Chapter 391 - Sneak In

After Yuan Shao left Yuan Xue An determined to be healthy and learn cultivation whenever her body feels ready, she hopes she will not become her brother burden again and so Yuan Xue An left the manor and went White Dragon Palace with Jin Hao to hasten her treatment.

At the same time, the reparation of Yong Heng Manor is complete, their room is even bigger and more luxurious than the previous one and Zhao Li Xin adds large bathroom with Massive pool on the center to replace the bathtub, the pool made with special stones to keep the water hot, in short Zhao Li Xin created hot spring inside his manor.

Lory didn't hate the idea and she's to lazy to question how they able to do this. she just finishes her bath when she enters Zhao Li Xin's room, he was examined the old map from Yuan Shao. 

"No news from sacred mountain peak?" Lory's arrival brings smiles to his face. he put down the old map on the table as he leans his back on the chair waiting for her to come closer.

Lory take a seat across of him as Zhao Li Xin clasp his hand above his stomach "Is about time for us to visit the sacred mountain peak"

"We do hold this matter for too long" Lory agrees with him.

"It also a good time for us to sneak in after Xie Xiu Wei dies there was a struggle for choosing another candidate as the leader of the Sacred Mountain Peak society" Zhao Li Xin smirk, this is also the reason why the Sacred Mountain Peak didn't bother him for a while.

"We better come in hurry, who knows if someone took away that records before us" Lory smiles excitedly.

"I think you just can't wait for another exciting trip," he said jokingly, he remembers Lory make the same face when they decide to come to the ancient tomb. Well, Zhao Li Xin make a note for himself not to lose her this time.

"You can come with me but...."

"Don't leave your side" Lory cut in before he finishes.

"I'm mean it this time, humans are crueler than any beast" he reminded her.

"I know..." she can't agree more as her smiles grew wider "So when we leave?"

"How about now?" Zhao Li Xin tilted his head as he smiles cunningly.

Lory lifts her chin with a naughty expression on her face.

The two of them left with Mong Ki and Mong Yi, the journey will take two weeks with carriage until they reach Tang Sheng city, the city is the entrance to the cloud city many people who lived there is Sacred Mountain peak affiliated, it can be said the city is the extension of the cloud city and under sacred mountain peak control even the governor who rules the city must bow down to them.

Tang Sheng city is not as glamour as Jing An city or picturesque as Nan Jing city not even lively as Ching Su city, Tang Shen city is crowded and more cluttered with big and old building surrounding it, the difference between rich and poor is obvious as heaven and earth, the difference even more conspicuous compare to others city.

Fortunately, Zhao Li Xin carriage looks modest from the outside so no one gives second glance when they pass through the city, Zhao Li Xin used the identity as a merchant to enter the city the guards suddenly stop them and make a ridiculous reason to reject their entry permits, Mong Ki finally needs to pay a sum of money to shut the guard mouth.

After they see the glowing silver inside the pouch the gates face beamed and his attitude change dramatically. he smiled widely showing his yellow teeth as he courteously let Zhao Li Xin carriage enter without further disruption from other guards.

Zhao Li Xin faces unperturbed as he leans on the soft pillow with half doze eyes, Meanwhile, Lory scowled in annoyance, she always found it bitter every time she met with corrupt workers especially if they are part of the military. When you can buy the people who supposed to protect their citizen it means no one is safe.

"Corruption has taken root for a long time in this city, you better didn't take it to the heart" Zhao Li Xin prepared Lory for what to come.

Lory let out a long sigh "If small soldiers like them dare to take bribe openly, I can only imagine how bad the corruption in this city"

"You can feel danger is lurking everywhere when sacred mountain Peak wants to do evil deeds they will use all these people so don't you dare leave my side" Zhao Li Xin reminds her with a serious face. 

"I wouldn't" Lory roll her eyes as she tired being reprimand repeatedly.

"And don't forget to hides Girsha, just in case it will attract unwanted attention" 

"Oh okay" Lory nod her face but then she frowns "How about you, when we talk about unwanted attention, your face is the biggest reason" Lory teased as she wiggles her brows.

Zhao Li Xin faces turn sullen but he has no words to refute her, he took out a wooden box from his spatial ring and he opens the box carefully, inside the box there's a skin mask, Zhao Li Xin then put on the mask on his face as he tapped his face carefully for the skin stick naturally to his skin.

in a few second Zhao Li Xin exquisite face turn into a humble young man, Zhao Li Xin even add a mustache to cover his face, Lory grinned widely when she looks at him. Zhao Li Xin has transformed to a humble merchant in late thirty, she never thought he will choose to look like this, Lory burst to laugh she cover her mouth as she falls on the pillow next to her while laughing heartily.

Zhao Li Xin didn't mind Lory laughing at him but he wonders if he looks so weird "You think it didn't suit me?" he asked.

Lory struggles to hold her laughter it took a minuted for her calmed herself "Not like that, I have seen you wear skin mask before but I never thought you will choose to be a middle-aged man like this, it's hilarious" Lory can't stop giggling.

"Well compare to your disguised I think my disguised is nothing" he reminds how much Lory has changed her looks from a radiant beautiful goddess with a purple iris into a boring and ordinary woman.

Lory pursed her lips "Is less conspicuous..."

Zhao Li Xin smiles faintly, the truth is he glad Lory hides her real face if not he can't imagine how many love rival he would face right now "Maybe you need to change your face a little just in case someone recognizes from seeing you at the Lu Clan at that time"

"Ah, you right!" Lory almost forgot about that, they want to infiltrate Sacred Mountain peak and can't avoid to stumbled with the members of the society who knows if any of them recognize her.

Lory rub her thumb on her left wrist and the small circle glow in dimmed purple light, Lory rubbed her face slowly when she let down her hand her big eyes transform to small and slanted with thin long eyebrows, she looks a bit like a fox but not in a good way.

"What do you think?" Lory lowers down her hands as she blinks her slanted eyes repeatedly asking for a compliment.

Zhao Li Xin loves Lory's eyes the most so he is not happy when Lory changed her eyes, he stares at her with frown with utter disliked.

"That bad huh?" Lory guessed Zhao Li Xin hated her disguised.

"Change immediately after we complete with our quest" he reminds her sternly.

"Noted it!" she playfully wink at him.