Chapter 857 - 242: Reunion with the Four Maidservants, Peace in the Homeland, Eternal Night Approaches, Invitation from the Immortal Realm

Chapter 857: Chapter 242: Reunion with the Four Maidservants, Peace in the Homeland, Eternal Night Approaches, Invitation from the Immortal Realm

He arrived at the front of a tent, hesitated slightly, then pushed aside the curtain and stepped in.

Inside the tent, four elderly women who had already sensed something, were holding knives and weapons in trepidation by the entrance. When they saw the curtain lift, they retreated in fear, looking at him with terror.

Li Yuan glanced over their faces.

He closed his eyes slightly.

He still remembered the youthful appearances of these old faces.

However, his relationship with them only stopped at master and servant. Unlike Lady Xue, who did many, many things for him, knew many of his secrets, and still accepted him.

The four elderly women were momentarily astonished when the visitor closed his eyes.

Suddenly, the visitor spoke.

"You must be the four maids of Plum, Orchid, Bamboo, and Chrysanthemum, right?"

An elderly woman nodded lightly and said, "We are."

This was the slightly bold Xiaozhu.

Li Yuan spoke softly, "An old acquaintance asked me to come and see if you have any unfulfilled wishes."

The four women remained silent for a few moments. Xiaozhu asked, "May I ask who this old acquaintance is?"

Li Yuan did not speak, but Zhenyan Xue from behind the tent walked in.

Seeing Zhenyan Xue, the four maids immediately understood.

The four women recalled past events and were moved to tears.

Zhenyan Xue said, "Speak freely."

Xiaozhu said, "Falling leaves return to their roots, we... we want to go home. Return... to Lianglong Mountain."

Lianglong Mountain, Li Yuan had learned about it before. This place belonged to Brocade County of Mianzhou Path and had not disappeared in the fires of war.

He nodded lightly, then said, "Pack your things, I will take you away."

Afterwards, Plum, Orchid, Bamboo, and Chrysanthemum began organizing their things.

But as they organized, many elderly people appeared outside the door.

Li Yuan looked carefully and recognized many old acquaintances.

These people had originally followed closely beside Lady Xue, and were from the batch of elders that were present back in Shanbao County, who then went to Mianzhou Divine Wood Hall, entered the commerce association, went to Chenxi Manor, and then came to the Western Pole.

Among them, Li Yuan also recognized Lin the Fourth, whom he had saved before; this man was once coerced by villains and had never divulged the wine formula. Now, his hair had turned gray, but perhaps due to the hospitality from Withered Fire and the Barbarian Race, he still retained his vitality.

Knowing that Plum, Orchid, Bamboo, and Chrysanthemum were returning to Central Earth, this group of people knelt before Li Yuan in a dense mass.

Homeland ravaged by war, unable to accommodate their bodies, thus they were in a foreign land.

Yet now, they are old and wish for their souls to return.

Falling leaves return to their roots, no more than this...

...

More than two hours later.

Led by Plum, Orchid, Bamboo, and Chrysanthemum, over a hundred people rode on the Gray Wolves brought by Xiao Wu Ya, accompanying Li Yuan and Zhenyan Xue out of the White Deer Clan.

Among these nearly a hundred people, besides some elderly ones, there were young people, middle-aged people, and even children; all descendants of the original elders.

Outside the clan, the Wolf Riders watched them intently, wanting to bite but not daring to do so.

After so many people left without reason, they couldn’t simply let it pass.

Thus, the Wolf Rider Commander gritted his teeth and personally led more than a dozen Wolf Riders from afar.

Predictably, they were stopped by Xiao Wu Ya.

The Wolf Rider Commander helplessly cupped his hand in salute and said, "Crow Mother!"

Xiao Wu Ya flapped his wings in mid-air and said, "Go back. If the Barbarian Queen finds fault, let her come to me. After all, you can’t win against me, she won’t blame you."

The Wolf Rider Commander smiled bitterly and then asked, "Then... can I ask the Crow Mother, in front of the Divine Tomb, what happened exactly?"

Xiao Wu Ya said, "The Barbarian Queen was defeated."

The Wolf Rider Commander said, "Impossible! I’ve seen the three-headed Wolf Riders the Barbarian Queen kept hidden, they are enough to sweep through Central Earth."

Xiao Wu Ya cawed, "All dead."

The Wolf Rider Commander insisted, "Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Xiao Wu Ya, not bothering to argue further, drew a line on the ground with his claw and said, "Don’t cross the line, cross it and you’ll be killed."

After saying that, Xiao Wu Ya flew away.

Crow Mother is one of the two great totems of the Western Pole and is very prestigious, especially after the defeat of the Barbarian King. The prestige of Crow Mother and Wolf Mother has not diminished but rather increased, and within two or three years, it has surpassed that of the Barbarian King.

Although the Wolf Rider Commander is a confidant of the Wolf Mother, he dared not act recklessly.

Two days later, the Wolf Riders who went to scout information returned, and described the miraculous scene that occurred in front of the tomb door.

The Wolf Rider Commander felt a wave of fear and trepidation.

By this time, Li Yuan and the others had left the old Eternal Night Line.

But the new Eternal Night Line had long surpassed this place by quite a distance.

The group traveled westward and then turned northwest.

Along the way, there was darkness and snow.

Towns buried in the snow were seen everywhere.

Zhenyan Xue saw the small town where she and Li Yuan had once gone to buy embroidered shoes, which now only had some higher roofs exposing ruined ridges from the snow.

Li Yuan passed the mountain where he took the Wolf Mother to watch the sunset, but Cang Mountain was now covered in snow, with no sunset.

Plum, Orchid, Bamboo, Chrysanthemum, and other old acquaintances saw the path leading to Chenxi Manor; they took a detour and saw their desolate former home bathed in endless darkness, without even a trace of light or the presence of life.

In the past, these roads had plenty of life’s hustle and bustle, but now all were buried in darkness and cold.

Those who traveled together whispered amongst themselves, fearful and yet hopeful, discussing what the outside world might be like.

Li Yuan said nothing, but Xiao Wu Ya told them tales.

The group listened with deep sighs and emotions. ⅇ

...

More than a month later, the group arrived outside Sword Gate Pass.

Only a little more than ten miles remained to the pass that blocks the Western Pole.

It was late autumn, but Cloud Mountain Path was still covered in snow.

Looking back, the world seemed to be frozen by snow.

At this moment, the group rode wolves, stopping unsure of what to do.

They surely couldn’t just ride wolves and casually stroll past Sword Gate Pass?