“That’s correct.”
Feng Qingyou explained, “‘When the Dragonmount Order appears, Water and Land obeys.’ The Dragonmount Order is the representation of the Dragonmount Duke’s identity and will. If it appears, everyone serving the Seventy Two Water Land Alliance must obey it without question.”
“Besides that the Dragonmount Order is a powerful Strange Artifact. For starters, it can change its size at will and become as big as the sky, or as small as a seed. It can also be used to transmit information across large distances in an instant like what we saw earlier. Finally, it can be used to seal off an entire space and make it impossible to traverse by land and water. It is quite powerful.”
“If they’re going so far as to unleash the Dragonmount Order, I wonder if the Dragonmount Duke himself would take action.” Ye Qing rubbed his nose expectantly.
“It is unlikely. The Dragonmount Duke is the leader of the entire alliance. He wouldn’t move unless he had to,” Feng Qingyou replied smilingly. “In this case, he would only take action if the Seventy Two Water Land Alliance is unable to capture Chen Cang for an extended period of time.”
“Really now? I guess I have to lend Chen Cang a hand then.” Ye Qing snickered and rubbed his nose again.
“What are you plotting?” Feng Qingyou asked. One look at his eyes, and she knew that Ye Qing was plotting something again. She wasn’t ashamed to admit that she looked forward to hearing his thoughts.
Ye Qing smirked. “What else? I’m gonna sprinkle a truth here, a lie there, and maybe a spoonful of half-truths and half-lies as well.”
“Ah! That would certainly cause the Seventy Two Water Land Alliance quite a bit of trouble.”
Feng Qingyou immediately understood Ye Qing’s meaning as if she and him shared one heart. The corners of her lips curled into a half-smile as she remarked, “You’re starting to resemble the courtiers who can flip the world upside down with just words and gestures more and more, Joyless.”
“Hahaha... I’ll take that as a compliment.”
Ye Qing let out an uncaring chuckle before declaring, “It’s Chen Cang’s move now. Let us wait and see what he’s going to do.”
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“Hah... hah... they shouldn’t be able to catch up to me this time, right?”
Swordsgrave’s training was cruel beyond imagination, and they couldn’t care less about in-fighting. Combined with the fact that Swordsgrave warriors were audacious, anarchic, and prone to making trouble, they were chased by pursuers almost every day. That was why they were always prepared for the worst, and why they possessed a stupid amount of lifesaving measures.
Since the day he saw Ye Qing at Goddess City, he had done an obscene amount of preparation. For example, he had prepared a Strange Artifact that could conceal him from divination, talismans that allowed him to travel an ungodly amount of distance in an instant, Magia that would block a fatal strike or two in his place, hideouts where he could rest and hide from pursuers and so on.
It was only thanks to his preparations that he was able to survive the hunt of the Seventy Two Water Land Alliance for five days straight. This underground river was one of the measures he prepared and his greatest trump card.
The entrance of this underground river was located at the bottom of a lake. It was extremely well hidden and resistant to detection.
The underground river easily stretched over tens of kilometers, and it had countless branches that led to heavens-know-where. It was also incredibly dangerous and rapid, which deterred even the most determined pursuers from exploring. While he couldn’t claim that it was absolutely safe in the long term, the chances that someone could locate him in this underground river in the short term was next to nil.
Chen Cang had discovered this underground river by complete accident. When he realized just how excellent a hiding place and refuge it was, he spared no effort to turn it into his greatest trump card. For example, he had hidden supplies in every safe sport of every branch of this underground river. If he ever ran out of supplies, he could simply swim over and retrieve them. Assuming that his hideout wasn’t discovered, he could hide months or even years if necessary.
He hadn’t chosen a specific branch to follow after diving into the underground river. He had allowed the current to carry him to wherever it was going, so even he did not know exactly where he was right now. That was why he was certain that he was safe. There was no way the Seventy Two Water Land Alliance could track him to this location.
“I should hide here for a couple days at least.”
After sating his hunger and thirst, Chen Cang proceeded to treat his wounds. Once done, he closed his eyes and fell into meditation.
Two days passed in the blink of an eye. Finally, Chen Cang snapped out of his trance with renewed vigor in his eyes.
After two whole days of rest, he had regained most of his spirit and stamina. Although his injuries weren’t healed yet, he wasn’t worried in the slightest. It was because there was no chance the Seventy Two Water Land Alliance could track him down in the short term. For now, he had the leeway to recuperate while his pursuers wear themselves out trying to suss him out.
After withdrawing his energies, Chen Cang climbed to his feet and stretched a little. Then, he took a moment to examine his surroundings.
Although the river was located underground, it wasn’t dark in here at all. It was because the walls and the ceilings were covered in glowing moss and crystals that illuminated the entire cavern. The environment looked positively fantastical because of this.