"How did I end up in the Western Heaven on New Year's?"
Lu Yang wore a strange expression. Though he cultivated immortality, he wasn't superstitious, but however he looked at it, this didn't seem like a good omen.
At first, the words "Western Heaven" had startled Lu Yang. Then he realized this was Western Heaven City, governed by Western Heaven Temple and equal in status to Great Xia's Imperial City.
"Does the year beast run that fast? It brought me all the way to Western Heaven City in one go?" Lu Yang felt like he hadn't spent much time riding on the year beast clan leader.
It wasn't every day he got to visit Western Heaven City during the New Year. Thinking of how he'd been treated in Kaifu City, Lu Yang decided there was no harm in taking a look around Western Heaven Temple.
"Hello. I'm entering the city."
Though it was New Year's Eve, Western Heaven City's gates were still wide open, guarded by monks.
Lu Yang handed his identity credential to one of the monks on guard.
"Lu Yang?"
The monk first froze when he saw the name on the credential, then was even more astonished when he looked at Lu Yang's familiar face.
Was this the legendary Lu Yang?
Lu Yang entered the city without a hitch.
"The only trouble will be leaving the Buddhist Kingdom. I'll have to sneak across the border."
Lu Yang sighed. He had no choice; how else could he explain having a record of returning to the country but no record of leaving it?
Even if he told Great Xia's officials that the year beast had forced him out of the country, probably no one but Jiang Ping'an would believe him.
"Western Heaven City is pretty lively."
Lu Yang strolled along,