Chapter 87
The people of the Jiang Mansion had never seen Gao Yue like this. They were all struck dumb, speechless.
“Lady Gao!”
At that moment, five elders of the Natural Law School showed up out of nowhere and came to the east courtyard in a hurry.
“Lady Gao, Li Qin lost her head because of her brother’s death. Please don’t kill her!” an elder said.
Li Qin was a key disciple. The Natural Law School had spent numerous resources on her. Of course these elders didn’t want her to die.
“My son is in the Natural Law School and you are the elders there. Don’t you find yourselves hypocritical?” Gao Yue said in a cold voice.
Li Qin was not far away from death. She would die soon if she didn’t receive any treatment, but the Natural Law School surely knew how to cure her.
Meng Hao looked over to Jiang Chen. He had already taken off the uniform of the Natural Law School and changed into a neat black outfit, carrying a long knife at his waist.
“Fine.”
Meng Hao didn’t argue. The three of them hid the airship and walked towards the city.
“Besides the legend of the treasure, what else does the Vermilion Bird City have to attract so many people to go on adventures here?” Jiang Chen asked.
Wen Xin, who had made the proposal, didn’t hesitate to answer him. She said, “The mountain we just flew over was where the citizens of the Vermilion Bird State went hunting. There are five hunting lodges in that mountain. But according to the ancient books of the Vermillion Bird State, there should be six. The sixth has never been found.
“Besides that, there are many monsters and beasts of prey in the mountain, which makes it suitable for life-and-death combat exercises.
“Not far away from the Vermillion Bird City, there’s a giant mine underneath the ground. You can find rare minerals there, but you’ll need a map to go down. Otherwise, you’ll get lost.”
Jiang Chen and Meng Hao were surprised that Wen Xin knew so much about this place.
“It’s easy to be informed. Just ask around. You didn’t know because you haven’t come across anything regarding the place,” Wen Xin said.
Jiang Chen was from the Hundred Thousand Mountains, while Meng Hao was from a small city nearby. They knew little about the world outside the Xia Dynasty.
“Shall we go into the mountains or look for treasure in the mine?” Meng Hao asked.
Wen Xin didn’t speak. She looked over to Jiang Chen. He was the one who made the decision.
“Let’s go into the Vermillion Bird City first.”
The three of them had seen the city. The high city walls were built with hard bluestones. However, as time went by, there were numerous cracks on the surface of the wall and the stone had turned gray.
Despite this, they didn’t look old or shabby. Instead, they created an atmosphere of primitive simplicity.
Some people were standing under the gate to charge entry to the city.
They were not soldiers, nor were they in any uniform. The only common feature they had was their untidy look.
Especially when they saw Wen Xin, they crowded around her with a strange laugh.
“Beauty, where are you from?”
They sized up Wen Xin’s slim body in an indecent manner and didn’t pay any attention to Jiang Chen or Meng Hao.