Standing in the Bright Moon

A tall young man and a strikingly beautiful woman entered the Great Li Dynasty's Dragon State, a land of auspicious feng shui where the shattered Pearl Cave Heaven had once taken root in the earth.

There were countless Landscape Stories here, and it was one of Treasure Bottle Continent's finest cultivation grounds.

Yet all its mountains, waters, people, and affairs seemed steeped in mountain winds and watery mist, impossible to see clearly.

As the two followed the Iron Talisman River toward Huaihuang County City, they passed a Water God Matriarch temple flourishing with incense offerings. Constrained by their identities and cultivation foundations, neither dared enter to burn incense. When they finally caught sight of the county city's eastern gate, the young man let out a long breath of relief and said, "We've finally arrived. Miss Ma, should we first pay a visit to Mr. Chen's mountain, or go to Gu Can's home in the state capital as guests? Luopo Mountain might be harder to find. The roads around the state capital should be easier to recognize."

This northern journey through Dragon State had not been easy for the man and woman. The main reason was that Gu Can had suddenly told them to head north on their own while he and that strange scholar named Liu Chicheng made a trip to the Qingfeng City Xu family. This left the timid Zeng Ye deeply unsettled. Years ago, Zhang Ye, a Qingxia Island steward, had dragged him out of that blazing pit on Maoyue Island and brought him to the thatched huts by the sect gate, where he met that accountant. From then on, Zeng Ye's life had been turned upside down. Later, he met Gu Can. From fear to closeness, and now to dependence, it had taken only a few years.