Divine & Bizarre: Increasing Points to Invincibility-Chapter 203 - 121: Arrival at Nanjun Prefecture Government! The Mad Commandery Prince of Nanjun! (10,000-word - , please subscribe)_4

Chapter 203: Chapter 121: Arrival at Nanjun Prefecture Government! The Mad Commandery Prince of Nanjun! (10,000-word Chapter, please subscribe)_4

Xie Jiu was leading a horse, which was pulling a cart.

On the cart lay a sealed Destiny Coffin, covered with thick black cloth.

Therefore, outsiders couldn’t tell what was inside.

"Amitabha! Daoist Priest Fan really has a heart of chivalry," Monk Zhi Kong spoke, "Counting along the way, Daoist Fan has saved countless common people and has slain many malevolent beings and strange creatures that endanger all directions."

"..."

These few people had been singing Fan Wu’s praises throughout the journey.

And not a single one repeated themselves.

Fan Wu felt as if he had grown calluses on his ears from listening.

At this moment, Monk Zhi Kong finally changed the topic, and he addressed Xie Jiu, asking, "Amitabha, Little Banner Master, do you know why The Great Revered One is so fixated on the Destiny Coffin? Even after repeated failures, the party is persistently unyielding. Could this be... an excessive obsession?"

Xie Jiu responded, "I’m not very clear on it either. The uniqueness of the Destiny Coffin lies in its ability to understand the past and present, and it can even foresight into the matters of the world and sometimes predict the future."

"This is my most basic understanding of the Destiny Coffin, for a more in-depth knowledge, I’m equally unclear."

Xie Jiu paused, then continued, "Perhaps, some high-ranking officials within Nanjun Prefecture’s Astral Observatory know of other special circumstances regarding the Destiny Coffin itself?"

As he spoke these words, his tone was somewhat uncertain.

After all, he was just a Little Banner Officer in the Astral Observatory.

It was quite remarkable that he knew this much.

Clearly, secrets of a deeper nature would not be disclosed to a low-ranking officer like him.

Yun Jiuqing muttered, "According to some stories told by street storytellers, perhaps the coffin hides a secret to eternal life, or maybe it contains a secret that could elevate one to the rank of immortals?"

Xie Jiu shook his head, "If The Great Revered One truly is a rural Evil God, the matter of longevity may no longer be a fixation for Him."

"As for joining the ranks of immortals..."

Xie Jiu said with a bitter tone, "If the Destiny Coffin really holds such a secret, I’m afraid that The Great Revered One would not need to take action himself."

Yun Jiuqing was taken aback and asked with some confusion, "Why is that?"

Next to her, Monk Zhi Kong interjected to explain, "The temptation to join the ranks of immortals could not only draw one Great Revered One. Perhaps... the first to be moved by such a desire would be someone from the Astral Observatory."

Xie Jiu stated helplessly, "Yes!"

Although he didn’t particularly want to admit it, such an event was indeed possible.

And the likelihood was very high!

The group continued on their journey,

and chatted casually.

On this final stretch of the road to the Great Zhou Nanjun Prefecture Government, they luckily did not encounter any other strange and bizarre events. After another day and night of relentless travel,

they finally reached the outskirts of the Great Zhou Nanjun Prefecture Government late at night!

They were less than a hundred steps away from the imposing Nanjun Prefecture Government.

"We’re finally back!" Yun Jiuqing was so moved she was on the verge of tears—her life had hung by a thread for days on end. She secretly vowed—if she ever ventured out alone on a whim again, she’d be a dog!

Using the moonlight of the deep night, Monk Zhi Kong looked up at the towering city wall and exclaimed, "Amitabha... even though this monk resides in the Nanjun Prefecture Government, every time I see its walls, I can’t help but feel awed!"

"Even a cultivator with exceptional lightness skills likely couldn’t use them to leap over the wall and enter the Prefectural Government, right?"

While saying this, Monk Zhi Kong suddenly realized something.

He remembered that they had Daoist Priest Fan with them.

If it were Daoist Priest Fan, perhaps he wouldn’t even need to use such skills.

A single leap would suffice to get him over the wall.

Monk Zhi Kong had just witnessed last night how terrifying Daoist Fan’s jumping power was.

It was unlike any human’s!

Fan Wu was also looking up at that towering wall. The fact that he used the words "towering" was enough to show just how immense the walls of the Great Zhou Nanjun Prefecture Government were.

Fan Wu estimated... it must be about ten zhang high. Translated to modern units, that would be over thirty meters.

It was comparable to a ten-story building in stature.

Walls considered large and towering in his previous life were only about ten meters high.

Of course, a ten zhang height, for the current Fan Wu, was also just so-so.

The defenses of the Great Zhou Nanjun Prefecture Government were also extremely strict.

Even in such depths of night, there were squads of Iron Cavalry, each holding torches, patrolling below the city walls.

Faintly visible on top of the walls were giant crossbows as formidable as crouching beasts.

They possessed an immense deterrent force!

"Who goes there?!"

The presence of Fan Wu and the others in the dead of night made them highly suspicious, and a squad of cavalry immediately galloped over.

Each carried a torch, with the flames reflecting off their iron armor, making it glitter coldly.

The leader of the Iron Cavalry, although cold in tone, spoke fairly politely.

He addressed Fan Wu and the others, "What brings you few to the Prefecture Government in the dead of night? Why not visit the Prefecture during the day instead of choosing the most dangerous time at night?"

Yun Jiuqing quickly explained, "We have come all the way from Yinghe Prefecture, passing through Qiping County. There wasn’t enough time during the day, so we traveled through the night."