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In Southern Art County…
Lighting rumbled constantly in the skies. By rights, there should be no lightning in winter, much less on a clear day, yet the peals rolled on day and night without pause, unsettling the hearts of the people, who all feared some great calamity was about to occur.
Yan An had thought that after returning from the mountains, he would likely make another one or two trips there.
By his reasoning, since the Pingzhou Mountain God already knew his teacher’s intentions and had even invited him as a guest, that in itself showed a willingness. Still, the matter was a weighty one. Even if the Mountain God’s naturally hot-headed and combative nature, along with his resentment toward and fear of the Heavenly Palace, was enough for him to agree without hesitation to help Mr. Song, other matters, such as Mr. Song’s exact plans, the strategy of battle, how victory would be secured, and what benefits the Mountain God might gain afterward, would still require discussion.
Yet Mr. Song never asked him to go.
Yan An did not know whether it was because the gods in the heavens were urging and watching ever more closely, and his teacher, thinking his own cultivation too shallow, did not wish for him to take the risk; or whether Mr. Song and the Mountain God had already spoken in dreams; or perhaps they shared such a tacit understanding that no discussion was needed; or even that the Mountain God, in his fury, cared nothing for the rest and simply wished to cross swords with the Heavenly Palace.
Yan An could not figure it out.
At midday, he stood on the roof of the inn, the sunlight making him drowsy....
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