After the spiritual energy was restored: Goddess girlfriends came knocking.

The two did not rush on their way.

They flew for more than ten days, stopping and starting along the way.

When we see beautiful scenery, we stop and sit for a while; when we come across a bustling town, we go for a stroll.

Cang Yao took Jiang Yan to a roadside tea stall where they drank coarse tea that cost two coins a bowl, and then bought a pair of clay kittens at a market in a small town.

The two cats' tails were intertwined and couldn't be separated.

She stuffed the item into her storage bag, patted the opening, and indicated that she would put it on her bedside table when she got back.

Jiang Yan nodded and smiled from the side.

As they passed a mountain range, Cang Yao suddenly stopped, as if she had thought of something.

"I'll take you for a ride." She winked.

As soon as he finished speaking, he transformed into a giant white-gold dragon, its body stretching across the sky, each scale gleaming with a warm luster in the sunlight.

Jiang Yan was stunned for a moment.

"What are you standing there for? Come on up." Cang Yao turned around, and the dragon head lowered down to rub against his shoulder.

Jiang Yan flipped over and leaped onto the dragon's back, gently patting its scales.

With a flick of its dragon tail, Cang Yao flew upwards through the clouds.

The wind whistled past her ears as Jiang Yan sat on her back, a smile always on her lips.

Cangyao flew very steadily.

This is a scene that has appeared in her dreams countless times over the past eight hundred years.

It's come true now.

……

Tushan Royal Capital.

Two streaks of light landed outside the city gate. The gatekeeper recognized the people who came out and immediately bowed. At the same time, he sent someone to inform the palace.

Just as Jiang Yan steadied himself, he saw a red figure rushing towards him from inside the city gate like an arrow released from a bow.

Ruoshui grabbed his arm and her fox ears perked up instantly.

"Why did it take so long!" She rubbed her face against his shoulder several times before raising her head, her fox-like eyes glaring at him.

Jiang Yan gently patted the back of her head, indicating that she had seen some scenery along the way and had been delayed.

Ruoshui muttered a few words, but quickly forgave him.

"You'll have to play with me for a few days this time." Ruoshui hugged his arm and shook it, raising her chin slightly.

He paid no attention to the generals guarding the city and the onlookers nearby.

Just kidding, I'm the Empress, what do I need to care about in my own country?

Cang Yao stood aside with a smile, this time she actually took the initiative to back down.

"You guys go have fun, I'll go keep your uncle and aunt company."

Ruoshui blinked and her fox ears twitched.

So savvy?

She was about to say something when she suddenly seemed to remember something, and a glint of light flashed in her eyes.

"Oh, by the way, come with me, I'll show you something good!"

He grabbed Jiang Yan's hand with one hand and pulled Cang Yao's hand with the other, and ran towards the palace.

The three of them walked through the corridor and arrived at a side hall.

Inside the hall, an altar in the center was in operation. Its base was made of bluestone and its surface was engraved with intricate array patterns. The outermost ring of runes was slowly flowing with a ghostly blue light.

Several craftsmen around the altar were adjusting the formation, and they all bowed when they saw Ruoshui enter.

Jiang Yan stared at the array patterns for a moment. The direction of these patterns was completely different from that of conventional spatial runes.

Cang Yao also stepped forward, her brows slightly furrowed.

"A teleportation array?"

Her True Dragon inheritance memories contain information about teleportation arrays, but it only goes as far as an introduction and doesn't include specific methods.

So when she saw that Ruoshui had actually built a teleportation array, she was even more surprised than Jiang Yan.

"That's right!" Ruoshui raised her chin, her fox tail swaying proudly behind her. "How about that? Impressive, isn't it?"

Jiang Yan squatted down and looked at the array patterns on the altar base: "Where did you get these?"

"Inheriting the ancestral land." Ruoshui put her hands behind her back, her face full of self-satisfaction. "When I received the inheritance last time, I found it in the memories left to me by my ancestors. It took me several days to figure out the blueprints."

She pointed to several busy craftsmen around the altar: "These are the strongest array masters I carefully selected from the Ministry of Works. They will be finished in a few days."

She turned to look at Jiang Yan, her eyes sparkling.

