Speeding Away
The journey from Chang'an City to Huainan is several thousand li, and it would take a fine horse three to four days to travel at full speed.
However, as long as the aircraft travels a straight distance in the air, this distance will undoubtedly become shorter.
"Shall we go for a walk?"
Zhang Xuezhou didn't make any decisions during the family dinner, but as night fell, his face showed more eagerness, and he even extended an invitation to Rong Tianding.
"Am I capable?" Rong Tianding asked hesitantly.
"It's not like it's thousands of miles away, what's there to be afraid of in such a short distance!"
Zhang Xuezhou waved his hand, indicating that this distance was nothing, and they should be able to reach Huainan Kingdom before the two of them became exhausted.
"What should we do about the imperial court?" Rong Tianding asked in a low voice.
"His Majesty probably doesn't have time to deal with me. They're used to my absence. Princess Dou is too relaxed, and with Dou Shisan and Dou Shisi patrolling here, she probably doesn't have any extra vigilance or intention to check on things. The Empress Dowager is busy with management and organization, and can't spare any attention to the outside world. Besides, we can go quickly and come back quickly, so it won't cause any delay!"
"Goes quickly?"
Zhang Xuezhou was undoubtedly a scoundrel in the court, unlike normal officials who were diligent and busy with political affairs.
Of course, Zhang Xuezhou's position as Vice Minister didn't involve much political work.
The official title of "Changshilang" can be directly translated as "serving the emperor at all times," implying that such a position was of utmost importance and that the emperor was a loyal lackey.
This official accompanies the emperor, going wherever the emperor goes, even in the main hall of the Weiyang Palace, where he can shout orders. However, this official only has the ability to accompany the emperor and does not have the power to interfere with the various functional departments.
Zhang Xuezhou felt that this kind of official position was nothing special; as long as the emperor was satisfied, he could live however he wanted.
Having just entrusted the matter of the white meat and determined the sex of Lady Wei, Zhang Xuezhou felt he should have plenty of free time, and the new emperor wouldn't make any harsh demands on him.
The lights in the side room went out, and he and Rong Tianding continued to climb upwards in the backyard, their movements swirling in the wind.
Once he had jumped high enough, Zhang Xuezhou spread his arms, and wings that looked like jade and were tinged with blood appeared.
He regained his balance after a slight slump.
After a brief coordination, Rong Tianding quickly adjusted his state.
The Technique Within the Clouds slowly circulated, and a warm, wave-like sensation spread through my body, causing the lights of Chang'an City to flash by like a revolving lantern.
"Without the Empress Dowager's inspections, and without Princess Dou using the Demon-Revealing Demon-Revealing Mirror for protection, Chang'an City has truly become somewhat lax. After nightfall, one can come and go as one pleases!"
"Ugh!"
Zhang Xuezhou soared through the night sky at an incredible speed, far surpassing Rong Tianding's speed, and his eyes could hardly adapt.
He managed a weak reply to Zhang Xuezhou, only to feel the sunflower seeds he had swallowed that night spewing out of his mouth, nearly causing the Law Power that was keeping him levitating to dissipate.
But after vomiting, Rong Tianding felt much better, and his body had barely adapted.
Zhang Xuezhou's statement about the speed of travel was not without reason; the speed of this kind of flight was extremely fast, enough to make a round trip between Chang'an City and Huainan in one night.
"Cousin, once you reach the Divine Ability Realm, it will be much easier to allocate your points to the Divine Ability Soaring Technique. Allocating them to the Southern Bright Fire Technique will also be excellent. Divine Lord Zhenyuan said that continuously allocating points to the same Divine Ability Technique will bring room for improvement. If you ever have the opportunity to reach the Sole Self Realm in the future, you can give it a try. I..."
Whenever Rong Tianding felt that progress was slow, Zhang Xuezhou would offer appropriate guidance.
His initial speed when switching to the Technique Within the Clouds was indeed a little too fast, but he got used to it without any problems.
After a short while, Rong Tianding began to adapt to the current flight speed and was able to communicate normally with Zhang Xuezhou.
"Cousin, can you improve your flying skills at this rate?"
"Absolutely. Actually, I have another ability that allows me to move even faster, but it might cause trouble. I probably won't use it unless I'm running for my life!"
"You're already this powerful at the Divine Ability Realm? It's unimaginable how powerful those Grand Cultivators at the Sole Self Realm and True Self Realm can fly!"
"Those people must be incredibly powerful. I'd really like to see the most skilled flying cultivator myself!"
Zhang Xuezhou waved his arms, his jade wings spreading out and constantly cutting through the wave-like airflow. The Wind Avoidance Instruction would occasionally create an arc of light, dissipating the Bifeng that was enough to destroy his body.
With his current level of flying ability, Zhang Xuezhou also finds it hard to imagine how top-tier cultivators could fly.
He was once praised by Lu Baibai for his flying skills being among the top fifty in the Three Realms. Zhang Xuezhou could guess the flying skill level of those around the top forty or top thirty. These cultivators were likely to have an advantage in flying due to their higher cultivation level. However, Zhang Xuezhou found it hard to imagine what the top ten or the top five would be like, and what the world's number one flying expert would be like.
Just as those Sequence Holder who lack the qualifications to go to Alliance Island cannot imagine Badun's strength, Zhang Xuezhou is also limited by his lack of experience and comparison.
This made Zhang Xuezhou extremely cautious in his self-assessment.
"That long star fell in Huainan some time ago. Can we find it by going like this?"
As they traversed mountains and rivers in the darkness, the chill on his body gradually lessened, Rong Tianding felt that his destination was getting closer and closer. This prompted him to ask Zhang Xuezhou about the purpose of their trip.
"We're just here to watch the show and see what's going on," Zhang Xuezhou said nonchalantly. "After all, Huainan is so close to us, it wouldn't be right not to come and take a look. Whether we find anything or not is another matter!"
"That's true!"
Rong Tianding paused for a moment, then nodded.
For those who walk, it would take one or two years to walk to Huainan, while it would take nearly a month by ordinary carriage. Even carriages traveling at high speed on the official road would take half a month, and galloping on horseback would take three to five days.
But for Zhang Xuezhou, this distance of over a thousand miles was only half a night's time.
If their perception of air temperature is accurate, they have already crossed the Huaibei region and entered the Huainan region.
The geographical characteristics of Huainan make it warm like springtime, unlike the cold and humid Huaibei region, which brings about a more obvious difference.
Even though it was night, Rong Tianding could feel the change in location.
"With your superb flying skills, can you use flying to kidnap people and rescue the rest of Zhang Household Village?"
If he couldn't find Changxing in Huainan, Rong Tianding felt he could do something else. He asked Zhang Xuezhou Zhang Xuezhou, who shook his head with some difficulty.
"You used the Cloud Leap Technique to offload your body weight so you could borrow my strength to fly far away. They don't know how to fly, so how could they carry you?" Zhang Xuezhou explained, "My arms have transformed into demonic wings. If I grab someone, I can't flap my wings. If I don't grab someone, I can't take them away. If that hairy guy from Xiashi Mountain grabs me, I'm finished!"
Although Zhang Xuezhou explained the reason to Rong Tianding, Zhang Xuezhou did indeed have some ulterior motives.
Compared to a few years ago, his strength has more than doubled.
He had some reservations, but Changxing's appearance in Huainan might actually bring an opportunity.
If the elite groups from Huainan were to go out to search, and if Mao Bei and others had left Xiashi Mountain, this would indeed be an excellent opportunity for a rescue.