Chapter 1372: Chapter 1373: When in Ro
Moreover, the dicine Saint following him in secret undoubtedly added an extra layer of protection, ensuring him peace of mind.
Imagine having a True Master Five Realm Peak bodyguard by your side; what kind of prestige would that bring!
All the way along, the dicine Saint arrived at the Western Region.
Here, towering mountains rise steeply, the terrain is treacherous, valleys crisscross, and most importantly, it is desolate and uninhabited.
He wondered why Lin Yifan ca here. Was he trying to find the Tian Shan snow lotus? But the Tian Shan snow lotus was in his possession, and Lin Yifan knew that, surely he wouldn’t be foolish enough to look for a second one?
He felt there was sothing dubious, so he tightly followed, not letting Lin Yifan have the chance to shake him off.
Arriving at the highlands of the Western Region, looking at the towering mountains, Lin Yifan was also baffled, not knowing where the so-called Twin Peaks were or where the so-called Blue Moon Valley was.
Why search for the Twin Peaks and Blue Moon Valley? Because the address obtained by the Moon Worship Sect Hierarch stated: Beneath the Twin Peaks, between Blue Moon Valley, lies the location of the foreign cultivation organization.
Only by finding Twin Peaks or Blue Moon Valley could he locate the foreign cultivation organization possessing the red Immortal Ring.
Hundreds of thousands of years have passed, countless things may have been buried by ti. Perhaps the so-called Twin Peaks have already collapsed, or Blue Moon Valley may have long ceased to exist.
Of course, this was just Lin Yifan’s guess; whether this was the case, he did not know.
To quickly find Twin Peaks and Blue Moon Valley, Lin Yifan felt that asking the locals was a good thod, as at least locals would know more than him, an outsider.
Thus, he continued flying, searching for herdsn grazing livestock on the highlands of the Western Region.
After searching for a while, he finally found a herdsman tending to yaks.
Without hesitation, he imdiately landed and pretended to ask for directions, approaching the herdsman.
The herdsman, seeing him unfamiliar, and noting his clothing and skin color were quite different from his own, determined Lin Yifan to be a traveler or a lost tourist.
To confirm Lin Yifan’s identity, he asked in broken Shenzhou Country language: “Who are you? What do you want?”
“I am a tourist and am currently lost. Could you help guide ?”
This was a better way to relieve the herdsman’s suspicions, so Lin Yifan used his tourist identity.
Hearing Lin Yifan’s answer, which was exactly what he thought, the herdsman felt there was an opportunity, so he asked: “Where do you want to go?”
“Twin Peaks, Blue Moon Valley!”
“This… seems a bit difficult.”
The herdsman looked troubled, as if he had encountered a problem.
Lin Yifan guessed the herdsman’s thoughts. The other party simply wanted to take advantage of the situation, so he took out a stack of money and tempted him: “If you can take there, this money is yours.”
Seeing the thick stack of money in Lin Yifan’s hand, the herdsman’s eyes glimred with gold and revealed a greedy expression.
The amount of money amounted to several thousand, perhaps more than what he could earn in half a year of herding, so without hesitation, he imdiately agreed to the deal, even though he didn’t know where Twin Peaks or Blue Moon Valley was.
Just like that, Lin Yifan smoothly secured guidance to Twin Peaks and Blue Moon Valley, simpler than he imagined.
“Could he really know where Twin Peaks and Blue Moon Valley are?”
This was a doubt; Lin Yifan always felt that things obtained too easily weren’t real, possibly hiding traps.
Nevertheless, since he was here, he would go along. Besides, he was a Cultivator protected by the dicine Saint, what was there to worry about? Could a re herdsman turn things upside down?
Letting go of his worries, Lin Yifan followed the herdsman, embarking on a journey toward Twin Peaks and Blue Moon Valley.
The herdsman decided to first return to the camp because it was getting late, and he needed to prepare ample provisions to lead Lin Yifan on the road.
In the highlands of the Western Region, so places are desolate, and food is scarce; without enough food at hand, one could possibly starve.
Lin Yifan felt the herdsman’s considerations were reasonable, so he let down his guard, returning ho with the herdsman.
At the camp were two families. Seeing his brother bring back a delicate-skinned foreigner, a robust young herdsman used the Western Region language to ask his brother who this foreigner was.
The herdsman who brought Lin Yifan back used the Western Region language to answer his brother’s question and revealed a special piece of information.
Since Lin Yifan hadn’t learned the Western Region language, he couldn’t understand what these two male herdsn were saying. He stood there alone, quietly waiting for them to finish talking.
Knowing that Lin Yifan was a wealthy person, and alone, the herdsman on the opposite side started plotting, asking: “What do you plan to do?”
“What do you think?”
The two herdsn exchanged a aningful look.
In fact, the herdsman who brought Lin Yifan back had long considered this; he brought Lin Yifan back to enlist his brother’s help in dealing with Lin Yifan.
Lin Yifan was so generous, casually pulling out a stack of money, indicating he must have more valuable items or a lot of money; doing this one thing could ensure they never have to herd again in their lives.
Moreover, in this Western Region highland, for miles around no one is present, even if they were to kill Lin Yifan, no one would know.
Considering all these reasons, he felt, it was suitable to go through with it.
Lin Yifan was entirely unaware of the thoughts these two herdsn had; he thought they were just chatting casually.
Soon, as night fell, to welco this honored guest Lin Yifan, the two families chose to have a bonfire dinner.
At the banquet, Lin Yifan tasted the highland herdsn’s specialty cuisine, such as tsampa, butter, dried beef, cheese, milk tea, and so on.
The milk tea here was not the ordinary milk tea on the market, but salty milk tea made by boiling tea water and directly adding milk and putting in salt.
Lin Yifan was tasting salty milk tea for the first ti, feeling it a bit special.
Highland herdsn also drink alcohol, and they consu barley wine.
Barley wine is brewed from barley; it is yellow-orange in color, with a sweet and sour taste, low in alcohol content, resembling beer; in the Western Region highlands, everyone, young or old, loves this wine.
“Three mouthfuls per glass.” Drinking the host’s offered barley wine is the most basic etiquette; it’s said, when in Ro, do as the Romans do, so Lin Yifan did not resist, completing this basic ritual.
He drank barley wine with a higher alcohol content, similar to the white liquor from the Central Plains; he wasn’t sure if this was the usual drink of the herdsn, nonetheless, in this place, he was like a guinea pig, soone told him to do sothing, he followed, such is the way of adapting.
Thewine prepared for Lin Yifan was specially treated, as the two families aid to intoxicate Lin Yifan, then seize the treasures on him, discarding him in the wild.
Though it was very cruel, for profit, they were willing to risk it.
Lin Yifan was subjected to rounds of toasting, making him almost drunk.
Fortunately, he was a Cultivator, otherwise, he would’ve been drunk unconscious long ago.
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