After gathering her thoughts, she composed herself. "Since they are guests from Jin Kingdom, it would be improper to neglect them. Go lift the restriction at once!"
"Yes!" General Li cupped his hands and accepted the order, then swiftly departed to carry it out.
"Ah, we have not properly looked around this vast Fire God Temple. It is rare for us to leave the palace, and since we are here, let us take a good look around, inside and out." Noble Consort Lan took her daughter's hand, and the group began accompanying them on a tour.
She had come here to place her hopes in the gods. She had never intended to come and go in haste, lest it be disrespectful. She was simply even less willing to leave hastily now.
At the foot of the mountain, General Li arrived, along with Noble Consort Lan's order to let them pass. The sealed mountain road was opened.
"Please!" Guo Wenshang, finally breathing a sigh of relief, gestured for the guests to ascend the mountain.
Yet just as the group started forward, General Li suddenly stretched out an arm to stop them again. "Cultivators may not go up the mountain!"
He did not need to guess that these people surely had cultivator attendants by their sides.
Everyone could understand that. It was his duty, after all, for the safety of the noble consort and princess.
However, Guo Wenshang's and Mai Deman's cultivator attendants could be stopped, but Yuan Cong beside Jia Wuqun could not conveniently be left behind. Without Yuan Cong, communication would be difficult. If Jia Wuqun could not do without Yuan Cong, who could understand the meaning of Jia Wuqun's gestures?
In the end, after Guo Wenshang mediated and guaranteed it, even Wei Duo was stopped. Among all the cultivators,