"Once the matching array plate is brought back to Chang'an City and set up, it will only require some spirit stones to activate, enabling direct teleportation between the two locations. Although it can only teleport three to five people at a time, it's still much more convenient and faster than flying back and forth!"

Jiang Yan almost immediately thought of the Jiang family.

This migration involves at least several hundred people, with varying levels of cultivation among the elderly, women, and children. Leading such a large group would be too risky, but using a teleportation array would be much more convenient.

"What is the maximum distance of this teleportation array?"

"It hasn't been measured yet. According to the memories left by our ancestors, the farthest it could travel was from Tushan to the East Sea. Chang'an should also be within the range."

Jiang Yan stood up, gently cupped Ruoshui's face in her hands, and said tenderly, "You've worked hard."

Ruoshui, on the other hand, felt a little embarrassed. The tips of her ears turned slightly red, and she lowered her eyes and muttered softly, "It's nothing..."

She was mostly thinking about making it easier for herself to make contact with others.

Cang Yao watched from the side, nodding with a smile. This teleportation array was indeed much more convenient.

……

For the next few days, Cang Yao stayed at the Jiang residence.

She spends her days talking to Jiang's mother, discussing everything from the changes in Chang'an to Jiang Yan's childhood, and occasionally helps Jiang's mother cook a few dishes.

When Jiang's mother learned that the Jiang family was about to move to Chang'an, she felt a little reluctant, but even more so, she was looking forward to it.

She held Cang Yao's hand and said, "From now on, I'll have two daughters-in-law to keep me company in Chang'an."

"As the Empress, Ruoshui naturally cannot abandon everything of the Tushan Dynasty, so she doesn't come here often. But with the teleportation array now, it will be much more convenient for her to come and go."

Cang Yao nodded with a smile.

On the other side, Ruoshui dragged Jiang Yan around the capital every day, and her happy figure could be seen everywhere in the streets and alleys.

Fox ears peeked out from her hair and swayed gently, chattering incessantly the whole way.

The guards had already given instructions, so no one disturbed them.

a few days later.

Unbeknownst to them, the two had walked to the lakeside on the outskirts where they had been assassinated years ago.

A low table and several chairs were placed on the grass, and the guards spread out at a distance to keep watch.

Ruoshui sat next to Jiang Yan and broke the pastry in her hand in half to give to him.

The lake was calm, with only occasional ripples when a breeze blew by.

The same scene, the panicked girl and boy from back then, have now both shed their naivety.

Ruoshui rested her head in Jiang Yan's arms, her fox tail swaying leisurely and slowly behind her.

"I remember when you stood in front of me and the dagger pierced your arm." Ruoshui held his hand, her fingers gently tracing the spot on his arm where he had been injured. "I was terrified. I scattered medicine bottles all over the floor and it took me ages to find the healing pills."

"Later you told me you were okay and even patted my head." She looked up at him, her fox-like eyes sparkling. "At that moment, I felt that you were different from others."

"So that's when you started to like me?" Jiang Yan looked down at her, a slight smile playing on his lips.

Ruoshui's face flushed red instantly, and she flicked her fox tail, but she still refused to admit defeat: "I didn't, it started later, at most... at most I just thought you were a nice person."

Jiang Yan smiled and didn't expose her.

As the campfire blazed, Ruoshui leaned on his shoulder, the firelight flickering on her face, her fox ears occasionally brushing against his chin.

"Jiang Yan." Ruoshui's voice suddenly softened.

"Um."

"I miss you so much when you're not here." She turned her head to look into his eyes.

Jiang Yan reached out and put his arm around her shoulder, letting her lean on his shoulder.

"From now on, you can use the teleportation array so you can come anytime you miss me."

Ruoshui smiled and nodded vigorously.

……

A few days later, Jiang Yan and Cang Yao prepared to set off back to Chang'an.

Only the two of them carried the teleportation array.

Ruoshui stood at the city gate to see them off; this time, she wasn't reluctant to part with them.

One reason was that Jiang Yan had spent a lot of time playing with her these past few days, which made her very happy. The other reason was that once the teleportation array was brought back, she could be teleported there very quickly. From Chang'an to Tushan, it was just a matter of crossing a threshold.

Thinking of this, the fox tail swayed gently behind it, waved to the two streaks of light that were gradually disappearing into the distance, and then turned around and strode back into the city.