Chapter 264 – Tainted Gold, Spiders, Dolls, and Dogs—A Full Tour of Happyland Zoo - Part 1
Li Yuan had encountered many ghost domains over the years, and the mightest one he had seen so far was still Yan Yu’s general store. But compared to the Exotic Beast Park located within the depths of Hidden River Province’s ancient ghost street, his wife’s dual-entity shop wasn’t even on the same level.
Now, the place the Holy Tree Temple had come to explore was precisely the Exotic Beast Park of Silkfloss Province, also known as Happyland.
Most ordinary people only knew it as Happyland, but in truth, the correct name for this ghost domain was Happyland Zoo.
Li Yuan was nervous because he had no idea how such a complex ghost domain operated. The disciples of the Holy Tree Temple were cautious as well, driving groups of condemned prisoners off into the distance to scout the area.
Two hours passed; then four; and soon, night fell. The surrounding mountains formed dark silhouettes on the barren plain. Yet the death row convicts still hadn’t encountered a single threat, even though they ran around shouting, rolling on the ground, and carrying on in bizarre ways.
Bonfires flared in clusters, lighting up the heavy gray-black tents and the silent shadows of prisoners walking by. Li Yuan and Cui Wuji had chosen a secluded, safer spot up on a mountaintop. Before long, Jing Banfeng appeared with a few clan members in tow. A short while later, an elder of the Gu Clan also arrived.
“Thank you for your efforts, Master Li,” Jing Banfeng said with a jovial laugh. He took a seat next to Li Yuan and turned to admire the winding wall of crimson flowers that snaked across the land like a blood-red python. “Remarkable, truly remarkable. I can’t believe you’ve managed to tame that thing so well... You’re one of the finest talents we’ve got in the Holy Tree Temple.”
Li Yuan gave a half-helpless smile. “Clan Head Jing, I’m your clan’s son-in-law, you know. You don’t have to overdo the flattery.”
Jing Banfeng laughed again. “I’m just telling it like it is. Master Li, your abilities eclipse even some of our Holy Tree Temple’s elders.”
Cui Wuji didn’t seem bothered in the slightest; Li Yuan was also married into the Cui Clan, and if you wanted to talk seniority, Li Yuan belonged to them first. If his status had surpassed the Holy Tree Temple’s elders, then so be it.