134 There’s Something I Want to Say (1/2)

Back in the town, Mei Chao Bing and the others had already started to plan their journey. With the younger disciples, it would likely take some days to even reach the first headquarters and then some additional time for Song Mu's group to go to the second one.

Mei Chao Bing narrowed his eyes, motioning at a few places on the map. ”These are all excellent spots for staging an ambush. We can't be sure what the demonic practitioners know about our actions. So they might have at least an inkling that some of us are heading to the other headquarters or maybe they are even fully aware of it. If they wanted to use that opportunity to attack us, these would be the likely spots.”

Song Mu nodded. ”We could at most try to circumvent these places. Maybe traveling some miles further into our own territory will take care of that. At the very least, we would have more options at our disposal to deal with it. And we wouldn't be taken completely by surprise if they had to come out of hiding.”

”That is true but at the same time, we would be sacrificing time. We don't know how important these clues are. If the other sects aren't informed as soon as possible, then that might have negative consequences for them. I don't think any of us wants that kind of responsibility on our shoulders.”

Song Mu kept quiet for a moment and then glanced at Mei Chao Bing before he turned back to the map. ”Normally, I'd suggest cutting through the territory of the demonic practitioners at a less dangerous place but the Elders specifically told us not to do something like that and both Yun Bei Fen and Yi Ju aren't that strong. If we really are attacked, even though we have several strong people in our group, somebody might still be injured. That can't be the answer either.”

Yun Bei Fen who was sitting next to Mei Chao Bing, clutching his sleeve, looked from one person to the other and then to the map. ”But aren't you flying really fast?”

Mei Chao Bing turned to him and ruffled his hair. ”Well, we are. But what about you and Yi Ju? You aren't that fast. In fact, I'd be happy if I could be sure that you will be able to fly on your own.”

Mei Chao Bing furrowed his brows when he said that and then turned over to Song Mu. ”Actually, come to think of it, if Yun Bei Fen and Yi Ju don't fly on their own, we would be much faster. At the same time, if the others also flew together, we might be able to speed up. And additionally, it might make us safer. One person could focus on flying while the other person keeps a lookout.”

Song Mu nodded slowly. ”True. The amount of additional spiritual energy that would be needed to fly with two people isn't that much more compared to how much energy we would need when we were flying on our own. This way, we could really save some time. And we wouldn't need to sacrifice our safety either. I think this should be the most effective way to go about this.”

”Then let's do that. I still think that we should circumvent those spots.”

”Naturally. Since we'll be able to fly faster this way, it won't be a problem to make the way slightly longer.” Mei Chao Bing picked up the brush and then carefully drew a line in the map, indicating the path he intended to take. ”What do you think about this?”