Deep in the mountains.
Rustle, rustle, rustle.
The faint sound of a reptile slithering through dry leaves and grass came from an unknown place.
Tiny rays of morning light pierced through the gaps in the branches.
Xiao He, holding the small jade sphere with the carving in her mouth, poked her head out from the grass.
She wandered around the forest, stopping occasionally to discern her direction.
The jade sphere in her mouth glowed faintly white.
...
This way.
After a moment of probing, the little snake slowly glided in one direction.
This was the northern part of Lingyuan Marsh, the easternmost edge of the Yanran Mountain Range.
If she went further north, over the great mountains, she would reach the borders of Qi Prefecture.
Xiao He searched and observed along the way.
Finally, in the distance, she spotted something glowing with a faint white aura by a cliff.
The glow of the jade sphere in her mouth also stopped brightening.
