"And we are back!" Jian Hu whooped the moment we reached Xing Hao Island. He and the other guys from Ten Thousand Sword University, including Zhang Qian Long, did a weird dance, almost as if they were conducting some sort of mystical ritual. "We have returned to Xing Hao Island!"
"Yeah, we have," I agreed quietly, not sure what else to say. I glanced at Xia Xing Yue. While the girls weren't dancing excitedly like the guys, they looked delighted to be back. I didn't blame either party. We had spent an awful lot of time crawling through the Nine Yin Valley and Jade Garden. Our stay in Jade Garden Town was pretty short too, so it almost seemed like an eternity since we had been properly in civilization. That said, there were still important matters to tend to, which was why I asked. "You still have the treasure hunting sacred stone puppet with you?"
