Hou Niao's fears had come true!
This was what could sometimes make that pedantic scholar so deadly: every so often, he succumbed to an incurable bout of literary idealism.
Defying the Minister of War Prefecture's orders for the sake of his convictions was something he was quite capable of doing.
"Do you have a specific direction? The exact location of the Winged People Tribe?"
You Lizhi hurriedly took out a map and pointed to a winding route on it. "The Winged People Tribe lies on the outskirts of the Yaoguang Mountains, but even those outskirts extend a thousand li or so into the range. Under normal circumstances, with their ability to glide short distances, a journey like that would mean little to the Winged People. But that Little Winged People girl embedded the Earth Spirit Pearl in her head, and now she can't leave the ground at all. There's no other way for her to return except one step at a time."
Hou Niao narrowed his eyes. "Even a cultivator can't carry him?"
You Lizhi shook his head. "No. With the Earth Spirit Pearl embedded in her body, she has no trouble walking physically. But trying to carry her through the air with Law Power is like carrying Ten Thousand Wan Dashan. A cultivator can't bear the weight."
"That's also why, after all our fighting, none of us cultivators could take it away. We reckon that not only Heaven-Connecting Realm cultivators like us, but even a mighty Golden Core cultivator would be unable to carry it. The Earth Spirit Pearl must be at least at the infant transformation level or above."
Hou Niao frowned. "In other words, even if we obtain it, we'll have to measure out the entire journey back to the Shan Kingdom with our feet?"
You Lizhi