Meanwhile, at a distance of more than a thousand kilometers from where Li Ling was at the moment.
A dainty pink palanquin with purple highlights traveled along the plains of Huxian Province, seemingly moving at a normal speed but actually traveling far faster than Li Ling's top speed, almost five times that.
The palanquin was manned by four bearers who were robust males with similar features, having what seemed like artificial or painted-on bronze-colored skin, thick muscles, shaved heads, and upper bodies completely bare with only a loose cloth covering their privates.
Each of these men was at the peak of Core Formation, and their eyes were filled with a certain dullness due to the red mark on their foreheads, an enslavement curse that completely subjugated their minds and wills in exchange for lower intelligence.
