Jiang Yun was heading east from the west.
The task had been assigned by the constable, and there was a deadline. After a brief delay here, time was starting to run short.
Before he even reached the bridge, Jiang Yun was already using his lightness skill.
He stamped his right foot against the ground and surged forward, then planted his left foot on a square flagstone and sprang up, landing squarely on a willow tree beside the road.
Its branches were thin, and the moment he landed, they shook wildly, sending leaves flying. The townsfolk below cried out in annoyance, while the children laughed with delight.
Jiang Yun paid them no mind. As soon as he landed on the willow branch, he lightly touched it with his toes and shot forward, leaping straight onto the eaves of a house beside the road.
He had barely landed on the eaves when he sprang into the air without letting his feet touch down, then landed steadily on the roof ridge.
The instant he found his balance, he took off at a full sprint, his feet clattering over the tiles. In the blink of an eye, he reached the edge of the riverside.
Without slowing, Jiang Yun leapt into the air and turned over three times before landing, as if by chance, on the roof of a slowly approaching covered boat.
Lightly touching down on his toes, he took advantage of the moment the boat dipped under his weight and used the river's upward thrust to launch himself once more, landing on the opposite bank's rooftops. This time he did not run, but leapt from roof to roof. In just a few breaths, he disappeared among the buildings, his figure fading into the distance.
