The Source of Trouble

After the feast and staying the night in the village, the group traveled further southeast to the sea.

As they now traveled with the group of 'pirates', who were really just remnants of the loyalists to the previous king, their traveling speed dropped to simple horseback travel. They did not use carriages, as in that case, they would need to only pass through roads, which they sometimes wanted to avoid.

During the trip, Hua Ziyan was killing off any demonic beasts they encountered, which was far more frequent here where the country rulers did not regularly dispatch people to control the demonic beast population. They were also encountering more of them off the road. She still wanted to practice her techniques, since it was not long since she was able to start fighting with the Spiritual Qi Fists, and yet lacked the experience.