"Gu Yue, it's been a long time!"
In the darkness of night, a faint smile touched Li Yan's lips as he softly spoke to the slender figure in the air.
He had only told Mu Sha the direction from which he would appear and the approximate distance, but had never revealed his exact location. Ten thousand li west of this Black Devil Race army was an enormous area.
After arriving here, he had still completely concealed himself. Yet Li Yan believed that once Mu Guyue and Mu Sha came over, both of them would certainly be able to find him.
Even without releasing his soul power, mother and son merely needed to cast their soul arts and sense the familiar aura of his soul. They would quickly find him.
Li Yan believed that, here, only the three of them could use such a method to find someone.
"There were matters in the army. I still arrived late!"
The next moment, Mu Guyue's icy voice drifted down from the air.
She was clad head to toe in armor, a tasselled helmet upon her head. She still carried that unchanging arrogance, and in her armor, she looked like a proud queen leading an expedition beyond her borders.
Her phoenix eyes held the air of one who looked down upon the world. Yet when they fell upon Li Yan, rare gentleness appeared within them.
"Sha'er didn't come?"
Li Yan looked beside her, but the space there was empty.
"He had quite a few matters to handle after returning today. Besides, if he and I left the camp together, it would easily draw attention.
You didn't come here today only to leave immediately, did you? Or were you merely passing through?"
As Mu Guyue spoke, she took a step into the void before her