Chapter 349: (2): Official Recognition for the Burial River, Borrowing a Saber from the Martial Sage Temple, Sword-Carrying White Ape
This city god was wearing the official garb unique to officials from the Great Quan Empire's Ministry of Rites, and the rank decoration on the front of his garb adhered to similar regulations as those of living officials in the yang world. The decoration would be a reflection of his official rank.
The only difference was that the official garb of city gods was black, and this represented the fact that they were representatives of the mortal emperor who patrolled the yin world to keep watch on the many ghosts and yin souls who wandered around during the night.
Chen Ping'an remained calm and composed as he watched the conflict between the mountain god and the river guardian.
After all, this conflict was nothing more than a minor skirmish compared to his experiences in Dragon Spring Prefecture and his encounters during his two trips to distant continents. This conflict couldn't be regarded as funny, but it certainly wasn't something that would astonish Chen Ping'an. It was very difficult for Chen Ping'an to experience a thrilling sensation similar to that of climbing to the peak of Cloud Drape Mountain for the first time or witnessing a majestic river for the first time.
Zhu Lian stood beside Chen Ping'an, and of the four subordinates following the young boy, this person left the strongest impression on the members of the Yao Clan. This was because compared to the three other subordinates, this hunchbacked old man truly appeared like a follower and a servant.
Moreover, the members of the Yao Clan had heard about the performance of these four subordinates in the battle in the border inn, so they were roughly aware that the stunningly beautiful woman with a sword on her back was a sword expert, the dignified and impressive-looking Mr. Lu was a saber-wielding martial arts grandmaster, and the taciturn Wei Xian could rival an entire army by himself, proven by how he had blocked the group of Qi refiners from the imperial court.
Meanwhile, this hunchbacked and kindly-looking old man was actually the most ferocious and brutal out of the four subordinates. Following the conclusion of the intense battle in the border inn, the hunchbacked old man had stood there surrounded by mangled corpses and severed limbs.
Zhu Lian didn't look at Chen Ping'an.
Many times, there was no need to observe the human heart using one's eyes.