Taoist Randeng and the others had already arrived outside White Bone Mountain, but they did not rush straight into Skull Cave to confront Shi Ji Niangniang face-to-face...
Instead, they concealed their auras.
They landed from far away!
From a distance, they looked toward White Bone Mountain. Its endless peaks were jagged and treacherous, nearly barren of vegetation. Strange rocks jutted everywhere, most of the exposed stone a ghastly white. No wonder it was called White Bone Mountain.
Such a desolate and remote place made Taoist Randeng and the others frown... Which of their own sacred grounds was not brimming with spiritual energy and vitality?
If they had not come to find Shi Ji Niangniang today,
they would not have stopped here even if they had flown past it!
After suddenly coming to a halt, Li Jing naturally grew curious. His teachers had been in such a hurry to find Shi Ji Niangniang, so why had they suddenly stopped?
Could they be planning to let it go?
Just as he was thinking this,
Taoist Randeng turned to Jin Zha and Mu Zha, smiling lightly as he said:
"Jin Zha, Mu Zha, we of the Expounding Sect have always valued proper conduct. We cannot punish someone without first hearing them out, nor can we simply come to their door and accuse them. As juniors, you two should go pay her a visit first and determine whether there has been some misunderstanding."
Before Jin Zha and Mu Zha could reply,
Manjushri, the Heavenly Lord of Broad Law, said calmly:
"One's appearance is born from one's heart, and one's surroundings nurture one's temperament... White Bone Mountain and Skull Cave are so remote and strange. Shi Ji is surely not easy to deal with. You two must be careful!"
"Do not try to act tough