Ye Qiu looked up, seeing a city wall made of gold five hundred metres ahead.
It resembled a small villa.
Radiating golden light.
Unmatched in splendour!
“The Golden City! I’ve finally found the Golden City!”
Long Eyebrow Master shouted excitedly, his body trembling with overwhelming joy.
Ye Qiu felt a surge of shock, never expecting the legendary Golden City to truly exist.
But compared to Long Eyebrow Master’s excitement, Ye Qiu remained much calmer, his mind pondering several questions.
Who built this Golden City?
Why was it constructed here?
And what was the treasure?
“Little brat, come on, let’s check out the Golden City.”
Since spotting the Golden City, Long Eyebrow Master’s eyes hadn’t left it, his only thought now was to enter and find the treasure.
With that, he stepped forward.
“Wait!”
Ye Qiu suddenly grabbed Long Eyebrow Master’s sleeve, pointing to the side, saying: “Old man, look, what’s that?”
Long Eyebrow Master turned, spotting a stone tablet nearby.
Two lines were carved on it.
“Take one step forward, nine deaths, one life; take one step back, live to a hundred!”
After reading, Long Eyebrow Master laughed: “Little brat, don’t be scared.”
“These words are clearly meant to intimidate.”
“Besides, Master Dongxuan came here before, if there was real danger, he wouldn’t have made it out back then.”
Ye Qiu didn’t let his guard down, on the contrary, the more Long Eyebrow Master said this, the more vigilant he became.
“Old man, have you considered one thing, if there’s truly no danger here, why didn’t Master Dongxuan take the treasure with him back then?”
As Ye Qiu spoke, his eyes kept scanning, observing carefully.
“I don’t know why Master Dongxuan didn’t take the treasure, but I believe neither of us is fated to die young, we won’t perish here.”
With that, Long Eyebrow Master shook off Ye Qiu’s hand, striding towards the Golden City.
“Old man…”
Ye Qiu tried to dissuade him, but the old man suddenly sped up, his body shooting forward like an arrow.
With no choice, Ye Qiu followed.
Between the cave exit and the Golden City lay a barren expanse, no grass grew there, spanning five hundred metres.
They were only three hundred metres from the Golden City.
Suddenly, Ye Qiu’s eyelids twitched, a sense of unease flooding his heart.
He stopped immediately, shouting sternly at Long Eyebrow Master ahead: “Stop!”
Long Eyebrow Master turned back, asking: “Little brat, what’s got into you now?”
“We can’t go further, I sense danger.” Ye Qiu said gravely.
Long Eyebrow Master looked left, then right, asking: “Where’s the danger? I don’t see it.”
Ye Qiu said in a low voice: “I feel uneasy, I have a hunch, if we keep going, we’ll face great danger.”
Long Eyebrow Master laughed: “Little brat, I didn’t realise you were such a coward.”
“I’m telling you, don’t scare yourself.”
“I’m the world’s greatest diviner, if there was real danger, I’d have foreseen it.”
“Come on, follow me to the Golden City for the treasure.”
With that, Long Eyebrow Master stepped forward, but at that moment—
“Clang!”
A sword’s cry rang out.
Long Eyebrow Master stopped, realising the sound came from the Emperor Sword on Ye Qiu’s back, angrily saying: “Little brat, what are you playing at?”
“I didn’t touch the Emperor Sword,” Ye Qiu said.
“You didn’t?” Long Eyebrow Master’s eyes narrowed.
Ye Qiu took the Emperor Sword from his back, holding it, seeing it tremble violently, emitting a “clang-clang” cry, as if it wanted to leap from its sheath.
Ye Qiu scanned the surroundings, still finding no source of danger.
“The Emperor Sword is warning us, old man, do you still want to go to the Golden City?” Ye Qiu asked.
Long Eyebrow Master glanced at the Golden City, gritting his teeth: “Yes!”
Ye Qiu snapped: “There’s danger here!”
“Danger or not, I’m going!” Long Eyebrow Master said: “I worked so hard to find the Golden City, there’s no way I’m stopping now.”
“Master Dongxuan said the treasure in the Golden City can restore Dragon Tiger Mountain’s glory.”
“So I must go in.”
Ye Qiu urged: “Old man, if you keep going, you might die here, do you understand?”
“I understand,” Long Eyebrow Master gave a carefree smile, saying: “As Sima Qian said, man must die, either heavier than Mount Tai, or lighter than a feather.”
“Today, even if it means death, I must move forward.”
“For Dragon Tiger Mountain!”
His voice was soft, yet resolute and unwavering.
“Have you really thought this through?” Ye Qiu asked: “If you die here, won’t you regret it?”
“I’ll have no regrets,” Long Eyebrow Master looked at Ye Qiu, smiling: “Little brat, to be honest, when you shouted for me to stop, I also sensed danger.”
“When you asked, I pretended not to know, because I didn’t want to stop.”
“The Golden City is right there, the treasure inside can restore Dragon Tiger Mountain’s glory, how could I halt?”
“I’ve made up my mind, even if I lose my life here, I’m willing.”
“Little brat, you don’t have to risk it with me.”
Long Eyebrow Master smiled: “Since we met, I’ve saved your life, you’ve saved mine, despite our age gap, we’re like old friends.”
“If I die here, don’t grieve for me.”
“A man’s life is like grass in autumn, if I die for Dragon Tiger Mountain, it’s a worthy death.”
“But little brat, promise me, if I die, you must look after Shuisheng.”
“Shuisheng’s fate is extraordinary, if he grows up smoothly, he’ll surely shoulder Dragon Tiger Mountain’s burden.”
“With Shuisheng in charge, I’m at ease, though his mind isn’t the sharpest.”
“Little brat, promise me, you’ll take care of Shuisheng.”
Long Eyebrow Master paused, then added: “My only regret is bringing you here, yet failing to find the thousand-year elixir, but don’t worry, without it, you can still save Su Luoying.”
Ye Qiu immediately asked: “How?”
“It’s simple…” Long Eyebrow Master winked at Ye Qiu, with a sleazy grin: “You know.”
“Know what?” Ye Qiu didn’t catch on.
“Are you really clueless, or pretending?” Long Eyebrow Master said: “To save Su Luoying, just…”
“Sleep with her!”
