Two carriages were speeding across the barren land.
"Seeking...God?" Upon hearing these two words, Hu Jia froze where he was.
"By the way, where is your Eastern God? How long will it take us to get there?" Chloe asked.
"The Celestials are able to move freely, so I have no idea where they are."
"Don't know? Then where are we going?"
“Although we can’t find the Heavenly Palace, there is one place we can’t escape from…” Lin Qiye narrowed his eyes slightly, “Let’s go to Yaochi.”
"Where is Yaochi?"
"Kunlun Mountain."
It is difficult to find the Heavenly Palace, but as long as you find the Queen Mother of the West in Yaochi, you will know the whereabouts of the Heavenly Palace... and Lin Qiye is very familiar with Yaochi.
"The Kunlun Mountains have reached the border of the Western Regions of the Han Dynasty. Further southwest is the Magadha Kingdom... It will take at least more than a month to travel there by carriage from Chang'an." Hu Jia spoke thoughtfully.
"It won't take that long." Chloe waved her hand. "We only have two carriages. Without a large army following us, we will be lighter. And I can use wind to bless the carriages and horses. It can at least shorten the time by half."
As Chloe finished speaking, everyone in the carriage felt as if they were lighter. The entire carriage seemed to have no weight and moved forward rapidly with the galloping of several horses.
Seeing this, Lin Qiye was about to praise Chloe, but the next moment, the entire carriage began to shake violently again!
After a shake, the carriage they were in seemed to be lifted up by an invisible giant hand and flew up into the sky. This sudden change scared several horses. They stared blankly at their bodies gradually flying up to the clouds, feeling a little panicked.
The strong wind from high above blew up the curtains on the carriage. Hu Jia lowered his head and looked down. His face turned slightly pale and he retracted his head.
"We... are flying?"
"It has to be the Marquis." Lin Qiye said with a smile, "Now, we don't even have to go through the bumps."
Wu Quan sat next to Lin Qiye. He stared at the carriage in front through the fluttering curtain of the carriage, his lips slightly pursed, and no one knew what he was thinking.
…
Half an hour later.
Two carriages slowly descended from the sky.
"vomit--!!"
"vomit--!!!"
As soon as the wheels touched the ground, several figures rushed out of the carriage like the wind, hunched over on the ground and vomited violently!
Gong Yangwan, Chloe, Hu Jia, Zhan Yuwu, Yan Zhong, Wu Quan… There was no blood on the faces of these six people, as if they were overdrawn, so weak that they couldn’t even straighten their backs.
Lin Qiye slowly walked out of the carriage and looked at the six neatly arranged people in front of him. In a trance, he felt as if he was back in a dream on an exploration ship.
After only half an hour's flight, they could no longer bear it. Except for Lin Qiye and Huo Qubing, everyone else was hit. Even the horses pulling the carriage fell to the ground and began foaming at the mouth.
Others would be fine, but even Wuquan, who had experienced the baptism of modern airplanes and ships, could not stand this torture.
But it makes sense. After all, using the [Emperor of Domination] to carry a carriage to fly is not a real airplane. Not to mention anything else, the material and shape of the carriage alone are not enough to support their high-speed and stable flight in the air. Being able to last this long is already the limit.
Huo Qubing slowly got off a carriage in front, calmly glanced at the weak people not far away, turned and walked towards the bushes on the other side... After a moment, another vomiting sound was heard from there.
Lin Qiye: ...
Everyone lay on the ground for a long time, finally regaining some vitality. Yan Zhong tremblingly took out a map, compared it with the surroundings for a moment, and slowly spoke:
"In the past half hour, we have flown over five city-states, which saves us two days of travel... Next, if Lady Chloe's strong wind helps us, we will be able to reach Kunlun Mountain in seven days at most."
Huo Qubing was silent for a moment, "In that case, why don't we fly for another two hours..."
“No!”
"no!!"
Before Huo Qubing could finish his words, the rest of the crowd rejected the proposal in unison. Even Hu Jia, the newcomer to the Evil Suppression Bureau, mustered up his courage and resisted the proposal of Huo Qubing, the chief officer, with trembling legs.
"We really can't fly anymore." Lin Qiye said objectively, "We've been flying for half an hour, and this carriage is almost falling apart... If we continue to fly, the carriage and horses won't last too long. Then we'll have to buy new carriages and horses, but the further west we go, the fewer city-states there are. It's not easy to find a place to buy these things."
Huo Qubing thought for a moment and nodded to confirm Lin Qiye's words.
"In that case, let's wait for the horses to recover before we set off again."
After hearing this, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Everyone dispersed to rest and wait for the horses to recover. Huo Qubing sat alone on the edge of a carriage, looking towards the west, wondering what he was thinking.
Wuquan leaned against a huge rock, looking silently in the direction of Huo Qubing, with a conflicted look in his eyes.
After a moment, he took a deep breath and took the initiative to walk towards the carriage.
"My Lord."
Hearing the sound of Wuquan, Huo Qubing withdrew his gaze from the distance and looked at the boy of sixteen or seventeen years old.
"What is it?"
Wuquan gritted his teeth and knelt down in front of Huo Qubing.
Seeing this scene, Lin Qiye, who was far away, raised his eyebrows, with a look of surprise in his eyes, but he did not step forward to stop it.
"Please accept me as your disciple, sir." Wu Quan's voice was firm.
Huo Qubing's eyes suddenly narrowed.
"Although the Forbidden Ruins that I share with the Marquis are of the same origin and nature, the Marquis's control and understanding of [Dominating the Emperor] is far superior to mine.
[Dominating Emperor] I was born with a defect and a very short lifespan. My talent is not as good as that of the Marquis. If no one guides me, I am afraid I will never be able to reach the Marquis' level until I die... If this is the case, I will not accept it.
I also want to become as powerful as you... Please teach me!"
After he finished speaking, Wuquan kowtowed heavily to Huo Qubing, his voice full of sincerity.
His voice attracted the attention of others. The crowd, which was originally quite noisy, suddenly fell into silence, waiting for Huo Qubing's response.
Lin Qiye looked at Wuquan's back and sighed, with some relief in his eyes...
The proud, reckless and ruthless boy in Hanshan Orphanage has finally grown up.
Huo Qubing looked at the kneeling figure in front of him and shook his head. "The Emperor won't kneel. You stand up and speak."
"……yes."
Wuquan stood up from the ground, looked up and met Huo Qubing's gaze.
"Do you know why I named this ability [Dominate the Emperor]?" Huo Qubing spoke slowly.
“I don’t know.”
“The word ‘dominate’ needs no explanation, but the word ‘emperor’ has two meanings.
The first is that I hope that with my efforts, it can become the emperor among the many extraordinary abilities, because only the emperor has the qualifications to suppress unrest and command other abilities... The second is to always remind me that it is my responsibility to protect the people of the world and not to use this ability for the wrong purpose.
If you don't have the heart to defend the border and protect the people, how can you call yourself an 'emperor'? If you don't have this lifelong wish, how can you force yourself to keep moving forward? "
After Huo Qubing finished speaking, he looked into Wuquan's eyes and spoke word by word:
"Wuquan, you also bear the title of 'Emperor'. Tell me, what is the long-cherished wish you have been pursuing in your life?"
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