Refining the Mountains and Rivers

the slightest.
The young girl was well known for being an impish devil that had a way with words.
Since she couldn’t argue, the woman finally decided to change the subject.
“Miss, we are going to the capital city for official business this time.
You should already have heard of Honorable Ning’s reputation.
Madame has repeatedly stated that it is not good to be waiting for so long.”

The young girl shrunk her head back with a bitter expression.
Since this other person was able to even cause her mother to move, there was simply nothing she could do.
But what a pity, she had heard that the blue lotus flowers in this part of the sea region were an astonishingly beautiful sight; who knew when she would next be able to come back here?

She couldn’t help but feel increasingly disappointed about this, and correspondingly, her dissatisfaction with this Grandmaster Ning began to grow.
No matter how she thought about it, he was the reason why she would miss out on this chance.
She groaned – she would definitely remember this!

After a brief moment, she started to laugh out loud as she thought about how unreasonable and ridiculous her thoughts were.
Moreover, with that Honorable Ning’s status, he wouldn’t fear her at all.
It was exactly the opposite; she would have to carefully flatter him.

But after thinking about it a little bit more, she didn’t find it funny anymore.
She looked around in a bored daze before suddenly asking, “Seventh Aunty, do you think we will meet that person again?”

This question came from nowhere and without any explanation.
But the woman had heard it countless times already, so many times that it seemed that her ears would be grinded to nubs by it, so she knew what the young girl meant.
She casually tossed out a few words, saying that the sea region was endlessly vast, and the chances for two random people to meet once more were so low as to be negligible…

The woman’s complexion turned serious and she earnestly said, “If you’re destined to meet then you will!”

…

At the same time.

If there was a pair of eyes that looked down from the highest heavens, then they would discover that with the capital city as the center, in an almost opposite direction from the five killer whales, there was a worn out troop heading towards that extinguishable sun below the sea.

They clearly didn’t have the momentum and valor of the five killer whales.
The sea wolves trudging along had dark looks and a weary appearance, but they still struggled to run.
Each sea wolf carried a rider on their back, and each rider wore armor and had an indifferent expression.

A massive dark shadow waded in from the depths of the sea, and its malevolent eyes locked onto the group.
But at this time, the person riding on the front sea wolf suddenly looked up, and that massive dark shadow stopped in its tracks.
It cried out once before fleeing far away.

This wasn’t unusual at all, because the eyes of that person were far too dreadful.
A cold wind seemed to blow out from them, drifting into the heart like a winter storm, invading the soul and causing one’s heartbeat to nearly stop and blood to almost freeze.

The man lifted a hand and the troop stopped.
The riders sat up, their sharp eyes sweeping the surroundings.
A vicious aura began to spread out from their bodies.
Without a doubt, they were the sharpest and most dangerous warriors.

The leader slapped the clearly larger sea wolf he was riding.
It turned and ran over to the carriage that the 36 wolf riders were guarding.
Then, the leader respectfully said, “Vice Priest, should we rest here for some time or should we hurry along?”

The man was visibly tired but his eyes remained firm and stoic, as if with a single word from the man in the carriage the entire troop would continue on without any complaints.

After several breaths of time, a calm voice sounded out from the carriage.
“Rest for two hours.”

The leader lifted a hand and made a signal.
The 36 wolf riders immediately scattered.
Some began to feed their mounts, some hugged themselves and fell asleep, and some remained on high alert.

“Xue Zheng, how long until we arrive?” The Vice Priest asked.

The leader bowed.
“According to our current speed, it will be at most four days.”

The Voice Priest’s voice remained tranquil.
“I know that you are all tired, but if it is possible, please be a little quicker.”

A bit of worry seemed to cross Xue Zheng’s stony face.
He shouted out, “Yes!”

Xue Zheng turned and said, “Rest time has been reduced to an hour!”

It was clear that he held a high level of respect amongst the wolf rider troop; no one objected to him.

For an hour, the 36 wolf riders divided themselves into three groups that would take turns resting.
This was to ensure that they would remain nearly at full defense for the rest of the time.
Besides their leader, no one knew why they had been suddenly transferred to this mission to escort the Vice Priest to the capital city in the most secretive manner possible.

But, it was clear that this was an extremely important mission.

Soon, the troop continued on their way.
Within the carriage, besides the Vice Priest, there was also a woman in white robes.
Her limpid eyes seemed full of worry.

“Vice Priest, I wonder if something is wrong with grandfather’s decision this time.
The Saint Flower isn’t in too good a condition now, and if we leave the altar I fear that…” She hesitated as she spoke.

The Vice Priest bitterly smiled and the wrinkles on his forehead seemed to increase.
“Dongdong, I know you are worried, but the Saint Flower’s condition grows increasingly worse with time.
If we don’t grab hold of this chance, then I fear it will truly wither away before long.”

Panic flashed in the eyes of the girl named Dongdong.
It was true: the problem with the Saint Flower had reached a crucial point.

The Vice Priest tried to comfort her.
“Don’t be afraid, I have carefully discussed things with the priests.
Honorable Ning’s strength can be trusted.
If he helps, the Saint Flower can definitely emerge from this danger.”

Dongdong’s eyes brightened.
“Really?”

“Mm.” The Vice Priest nodded.
“If it weren’t for this reason, how could the priests take such a risk?”

He calmly smiled.
As he saw the girl clearly relax, he gently sighed inwardly.

Honorable Ning really might be the legendary Spiritual Bestower, however, the Saint Flower was in the end an extraordinary case.
No one knew for certain whether or not this was possible.

But the Saint Flower really couldn’t wait any longer.

The problem was far more serious than anyone knew!

The wolf riders raced forwards.
This troop came from the most wild and unruly tribe of the old dynasty, one that had even contested with the capital city.
Now, they continued to move forwards, carrying hope in their hearts.