Chapter 718: Teacher Square
Translator:
CKtalon
The chick stood on Zhou Wenâs shoulder and looked around curiously.
However, the antelope looked listless; it didnât seem to like walking.
Zhou Wen wasnât in a rush. This trip was also a form of training. He planned on taking a look at all the dimensional zones along the way. He planned on taking a picture of all the dimensional zones with the tiny palm symbol to prepare for a full-scale break-out of dimensional zones in the future.
Ancient Sword Tomb was in Imperial Capital. Zhou Wen could also take this chance to visit Wang Lu and repay his debt.
Imperial Capital was also known as Capital. Unlike the Holy City that was jointly controlled by the six families, Imperial Capital was basically controlled by the Xia family. However, to everyoneâs surprise, the Special Inspector Bureauâs headquarters was also in Imperial Capital, not Holy City.
Zhou Wen had plans of making a trip to the bureauâs headquarters on his visit to the Imperial Capital.
As many roads were blocked by dimensional zones, all he could do was circle around them. He had to travel further. Even with Zhou Wenâs present strength, he didnât dare barge into unexplored dimensional zones to prevent any accidents.
The route Zhou Wen chose was the one An Sheng had planned for him. Although it was a little further, it was safe and reliable.
After carefully studying the information, the first relatively famous dimensional zone he encountered was called Five Dragons Mouth.
It was originally a scenic spot. After the dimensional storms, the Five Dragons Mouth turned into a complicated, stacked dimensional zone that had multiple dimensional zones within.
One of the most famous dimensional zones of the Five Dragons Mouth was called Mount Confucius. There was a Teacher Square in the western Mount Confucius, and Mount Laojun was in the east. Legend had it that the Confucian and Daoist families had competed here, leaving behind many moving tales.
After the dimensional storms, Mount Confucius became even stranger. One could often hear the sound of reading from Teacher Square, but when one really looked over, there wasnât a single soul.
There was also Arrow Atop. It was the highest peak of Five Dragons Mouth. It had many legends related to Hou Yi.
There were also other dimensional zones that had their own specialties. Zhou Wen planned on heading to the Five Dragons Mouth to take a look. If he could download the dimensional zones, it wouldnât be bad to keep them for future research.
...
Worm Dugu didnât know that Zhou Wen had left Luoyang, so he went to look for him early in the morning.
âMaster, are you awake? Iâm here to pay my respects to you. When are you free? Teach me, your disciple, how to raise a phoenix.â In order to learn the way to raise a phoenix, Worm Dugu didnât care about his reputation at all. He kept using the words, âmasterâ and âdisciple,â without any hesitation.
âWhy are you making such a din so early in the morning?â Li Xuan walked out of Zhou Wenâs dorm.
Before Zhou Wen left, he got Li Xuan to take all the food in the fridge to prevent it from spoiling.
âWho are you? Whereâs my master?â Worm Dugu glared at Li Xuan.
âHow would I know who your master is?â Li Xuan sized up Worm Dugu and saw that the old man was already in his seventies or eighties. To think he still had a master.
âYou walked out of my masterâs dorm, and you still say that you donât know who my master is?â said Worm Dugu.
âZhou Wen is your master?â Li Xuan widened his mouth as he sized up Worm Dugu in disbelief.
Zhou Wen was only seventeen or eighteen years old. How could he have such an old disciple?
âThatâs right. Zhou Wen is my master. Has he woken up?â Worm Dugu said matter-of-factly.
âIf Zhou Wen is your master, then wouldnât I, Zhou Wenâs classmate, be your martial uncle? Disciple-Nephew, thereâs no need to continue shouting. Zhou Wen has gone out and isnât on campus,â Li Xuan joked.
Worm Dugu narrowed his eyes. He recognized Zhou Wen as his master because he wanted to learn how to rear a phoenix from Zhou Wen. It didnât mean that others could use him as a joke.
âSure. That depends on whether you have the fortune to be my martial uncle.â Worm Dugu remained unperturbed as he secretly released a Black Blood Gu, hoping to teach Li Xuan a lesson.
However, when the Black Blood Gu crawled to Li Xuanâs side, it suddenly stopped moving. It sprawled on the ground and trembled. No matter how the Worm Dugu urged it, the Black Blood Gu didnât dare approach Li Xuan.
âEh?â Worm Dugu was slightly taken aback. He had never encountered such a situation.
He summoned a few more Gu, but the moment they approached Li Xuan, they immediately curled up in horror, not daring to touch him.
Worm Dugu wore a look of surprise.
Whatâs going on? Why are my Gu worms afraid of him? Does he have a phoenix too?
...
Zhou Wen continued forward and didnât encounter any danger. Along the way, he saw a Companion Beast caravan that transported goods.
As motor transportation became increasingly difficult, many transportation companies had chosen to use Companion Beasts to transport goods.
He successfully arrived at Five Dragons Mouth. Zhou Wen walked along the mountain path, hoping to find the tiny palm symbol. After searching for a long time, he didnât find it.
Instead, he saw many people fighting a monkey-type dimensional creature. The monkey was muscular and had a short tail. It looked rather ferocious.
Zhou Wen took a look at the information and knew that this dimensional creature was called a macaque. It was a relatively common dimensional creature at Five Dragons Mouth. There were many of them, and they were typically at the Mortal stage. Occasionally, one could see a Legendary Monkey King. Legend had it that the macaque here had the bloodline of the Handsome Monkey King. He didnât know if it was true.
The Macaque Kingâs combat strength was considered quite powerful among Legendaries. Furthermore, the Macaque King Companion Beastâs companion form was very special, giving it a rather high value. The nearby Legendaries would often come here to hunt the Macaque King, hoping to gain something.
Zhou Wen wasnât interested in hunting the Macaque King. He just searched for the tiny palm symbol.
Suddenly, Zhou Wen heard a strange sound coming from a nearby mountain. It sounded like children reading textbooks. The sound was drawn out, making it sound odd.
However, those voices were clearly not childrenâs voices. They were the voices of adults.
Zhou Wen looked at the source of the sound and then at the map. He immediately knew that it was the legendary Teacher Square.
The legends are true. Thereâs actually the sound of reading in broad daylight at Teacher Square.
Zhou Wenâs interest was piqued as he walked towards Teacher Square to see what was so magical about it.
However, Zhou Wen couldnât help but be taken aback when he reached Teacher Square and saw the scene in front of him.
There were many people sitting on Teacher Square. They were all twirling their heads as they read. The voice Zhou Wen had heard wasnât a phenomenon, but a result of actual people reading.
These people were engrossed in their reading. They twirled their heads and read loudly, as though they were primary school students who were seriously reciting their textbooks. They also resembled scholars from ancient times. Their voices were especially charming as they dragged out their last words.
Could this be a reading activity thatâs hosted here?
Zhou Wen thought as he climbed onto Teacher Square.
However, just as he stepped onto Teacher Square, he couldnât help but open his mouth and emit the same voices as the others. He began reading with them, but he had never heard the content that he was reading.
Thereâs something odd about this place!
Zhou Wen was alarmed.