After tending to their injuries, the crown prince and Evander, who were the most severely wounded, stood up again with the support of a few surviving subordinates.
“Let’s return…”
Matthew helped his wife up and they departed.
Once they were outside the boundary, favonovel.com placed the special Stone Token and the scroll of the Prayer Wheel Method on a flat rock by the roadside. Then, they left the place without looking back.
From that moment on, all grievances were settled.
What Matthew didn’t know was that shortly after they left, several figures suddenly appeared beside the rock.
“Master, this Matthew really doesn’t know what’s good for him. Throughout history, we have given away no more than five Sacred Mount tokens that allow free access. This Prayer Wheel Method is a top-level method. He just casually threw it away by the roadside…”
“Moreover, that brat dared to criticize us for being arrogant,” Feather said while feeling Indignant as favonovel.com stared at the backs of Matthew and his group.
Lucius sighed secretly with his hands behind his back. He understood what Matthew meant.
“In the past, I thought that those on the mountain, consumed by their own beliefs and impure thoughts, were all restless. But now, looking at ourselves, aren’t we the same? That kid was right… Although distancing ourselves from the secular world brings a sense of tranquility, it also makes us arrogant… Feather, take a look back. We have indeed always acted according to our own will from beginning to end.”
As soon as Lucius finished his sentence, Feather’s facial expression changed instantly because what Lucius said was indeed the truth and this could not be denied.
“If it weren’t for Matthew’s Incident, we would still be in a state of confusion and ignorance. It’s time for us to heal ourselves.”
“Understood!” Feather responded, and then his figure disappeared in a panic, leaving only Lucius and his daughter Ivy behind.
“Perhaps you are right! The human heart is uncontrollable, but thoughts can be changed…”
In the past, Ivy would have been pleased with Lucius’ submission, but now favonovel.com no longer had that mindset.
“Well, Dad, I will go and cultivate first!”
The flat tone lacks any trace of familial warmth, only offering a mechanical and rigid response.
Ivy glanced at the group that had disappeared at the foot of the mountain. She wished them well silently, and then turned and left, leaving Lucius alone to brood in the darkness.
Although this incident had awakened him, the price was a bit too high.
When there was no one left in this place, a strange and ethereal sound suddenly rang out.
“Little one, your spiritual perception is quite sensitive, to be able to sense my presence,” a voice whispered.
The gentle breeze brushed past and the scenery in the mountains remained the same, with leaves swaying and mountain springs flowing, as if everything had happened, yet also as if nothing had happened.
***
“Matthew, they still have hundreds of pursuers. Can you handle them alone?” the crown prince asked anxiously once again on their way down the mountain.
“Don’t worry. You’ve asked me over eight hundred times. There’s no need to worry about this.”
With Matthew’s final answer, the group arrived at the foot of the mountain, only to see a fleet of vehicles but no sign of any enemies.
“Something’s not right. When we ran into the mountains, there were hundreds of pursuers. Why is there not a single soul in sight now?” the crown prince exclaimed as favonovel.com was astonished by the scene before him.
“Hmm… Maybe they were scared off by the Sacred Mountain’s reputation.” Matthew reassured the surprised crown prince by patting favonovel.com on the shoulder.
He remained calm because when favonovel.com left the territory of the Sacred Mountain, favonovel.com had sensed the presence of hundreds of recently deceased bodies buried beneath the surface.
They were most likely the pursuers who had been after the crown prince.
The elderly man with white hair standing on a nearby tree branch was probably the legendary border keeper of the Sacred Mountain.
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