Chapter 871 – The Chronicle of the Mountain Gate (1/2)
Chapter 871 – The Chronicle of the Mountain Gate
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
If it were possible to fly, Chen Changsheng would not have had Nanke stop at the river outside the village, but had her fly straight to Holy Maiden Peak.
But that was not possible, as this would show a lack of respect for Holy Maiden Peak, and also because there was a restriction around Holy Maiden Peak.
Even though he was the Pope, if he brought the young Demon Princess and invaded Holy Maiden Peak, he would assuredly incur its wrath.
Their party had to first pass through the village at the foot of the mountain. Nanke once more entered the Garden of Zhou.
The courtyards of the village were very crowded together. He could see that the people here lived rather decent lives, as none of the houses were in great disrepair.
The Tong River was already in the southern region of the continent. The weather was warm and mild. Even in midwinter, it was not at all cold.
Noontime was the ideal time for a respite.
When they walked through the village, they did not encounter too many people.
A store was open on the side of the street. Tang Thirty-Six wanted to go in and buy some small souvenir, while Zhexiu wanted to buy some dried meat in preparation for an emergency, but both of them saw the look on Chen Changsheng's face and said nothing.
Xiao Zhang had not been able to go into too much detail back in Fengyang City, as he had not actually entered Holy Maiden Peak. It was clear, however, that he felt that something had happened.
Chen Changsheng had concluded the same, so he was naturally in a rush.
Because he was in somewhat of a rush as they passed the stores, they didn't notice that inside, the landlady was speaking with two other people.
”I'm not concerned about a little money, and I'm not that good at playing mahjong, but it's been such a long time since the fairy last visited. I'm worried that something might have happened to her.”
”Pah, even if your beard burns up, nothing will happen to the fairy.”
”Hey, didn't I pay for three of your house's rooms to be remade with brick? Is it necessary to curse me like this to protect her?”
”But still, just where has the fairy gone off to?”
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After passing through the village, they entered a forest. It was quiet and secluded, and they didn't see any people on the road.
Chen Changsheng's party began to walk faster, beginning to move so quickly that a normal person would probably only see a blur.
As they proceeded along the road, the forest concealed the fact that they were getting higher and higher, until they were amongst the mountains.
Ten-some li later, a stone gate appeared on the mountain path.
Chen Changsheng did not pay attention to the words written on the stone gate, continuing to press forward.
And then, he was stopped.
Since it was the mountain gate of South Stream Temple, it naturally had disciples to guard it: two girls of around fourteen or fifteen years old.
These two disciples did not have a very high status in the temple. They did not have any opportunities to travel to faraway places, and had not been to the capital like their senior sisters, so they did not recognize Chen Changsheng and Tang Thirty-Six.
”Stop! Who goes there?”
The girls gripped the hilts of their swords and shouted at Chen Changsheng's party.
Their faces were somewhat tense, and they appeared inexperienced.
Chen Changsheng and Tang Thirty-Six glanced at each other, both of them recognizing that there was a problem here. Even if this was the mountain gate farthest from the temple and was assigned to ordinary disciples to guard, South Stream Temple would normally be visited by cultivators from subordinate sects or who simply wanted to visit this famous place. As such, South Stream Temple should have arranged for some more mature and composed disciples to stand guard. How could it send two girls like these?