Li Chen didn't pay attention to Gu Jianfeng and Wei Mengru. Out of respect for Wei Chaoyun's face, they also refrained from causing more trouble.
"Mengru, you know, that Immortal Master Li..."
Gu Jianfeng prattled on endlessly, spitting as he regaled Wei Mengru with the legendary tales of Immortal Master Li.
And what frustrated Li Chen was that some tales baffled even himself.
When did I ever do such things?
When they reached the foot of Taiping Mountain, the incident Wei Chaoyun had feared finally happened.
A group of disciples with yellow turbans wrapped around their heads, wearing Taoist robes, and each brandishing a Peach Wood Sword, stepped forward to block their path, demanding what they called a "sincerity offering."
Acting on the principle that avoiding trouble is better than seeking it, Wei Chaoyun chose to pay off instead of inviting disaster, as long as it wasn't too much.
