Chapter 79 : A Distressed Qin Weiwei
By two shores of the small river, the willows were evergreen; from time to time one could see women crouching down by the riverbank as they washed either their clothes, or vegetables.
Brothels also stood aplenty; beautiful young ladies waved their handkerchiefs with a sense of wantonness, as they relaxed their throats and made coquettish noises in an attempt to attract passing travellers standing at the prow of their boats.
Further ahead, young men recited poetry by the grassy riverside, looking to charm the groups of young girls strolling leisurely past them. On the other hand, the young girls secretly watched, with faces flushed at the young man with the extraordinary bearing standing firm at the prow of the black awning boat, relishing the breeze.
As the black awning boat passed by a flower boat, a madame wearing heavy makeup also invited the young man at the prow of the boat in a highpitched voice to come aboard and drink alcohol with her courtesans.
In the restaurant, wealthy guests called their friends over; greetings were exchanged with cupped fists, and cups were raised as they drank their fill.
On the shore, traders came and went, whilst children chased one another around in merriment.
It was simply human nature to set up homes in accordance with the flow of water; thus in making such a journey by boat, one could claim to have seen most of East Arrival City in all its splendor.
The people of this world spent six hours everyday to make an offering of their power of will as well as paying tributes. In return, they obtained the protection of the cultivators for the slaying and banishment of demons; exorcising dark spirits, and in upholding the peace of the land.
The Six Sages of Heaven and Earth also had to rely on the cultivators under their respective domains in order to amass, and harvest a vast amount of the power of will. Otherwise, regardless of how strong they became, they would never have been able to control such large territories by themselves.
And it is precisely because these cultivators exist that the government officials dared not push their followers too much. If anything were to happen to the harvesting of the power of will, the cultivators would be the first to rain terror upon them.
Even though cultivators did not often make grand appearances, they were surely the ones maintaining the order of the realm.
Of course out of all the people that stood on either shores of the river, not everyone would take six hours of their time everyday to offer their power of will like every other man. Those with authority and status could always find others from the Manor of Merciful Hope, or similar such places, to do the work for them. Some would even go as far as to spend the extra dime just to hire others to do it.
Therefore, those who could work hard, would still work hard; and those who were without scruples would still remain unaffected. Some would be busy whilst others would be free such are the rules of life, as they have always been.
Regardless of its merits or flaws, to the Miao Yi who currently stood patrolling from the prow of the boat, this domain was his to call his own. Seeing the followers under his jurisdiction leading prosperous lives, now he could at least be relieved of his concerns of difficulties arising whilst obtaining Orbs of Will at the end of the year.
Night had fallen, Dan Biaoyi was riding his dragon steed; his heart completely restless as his horse galloped under the moonlight.
Upon seeing that they were about to reach East Arrival Cave, Dan Biaoyi gritted his teeth and picked up his pace to reach the front. Coming up just behind Qin Weiwei, he cupped his fists and said, Mountain Chieftain, your subordinate shall head immediately to the abode of Immortals and declare your arrival, so that the Cave Master can ready himself to welcome you.
He actually intended to inform everyone, so that the Cave Master and everyone else could be mentally prepared.
Qin Weiwei turned around to look at him, and coldly said, No need.
Then she ordered her entourage riding behind her, eep an eye on him, don’t give him the opportunity to tip them off. I want to see what trickery is going on at the East Arrival Cave!
Dan Biaoyi felt his heart stop for a moment. Two White Lotus Third Grade cultivators had already come forward, and trapped him in the center.
Under the moonlight, the group of five charged towards East Arrival Cave’s mountain gates with a pace as fast as lightning.
Shang Youlai who was on guard duty suddenly sprang out from the dark and stood in front of the mountain gates. He lifted his spear, and shouted for them to stop, isitors, dismount from your horses!
His voice reverberated throughout the mountain; also to serve as a warning to the others inside the abode of Immortals.
As the warning resounded, everyone who was residing in their own training quarters dashed out quickly. Six silhouettes each readied a weapon in their hand as they rode on their dragon steeds, racing towards Hidden Dragon alley’, prepared in the event of any unforeseen circumstances.
Qin Weiwei would not stoop so low as to break the rules by charging past the mountain gates and had already raised her hand to stop the followers behind her. With her at the lead, the five of them quickly steadied their dragon steeds, and stopped just in front of the mountain gates; if they were mortals, they would have been instantly flung off.
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