"What era?"
When Verdant Green Maiden asked that question, Liu Chen and Ruan Zhao exchanged a glance, confusion filling both their eyes.
Ruan Zhao bowed and replied, "The fifth year of Yongping. Why do you ask, miss?"
The fifth year of Yongping?
Verdant Green Maiden raised an eyebrow and calculated the years. Then she said to them, "Listen carefully, you two. Three hundred and sixty-five years have passed since you entered the mountain!"
At her words, both Liu Chen and Ruan Zhao stared in astonishment.
"No... how is that possible?!"
Verdant Green Maiden asked in return, "Why should it be impossible? Just look at what I'm wearing. It's very different from what you remember, isn't it?"
The clothing of the Southern Dynasties differed greatly from that of the Eastern Han.
Though few people could afford clothing made from such Immortal Brocade as Verdant Green Maiden's, the cut and style were much the same. Liu Chen and Ruan Zhao could naturally tell that her clothes differed from what they remembered, but three hundred years...
It was simply beyond anything they could imagine.
"No! It can't be... Three hundred years! My family!"
Ruan Zhao stumbled backward, overcome with emotion. Liu Chen hurried to comfort him, then turned and asked, "Miss, could you tell us where Shan County is?"
"First, you have to tell me what exactly happened to you in the mountain. How did this come to pass?"
Verdant Green Maiden asked first.
Liu Chen frowned at her question. After considering it for a moment, he told Verdant Green Maiden what he and Ruan Zhao had experienced in the mountain.
"I see!"
After hearing him out, Verdant Green Maiden nodded in understanding and raised a hand to point in a direction. "Just keep going that way. You'll get there in a few