Chapter 186: Chapter 42 Summit of the Heavenly Gang Mountain_2
Ah Dai said, "My Life Life Decision technique was taught to me by my uncle. I’m not allowed to reveal his name. Before he died, uncle told me to go to Tian Gang Mountain to meet with the elder Sword Saint of the Tian Gang."
Liao Yi had a sudden realization, as if he had remembered something, and blurted out, "Could your name be Ah Dai?"
Ah Dai was shocked and asked, "How... how did you know?" He wondered: I’ve never seen him before!
Liao Yi was overjoyed, saying, "Wonderful, so you are indeed Ah Dai. I’ve done a great deed. You don’t know this, but the Great Ancestor Master personally issued a decree to have everyone in the Sect search for you across the continent. They must bring you before him. My luck is wonderful, to have met you here in the mountains. Let’s hurry to the mountain. With you being the one the Great Ancestor Master wishes to find, when we return to the sect, I can finally get some recognition."
Ah Dai scratched his head, asking, "Aren’t you tired? The Sword Saint of the Tian Gang wants to see me? Why is he looking for me?" The Sword Saint of the Tian Gang was the teacher of Ah Dai’s Uncle Owen, and now that Owen was over sixty years old, the Sword Saint would naturally be older. Therefore, he used the term ’elder’ to show respect.
Liao Yi nodded, saying, "Yes indeed! The entire sect has been mobilized and is searching for you. Don’t rest, let’s go quickly. As for why the Great Ancestor Master wants to see you, I don’t know. It seems that after Master Feng Ping returned from that time, he told the Masters something, and then the Great Ancestor Master issued the order to find you."
Feng Ping? That name sounds so familiar! Ah Dai thought carefully and only then remembered that he had met a middle-aged member of the Tian Gang Sword Sect in the Red Hurricane Tribe Small City. He had even given him a bag of gold coins. He was indeed a kind person. "Well, fine. I’m not tired anyway. How about you, Brother Yan Shi? Can you keep going?"
Having heard the conversation, both Yan Shi and Yan Li moved forward, with Yan Shi saying, "Brother Liao Yi, did you say the Sword Saint of the Tian Gang wants to see Ah Dai? Isn’t he done with worldly affairs?"
Liao Yi responded impatiently, "Don’t ask, just follow me. I’m only a junior disciple, how would I know much? Once we get to the mountain, everything will be clear."
Xuan Yue opened her hazy eyes, frowning she asked, "What’s the fuss about? Have we arrived at the Tian Gang Sword Sect yet?"
Ah Dai softly replied, "Not yet. I’ll tell you when we arrive. Come, sleep on my back, we need to get moving again."
"Oh." Xuan Yue acknowledged, and then mumbled sleepily as she rested back on Ah Dai’s back, "How much further is it? Why haven’t we arrived yet?"
Ah Dai smiled, saying, "Don’t worry, we’re almost there. Yue Yue, are you cold?"
Xuan Yue didn’t answer as her even breathing could be heard. Unsurprisingly, she had fallen asleep again. Ah Dai helplessly shook his head, comforting her with Life Life True Qi to maintain her body temperature, then turned to Liao Yi, saying, "Let’s get going."
Liao Yi, filled with extraordinary excitement, nodded his head and hurriedly raced towards the peak of the mountain along the small path. Ah Dai and the Yan brothers quickly followed up. The four shadows continuously ascended towards the peak of the Tian Gang Mountain.
When the five of them reached the summit, the day had just begun to break. The dark sky gradually turned deep blue while the eastern horizon had transformed into a color resembling white jade, gradually brightening. Under the increasingly brilliant illumination, mountains stood at the foot of the Tian Gang Mountain like blades. Only some towering peaks could be seen amidst the clouds, creating a dreamlike sensation, as if they had entered a fairyland. If Elf City was a gathering place of all the beautiful things in the world, then Tian Gang Mountain was a congregation of magnificent sights. The feeling of looking down at all the other smaller mountains gave an expansive view. As everyone was admiring the beautiful surroundings, a sudden red light appeared from the distant east. The sunrise, not at all harsh on the eyes, gradually ascended, painting the surrounding clouds gold.
Liao Yi stopped in his tracks, saying, "Your luck is indeed good. It’s rare to witness the sunrise. The sunrise at the Tian Gang Mountain is a renowned beautiful scene. ’Tian Gang’s dawn breaks as the first lights appear. The red sun rises, reflecting against the golden clouds’, is the praise given to Tian Gang’s sunrise."
At this moment, Xuan Yue was already awake, watching the beautiful scene with captivation, sighing, "How beautiful."
The sunlight gradually grew stronger, shining on everyone, coating them in gold as if they were clouds.
Yan Shi asked, "Brother Liao Yi, we’re almost at the mountain’s peak, but why can’t we see your Tian Gang Sword Sect?"
Liao Yi smiled, saying, "The peak of Tian Gang Mountain is quite flat. Our Sect’s buildings are in the middle, like a large courtyard. Of course, you can’t see it now. We’ll be there soon."
"Who’s that?" With a few rustling noises, few figures jumped out from the path ahead. They were dressed similarly to Liao Yi, four young males in their teens.
"It’s me. Are you guys on duty today?"
"Ah! So it’s senior brother Liao Yi! Weren’t you out patrolling the mountain? How have you returned so quickly?" From the respectful attitudes of these young disciples towards Liao Yi, it could be inferred that Liao Yi had quite the reputation among the fourth generation disciples. As the Tian Gang Mountain Range was vast, it usually took the patrolling disciples of the Tian Gang Sword Sect around half a month to make one round in one direction. Yesterday, Liao Yi was actually planning to travel at night because it was cooler but bumped into Ah Dai and company instead. His unexpected return understandably surprised the mountain-guarding disciples.
