"My king, Jeanne is willing to follow my king to the death. No matter where my king goes, Jeanne will protect my king!"
Jeanne said with a resolute expression.
Su Chen smiled and stroked her golden hair. "For the next four years, stay in Nanjiang and protect the safety of Nanjiang for me."
"Jeanne … understood."
Although Jeanne strongly wanted to go with Su Chen, she couldn't resist Su Chen's orders.
Su Chen took out a pen and paper, wrote two letters, and handed them to Jeanne. "Pass them to my mother and Yuerou. Tell them that I'm going to wander the outside world for four years and will return to Nanjiang after four years."
"Understood!"
Zi Yaoyao said, "Master, why don't you take Yaoyao with you? Although Yaoyao isn't strong enough, I can at least wash clothes and cook for you."
"No need. You stay and lead the Yao Race. I won't take anyone with me this time, just me."
Su Chen wasn't going out to play this time, but to improve his strength. He couldn't have anyone by his side. Being alone was more beneficial for tempering himself.
"This … alright, Yaoyao will listen to master's orders."
After learning that Su Chen was going to leave Nanjiang, Chu Yanran and Kitsune hurriedly ran over.
Su Chen had already unfolded the wind, lightning, and fire wings. With a light flap, he flew towards the north.
"Despicable guy, you didn't take me with you when you went out to play. You didn't even say goodbye. Even if you only treat me as a pet, you can't ignore me like this!"
As Chu Yanran spoke, her eyes turned red and tears fell from her eyes.
Zi Yaoyao reprimanded, "You can't be powerless to master. Master cares about the world and has great responsibilities. As subordinates, the only thing we have to do is to follow master's wishes and do our best to protect Nanjiang so that master won't have any worries."
"What are you being so fierce for? Your master left you behind and ran away." Chu Yanran coldly snorted, wiped her tears, turned around, and ran away.
Zi Yaoyao was stunned speechless, not knowing what to say.
Kitsune stepped forward and said, "Lady Yaoyao, please forgive her. Sister Yanran loves master too much."
"Who isn't …"
…
Ten days passed in the blink of an eye.
Su Chen soared above the sea of clouds, flying over countless mountains and rivers. Finally, he entered the northern territory of the continent, arriving at a vast grassland with no end in sight.
Su Chen was overwhelmed with emotions. He was filled with curiosity and desire to explore the world ahead.
'Ding! Today's quest: Run 100 miles north naked. Quest reward: 1000 skill points.'
F * ck, why are the missions issued by the system becoming more and more bizarre? Is it giving up on itself?
Su Chen laughed. "Anyway, there is no one else on this grassland. It's rare for me to be happy today, so I'll satisfy you this time."
Without another word, Su Chen stripped himself naked, swinging his arms as he madly ran forward. The cows, sheep, and beasts on the grassland were so frightened that they all scattered and fled.
It was chaotic all the way. Su Chen ran for eighty to ninety miles as if he was having a good time. It only took a few minutes.
Who would have thought that at this moment, a caravan full of goods would suddenly appear in front of him.
At the head of the caravan, there was a white-clothed lady riding a strangely shaped beast, staring at him with wide eyes.
Su Chen panicked. He did not have time to put on his clothes, so he simply covered his face and continued running forward, avoiding the caravan.
A group of people watched in disarray as a well-built man covered his face and ran past the caravan without blinking.
"You've blinded me!"
The white-clothed lady softly spat, her face red as she cursed.
Her name was Lu Qingling, and she was the head of this escort team.
"Senior Sister Lu, I heard that the Southern Wasteland is filled with wild grass, and the people there are tough. Today, I see that it is indeed not ordinary." A chubby young man riding a white buck came forward and said.
Lu Qingling snappily said: "Less nonsense, let's hurry up. We must deliver the goods to the Ghost Roar Sect before nightfall."
Speaking of the Ghost Roar Sect, the little fatty could not help but mutter: "I don't know what master is thinking. Our Shuntian Escort Agency is the largest escort agency in the Northern Xuan Continent. Why would we lower ourselves to do business with an evil sect like the Ghost Roar Sect?"
"So what if it is an evil sect? Our Shuntian Escort Agency does business regardless of status. As long as you pay, what kind of business can't we do? You little fatty should learn from us. If you don't pass this month's assessment, be careful of being kicked out of the agency. At that time, you will be reduced to the same state as that native just now, so poor that you don't even have clothes to wear."
"Cough cough … Senior Sister Lu, you look beautiful, but your mouth is too poisonous. No wonder no man wants you."
"Damn fat pig, are you looking for a beating?!"
Lu Qingling raised her whip and lashed it at the little fatty.
With a crisp crack, the little fatty let out a squeal like a pig being slaughtered, causing everyone to laugh.
On the other side, Su Chen finally ran a hundred miles in one breath and successfully obtained a thousand skill points.
"What did I do? For a mere thousand skill points, I ruined my image. I don't know if that girl saw my face, but I hope she doesn't have nightmares because of this …"
Su Chen lowered his head to take a glance.
Fortunately, at least he had enough capital, so he shouldn't be laughed at.
After nimbly putting on his clothes, Su Chen continued to head north. He passed through the grassland and flew over a large mountain. Suddenly, he found that the Yin Qi here had become somewhat heavy.
Looking around, there was a vast valley in front of him. Although the sun was shining brightly, the valley was shrouded in a layer of dark clouds.
Upon closer inspection, the valley was covered in weeds and there were broken walls everywhere, as if it was the ruins of an ancient city.
Amidst the ruins, one could vaguely see some Undead Spirits wandering about.
At the end of the valley, there were even more dark clouds. Everywhere was gray, and he could even hear some mournful ghost howls.
This place was eerie and strange, even more terrifying than Nine Yin Mountain. It was likely that some demon was hiding here.
Su Chen didn't dare to be careless. He put away the Wind Lightning Fire Divine Wings and used the Great Disguise Technique to hide his aura. Only then did he carefully enter the valley.
After arriving at the ruins of the ancient city, Su Chen was surprised to find that not only were there wandering Undead, there was also a group of humans living here.
However, these people's clothes were ragged and their auras were weak. When they walked, they were swaying as if they were walking corpses.
Su Chen stopped a middle-aged man who was emitting a foul smell. He wanted to ask him a few questions, but the man ignored Su Chen and walked straight past him. He lay on the ground, pulled up weeds, and stuffed them into his mouth.
What the hell?
Su Chen continued to walk forward and saw a few emaciated children hiding in a dilapidated building. They were staring at an Undead emitting a dark red light not far away.
Su Chen sensed that the Undead's aura was relatively weak. It probably only had the strength of a Mysterious Realm cultivator.
However, for these children who didn't have any origin power fluctuations, it was already an invincible existence.
However, Su Chen found that these children all had killing intent on their faces. They were holding rusty broken swords and iron knives in their hands. It seemed that they wanted to encircle and annihilate the Undead!