C84 (1/2)

After Xiu'er took a step forward, the scenery in front of him changed from a wall of Phoenix City Pass to a mountain slope. Beneath her feet was a solid loess and beside her was a lush forest. From time to time, a gentle mountain breeze would blow past, bringing about the fresh and pleasant smell of green grass.

If this was an illusion, wasn't it too realistic? Xiu'er thought.

Madame Fu was already standing beside her, and explained to Xiu'er: ”Lady Xiu’er, this is actually a passage that we have left behind in the Phoenix City Pass, and this place is already the middle position of the Wulian Mountain Range.”

Xiu'er turned her head to look. Behind him was the cave entrance, upon closer inspection, a ball of light could be seen. If it was the Xiu'er before they entered Mo Qiu, she might have cried out in shock. However, to her, who had seen the divine beast Taotieh with her own eyes, it was nothing to be surprised about.

Seeing that her expression was normal, Madame Fu did not say anything more and led her down a small path towards a small town.

That's right, there was actually a town in this mountain range.

This town was not considered big, and many of the houses were newly built, so they used the stone that was not lacking in Wulian Mountain Range. There were neat houses and a bustling market. One could even see a small fountain in the middle of a square in the middle of the town. At the side of the plaza, there was a huge building that looked like a godly temple. Moreover, this godly temple looked even more simple and unadorned. It was completely different from the surrounding residential buildings. The fountain, on the other hand, was taken from a stream that ran by the town, and the women were seen washing their clothes by the river, while the children played in the water on the other side.

There was a quarry on the side of the town close to the mountain range, and the men smashed the stones down, polished them into a similar strip, and carried it to the town to continue the construction of the house. After a brief estimation, there were actually tens of thousands of people in this town, and the thing that attracted the most Xiu'er was the red cloaks that would occasionally appear that belonged to the Fire Phoenix Army.

”Could it be that these people are …?” Xiu'er could not help but look towards Madame Fu.

Without waiting for Xiu'er to finish asking, Madame Fu had already bowed and replied, ”That's right, these people are the military and citizens of Liehyang Pass.”

”Then how did they get here?” Although she had already guessed it, Xiu'er was still exceptionally shocked.

The Madame Fu extended her hand out and gestured, ”Let's talk slowly when we reach the town.”

Seeing that the other party did not continue speaking, Xiu'er did not ask anymore and followed him down the hill towards the town.

As the two walked, there would be people who would nod towards Madame Fu from time to time. Madame Fu also returned the greeting with a smile, and this situation made Xiu'er feel that this mysterious Madame Fu was the owner of the town. Only one or two robust men wearing Red Camp cloaks would be surprised to see the Xiu'er. They might not be able to guess why there was an unfamiliar girl who was also wearing Red Camp cloaks who would come to this place.

The closer they got to the temple, the more they could feel its enormous size. The ten pure white pillars were over a hundred feet tall, and each one of them required three to four people to carry. The stone pillars were made from over ten millstone-like rocks, and each one of them had been meticulously polished to form a line. These lines were all tightly sewn together, and not a single one of them was not smooth.

Xiu'er could not help but sigh in her heart, only by believing in gods could people display such shocking potential. In order to express their respect for gods, they used all kinds of methods to build this godly temple so that it was not enough to express their admiration and love for gods.

The footsteps of the two echoed in the empty hall. Under the light that cleverly shone through the roof, Xiu'er could see the engraved exquisite patterns on the ground of the hall along with the four divine statues at the end, as well as a gigantic stone chair placed amongst the four divine statues.

When she arrived at the deity statue, she couldn't help but be stunned. The worship in this godly temple was not the most common Divine Bird Phoenix on the road nor was it the Beast God Divine Statue worshipped by the Moqiu State family, but were instead four huge monsters.

The first one on the left was headless and had only a round body, and on the body were two pairs of wings that didn't seem to match. The one beside it looked like a giant bull, except that this giant bull's horn was enormous, its mouth full of sharp teeth, and on its chest there was even a big bloody mouth a few sizes bigger than its head.

The first one on the right resembled the Divine Bird Phoenix, with its huge beak and sharp claws, but other than its enormous wings, it also had a pair of sturdy arms. The most attractive was the second from the right, this statue was not as unique as the other three, it was more like a fierce tiger, its eyes were sharp, sharp teeth were protruding out, its eyes revealed a trace of fierceness, and the most impressive was its even larger wings.

”This is?” These are the four great divine beasts? ” Xiu'er immediately thought of the answer.

The Madame Fu bowed deeply towards the statue before replying slowly, ”Lady Xiu is right, these are the four divine beasts – Primal Chaos, Taotieh, Qiong Qi, and Tao Wu.”

Xiu'er turned her head and stared at Madame Fu, ”Then who exactly are you?”