Mount Takao lay ahead. Led by Aoi Yui, we quickly made our way up the mountain along a small path behind it.
The terrain around Mount Takao was particularly treacherous.
The path Aoi Yui led us along was a path among paths, practically a plank road.
Then Aoi Yui spoke up:
"I've been to this area several times. Every time, it was to steal medicine from the Medicine King Temple."
"Medicine? What medicine?"
I was the first to ask.
Everyone else also looked at Aoi Yui, and she immediately answered:
"It's a medicinal herb those monks grow using corpses. It has a powerful effect of refreshing the mind and dispelling fatigue.
They call it Corpse Green Incense.
Whenever I get bored, I come here to steal some.
That's why I take this route..."
"Corpse Green Incense?"
"Never heard of it!"
"But if it refreshes the mind and grows from corpses, it's probably no good stuff!"
"..."
We chatted as we continued onward.
Before long, we reached the first checkpoint on the mountain path, where guards were stationed.
A stretch of rocky cliffs lay ahead. We could only leave our current position by passing through the opening in those rocks.
Watching from afar, we saw three monks standing at the rock passage.
They were talking. Their voices were low, but we could still hear them clearly.
It was all incomprehensible gibberish.
"Mao Jing, what are those monks saying?"
Mao Jing snorted.
"A bunch of lecherous monks. They're discussing which brothels in Mulberry City are good."
"These monks sure know how to have fun. I'll go over there and kill them all!"
Zhang Yuchen moved to act as soon as he finished speaking.
"No rush. Let's observe for a while first. Killing them is easy; the main thing is ensuring our safety."