The remaining 100 or so kilometers of their journey on the Embroidered Flower River was peaceful and smooth sailing.

When Chen Ping'an and the others disembarked, Li Huai and Lin Shouyi were already carrying brand-new bookcases. Along with Li Baoping, they were now increasingly living up to their so-called 'journeys with books on their back'. As a result, Chen Ping'an now looked like a young servant for children from large and powerful clans. 

If one didn't see with their own eyes, one would find it hard to imagine that the young boy was actually a practicing martial artist. Moreover, he was a martial artist who had resoundingly defeated the martial arts subordinate of a county magistrate of the Great Li Empire. In fact, the martial arts subordinate hadn't even been able to throw a single punch. When they disembarked the ship, this martial arts subordinate had been carried off on a stretcher.

Before disembarking, Chen Ping'an had already studied a geomancy map of the area carefully. He didn't plan to travel through Wanping County Town. Instead, they would take a detour around the town and continue south through a magnificent mountain range. This section of the journey would take them approximately half a month on foot. Chen Ping'an had asked around on the ship, and he had learned that there was a mountain path that they could follow. However, it would be far more difficult to traverse than the bluestone path that snaked through Go Table Mountain. Horse carriages wouldn't fit, and most people walked this path with donkeys or mules.

If they didn't choose this mountain path, then they would have to pass through a county town. However, Lin Shouyi said that he was yet to comprehend the Yang talismans, so he would be unable to conceal the innate Yin energy of the Yin god. As such, the Yin god wouldn't be able to enter the county town. According to A'Liang, it was very likely that the city god pavilion, the Confucian temple, the martial sage temple, and the residence of the general would all naturally ostracize the Yin god. If a mighty figure was present in the county town, then it was also likely that they would face some complications.

As they walked, they continued to ask the passers-by for directions. During these times, Chen Ping'an would also probe the villagers about whether there were any strange legends relating to these mountains. For example, whether there were mountain ghosts present. When the villagers saw that they were...