151 The Portal (1/2)
Once they entered the room and closed the door behind them, Chief Ye gave Yang Yun a look over. She caressed her chin as he continued to look at Yang Yun with a complicated gaze.
Prince Lu Wei pointed to the chair to invite their guests to sit down. His sharp gaze was on at both Yang Yun and Jiang Xiao Tian. Although his grandmother had explained that she couldn't help them, it doesn't seem like they were going to give up anytime soon. He could not understand it. It was not as if their persistence would help them to bring back the physician.
”The last time the girl was taken away, you were with her, right?” Chief Ye said as she looked at Yang Yun.
Yang Yun nodded as he sat down. ”Yes.”
”Back then, the girl handed the Grass to you?” Seeing the young man nodded again, the frown on her face eased a little bit.
So that was why she could detect this young man has been touched by the other world. When she first met him, Chief Ye found it strange that he had survived. It turns out that it was the girl who had picked up the Shadow Grass and he was right beside the physician, trying to stop the shifting from happening.
Luckily, he did not get sucked along with the girl.
”Your name is Yang Yun?” Chief Ye sighed and turned to Jiang Xiao Tian. ” It was as I said before. I can't help you. However, our portal got destroyed during the war years ago.”
Yang Yun was not contented with the chief's explanation. His wife was taken away after she harvested the herb. Surely, that must mean there was another way to open a portal.
Chief Ye chuckled as he heard Yang Yun's words. ”You are right. There is another way to open up a portal. However, it is still impossible.”
”Why not?” Yang Yun frowned.
”Tell me, how long did you search for the Shadow Grass? The last time you found the Grass was heaven's will. Unless if you happen to be at the right place during a solar eclipse, it is still impossible. The Shadow Grass will not appear at the same place twice.”
Yang Yun's shoulder sunk as he heard Chief Ye's explanation. Is there really no other way?
Jiang Xiao Tian could feel his brother-in-law's disappointment. Earlier when he came along with Yang Yun, Jiang Xiao Tian had harbored hope that Yang Yun could perhaps convince the chief to help them find another way.
”Chief Ye,” Jiang Xiao Tian spoke. ”The portal that your clan has before, what kind of portal is it?”
Chief Ye closed her eyes as she thought of that portal she had last seen back when she was a lot younger. ”Calling it a portal is not exactly correct. The thing that we called a portal was actually a big cherry blossom tree. It was already a few thousand years old before the royal family of Sui Country burned it down.”