Feng Xuxu listened to her daughter's "adorable" conversation, and with a soft ache in her belly, her face struggled to maintain a smile as tears started to fall. Dugu Chen, holding his laughing wife, also had the first smile on his face in two days.
Qiqi sat there with a reddened face, arms crossed, eyes closed, quietly reciting the aphorisms of martial arts to herself.
The morning was filled with laughter and chatter as they hurried along to a small town. Tian Yi, who had endured hours of non-human torture to his ears, finally found relief and insisted on not hurrying the carriage any further that afternoon.
Arriving in town, they found a decent restaurant. Everyone had a quick lunch and took a brief rest before setting out again, hoping to reach the next town and stay overnight before continuing on their journey.
