“The journey is going to be exhausting. You’re...”

“I have to go. I have to make sure he’s alright. No one knows how long it’ll take you to bring him to me. What if… I die before he’s back? Then I won’t be able to rest in peace.” Jun Huang was simply telling the truth. She wasn’t trying to use her death as a bargaining chip.

Nan Xun understood her. Oleg Cragfiend hadn’t yet found a cure. Her days might very well be numbered. He wanted her to be happy, and he wanted her to fight to live. Eventually, he nodded. He’d take Jun Huang to Jun Hao.

They departed as soon as they could. Theirs was a small group. Apart from Jun Huang and Nan Xun were Nan Xun’s most trusted men, Yin Yun, and Oleg Cragfiend. Nan Xun took the poison master in case Jun Huang’s condition deteriorated.

His decision was proven to be a wise one. Jun Huang had fallen unconscious along the way several times. Once, Jun Huang was bored and wanted to read, but Nan Xun stopped her...