The waters of the Yu Abyss.
Lingsi and her companions were heading toward Penglai and Fanghu.
To avoid drawing too much attention and alerting their quarry, none of them used conspicuous ceremonial mounts or carriages. They simply traveled by their own demon arts.
Phantom wings spread slightly behind the Wenyao female yao as she skimmed over the sea.
"Your Highness, you truly are clever. You even managed to guess this."
The Wenyao female yao flew beside Lingsi, her voice filled with admiration.
"But this person is far too bold. His intrusion into the dragon tomb had already been discovered, yet he actually dared to target the Qilin Grand Tomb again. If King Yu hadn't been guarding it personally, he might well have succeeded."
Lingsi nodded, though she seemed to be thinking about something else.
Just then, Huan, who was not far away, spoke.
"I think that, for this fellow to dare make one attempt after another, it's no longer a question of how bold he is."
The Wenyao female yao was puzzled. "Why do you say that?"
Huan kept his hands tucked inside his sleeves, his escape light moving at an unhurried pace.
He still looked as pale and gloomy as ever. "The fact that he knew the locations of the Sea Kingdom Dragon Tomb and the Qilin Grand Tomb is suspicious in itself."
Huan continued slowly, "And while he might have stumbled upon the dragon tomb by accident, going straight to the Qilin Grand Tomb after being discovered-no normal person would do that."
He paused.
"Unless circumstances forced his hand, leaving him no choice but to make a risky move."
At this, Lingsi glanced sideways at him.
"Actually, I was thinking the same thing," she said softly. "It's just that-I can't understand why he's so desperate to enter those