The time is the end of summer.
Dragon Cypress made a trip to Black Lotus Lake, brought Black Cory over to Southern Sour Jujube Mountain, then returned to Xianglan Mountain with Ink Orchid, packed up, and set out to begin this autumn's roving trade business.
The fixed, unchanging route: Scarletlight Mountain—Jianlan Plain—White Rice Mountain—Ghost Fan Mountain—Scarletlight Mountain
Trading complete.
Setting out from Scarletlight Mountain, heading due north, then searching around Cold Orchid Mountain, then further north, crossing the towering mountain range to arrive at Kiwifruit Mountain.
Sunset at twilight.
Ink Orchid detached from the Dominating Throne, arriving first at the Blue Catalpa and Snakebark Maple territory.
The two weren't in the cave, nor in their territory.
Flying low and swift, searching both up and down the mountain, but found no trace.
—Where did they run off to?
Ink Orchid soared high into the sky, circling, straining to release origin force fluctuations.
