Gracie walked over promptly and opened the door.
"You've woken up!" A trace of disappointment crossed her face after she noticed that the visitor was Severin. Ever the gentleman that he was, he had escorted her back to her room without making further advances, even though she wore some alluring clothes and was drunk.
"Yeah. I'll be waiting for you downstairs then. It's almost time to set off." Severin offered a warm smile as he gazed at Gracie, whose hair was still somewhat disheveled.
Gracie watched as Severin left without saying anything else. She bit her red lips and asked, "Wait! Did you bring me back to my room after I got drunk last night?"
Severin turned around and smiled. "Yes. It couldn't have been anyone else!"
Gracie then asked Severin embarrassedly, "Then… Did I say anything embarrassing to you when I was drunk? I can't remember a single thing from last night."
Severin grinned and replied, "No, not at all. I'll wait for you downstairs." He turned around and made his way down.
Gracie closed the door and let out a heavy sigh. "I'm glad I didn't get so drunk that I embarrassed myself last night."
Once Gracie finished freshening up and headed downstairs, the two of them promptly departed the city on the flying sword. Their destination was the Kun Mountains. By 1 p.m., they arrived at a pair of colossal mountains, just as Gracie had anticipated.
"That's the valley. We've arrived," Gracie said, pointing ahead.
"Shall we, then? You can already see the buildings in that valley," Gracie pointed out.
Severin nodded. He adjusted the flying sword's altitude and guided it steadily toward the valley.
"Who's there? This is Simia Hall's turf! Please take an alternate route." Four or five individuals flew over and got in Severin's way.
At that moment, one of the Equus Hall disciples stood up and clasped his hands together in a respectful gesture. "We've met previously, and I've brought our supreme leader here as requested. This man here is the apex of Dracodeus Temple, and this woman here is our hall master. Please do be so kind as to let us enter."
"Come with me then," said one of the men after a brief discussion with his comrades. He proceeded to lead Severin and the others in.
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