Chen Ping'an's group slowly made their way southward along Dragon Whisker Creek and the Iron Talisman River, able to cover over 30 kilometers per day. Li Baoping and Li Huai both had far more stamina than the average child, and even though Lin Shouyi came from a wealthy clan and had already gone through two pairs of straw sandals, he didn't want to lose to the other two children, so he was persevering through the pain.

In addition to that, Chen Ping'an had taught him a way to apply medicinal herbs to his feet to ease his pain, and that allowed him to keep up to this point. There were also horses and A'Liang's white donkey carrying everyone's belongings, so the going wasn't too arduous.

Chen Ping'an genuinely had a great deal of admiration for the three children, particularly because they were embarking on this journey to seek out an education as scholars.

Dragon Spring County belonged to the Great Li Empire's Eternal Splendor Prefecture. A very long time ago, all of the empires on Eastern Treasured Vial Continent had established a joint rule, stating that no territories were to have the word "dragon" in their name, and that such territories had to have the "dragon" character replaced with something else. 

Dragon Spring County had most likely only been granted an exception to this rule thanks to its former status as Jewel Small World. [1]

Compared with the location where Jewel Small World had originally been suspended in the sky above the Great Li Empire, the spot where it had landed was much further south. Hence, if one were to travel along the official roads, it would only take less than two months to get from Dragon Spring County to the Great Li Empire's southern border.

Back in the Li Clan, Zhu He had read through many of the books in the manor's collection, so he knew a lot about the outside world. Whenever Chen Ping'an had some spare time, he would ask Zhu He questions about the world outside the town, and similarly, Zhu He was also quite keen to ask Chen Ping'an questions about traversing through mountains and rivers. 

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