In the still of the night, three figures raced through the wilderness toward the little town beyond the mountains.
Ye Jingtang had yet to digest the medicine's potency. His internal force still surged, though that hardly affected him. The heat in his body, however, kept intensifying. He traveled without even wearing his clothes, and whenever he encountered a stream, he jumped in to soak himself. Yet scarcely a few steps after reaching the bank, the water had all steamed away.
His body was so hot that even Niao Niao refused to perch on his shoulder, flying ahead to scout on its own instead. Third Madam and Ning'er helped wipe the sweat from his face from time to time.
After traveling over twenty li, just as they were about to leave the mountains and reach a nearby town, Ye Jingtang looked into the distance. In Hongshan Town, seven or eight li away, he spotted a long trail of firelight. It looked like a procession of several hundred people carrying torches.
Pei Xiangjun stopped and stood on a rise, examining it through the Telescope.
"Qilin Armor... They look like Imperial Guards from the Capital City."
Ye Jingtang was rather surprised, but judging by the timing, the Imperial Court's official ship should have arrived by now. He approached, rested his chin on Third Madam's shoulder, and looked through the Telescope-there were over three hundred elite Imperial Guards in Blacklight Armor in the town, with a carriage in their midst. He could not see anyone inside, but someone escorted by Imperial Guards was most likely Prince Jing.
Ye Jingtang had obtained the formula for Snow Lake Powder. According to Yu Hu's instructions, he ought to send it back to the Capital City immediately to avoid unexpected complications. He said:
"Let's go meet up with