The pavilion was elegant and plain, its windows bright and spotless.
Seated before an ancient zither, Zhong Xinlan said, "In my opinion, it wasn't that he was afraid. He simply didn't want to invite trouble."
"I stood up for you, yet you call me trouble. The next time those mad bees and wild butterflies come harassing you, I won't bother with them."
The Red Skirt Woman feigned anger.
Zhong Xinlan shook her head with a smile. "Let's not talk about this. In another half month, Cloud Edge Temple's Karmic Relief Dharma Assembly will begin. We need to make the most of our time."
Cloud Edge Temple was exceedingly far away, located amid snowy plains in the Far West Land of the Southern Fire God Continent.
That place had been a bitterly cold and desolate wasteland since ancient times.
At their pace, even traveling by treasure ship would take half a month.
Speaking of their journey to Cloud Edge Temple, the Red Skirt Woman said, "I've always found it strange. It's merely a Karmic Relief Dharma Assembly to select a Buddhist Son. Why would Cloud Edge Temple invite all the major orthodoxies of the Southern Fire God Continent to attend the ceremony?"
Zhong Xinlan pondered for a moment. "I heard that during this Karmic Relief Dharma Assembly, Cloud Edge Temple will announce a major matter capable of affecting the balance of power across the Southern Fire God Continent."
"However, no one outside knows what this major matter is. Even the top giant factions of the Southern Fire God Continent know nothing about it."
The Red Skirt Woman frowned. "Cloud Edge Temple really knows how to whet people's appetite. I truly can't imagine what sort of major matter could alter the Southern Fire God Continent's entire landscape."
"When the day of the