The next day, it was time for us to travel to the Kagu estate. Located halfway across the Eastern Continent, the journey would normally take days of high-speed travel, but the advanced warp gate network connecting major family territories made it possible in minutes.
"Ready?" Seraphina asked as we stood before Mount Hua Sect's primary transportation hub.
"As ready as I can be for walking into what might be a trap," I replied, doing a final check of my equipment. My instincts were telling me this situation was more dangerous than it appeared on the surface.
The warp gate activated with a familiar surge of spatial mana, space folding around us as we stepped through the threshold. The sensation lasted only seconds before we emerged onto a platform surrounded by meticulously maintained gardens that spoke to centuries of wealth and refinement.
