Today's third update: Chapter 1761! 3/4!
Under Xu Kun's astonished gaze, Chen Cheng explained, "We offer tribute to Great King Inspiration only to protect ourselves. Aside from the first time, when my Chen family ancestor relied on Great King Inspiration to travel to the Western Liang Daughter Kingdom, we have used this method to cross the river every year when conducting trade!"
"When winter arrives, the eight-hundred-li Heavenly Reaching River freezes three feet deep, and all the strange phenomena vanish. We can walk across the ice, but the great demons in the river will also break through the ice to hunt for food. Every year, there are casualties from crossing the river, but this is the least costly way to do so!"
Xu Kun glanced out the window. It was early summer now—wait until winter?
The day lilies would have withered by then!
"There's no other way?"
"There's no other way!"
Xu Kun could not help looking at Kuzan, who nodded at him.
Waiting for winter was out of the question. Since they had to wait for the Heavenly Reaching River to freeze before crossing it without being affected by those strange phenomena, they would just freeze the river themselves!
"I understand the situation now. Time is of the essence—let's deal with Great King Inspiration first. Since he is a native creature of the Heavenly Reaching River, we can ask him whether he knows anything else!"
After hearing Chen Cheng's description of the Heavenly Reaching River's strangeness, Xu Kun had felt that it was somehow familiar...
He had heard of something like this somewhere before!
And beyond crossing the river, Xu Kun also had to consider how to unseal the providence of the Heavenly Reaching River's true source!
For now, he had no clue at all.
Since Chen Cheng