Chapter 00190: Let Me Tell You Something Good
# Let Me Tell You Something Good
Chapter 190
Novel: AFK Game: Portal to Another World
Chapter 190 Let Me Tell You Something Good
Dayong Calendar
Year 1154, mid-eighth month.
After a long journey of two days and two nights, Yang Yiyi and her two companions finally crossed Green Cloud Mountain and entered the territory of Liu Prefecture.
The ability to cross the mountain so quickly was largely thanks to the lightness skill, Four Steps of the Swift-Footed.
If it had been ordinary people crossing the mountain, they wouldn't have been able to get down from Green Cloud Mountain even in half a month.
It was already nearing dusk, and the three of them could even see Heavenly Water City at the foot of the mountain.
At most, it was only another one or two shi chen away.
But there was nothing to be done.
The city gates closed at night.
By the time they arrived, the gates would have long been shut tight.
They could only find a nearby place to make do for the night.
The three of them passed through the mountain forest and came to a main road frequented by people.
The other side of this road circled around Green Cloud Mountain, with one end connecting to Qi Prefecture and the other to Liu Prefecture.
Since it was a main road, they could occasionally see some pedestrians, so it wasn't like on the mountain where the only living things they saw were either insects or baring-fanged wild wolves.
Not far ahead, there was an inn on the road down the mountain.
Merchants and travelers were coming and going; it looked quite lively.
Having a house to stay in was definitely more comfortable than being out in the wild.
The three of them approached without hesitation.
At the entrance of the inn, a little girl of about ten was playing hopscotch by herself.
She was completely engrossed in her game, her two skyward braids, tied with red cords, bobbing up and down.
A waiter was standing at the entrance to welcome guests.
Seeing the three approach, he quickly said:
"Three female heroes, please come inside~"
Yang Yiyi: Awesome!
She loved it when people called her a female hero.
Upon entering the inn, there was no sound of clinking cups and boisterous laughter.
Most people were eating while chatting in low voices.
This inn in the wild was unlike those in the city.
All sorts of people from every walk of life could be found here.
It was always better to be cautious when away from home, which was why it seemed relatively quiet.
Zheng Yinping tapped on the counter to get the attention of the innkeeper, who was busy with his accounts.
"Innkeeper, are there any rooms left?"
"Yes, yes, but it's crowded today, there's only one room left. What do you three female heroes think..."
"It's fine, give us one room."
Although they had reached Liu Prefecture, they weren't home yet, so they definitely couldn't let their guard down completely.
Anyway, they usually took turns sleeping, so someone was always awake in the middle of the night.
One room was acceptable.
The innkeeper quickly took a key and a wooden tablet with Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches written on it from behind him and handed them to Zheng Yinping.
Li Yingluo said:
"And bring us a few dishes. We'll eat in our room."
"Our inn is small and the guest rooms are small too. There's no space for a table. Why don't the three of you dine in the main hall?"
Rubbing his bald head, the innkeeper said apologetically:
"But there's no meat left today. The three female heroes will have to make do with some vegetarian dishes."
Yang Yiyi wondered:
"Why?"
"A lot of Jianghu people came today, every one of them like a hungry wolf. The meat dishes our little shop prepared have all been wiped clean. The delivery cart won't arrive until tomorrow."
Li Yingluo discreetly turned to glance around.
The main hall was indeed filled with many armed Jianghu people.
Jianghu people generally didn't gather for no reason.
Something major must have happened in the martial world.
However, this probably had little to do with the three of them.
Li Yingluo and Zheng Yinping were proper daughters of officials.
Yang Yiyi called herself a Jianghu person, but in reality, she didn't even understand the rules of the Jianghu.
"Then just give us a few vegetarian dishes and a few steamed buns."
"Right away."
The innkeeper called out to the waiter who was busy in the main hall:
"Huzi, quickly show these three female heroes to a table. Be quick about it."
"Yes, coming. Three female heroes, this way please."
The waiter led the three to an empty table at the side of the main hall and served them a pot of coarse tea.
Vegetarian dishes were easy to prepare.
Before long, the dishes and steamed buns were all served.
The three of them gnawed on their steamed buns with tea.
Yang Yiyi was eating heartily and without a care, while Li Yingluo and Zheng Yinping pricked up their ears, discreetly listening to the surrounding conversations.
"Second Brother, can we make it in time?"
"Cut the crap. If we wake up early tomorrow, we'll make it."
"I, Gu Tao of the Rushing Thunder Sword, am determined to get the treasure in this Leishan Vault."
"If not for the journey, I would have definitely sought your guidance today."
"You're too kind, you're too kind."
