Chapter 281 (1/2)

Treatment (1)

Sheng City glimmered in the bright afternoon sun, a refreshing breeze blew across the busy streets. People came and went in never-ending streams and rivers.

Everything was calm and at peace- oh how different it was from the crisis a few months ago!

After the plague, people lived with a deeper appreciation for life, easily content with the present. Their faces still had that permanent smile even after a few months, forever grateful they’d escaped such a close brush with death.

Perhaps being infected wasn’t even the worst part, it was the experience that left them a little traumatised!

Watching seventy to eighty thousand people wailing in agony, some of them forced to sit in the same spot to wait for death- no one would ever forget this, not ever!

What is past is past. Everything was fine now, now everyone only had one job- to learn their lesson.

Sheng City wasn’t usually crowded but this time it was extremely packed with people. And it wasn’t because of the plague.

While the plague did attract a group of Ai La government officials, it wasn’t the reason Sheng City was so crowded.

The reason why the place was now bustling with life was because of the huge event around the corner- the mainland interschool qualifying competition!

The mere mention of this competition was enough to attract so much attention, that crowds flocked to the competition site for various reasons. There’d always be a surge in the number of people when the competition approached.

The fact that it was now organised in Sheng City attracted even more people.

Sheng City was the holiest, most mysterious place in the mainland, a place people made special pilgrimages to. However, this place wasn’t usually open to the public. Only senior officials of the clergy or special guests were allowed to enter, other than the followers working inside. Even regular believers didn’t have opportunities to make this pilgrimage.

This time, Sheng City was temporarily open to the public due to the qualifying competition so these believers and anyone curious rushed over from across mainland. They only wanted to climb the Holy Mountain and visit Sheng City!

There was still time before Sheng City opened, so they were only allowed to wait in the towns below. Towns at the foot of the mountain were packed!

A group of people arrived. Although the group seemed extraordinary, at the moment, their peculiarity was drowned out by the enormous crowd..

Even without the event, there were always many unique people around. Right now, the place was literally packed so no one paid attention to them.

There weren’t many people in this group, ten at most. There were males and females, most of them around twenty. They were led by a middle-aged man with a broad back and huge muscles. Everything about him shouted---

Strongman!

Cough, well muscles can’t truly represent his skills and abilities but he must have some strength!

The men were handsome, the women gorgeous. There were 3 young ladies, one of them especially captivating.