3399 Fear

On the streets, stalls were a rare sight. With so much sand, setting up a stall would simply mean everything getting covered in dust...

The most distinctive feature of Qingyue City was its variety of earthen kiln shops.

These small shops, built from mud, sold everything from herbal medicine to talismans and weapons. The entire street was lined with such shops, giving it a seemingly prosperous appearance.

However, all the merchants who frequently traveled here knew that prices in Qingyue City were not cheap.

It could be said that goods in Qingyue City were more expensive than in the major cities nearby, and their quality was only mediocre.

Therefore, despite looking like a bustling commercial street, business was actually just so-so.

It was fine for tricking out-of-town visitors, but locals generally didn't buy things there.

However, Pangu Clan members occasionally came to Qingyue City to exchange goods, so they were familiar with each other.

Qiao Mu and her group of several hundred people, walking through the streets of Qingyue City, naturally attracted a lot of attention.

She had Kakuun and his companions released to lead the way.

Within the Aurora Sands, finding the correct path through the vast sea of sand was not easy.

Qiao Mu could send out her little butterflies to search, but that would take time. Finding a local guide was the fastest method.

By the time City Lord Huang of Qingyue City rushed over, having received word of their arrival, Qiao Mu and her group had already found a local guide.

City Lord Huang immediately knelt and saluted, trembling with trepidation, "Your subject greets the Crown Prince and Crown Princess. I apologize for not having prepared a proper welcome for your arrival in Qingyue."

"We are just passing through," Mo Lian said calmly. He raised his hand, signaling the middle-aged guide to approach. "This is your citizen, and we now need him to guide us to the Pangu Clan territory."

"Yes, yes," City Lord Huang nodded repeatedly, feeling a slight apprehension in his heart. "Your Royal Highness, is your journey to the Pangu Clan for..."

"You don't need to concern yourself with this matter," Mo Lian interrupted him, pulling out an Imperial Token and briefly displaying it. "Have all the border city's garrison troops mobilized. For these three days, they will be under my command."

"Yes," City Lord Huang wouldn't dare utter a single word of refusal. Hearing this, he nodded repeatedly and immediately ordered his men to carry out the command as quickly as possible.

Qiao Mu turned to exchange a look with Mo Lian, then tugged at his sleeve. "Then I'll go ahead with them."

Mo Lian nodded, reaching up to touch her hair. Although he knew there wouldn't be any danger on this journey, he still reminded her, "Be careful in everything. If anything unexpected happens, wait for me to handle it."

"Okay," Qiao Mu nodded, raising her hand to summon the Fire Phoenix, and leaped onto its back along with five hundred Purple Forest Guards.

By this point, Kakuun's face was ashen, utterly pale and disheartened.

Ever since he realized that the Crown Princess's group had only taken a little over a day to travel from the Imperial Capital to the border city, he had been in a state of utter shock.

This girl in front of him was simply terrifying. Kakuun's heart was now filled with various ominous premonitions.

He appeared completely distracted.

"Are you listening?" a Purple Forest Guard impatiently shoved Kakuun. "Why aren't you speaking?"

Kakuun snapped back to reality, realizing that everyone was already standing on a sandy expanse.

Qiao Mu had already put away the Fire Phoenix.

The area was full of rolling sand and boundless. Flying at high altitude wasn't very suitable; it would make the Fire Phoenix suffer too much.

Moreover, the guide said that reaching the Pangu Clan territory would take no more than three hours.

So, Qiao Mu decided to travel by land.

The little one had swallowed a flying pill and was following behind the guide with a poker face.