After escaping from Gaqiu, I realized that in less than a year, the Chu region had undergone earth-shaking changes.

The Chu army had been retreating continuously.

The black and white war flags of the Qin army were planted on the city walls. The soldiers held long spears, keeping a close watch, checking the "verification document" at every city gate to confirm the identity of pedestrians.

But I didn't have that thing.

The strict laws of the Qin Kingdom were famous throughout the world. Without registering my identity and obtaining the verification document, it would be impossible for me to enter the city. Even staying at an inn by the roadside would be forbidden.

Fortunately, I had learned the technique of Qi absorption from Wu, which allowed me to go without food for several days. I could sustain myself with wild fruits alone.

So I decided to bypass the cities and villages and head northeast.

I was going to the Yan Kingdom.

I had heard that the Yan Kingdom was remote and far from the powerful Qin.

Moreover, I touched the letter hidden in my bosom.

It was something I found in Wu's grass hut after his death.

The characters on it were not Chu characters, and I couldn't recognize them, but I vaguely discerned that they might be Yan characters.

That's why I was going to the Yan Kingdom.

To search for the next part of Wu's miraculous Qi cultivation technique.