The road is right under your feet

In the early morning, the warm sun shines through the gauze window and kisses the sleeping figure on the bed.

The man was awakened by a light kiss.

He frowned, slowly opened his eyes, sat up, and the quilt slipped off his shoulders.

He hissed softly and raised his hand to press on his temple, trying to ease the pain.

He looked down at his undershirt and the boots neatly placed beside the bed.

There was a look of doubt in his eyes.

He only remembered that he and Li Mu had met at Cuizhu Pavilion yesterday to drink away their sorrows. But Li Mu was so drunk that he had to drag him to pour out his sorrows.

Later, he had someone send Li Mu back. So how did he get back? And was he still lying comfortably on the bed?

He knew himself well. He was lucky that he didn't lie on the street after getting drunk. So how could he obediently take off his clothes and shoes and cover himself with a blanket?

He shook his head which was a little swollen due to the hangover.

Whatever, if you can’t remember it, then don’t think about it. It’s nothing serious anyway.

He also needs to prepare for the enrollment ceremony in ten days.

The enrollment ceremony in ten days is the one founded by Dayun. It is specially arranged after the enrollment in Taiqing Mountain to provide opportunities for those students who failed the exam.

Li Mu was an outer court student at Nanfeng Academy in Ze'an Town. He dropped out of school a few years ago due to family changes.

Taiqing Mountain's admissions criteria are divided by age: Lingqi Realm no more than ten years old, and Lingxing Realm no more than sixteen years old.

The more advanced your cultivation is, the harder it is to improve. Just improving one small realm may take decades, hundreds or even thousands of years.

Those who break through to the Spiritual Realm before the age of sixteen are called geniuses among geniuses, commonly known as the chosen ones of heaven.

The prince of Dayun broke through to the spiritual realm when he was less than eleven years old. His talent can be imagined.

He was the most talented disciple that Taiqing Mountain had recruited in thousands of years. He had so many admirers that they could circle around Xuanling Continent several times.

Bai Xing is now over 20 years old, but still remains at the Lingqi realm, which no longer meets the admission standards of Taiqing Mountain.

However, with his status as a marquis, he can choose any school in Dayun to enroll in.

Ze'an Town is located in a remote and slightly backward area, and cannot provide him with better resources for cultivation.

He needs to know more and find a way to save Gu Yi.

So, he decided to go to the imperial city.

There is Dayun’s top institution of higher learning – the Creation Palace.

However, this place is located in the southwest, a border area. It is a long way from the imperial city. Can he reach the imperial city ten days ago?

Bai Xing couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Well, let’s go first and deal with the rest later.

He immediately found Li Mu and told him where he was going.

Li Mu was unable to follow Bai Xing because of his mother's reasons. Bai Xing expressed his understanding and left Li Mu a piece of warm jade with his mark on it. He could use this to find him in the future.

Unexpectedly, Li Mu brought him an unexpected good news.

He immediately sought confirmation from the county magistrate, and after getting the exact information, he went out to the streets to make some purchases.

He went home, picked up Fubao who was still sleeping, and headed to Yongxiao City, one of the eighteen border cities closest to here.

It is said that each of the eighteen cities has a teleportation array that can directly teleport to the city closest to the imperial city. In this way, the chance of reaching the imperial city ten days before the deadline will be greatly increased.

Bai Xing traveled day and night, crossing high mountains and wading through rivers. Finally, on the third day, he arrived at the outskirts of Yongxiao City.

He looked at the towering city in front of him and breathed a sigh of relief, but soon he breathed it in again.

The ground beneath my feet was shaking, as if some huge monster of considerable size was running wildly.

His heart tightened, and he did not stop, but quickly rushed towards the city. In the flash of lightning, the city gate was right in front of him, and it was slowly closing in his eyes.

Bai Xing opened his eyes wide, watching the city gate close in front of him. The loud bang seemed to hit his heart, causing his heart to skip a beat.

At this moment, a deep horn sounded, especially loud, breaking through the sky.

"Enemy attack!"

"Prepare to attack!"

Bai Xing's head was in a trance as an overwhelming stream of arrows, sword rain, light balls and beams of light passed over his head.

Immediately afterwards, a buzzing sound erupted behind him.

He turned around subconsciously and looked.

Behind him was a dark silhouette wrapped in gray fog.

Bai Xing's mind went blank.

It turned out to be the monsters he encountered before. Weren't they destroyed? The gray fog had also been completely decomposed by him, so what happened to these people?

No, not only humans, but also spirit beasts...

Suddenly, Bai Xing's pupils contracted violently.

Through the gray fog, he saw many familiar figures, all of whom were people from Ze'an Town. There were aunties he met by chance on the road, uncles selling breakfast, monks wearing the uniform of the Du family, and maids from the business...

These were the people who had died in the battle in Ze'an Town before, and they had only met Bai Xing once. It was this group of people who made Bai Xing's eyes red and his breath unstable.

He clenched his fists, held Fubao's hands with a little force, and the touch in his hands instantly brought Bai Xing back to his senses.

He took a deep breath, took out the contract-making method he bought from the merchant, and signed a contract with Fu Bao on the spot. He formed seals with his hands, and an ancient aura surged, instantly submerging the man and the beast.

As Bai Xing's blood flowed into Fu Bao's eyebrows, the contract was formed.

Bai Xing immediately felt a subtle connection between him and Fubao, and he put Fubao into the imprint space without any instruction.

After resolving the worries, the monster also came closer.

A layer of water mist immediately surged on Bai Xing's body, which could block the gray fog and protect herself from being infected.

He took out his long sword, and with flashes of lightning, he skillfully avoided the attack from above the city wall. In the blink of an eye, he appeared on the far right of the monster.

He looked expressionlessly at the slightly distorted face hidden under the gray fog.

He swung his sword without hesitation, passing through the monster's head. Thunder and lightning suddenly erupted, and the lightning flashed past, and soon appeared at the other end of the monster.

Bai Xing kept walking, his figure was like a phantom, and he avoided the attacks one after another.

Behind him was a whole row of monsters lying on the ground, and the monsters behind him were all tripped by sudden obstacles and fell down one after another, no longer able to resist the attack from above.

Finally, the monsters in the front row were hit by several flames, and the fire spread, burning the monsters' remains.

At this time, the city gate opened wide. A group of people rushed out from inside. Bai Xing's heart tightened, and he quickly rushed towards them, blocking their way.

"Who is coming?" The leader made a gesture, waved his men to stop, stared at Bai Xing with sharp eyes, and shouted in a low voice.

Bai Xing didn't have time to explain, he immediately raised the token and said quickly: "I am the Marquis of the Dayun Dynasty. The monster ahead is highly contagious. You should return to the city quickly and adopt a long-range attack tactic. Be sure to attack its head."

All the soldiers knelt on one knee, and the leader said respectfully: "Captain Liu Qing of the advance team of the city defense army pays homage to the Marquis."

Bai Xing spoke quickly, "No need to be polite, go back quickly and do as I say."

Liu Qing said loudly, "Yes." Then he stood up and ordered, "Advance team, listen to my order, retreat."

The city gate closed again, and Bai Xing breathed a sigh of relief. He turned around and looked at the large number of monsters coming with flames, with flames jumping in his eyes.