Western Regions, Western Regions, the next destination of Li Guanyi, if Shaking Light were to go as well, it would probably be troublesome as the Demon Sect and the Western Regions are closely interconnected.
He turned his gaze toward the direction from which the Whale Hunter had left.
If the Whale Hunter knew that Shaking Light was heading to the Western Regions.
This Martial Arts legend would surely be furious.
There is no principle of being on guard against a thief for a thousand days, even the protection of the Whale Hunter might not be completely foolproof, the safest choice was always to stay away from the source of danger, but Shaking Light would likely not leave that kid Li Guanyi.
Old Si Ming was already beginning to get a headache just thinking about what might happen then.
What should be done at this time?
Just forget about this darn matter!
When the time comes, just throw it to Marquis Qin Wu.
He asked casually, "If that fisherman had arranged for you to be betrothed to the son of the Great Emperor of Ying Country, what would you do?"
The silver-haired girl replied without a ripple in her voice, "Run."
Si Ming said, "Run away, huh..."
Indeed, Shaking Light did not have much emotional residue, but her mental state was clear.
He watched the silver-haired girl in front of him and said, "You have no martial arts, and there will definitely be people in the Imperial Palace who practice witchcraft. If you want to run, it might be difficult."
The silver-haired girl walked calmly past Si Ming.
She stretched out her finger, pointing at the high wall in front and responded, "If this is indeed the wall of the Imperial Palace, then if I jump down from here, Li Guanyi will definitely be below, waiting for me outside."
Shaking Light struggled to climb up this high wall.
The wall blocked both inside and outside, as well as the worldly hustle and the locked-up scenery of Jiangnan; the wall was more than ten feet high. Shaking Light sat on top, dressed in the robe of a Stargazer, with her hood tightened.
As the girl climbed up, the sound of horse hooves rang out.
"Hmm? Shaking Light?"
The silver-haired girl looked up to see a tall, almost dragon-like horse striding forward, ridden by the young Marquis Qin Wu, dressed in court dress. When the breeze blew, his brow lifted slightly: the young man on the horse, the girl sitting on the wall.
Li Guanyi’s face showed a look of astonishment.
After coming out of the Imperial Palace, he did not take a carriage but chose a battle horse; he wanted to return quickly but could not gallop freely, so he had to proceed slowly along the main road, and this place was just a royal garden on the way.
Shaking Light stood up, looked at him, wobbled, then spread her arms.
And jumped down from this very high wall.
Li Guanyi stretched out his arms to catch the girl in his embrace; the hood billowed up and fell, silver hair sweeping across his face. Si Ming, who had been worried, immediately climbed up using the Mystic Turtle Dharma Form, only to witness this scene.
Under the sun, the lazy, sultry air of late summer was retreating, clouds in the distance slowly unfurling; the girl’s hood had fallen off, she did not hesitate and just jumped down, her expression calm.
The silver-haired girl did not respond to Si Ming when Li Guanyi asked her what she was doing here. The girl blinked and did not relay the words she had seen and heard, only quietly said, "I was waiting for you."
"Hmm? I didn’t say I was coming back this way, did I?"
"Because I am a Stargazer."
"Are there stars to observe during the day?"
The silver-haired girl clenched her fist and knocked lightly yet firmly on Li Guanyi.
Li Guanyi laughed breezily.
He let Shaking Light sit in front of the battle horse, nodded to Si Ming, and they set off. Si Ming rested his arm on the wall, raised his eyebrows and said, "Ah, I see."
"Indeed, without any hesitation," he said.
"In the ’First Generation Yao Guang Manual,’ there shouldn’t be such a thing."
"Old man, I must have been mistaken."
"Was it me and that fisherman who indeed destroyed the Demon Sect’s Great Formation, or could it be... inside the Great Formation, Shaking Light’s mother deliberately preserved a part of her daughter’s consciousness?"
Si Ming frowned slightly, deep in thought.
Western Regions, huh...
That place is too vast and too barren. I don’t want to go.
Just then, the old man stepped on the Mystic Turtle, which, annoyed, instantly dispersed into Primordial Qi.
The old man screamed in misery, sitting down with a thud!
His face whitened immediately, inhaling cold air continuously when suddenly the atmosphere around him stiffened. He lifted his head and saw warriors clad in armor and wielding battle halberds surrounding him.
The crouching old man grinned, "I say..."
"I’m just here to take a shit, do you believe that?"
The guard commander cracked a slight smile, "Show me by taking a shit?"
"I am Si Wei of the Academy, have you ever heard my name?!"
The guard commander scoffed, "Your lordship has not!"
By the time Li Guanyi and Shaking Light returned together, the people on either side all wore peculiar expressions. Li Guanyi dismounted, then stretched out his hand; Shaking Light took his arm and also jumped down from the battle horse, with the soldiers of the Qilin Army leading the horse away.
Li Guanyi had switched from his majestic and solemn but cumbersome court dress to a simple and unadorned outfit, holding the Chi Xiao Sword, which behaved obediently all the way, not making a sound of sword clashing.
Just like a stray cat sneaking aboard a vehicle, then desperately holding its breath.
Effortlessly shrinking its body into the shadows.
And not making a sound, as if afraid of being discovered and then let go.
Li Guanyi drew the Chi Xiao Sword, the blade’s sharpness and hardness were extremely strong, and it possessed the properties of Dragon Essence Sword Energy, making it advantageous for combat. Li Guanyi’s fingers brushed the blade, then sheathed it meticulously, wearing it on the side of his waist.
The Chi Xiao Sword emitted a clear ringing sound.