C107 (1/2)

It was early in the morning, and everything was quiet. The dark night was about to fade when the morning light quietly fell upon Fan Mu and the other two, adding a hint of comfort to their bodies.

After leaving the marquis city, the three of them finally walked onto the right path. In order to be in a hurry, Fan Mu accepted General Murong's suggestion and decided to follow Lingyun and Susu across the river to cross the border. They didn't want to waste too much time and energy.

”This should be the position of the Pujiang Ferry, right?” Fan Mu, who never had a strong sense of direction, stared at the map that General Mu gave him and asked dizzily.

Lingyun took a glance, and shook his head helplessly, as if teasing, ”Come on, this is completely different. I've really been slapped in the face, Uncle Murong actually believed you more than his nephew. What should I do?”

”Hahaha, I think so too, but don't lead us blindly, little Mumu,” Sue giggled and stretched her body. Although she didn't seem to play any role in the whole case, it was tiring to run all over the place for a few days as well as the high intensity ”Intelligence Assessment”.

”Hey, stop messing around. I'm talking business, we've already delayed it for a few days. If this goes on, we won't be able to get here before school starts.” Fan Mu was speechless, lowering his head and continuing to study the map.

”I said don't be so stubborn. Uncle Murong said that if you're fast, you can get here half a month earlier,” Lingyun retorted as he took the blueprint from Fan Mu's hands.

”Although I don't know if it's true or not, since I've never been on a boat before, you see, this is how we were supposed to go. After turning over three large mountains, we might have taken a detour, but from here to here is fine.” Lingyun gestured on the paper and helped Fan Mu determine the next direction. Then he pointed to a dense forest on the left.

”Alright, I got it. It's my first time coming out and not being able to tell the difference, really, nevermind, let's hurry.” Fan Mu was a little displeased, and waved his hand to say that he didn't want the map anymore, then walked towards the forest with his hands on his hips.

The dense forest didn't seem to be that big of a forest. The shadow of the exit could be seen around noon and one could feel the water elemental energy rising. It seemed that the ferry crossing was right in front of them.

The three of them sat down to rest for a while, filled their stomachs, and then continued on their journey. Leaving the forest, they walked on a small mountain path, perhaps because it had been raining before, but the ground appeared to be muddy and there was no road in front of them.

”Have we arrived yet?” Sue asked cheerfully. The strong waves of wind brought a chill to the scorching summer.

”It should be. From what Hu Bo said, Pu Jiang also has my family's jade shop. Let's go there and rest tonight,” Lingyun suggested. After all, it was almost night time, and finding a guest room wasn't that easy.

”Ai, having a chain store all over the continent is really good. There's food, drinks, and lodging everywhere,” Fan Mu joked. His initial displeasure was long buried by the journey.

”That's right,” Ling Yun replied proudly as he raised his eyebrows.

Following Uncle Hu's instructions, the three of them went to the Ling Wang Jade Shop at the first corner of Hibiscus Bay. Upon seeing the Ling Family's jade medallion, the shop owner enthusiastically came out to welcome them.

”...”

”Mmm, morning is still the best time to breathe,” Fan Mu sighed as he stretched his back while walking on the main street.