sbdcsierra Chapter 462 She remembered that face.
Chapter 462 She remembered that face.
Lu Yangyang soon felt the iron chains under the coffin swaying.
She carefully pried open the coffin a crack, listening to the sounds outside. Then, pretending that the coffin had been jostled and the lid had popped open, she poked her head out in a disheveled manner and timidly cried out, "Help, help me—"
Her eyes darted quickly across the fighting crowd, searching for Pei Ji's figure, while she clutched a dagger hidden in her sleeve.
Upon hearing the voice, Pei Ji's gaze swept quickly over her, and he met her eyes for a moment.
Then they quickly changed the direction of the fight, and in no time, the group flew to the other side on the iron chains and made a clean getaway.
The leader of the Celestial Palace cursed, pointed a few people to chase after them, and then ran back angrily, ready to settle accounts with Lu Yangyang, the one who suddenly appeared and caused trouble.
Lu Yangyang sat in the coffin, her eyes wet with tears, timidly looking at the people walking towards her, and said in a trembling voice, "You, you, what, what do you want to do?"
The leader saw her face clearly, and his brows furrowed suddenly.
"No wonder you were so eager to send her over, you actually missed such a top-quality piece!" The leader stared at Lu Yangyang, examining her as if she were a piece of merchandise.
Lu Yangyang huddled timidly in a corner of the coffin, her eyes lowered shyly, seemingly too afraid to look up.
The subordinate behind the leader asked, "Boss, what do we do? Silence them?"
The leader slapped him across the face: "Are you blind?! Haven't you brought any goods up the mountain for days?"
The subordinate replied uncertainly, "Five, it's been five days, hasn't it?"
"So you want to be buried with us? Take her with you, and head up the mountain now!" The leader cursed. "I don't know if that cripple fell down there. Send people to look for him. If we don't catch the troublemakers, we'll both be in deep trouble. Hopefully, this girl will please the immortal master; perhaps he'll be in a good mood."
The rest was left unsaid, but everyone understood.
Lu Yangyang understood, and her lowered eyes were filled with coldness.
She remembered that face.
The leader, in a bad mood, leaped to the other side of the hanging iron chains, grabbed one of them, and quickly climbed up.
The subordinate stepped forward to pull Lu Yangyang out, but thinking of his own life, he simply untied a rope from his waist and put it around Lu Yangyang's neck, instructing her, "Hold on tight to the rope, don't look around, understand?"
Lu Yangyang nodded timidly, gripping the rope tightly with both hands.
Seeing that she was very cooperative, the subordinates stopped making things difficult for her, tied the other end of the rope to themselves, and began to climb up the iron chain.
Seeing that the people ahead had already climbed far ahead, Lu Yangyang tentatively asked, "Will we fall if we keep going like this?"
The subordinate chuckled, "We've walked this path hundreds, if not thousands, of times. How could we possibly fall down?"
"Then... what was that person's name? Did he kill me?" Lu Yangyang asked timidly.
“You little girl, you talk too much. That’s our boss, Lord Wei. He used to be…” The subordinate started to speak but realized he had said too much. He snorted and said in a low voice, “Don’t ask so many questions. It won’t do you any good!”
Lu Yangyang quickly shut her mouth.
They had originally thought they would have to climb all the way up, but after climbing for a short while, a large basket was dropped down. The subordinate led Lu Yangyang and jumped in. The basket was much faster than the iron plate used to pull the coffin, and before long, Lu Yangyang was taken up the mountain.
Before her feet even touched the ground, Lu Yangyang could already sense the difference between this place and other places.
The mountain was almost entirely patrolled by guards, all clad in armor.
Lu Yangyang's heart skipped a beat. Even if she was completely ignorant, she knew that those who could wear armor were no ordinary guards. Apart from the regular army and the imperial guards, no one else, not even those in the capital's government offices, was allowed to wear armor at will. But this so-called immortal master's palace was equipped with armor of the same standard as the imperial guards... This was a real rebellion!
Lord Wei walked ahead, talking to a Taoist priest about something. The Taoist priest looked over at Lu Yangyang.
Lu Yangyang quickly lowered her head.
After a while, the Taoist priest came over, looked Lu Yangyang up and down, and said in a shrill voice, "She does have a pretty face, but she's dressed too shabbily. What kind of material is this dress? It looks rough. Send it to the Ruyi Palace first and let the fairy consort fix it up for her. Don't upset the immortal master."
Lu Yangyang's silence was deafening.
Why does this perfectly respectable Taoist priest sound more affected and pretentious than a palace eunuch?
So this celestial palace really thinks it's a palace!
Lu Yangyang tried her best to keep a straight face, making her look like she had been frightened. The Taoist priest even waved his hand near his nose as if he disliked her, as if she had some kind of smell on her.
Lu Yangyang: "..."
I've never seen such a great actor before.
Lu Yangyang didn't dare to speak. Soon, a young Taoist boy came over, blindfolded Lu Yangyang with a strip of cloth, and took her away.
Lu Yangyang was led by a rope, silently memorizing the direction with her feet. She didn't know how long she had walked, but she vaguely felt that the ground had changed.
Just then, the blindfold was ripped off, and Lu Yangyang opened her eyes. Her eyes widened in disbelief as she stared at the magnificent palace before her. Then, she slowly looked down and, sure enough, the ground was paved with white marble. No wonder it felt different when she walked on it!
How much money must one have to build such a palace!
Building such a palace atop a mountain requires more than just money; it also demands a vast amount of manpower.
That's fucking...a beast!
The young Taoist priest leading the way scoffed at her, "Another one looking around. You really are a country bumpkin with no knowledge. Alright, stop looking. Once inside, don't look around or ask questions. People like you were sent here to please the immortal. If you can satisfy him, this will be your residence, and you'll enjoy endless riches and honors. But if you displease him, you'll go back the way you came. Understand?"
Lu Yangyang blinked. How did she get here? In a coffin?
Is this little Taoist boy telling her that if she angers that stinky Taoist priest, she'll die?
Old thing.
Lu Yangyang cursed inwardly, but on the surface, she nodded timidly and followed the young Taoist boy into the palace with the Ruyi Hall hanging on it.
If she didn't go in soon, she wouldn't be able to keep up the act anymore; her palms were practically crushed from being pinched.
As soon as they entered the hall, they heard an impatient voice, "Where did you get this little vixen from this time?"