freenovelworld Chapter 586 No matter how far the road, she must find her.
Chapter 586 No matter how far the road, she must find her.
As expected, as soon as Gillian Chung appeared, the guards at the city gate immediately knelt down in unison.
"Greetings, Your Excellency the Holy Envoy!"
Then, with utmost respect, they opened the city gate.
And so, without anyone even asking Lu Yangyang and the others a single question, they entered the city without any trouble.
After entering the city, the city gate behind them was quickly closed again. The group couldn't help but look at each other in disbelief. No one had expected things to go so smoothly.
But with so many doubts, no one dared to be careless.
Li Shisan asked Lu Yangyang, "Now that we've entered the Holy Capital, what do we do next? This place looks no different from a town, so shouldn't we find an inn to stay in first?"
That's true, but it's hard to say whether there's an inn in this area.
Just then, someone's stomach rumbled.
The group looked rather dejected. In the past two days, to avoid being discovered and to prevent any problems with the food sent by the other party, none of them dared to eat much. At most, they would only taste the fruits that they were sure were safe. By now, they were starving.
"Let's find a place to eat first. Since this is the capital, it should be very lively, and there should be places to eat," Lu Yangyang suggested.
None of them had any objections, and they didn't dare to ask for directions in this place, so they walked along the widest road into the city.
The city was bustling with people, far more than they had seen along the way. Perhaps it was because of Ah Jiao, the giant python, that they were able to walk around the city with it so casually. Not only did no one find it strange, but everyone who saw the python bowed to it with great respect.
Wen Qingqing, curious, whispered to Yin Yueling, "Hey, do you think Ajiao was originally some kind of holy envoy from Yuechuan Kingdom, who sneaked into the dense forest and you just happened to stumble upon her by chance?"
Yin Yueling put her hands on her hips in anger: "No way! Ah Jiao and I grew up together, and it's even a few years younger than me!"
Yin Yueling met Ajiao in the dense forest when she was about seven or eight years old. Ajiao was not that old at that time, at most less than a year old. How could she have come from Yuechuan Kingdom?
Wen Qingqing asked in confusion, "Could it be that we were just lucky?"
“Maybe we were just lucky,” Lu Yangyang said softly. “Along the way, I’ve observed the people of Yuechuan Kingdom. Many of them have the habit of raising snakes. Even the bamboo Chief Li used to guide us was a bamboo viper. I suspect that the sacred Gu of Yuechuan Kingdom is probably related to snakes, and it’s very likely a python. Even if that’s not the case, the snake is still a sacred object of Yuechuan Kingdom. So the giant python is a sacred envoy in Yuechuan Kingdom, with a high status. That’s why we got lucky, because no one would doubt their sacred envoy.”
Although Lu Yangyang was only guessing, she couldn't help but get excited because the Azure Python she was looking for was also a python, and it might really be in Yuechuan Kingdom.
Upon hearing Lu Yangyang's words, Wen Qingqing's eyes widened: "So it's just a case of the fox borrowing the tiger's might? As long as Ajiao leads the charge, we can walk sideways in the capital without anyone stopping us?"
Lu Yangyang quickly covered her mouth: "It's better to be careful."
Yin Yueling happily hugged Ajiao's thick snake body and rubbed her head against it, saying, "My darling, you're amazing! We'll be counting on you from now on!"
Li Shisan stared in disbelief: "This is possible?"
As it turns out, it really works.
Taking advantage of Ajiao's prestige, Yin Yueling casually asked someone for directions to a restaurant. The person even enthusiastically led them to the restaurant entrance, saying that the Holy Envoy's meals were free and that any restaurant in the city would have meals specially prepared for the Holy Envoy.
The group of people looked at the restaurant in front of them with expressions of naiveté. It didn't look much different from the restaurants in the towns of Dazhao, except that the buildings were different. The restaurants here were built taller and were made of stone, but painted with colors. The columns on the roof were also decorated with snake sculptures.
Along the way, Lu Yangyang saw some totems, all of which were snake totems.
In Dazhao, snakes are still a very fearsome creature, but in this place, snakes are allowed to come and go freely. Even the food has specially opened up passages with fences, as well as stone pillars and round platforms for people to rest. Obviously, it is not prepared for people.
The group entered the restaurant, found a seat, and were about to order when they heard a burst of enthusiastic cheers.
They looked in the direction of the sound and found that someone was telling stories upstairs in the restaurant.
"Today, we will continue the story of the Classic of Mountains and Seas. It is said that..." As the cheers subsided, a clear and bright voice came from the second floor to Lu Yangyang's ears, and Lu Yangyang stood up abruptly.
Without saying a word, she hurriedly climbed over the stair railing and ran up to the second floor, heading towards the storyteller's platform. Upon seeing the storyteller, Lu Yangyang was so excited she almost cried, but the words she wanted to say only escaped her lips.
"reward--"
A small ingot of silver landed steadily on the storyteller's platform.
The storyteller girl's words caught in her throat. She turned around in shock and met Lu Yangyang's gaze. Her eyes instantly reddened, and she tilted her head back, swallowing back her tears. However, the corners of her lips trembled slightly and turned up in a faint smile.
She quickly wiped her eyes, then picked up the silver ingot and said to the attentive audience, "My throat is sore today, please have some tea, we'll continue tomorrow."
Then she handed the silver ingot to the maidservant serving her and winked at Lu Yangyang.
Lu Yangyang understood and quietly went downstairs. Just as she reached the bottom of the stairs, a little girl came over and tugged at Lu Yangyang's sleeve, saying, "Come with me."
Lu Yangyang followed her around to the backyard and into a small room in the corner.
Sheng Yunjiao suddenly threw herself into Lu Yangyang's arms, burying her face in her neck: "I knew it, as long as we waited a little longer, something good would happen, didn't you see? Let me pinch you, I'm sure I'm not dreaming, right?"
Lu Yangyang reached out and pinched her waist, making Sheng Yunjiao scream in pain: "You really pinched me? It hurts so much! Waaah, Yangyang, it really wasn't a dream, it really was you! I dream every day that you saved me! How did you hear that? Did you have the same dream as me?!"
Lu Yangyang couldn't help but let her tears fall. She hadn't had a single day without being terrified on her journey. She didn't even dare to imagine it, nor could she imagine it. She was afraid, afraid that after traveling such a long way, she wouldn't be able to find her.
But Sheng Yunjiao was the first person to call her "sister," so no matter how far the road, she had to find her.
so far so good.