The Spirit World

Chapter 37: Journey to the Border
There is an old saying: There is a strange mountain in the east called Bai Ling. The mountain contains the spiritual essence of the four directions and contains the creation of heaven and earth. Immortals often visit it, using clean mist as shield and white clouds as formation. In all seasons, the mountain is covered with fragrant grass, and friends of all tribes gather there, and groups of spiritual beasts gather there. Many people in the world who seek immortals have tried to find its traces but could not.

Dongyu Bailing Mountain is located in the southern part of the Ether Empire to the Principality of Allan. Going north from the border of the Principality of Allan, you will come across a Peach Blossom Spring [Taohuawu], which can be visited along the coast. However, those who have not had this fate cannot see it. After the peach blossoms are gone, there is a river [asking for directions and marriage]. Going further in, there are two stone lions, majestic and solemn, and then there are a thousand steps. Ten steps lead to a landscape, and a hundred steps lead to a pavilion. Wherever there is a pavilion, there is a house. The vermilion building door, golden glazed tiles, pure white ring hole wall, in the middle of the high pavilion there is a dome-shaped stone dragon, and the door of a house has the following couplet:
[Shock the Eight Desolations and punish the evil of heaven and earth for justice]

[Shake the demons of the four seas and protect the spirits of mountains and rivers for kindness]

Above the door is a black plaque with golden characters [Dong Yu Guan Shi].

There is an old saying in Dongyu: Evil men do not cross Dongyu, and monsters are no bigger than Bailing.

Dongyu Bailing Mountain is the place where the Demon Sealing Well of the Ether Empire is located. It is under the jurisdiction of the [Dongyu Ning Family]. The surrounding cities are all named Bailing, and there are [Bai Ling City] and [Bai Ling County]. The head of the Ning Family is [Bai Ling Gong], who is a well-known family. The head of the Ning Family was originally the eldest son Ning Ji. Later, Ning Ji was assigned by the gods to guard the Demon Sealing Well of [Huacheng]. The head of the Ning Family was taken over by the second son Ning Qing. Ning Qing disappeared for a long time in [Alan Principality 2016], that is, [Ether Empire 2013]. He was taken over by [Ning Family Guard] Ning Tang. Dada, the rabbit orc housekeeper who followed Ning Ji to Huacheng, also returned to Bailing Mountain in [Ether Empire 2020] and then left, and took over the Bai Family again. [Big Housekeeper] Tan Mingqiu issued a family head order to find the only bloodline of the Ning Family [Ning Family Young Master] [Chang Yufeng] who was lost in the Principality of Allan.

[Ether Empire 2023] [Exorcism] Tang Zhaozhao [Stargazing] Ning Chunxi found the young master Chang Yufeng in Wenti County and was rushing to Dongyu Bailing Mountain.

[That Night] [Border between the Ether Empire and the Principality of Allan]

"Snapped!"

"Tom!"

"Crack!"

Zhao Zhao lit the fireworks, which shot up into the sky, spreading in all directions, lighting up the sky with colorful lights. The fireworks were brilliant and fleeting. It was a token to inform all the people in the Ning family who were looking for the young master. Different from the alarm fireworks and ordinary fireworks, this kind of fireworks would continue in the hands of nearby people who knew about it until everyone knew about it.

"Snapped!"

"Tom!"

"Crackle!" Someone nearby knew that they were on their way. Along the way, fireworks were set off everywhere. On the road leading to Bailing Mountain, fireworks were set off one after another. And throughout the Principality of Allan, fireworks were set off one after another to express peace.

Chang Yufeng looked at the special way of sending messages in the Ether Empire and couldn't help but admire it. This kind of message sending method is rare in the Principality of Arlan. Most of them are opened by magic letters. There are very few novel methods. This is the first time for him who has lived in the Principality of Arlan for ten years. Lin'er and Erica lay on the window. They looked at the fireworks with stars in their eyes. After leaving the Principality of Arlan, which is basically made of marble, the ancient style and fragrance of the Ether Empire with vermilion wood and pure white walls really attracted them. They pointed their fingers at the fireworks to show Chang Yufeng. Chang Yufeng could only move his two eyes. He looked at them with a doting face, nodded, and said it was beautiful.

It was indeed very beautiful. It happened to be summer, and all kinds of fireworks festivals were being held in the cities of the Ether Empire. The delicacies and lanterns from all over the Ether Empire would light up at different times to celebrate the harvest and pray for good luck.

