The Hidden Earth ability, the imperial bloodright…0

Together, these two elements granted total control over terrestrial veins. This explained how You Ruhui managed to flee all the way to the frontier completely undetected by both the officials and the heavenly fiends. Thanks to her exceptionally unique imperial blood, she possessed the power to move freely across Grand Chen. Yet it was the same reason she was stuck in the frontier as these forces closed around her.0

Only two paths lay ahead. She could leave Grand Chen for Dustdawn, gambling on her concealment tactics to evade her pursuers without her stealth ability. Alternatively, she could wait it out, elude the ongoing sweep, and bet on breaking through the tightest ring of pursuers to slip back into the hinterland and vanish into an unknown backwater where no one would ever find her.0

Clearly, the first option was absurd. In An Jing's eyes, a girl stripped of her ability was someone even he could manipulate with a few words and sell for a high price. The second path was a long shot, but not completely impossible. Though You Ruhui lacked worldly...0