Linjiang Prefecture, Demon Suppressing General's Mansion.
Jiang Qiulan stood quietly in the courtyard, having waited for about the time it takes an incense stick to burn, when a gentle breeze arrived at the door.
"You're back?" she said softly.
Shen Yi nodded lightly, her curiosity evident. "Don't you need to cultivate?"
Jiang Qiulan shook her head. "Just one step away, it's all about taking time."
"..."
Shen Yi raised an eyebrow, feeling the frustration of comparisons with others.
She had worn herself out running everywhere, searching throughout Linjiang Prefecture for more than ten days, from the Jade Liquid Boundary to the Enlightenment Period, turning over mountains and crossing rivers, only to amass a lifespan of barely over two thousand years.
Now, whenever she saw a slightly larger dog, she couldn't help but stare awhile, attempting to make it speak.
[Remaining demon lifespan: Eleven thousand eight hundred and twenty-three years]
"Where's Liu Yuquan?"
