Chapter 349 - 259: Priest Garden
"Yan Zhi Mountain, Benlong Ridge, Priest Garden... this should be the place..."
A knight dressed in a green robe, wrapped in a fur coat, with a felt belt around his waist, and a great sword on his back, rode over Snow Ridge, looking towards the shady side of the mountain.
He saw two mountains converging, earth veins intertwining, embracing a stretch of verdant plains guarded by the north and south mountains. Layers of peaks overlapped in green shades, pines and cypresses shone brightly, flowers and grasses thrived, enchanting and graceful, with bushes growing abundantly, colorful forests, and streams trickling; the green grass stretched to the sky, the river meandered, thousands of cattle and sheep feasted on the rich grasslands. Herds of horses galloped through the waves, racing freely among the gentle springs. The blue sky and white clouds, the gentle wind caressing the face, and the fragrant wildflowers competing in beauty made it a truly idyllic paradise outside the border, a real earthly blessing.
This was where Emperor Wu raised the Cavalry Army horses, the largest pasture in Kan Country, the Priest Garden.
It is said that during the Northern Expedition of the Immortal Palace, thirty-six Pasture Gardens were established in the border counties, raising three hundred thousand horses. At its peak, just the Priest Garden alone had as many as one hundred thousand horses, not to mention countless cattle and sheep.
The Kan State is vast, cold, and windy, with very few people capable of flying. Without livestock power, it is impossible to rule. It can be said that as long as you take this place, it’s like taking the fuel from under the pot, cutting off the rebel army’s foundation, and even the entire Kan State will be under control.
"Who goes there! Dismount in the mountain!"
Suddenly, a soft shout came, and a lead bullet whizzed past the knight’s ear, startling him into reining his horse to a sudden stop, nearly falling off.
The knight looked up at the sky in anger, only to see the person who shot at him was also a female sword cultivator in a green robe, with a soft sword around her waist. He quickly jumped off the horse and respectfully cupped his fists in apology,
"Greetings to this fellow Daoist, I am Wu Di, a Sword Sect Outer Mountain Disciple, who just formed a Golden Core, here under my master’s decree, to guard the Priest Garden at Yan Zhi Mountain."
"What! You’re Sword Sect’s Wu Di!"
The female swordswoman was shocked, slung her bow, smeared her waist, drew a Soft Water Treasure Sword, and jumped down from the clouds.