Chapter 291 – If Life Could Be Like the Moment When We First Met (Part Four) (1/2)

Chapter 291- If Life Could Be Like the Moment When We First Met (Part Four)

As she stood on that patch of reeds and stared into the boundless plain, Nanke's face did not divulge the slightest emotion. Her eyes were as indifferent, even dull, as was customary for her. Only that pair of trembling hands hanging by the edge of her skirt indicated how weak she was, as well as how angry Chen Changsheng's successful escape had made her.

In the space above the plain, dozens of white scars could still be seen. These were the aftermath of those tyrannically powerful Peacock Plumes almost tearing through space. In such a short amount of time, she had actually successively launched so many attacks against Chen Changsheng. It was no wonder that her face was so pale, given how much true essence she had expended.

If this were a normal situation, Chen Changsheng, separated from her by only several dozen zhang, would have been turned into finely ground meat long ago. But within the most mysterious plains of the Garden of Zhou, there would surely be some unpredictable peculiarities. It was very obvious that the empty space in the area was warped. It was impossible to accurately link what was seen from outside the plain with the truth. Her attacks had not even been able to brush against Chen Changsheng's sleeves.

The wind blew across that sea of grass and those patches of reeds, making her hair even more disheveled, just like her mind. Her chest rose up and down, her breathing very rough. Looking at her from behind, it was easy to see that she was on the verge of exploding, or perhaps in the midst of calming down after an explosion. The zither-playing old man had nothing to say, while the two maids did not even dare to make the slightest sound.

”I want to go in.” Nanke suddenly said, her childish face indicating that she would brook no opposition.

Of course, this was because she knew that this decision would absolutely bring about protest, even if these were her most faithful subordinate and most fearful servants.

Just as expected, the old zither-player was greatly alarmed by her words and said without any hesitation, ”Absolutely not.”

Nanke raised her brows and asked impatiently, ”And why not?”

The zither-playing old man turned his gaze to that seemingly delightfully lush and beautiful plain and replied somewhat nervously, ”From the day the Garden of Zhou opened, no one has ever been able to emerge from those plains.”

Nanke impassively replied, ”Those are other people, not me.”

The old man refused to back down and said, ”Even Her Highness, in the face of these plains, is nothing special.”

Nanke held up her right hand, brushing at the black curtain in front of her. She stared at those faint life lamps as they leapt about the curtain as she said, ”If we're discussing knowledge of the Garden of Zhou, in this entire continent, no one surpasses my teacher. With Teacher's assistance, I have the means to exit from the plain.”

At these words, the old man was forced to ponder in silence for a moment. This plan of the demons involving the Garden of Zhou primarily relied upon Black Robe's understanding of the garden. Before this, who could have imagined that there existed another gate into the Garden of Zhou besides the main gate? And who would have thought Black Robe controlled that gate? As they followed the life lamps to locate those youthful human geniuses that were their targets, they understood more and more about the arrangements that Black Robe had made, and the old zither-player's reverence for him grew ever deeper, and the more he felt that Black Robe was unpredictable. He found himself unable to refute Nanke's words, and even began to somewhat believe in them.

”Only—why must you enter the plains? Xu Yourong and the other three have all already entered the plains, and it's impossible for them to come out.”

”Xu Yourong is together with Chen Changsheng. This makes me feel uneasy. Don't forget, one of them is the reincarnation of the Heavenly Phoenix, while the other went from not knowing how to cultivate to the upper level of Ethereal Opening in only a year's time. All of mankind regard their existence as miracles. Who knows? Perhaps if they work together, they really might produce some sort of miracle. I want to go in so that if they really do manage to produce a new miracle, I will be there to personally stamp it out.”

Nanke silently thought to herself, especially Chen Changsheng, he must die.

Seeing how firm her resolution was, the zither-playing old man said no more. With a sigh, he took down the zither that he had just finished repairing this morning and began to play a tune.

As the song of the zither made its way into the plain, from within those weeds which were higher than a man, a faint beeping sound could be heard, though what produced it was a mystery.

This old man had originated from the Candle Shadow Shaman tribe and was skilled in attacking and controlling spiritual beings. Up to a certain extent, the sound of his zither could even control, or at the very least send away, monsters of a low rank. Although it was impossible for it to have any effect on those truly powerful monsters, it made walking through this plain much easier. Black Robe naturally had this in mind when he had arranged for him to enter the Garden of Zhou with Nanke.

Much of Nanke's confidence came from this, from her absolute faith in her teacher. She was also fearful of this vast and unfathomable plains, which is why in the very beginning, when she had been pursuing Xu Yourong, and even when she was confronting Chen Changsheng just now, she had always controlled her emotions. It was all because she did not want her human opponents to believe that they had been pushed to the brink and flee into the plains. However, now, Chen Changsheng had already carried Xu Yourong inside.