The carriage traveled straight to the entrance of the Magical Beast Mountain Range, where Tian Yan, Red Serpent, and the others had already been waiting.
Everyone in town had been gathered in the square, so no one else was entering the Magical Beast Mountain Range at the moment.
The carriage stopped, and Chen Cheng stepped out. Then, like a perfect gentleman, he helped Yan Lingji and Xiao Yi Xian down as well.
The mountain paths were rugged, and the carriage could go no farther. Chen Cheng had the coachman return to the inn first, intending to cover the rest of the journey on foot.
"Xiao Yi Xian, you'll lead the way from here. Any trouble we run into along the way will be dealt with by them. Please." Chen Cheng spoke to Xiao Yi Xian.
"Mm." Xiao Yi Xian nodded without objecting.
This was the condition she had agreed to with Chen Cheng, and she would not go back on her word.
In truth, Chen Cheng could have simply had Xing Hun use his mind-reading technique on Xiao Yi Xian. That way, he would have learned all her secrets. But Chen Cheng did not do so.
Xing Hun's mind-reading technique was far too tyrannical. Once this secret art was used, it would inflict severe damage on the target's soul, essentially turning them into an idiot.
Chen Cheng bore Xiao Yi Xian no ill will, so he would not use such methods on her.
Xiao Yi Xian walked ahead to lead the way. She often entered the Magical Beast Mountain Range with mercenary teams to gather herbs, so she was quite familiar with this stretch of the mountain range around Green Mountain Town.
In the past, the mercenary teams protecting Xiao Yi Xian would encounter all kinds of trouble. Once they