"Okay, the notification has arrived." Zhao Zhao clapped his hands and looked at the colorful fireworks with pride. These were in line with the characteristics of the Ether Empire. As a native of the empire, it was indeed difficult to adapt to the local customs in a big stone city like the Principality of Allan. And this feeling was even stronger when the Principality of Allan came to the Ether Empire.

"Sister Zhaozhao, is it really okay for you to set off signal fireworks during the fireworks display?" Chunxi distributed the candied haws to the three little ghosts, and when she saw that the young master couldn't eat it, she put one in her own mouth.

"Oh! No way! Look, isn't that the signal for a meeting?" She pointed at the colorful fireworks signal in the distance and said proudly: "You have to believe in my execution ability and the ability of the Ning family's guards, okay! Always underestimate me like this!" Zhao Zhao snatched the candied haws from Chun Xi's hand, bit off one, and sat back in the dragon carriage.

Chunxi angrily entered the dragon carriage to settle the score with Zhaozhao. Chang Yufeng looked pitifully at Lin'er and Erica eating candied haws in front of him in a very strange posture. He could only swallow his saliva, helpless.

"Oh, young master, you are so pitiful. If you keep going like this, I'm afraid you won't be able to eat all the delicacies along the way!" Zhao Zhao showed off the candied haws in his mouth and smiled with narrowed eyes. Their dragon cart was placed at the sentry post, which was like a small mobile village with many dragon cart houses from different regions and different mounts. Every day, people come and go, and the village is sometimes big and sometimes small, and can gather or disperse, but people have to go home after all. This sentry post also holds everyone's lovesickness. Many guests who stay here will spontaneously want to go up to the sentry post to express their thoughts about the bright moon. Therefore, there are not only ancient buildings of the Ether Principality here, but also food vendors from all over the country. These are a few items that are not lacking anywhere. "Woo, woo, woo, so pitiful!" Chun Xi also chewed the candied haws with relish.

Ever since they took in Chang Yufeng, the so-called young master, they often wanted to tease Chang Yufeng. After all, they were a few years older than Chang Yufeng and would not do anything out of the ordinary. Just like this, teasing him with delicacies that Chang Yufeng could not eat could add some fun to the boring life of the two people on the road.

"Brother! Let me give you mine!" Erica placed a half-eaten candied haws in front of Chang Yufeng. Although Chang Yufeng's eyes lit up, he couldn't eat these things. The porridge he drank every day was all top-notch delicacies. Before he untied the bandage, he couldn't touch these things. Lin'er watched quietly, stopped eating the candied haws, and also thought about giving it to Chang Yufeng.

"Ah! Angel Erica!" Chunxi hugged Erica and rubbed her face. Although Erica was unwilling to be rubbed like this, she had no way to break free and could only accept Chunxi's rubbing of her face. But as long as Erica ran fast enough, she could run behind Lin'er. Zhaozhao and Chunxi were both very respectful to Lin'er. Hiding behind her, they would not have the "face rub disaster"

"There's a thief!" A woman shouted outside the house, and the sentry rang with a gong. The huge gong shocked everyone. Zhao Zhao took the sword and left, and flew out of the dragon carriage in one step. Chun Xi shook her head and said to the three people: "Hey! Let's go and see what's going on! It's not safe for us to stay here. Remember to stay by my side! Don't run around! Got it?"

Everyone nodded. As soon as they went out, they met a man in black holding something and walking through their dragon carriage. The lizard dragon jumped in fright. Zhao Zhao stood nearby. She was surrounded by some men who looked very skilled in martial arts. They surrounded a man who was kneeling on the ground begging for mercy.

Chang Yufeng and Chun Xi both felt very strange. The thief was caught in an instant, so why did the person who just ran over do that?
Lin'er and Erica did not see this. They stood aside and comforted the frightened lizard dragon.

"Chun Xi! Guess who I met?"

"Who?" Chun Xi looked around but didn't see anyone. Chang Yufeng was sitting in the driver's seat of the dragon car and looking at them calmly.

"Ning Chunying! Your sister!"

"Hmph, I won't go to see her!" Chun Xi crossed her arms, a little angry, angry at Hua Chunying.

"Well... okay." Zhao Zhao knew what she was talking about, so she had no choice but to agree and got on the dragon carriage.
She glanced at Zhao Zhao, then looked in that direction.

Humph, that stinky woman is still so cold.

As she was thinking this, the dragon carriage drove away from the border. With a ray of light, she saw the man looking over here.

She hurriedly hid in the dragon carriage, leaving only the rumbling sound of the wheels.

The person in the distance smiled, and someone asked her why.

She didn't answer.

No words were said.

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(End of this chapter)