It was as if she could already see an invisible rift spreading between the Medicine King Valley and the Demon Suppression Bureau.
'No, this can't go on...'
Baili Bing clenched her jaw.
'There's no talking sense into my senior brother. The only hope now is to return to the Medicine King Valley at once and have a personal audience with the Valley Master, Baili Nutao!'
'I have to make the stakes clear and plead with the Valley Master to prioritize the greater good and personally order the retraction of Ye Chang'an's utterly foolish decision!'
She hesitated no longer. Striding to the nearby stable, she led out her mount and vaulted deftly onto its back.
"Hiyah!"
With a flick of the reins, Baili Bing galloped toward the North City Gate, a single thought consuming her mind: 'I must get back to the Medicine King Valley as quickly as possible!'
...
「An incense stick's time later.」
Just as Baili Bing's figure vanished beyond the North City Gate.
