Chapter 2208 — Ready to Set Out
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
"Then why are your eyes closed?" Sun Jingyan had noticed that Wei Zhao had already overtaken three or four cars with his eyes shut, and her amazement only grew.
"Cultivating," Wei Zhao said. "All right—if you're tired, sleep a while."
"Fine… just try not to crash, you highwayman." Sun Jingyan was speechless at Wei Zhao's driving. Was this not a little too masterly?
"A highwayman, am I? Without a bit of skill, how could I have won your heart?" Wei Zhao said with a laugh.
Hearing that, Sun Jingyan really did close her eyes, and soon fell asleep—for Wei Zhao's speed was so steady that, though he did not use cruise control, the ride was smoother than cruise control, and it left her feeling drowsy.
Besides, watching Wei Zhao drive was simply too hair-raising. If you did not look, it did not seem like much; but to watch was genuinely dangerous enough.
When Sun Jingyan woke, she found the sky already dark. She had not expected to sleep so well—to sleep a whole day in one stretch! Still, she had crammed her knowledge of the Ulanhot Mountains in the hotel the night before and had hardly closed her eyes all night, so sleeping a full day was no great surprise.
"Where are we?" Sun Jingyan opened her eyes and asked, staring at the darkness beyond the car window.
"No idea," Wei Zhao said. "But we're only a little over two thousand kilometers away."
Wei Zhao had taken the shortest route, mixing national roads and expressways, some of it winding through small mountain villages. By now, however, only a little over two thousand kilometers remained before they would reach the vicinity of the Ulanhot Mountains.
"So fast?" Sun Jingyan was somewhat surprised. She had assumed that if the two of them drove, it would take at least three or four days—but she had not expected Wei Zhao's speed to be so great, and that he would drive day and night besides.
"It's all right," Wei Zhao said. "When we passed through a few villages, the roads were bad and I slowed down. Otherwise we could have been even faster."
"Are you sleepy? Shall I drive for a while?" Sun Jingyan was well rested and now full of energy.
"Not sleepy. In fact I've been resting all along, replenishing my strength through cultivation," Wei Zhao said.
"Good grief, you're not serious? Driving in the dark, and you've still got your eyes closed?" Sun Jingyan was startled.
"Heh heh…" Wei Zhao kept his eyes closed; the night was like broad daylight, clearer than if he had opened them. "Are you hungry?"
"Not really. You? I've got biscuits, milk and chocolate in my backpack—all high-calorie food. Want some?" Sun Jingyan asked.
"I can do without. You eat," Wei Zhao said. "We're on a national road now—no service areas, and no village restaurants open at this hour—so if you're hungry, you'll have to fend for yourself."