his father, Cao Jinxing had already made a breakthrough while still in the Xiantian realm.
The School Sect had no shortage of heaven-gifted geniuses, but even across a hundred generations of its legacy, people like him were exceedingly rare!
The other two Deputy Qianhu were He Feng and Zheng Yun. Trained under the same master, they specialized in Wudang's "Two Forms Sword Technique." Together, they could form an array that exerted the strength of four men. Skilled in defense, they were the shields Liu Zhenyuan had specifically selected for Cao Jinxing and Lu Yi.
Besides Cao Jinxing, Lu Yi, and the two Deputy Qianhu, there were eight Baihu, including Lu Jiaming and Gu Yanzhu.
There was no need to bring anyone of lower rank. Once they reached Jinan Prefecture, they could have the prefect cooperate and deploy garrison troops to purge Wild Ghost Village and arrest the Snake Doctor, Luo Lie.
Apart from the military personnel, the party consisted only of Yi Yi, along with Huang Fangling and her "one person, four ghosts."
Cao Jinxing led the way, rapidly flipping through the three books in his hands.
-to avoid alerting their quarry, none of them wore official uniforms. As they traveled, they really did look somewhat like young gentlemen from aristocratic families taking