Gasping for breath, Pei Ye could hardly speak, He immediately rolled over to mount his horse, seizing the sword. With a fierce shake of the reins, he headed straight for the city gate.
He slapped the sword box on his back and called out urgently, "Liuli, can you go ahead on your own?"
Liuli came out of the box and circled around him twice.
"I'm not asking you to look at the map." Pei Ye raced through the night streets. "Do you remember the Black Cat? Can you find it? Just go and help it, that would be great."
With a shake, Liuli traced a glowing streak through the night sky and, in the blink of an eye, disappeared from sight.
Pei Ye pursed his lips and urged his horse on again.
From here to Yinyang, even a fast horse would take more than an hour.
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The crystal clear night sky was sliced by a streak, as if by Liuli.
The Famous Sword crossed this distance in less than a quarter of an hour.