Miaojiang and Heavenly Sword Villa lay far apart: one in the south of the Holy Dynasty, the other in the extreme north. Moreover, due to the unique geography of Miaojiang, neither outsiders nor letters could ever pierce its dense miasma, which was why the region remained essentially cut off from the rest of the world. Yet Miaojiang's mystic poisons and Gu worms were so renowned across the realm that, despite the perilous miasma, countless people still risked their lives to venture inside, leaving the thickets outside strewn with bleaching bones.
Even Xia Yun had no way to send word back home.
"I ran away in secret," Xia Yun murmured with a guilty flush, stealing a glance at Chen Xiaofei.
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