Ming Qi and Ming Yu had long been anxious beyond measure over the past two days, yet they could not reveal the slightest hint of it on the surface. Today, they had finally reached the time agreed upon with Li Yan, and Ming Qi kept suppressing the urge to leave at once.
Only when she felt it was nearly time for her appointment with the gray-robed elder did she explain several matters requiring attention to Ming Yu, then leave the second defensive line's camp with a solemn expression.
As Ming Qi flew through the air, she remained constantly alert to her surroundings. Other than Black Devil Race scouts who had infiltrated the area and might attack her, nothing else should have happened here.
The other three phoenix clans did not yet know what was going on, so the Nine-Headed Green Phoenix Clan naturally would not harbor hostile intentions toward her amid a great war. The Red-Eyed Flame-Horned Beast Clan was even less likely to attack cultivators of its own alliance.
Ming Qi needed to watch for anyone secretly following her. After flying some distance, she discovered that all her worries had been unnecessary.
She continued along the route agreed upon with the gray-robed elder. Ming Qi did not fly particularly fast, nor did she know where the gray-robed elder would appear.
They had only agreed upon a time and a route of appearance; neither side had specified the exact location where they would meet.
This was something they had deliberately avoided. If every detail had been fixed, it would have been far too easy for someone to set an ambush.
Even if neither of them harbored such intentions, they both understood perfectly how such matters should be handled. Neither would suggest anything so impractical.
This was no longer a matter