Green hills, pale clouds, sparse grass, and a light breeze.
"You're going to Devil-Transforming Mountain?" Jiang Youfei leaned quietly against her wheelchair.
"I am." Li Qingxian gazed at the distant mountains and rivers.
"Have you prepared everything?"
"I've prepared everything I can."
"Mm. Be careful of the court."
"How so?"
"I don't understand government affairs, but they ought to make some small moves. In common terms, they'll try to disgust you."
"The more a mighty nation resorts to disgusting tricks, the more it proves they're at their wits' end."
"As long as you understand."
"Should I leave a few female generals here?" Li Qingxian asked.
Jiang Youfei looked toward the River Guard Army generals in the distance, where several female generals stood among them.
The corners of Jiang Youfei's lips lifted slightly before settling again. "Even so, Sky Firmament Sect would not dare touch me."
Li Qingxian smiled at the spirit beasts wearing gossip-hungry expressions. "Because of them?"
"They're stronger than many people."
"Yes." Li Qingxian sighed with feeling.
"When you return to the mountain this time, as an official disciple holding the Heavenly Venerable Token, you may enter the Sky Firmament Forbidden Ground and pay respects to the ancestral masters in the Hall of Former Masters. The Black Painting in the center of the Hall of Former Masters is said to bear the imprints of Thunder Duke and Lightning Mother. Yet aside from Patriarch Wang, no one has ever seen them. Even if you cannot see them, paying respects to the Black Painting will bring benefits."
"I've heard of the Sky Firmament Black Painting. Is it real or not?"
Jiang Youfei shook her head. "No one can say for sure. So long as they have paid respects, Sky Firmament disciples receive some small benefit. At worst, their cultivation speeds