The journey back home became smoother after meeting up with Mingshen at the Eternal Night Valley. Mingshen grew even taller than Anji remembered. The siblings spent a lot of time talking to catch up on the missed time while Gu Ying drove the carriage. It took merely a week for them to reach the Celestial Dragon Sect's territory as they made fewer detours and stops along the way. Anji still remembered as clearly as yesterday how they initially took about a month to reach the Mystical Qilin Sect. The journey away from home was longer than the one returning.
"I'm nervous," Anji admitted. "What would mother and father say?"
