615 Chaoyang City Does Not Face the Sun (1/2)
Chapter 615: Chaoyang City Does Not Face the Sun
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This was Haotian's world, in which Haotian Taoism was the most powerful sect. Disregarding West-Hill Divine Palace, that had many powerhouses, and only talking about the hundreds and thousands of Taoist Temples in the world – who knew how much hidden power Haotian Taoism had?
In the Wilderness, Xuankong Temple had used over two hundred sadhus and several masters who were in the equivalent of Knowing Destiny State to pursue the black horse carriage. There were a lot of them, but West-Hill Divine Palace was like a terrifying ocean.
From the moment Divine Hall had announced to the world that Sangsang was the Daughter of Yama, the ocean began to toss and roll. The waves gradually broke through the calm surface of the sea. It would not stop until the black horse carriage was smashed to smithereens.
The mountains, covered by night, separated Yuelun Kingdom and the Tang Empire. Ye Hongyu stood at the highest peak, her divine robes dancing in the wind. Her robes rustled, but her face remained expressionless.
The Divine Priest of Judgement's robes was red. It was more brilliant than the color of fresh blood and deeper than the night sky.
No matter how sharp her eyes were, she would be unable to see the black horse carriage in the distant mountain hollow. However, she continued looking in that direction, as if she had seen something interesting and refused to look away.
Dozens of Divine Hall priests and knights knelt on the peak before her. A deacon from the Judicial Department dressed in black reported information from Yuelun Kingdom. Her expression was indifferent, as if she did not care, as if chasing after the Daughter of Yama was unimportant and did not make her nervous.
After some time, Ye Hongyu looked away. She looked at the mountains around her and at the cliffs hiding 400 riders from West-Hill Divine Palace, three Knowing Destiny State Grand Cultivators and more than a dozen powerful cultivators from Haotian Taoism who had come obeying the edict. They were all hidden under her command.
This powerful group could – before Buddhism Sect had time to react – take over the capital of Yuelun Kingdom, Chaoyang, were they to head west. It was more than sufficient to take down Ning Que and Sangsang, who was ill.
The Judicial Department deacon in black remained kneeling on the ground after making his report. He was waiting for orders from the Great Divine Priest, but did not hear anything for a long time. He could not help but look up at the figure at the peak and ask respectfully, ”Great Divine Priest, My Lady?”
Ye Hongyu's mind had wandered as she was thinking about one thing or another. She only regained awareness when she heard that. She looked toward the west again and her lips curled up. She said, ”That fellow is smarter than a thief, he would have already guessed what plans Haotian Taoism had. I'm afraid he would have left a long time ago. If this is so, should I still wait here like an idiot?”
The deacons in black were all surprised when they heard the words of the Divine Priest of Judgment. She seemed about to leave. However, the ambush by Haotian Taoism was ordered personally by the Hierarch Lord. Who would dare to disobey him?
Ye Hongyu walked down the mountain.
A Deputy Commander of the Divine Troops stood up in shock. He looked at the figure with billowing divine robes in the night sky behind her and asked, ”Great Divine Priest, this is an order by the hierarch. Where are you going?”
In these mountains and in this world, there weren't many people who Ye Hongyu had to answer to. That was why she did not reply. However, when she walked by the deacon in black, she said, ”I'm going to the quagmire.”
The deacon in black was her direct subordinate. She had told him where she was going so that he could arrange matters in the Judicial Department. This did not mean that she had to report her whereabouts to anyone, not even the Hierarch Lord.
Those at the cliff froze when they heard this. Even the deacon in black showed his surprise as he tried to dissuade her. ”The quagmire? The thousand miles of marshland between Yuelun Kingdom and the Golden Palace? Great Divine Priest, that is too dangerous. It's been so many years, yet there hasn't been anyone who had chosen that path...”
”Nobody had taken that path. That'd be the path Ning Que takes.”
With that, Ye Hongyu turned away, her red priestess robes flying along the mountain path like a bloodied flag. And, when it would flow downwards, it was like the descending night. Everyone from the West-Hill Divine Palace knelt respectfully and sent her off.
The capital of Yuelun Kingdom was called Chaoyang City. The name had been so for many years. No one remembered whether it was pronunced 'Zhao' or 'Chao', because they both seemed to mean the same thing.
There was a green mountain north of Chaoyang city. It was a broad, gentle, sloping mountain. The plants on the mountain were dense and, even though there were frequent visitors, there were many inaccessible and deep spots.
Southeast of Yuelun Kingdom was a primary forest and a great river. It was connected to South Jin Kingdom. The mists from the Great Lake and the southern oceans were often blown into the country. The mists were blocked by the high plains in the west, the Wilderness in the north and the cliffs in the east, so the area was humid and warm.
It was late in autumn and it had long begun to snow in the Wilderness. However, the cold had not yet approached Chaoyang City. The leaves in the mountain forests were dense and green. The scene was similar to spring in Chang'an.