Chapter 109: Challenges

After Nan Xun jumped off the tree, he held onto Jun Huang’s wrist without thinking. Jun Huang startled, her heart skipping a beat, but she didn’t let it show on her face. She forced herself to look away.

A loud bang. The smoke slowly dissipated. A gust of wind cleared out their view. Nan Xun pulled Jun Huang behind his back. After what they had been through the past couple of days, he would take no chances. He waved the smoke away from his view.

Once the air was clear, the house they had spotted up on the cliff turned visible. This close to the house, they marveled at seeing such elegant architecture deep inside the mountain. Not everyone had the luck to live in a place like this.

While the others were appreciating the architecture, Jun Huang had her eyes fixed on the closed door. “It is said that Mister Ji Bo is a master of divination through astronomical observations, and that he possesses unparalleled intelligence. This gentleman and my companions have overcome many obstacles to pass the disorienting formation. Does Mister Ji Bo still refuse to let us in?”

There was no response. The house was as lifeless as an abandoned ruin.

Jun Huang frowned.characters makes the character ‘Lin’.

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” She cupped her hands at the page boy. “You are a page boy, but you are knowledgeable. How admirable.”

The page boy blushed. He was not used to being complimented.

He turned to Ji Bo, who turned to Jun Huang. Ji Bo didn’t expect a woman to possess such a quick mind. If she had been born as a man, she would have become the most well-respected official of this generation.

It was a shame that she had been born in such chaotic times.

Jun Huang saluted Ji Bo. “I have passed the first challenge. May the gentleman start with the second one?”

Ji Bo clapped. “The gentleman is remarkably bright. Let us go into the next stage. This is a test on your ability to remain calm in face of dangers. Enter the formation I have set up and fight ten enemies. Which one of you wants to volunteer yourselves?”