Huang Tian and Gu Yue were both away from the manor today. The one left in charge was Zi JI, the law-enforcement elder.
Before long, three carriages set off from the gate, heading straight out of the city.
After more than half an hour, the road began to steepen, and the group continued on foot, climbing up from halfway up the mountain.
As the Royal Forest Park, its surroundings went without saying. After a thousand years of improvements, every view was breathtaking. Even Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo couldn't help letting their gazes wander.
The scenery around the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's residence was no worse, but it had an entirely different style. The buildings were made with great quantities of glazed tiles that looked like gemstones, turning the place into a city of jewels, dazzling with splendor.
This place, by contrast, was close to nature. Even the choice of every brick and tile seemed designed to blend seamlessly with the surroundings.
After about four or five minutes, they reached the mountaintop. A woman in her early thirties was already waiting at the path.
Under her guidance, they followed the ridge of the ring-shaped mountain for another ten minutes before finally finding Huang Tian and Gu Yue.
Gu Yue lounged beneath a tree on a reclining chair, her legs crossed and a faint smile on her lips. Her hands were together as if she were applauding.
Huang Tian, meanwhile, looked like a drowned rat. His hair and clothes were soaked through with lake water, clinging tightly to his body.
Yet he stood bolt upright on the surface of the water, his face brimming with triumph. He grinned so widely that his two rows of white teeth gleamed.
Ever since obtaining the complete Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record, he had been