"I say, Boss, are we really going to this Leishan Vault opened by the Tianjue Palace?"
"I heard it's filled with countless divine techniques, secret arts, and heavenly materials and earthly treasures. Why shouldn't we go?"
"I just feel like it's a trap. How can there be such a good deal?"
"Hah, Third Brother, you haven't been in the Jianghu for long. This Leishan Vault opens once every twenty years. It's been like this for several hundred years. We're not the only ones who have gone."
"But that Tianjue Palace acts in ways that are neither righteous nor evil..."
"You're just being fussy. The disciples of those famous righteous sects have plenty of martial arts to practice and disdain associating with Tianjue Palace. But what do we brothers have? If we don't take the risk, do you expect a peerless master to fall from the sky and teach you?"
Li Yingluo and Zheng Yinping listened to the commotion around them.
As soon as they heard the key phrase "Leishan Vault," they immediately understood why so many Jianghu people had gathered.
In Liu Prefecture, there was a mountain where furious thunder rumbled all day long, known as Leishan.
This Leishan Vault was, to put it bluntly, the treasure within Leishan.
Legend had it that a peerless master once achieved enlightenment on Leishan, leaving behind countless stone carvings of his cultivation techniques.
And because Leishan was treacherous, it was also home to countless heavenly materials and earthly treasures.
But not just anyone could go up Leishan, because at the foot of the mountain was a sect called Tianjue Palace.
There were rumors that the founder of Tianjue Palace had become a master of his generation only after accidentally entering Leishan and learning the divine techniques and secret arts within.
Logically, guarding such a treasure mountain, they should prevent anyone from touching it.
But this Tianjue Palace did not follow the beaten path.
Every twenty years, Tianjue Palace would open the path up the mountain, and any young talent under the age of thirty could enter.
There were quite a few who had learned peerless divine techniques there.
It was just that Tianjue Palace's reputation wasn't very good; they acted in ways that were neither righteous nor evil.
But their members' martial arts were extremely strong, so as long as it wasn't a major issue of right and wrong, no one generally dared to trouble Tianjue Palace.
The famous righteous sects naturally disdained associating with them.
Their disciples had plenty of martial arts to study, so they naturally didn't care whether Tianjue Palace opened the Leishan Vault or not.
But most of the minor sects and unaffiliated Jianghu people cared a great deal.
Every time the Leishan Vault opened, young heroes from all corners of the land would flock there.
Not only did Jianghu people know about this, but even official's daughters like Li Yingluo and Zheng Yinping were aware of it.
After all, Tianjue Palace was in Liu Prefecture.
Although they had no interaction with the Imperial Court, they were still a major sect, so they would have heard something about them.
As for Yang Yiyi...
The steamed buns were really fragrant.
Was it that no one from the Green Robe Sect came because they also didn't care about the treasures in the Leishan Vault?
No, it was just that the Green Robe Sect was purely self-important, believing that although their sect was small, it was still a famous and righteous sect, and they disdained associating with Tianjue Palace.
So Yang Yiyi had no idea about this matter at all, nor did she pay close attention to what others were saying.
Of course, this had nothing to do with Li Yingluo and Zheng Yinping either.
The allure of peerless martial arts was not as compelling as the prospect of returning home quickly.
So the two of them just listened to the surrounding noise to confirm what these suddenly increased Jianghu people were here for, and then didn't pay much attention to it.
"You're eating just this?"
A sudden voice made the three of them freeze and turn their heads.
The little girl who had been playing hopscotch at the inn's entrance had made herself at home and sat down at their table.
Her chubby little finger pointed at the garlic-fried rapeseed on the table.
"Eat up, drink up. So young yet so health-conscious. You're not nuns."
Seeing her act like a little adult, Yang Yiyi was amused.
"Little sister, you must be hungry, right?"
"Hmph, I wouldn't be able to eat this. I need at least a banquet with eight meat and eight vegetable dishes."
"There's no eight meat and eight vegetable dishes, but I have some candy here. Take it to shut your mouth."
Yang Yiyi took out a handful of creamy milk candy.
The moment the child saw it, her eyes lit up.
"Wow, this is so exquisitely wrapped."
"Right? It's milk-flavored, very delicious."
The child unwrapped it in a few moves and stuffed it into her mouth, rice paper and all.
It was clear she was very satisfied; her eyes had narrowed into crescents.
"Mmm, not bad, not bad. For the sake of this candy, I'll tell you something good."
Still in the mood to humor a child, Yang Yiyi asked casually:
"What good news?"
"This inn... is haunted."
Are you sure this counts as good news?
(End of this chapter)