The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law
Chapter 878 - 872: Gathering Together

Chapter 878: Chapter 872: Gathering Together

Sunlight cast a golden-red hue over the drifting mist, and a formation of birds soared across as if sent from a distant horizon.

The bees could fly across, but humans couldn’t—not even Tian Jizi.

However, moments later, Tian Jizi laughed and declared, "It’s in that mountain right there, where the green hills face each other, a lone sail arrives from the sun’s edge. This is Tianmen Mountain!" (Purely fictitious, do not confuse it with Li Bai’s Tianmen Mountain!)

Seeing the shimmering glow, Tian Jizi felt a trace of unease. He calculated with his fingers, and suddenly his expression darkened as he shouted, "It’s not good—the ritual has started."

...

The mountain paths are challenging, more difficult than ascending to the heavens.

You Jiang and his group guiding women and children up the mountain was not a rational decision.

But as Madam insisted, he had no choice.

Well, the Prince had tragically died; no matter how challenging it was, could he refuse to let Madam retrieve his body?

Yet the woods today seemed unsettling.

Standing atop a hollow, You Jiang noticed the abnormal flurry of birds in the distant undulating forests and the panicking animals scampering as if fleeing for their lives. What was happening to them?

"You Jiang, quickly take out the map and see if we took a wrong turn."

The mountain path was unsuitable for horses or sedans, and Madam, sweating profusely, insisted on walking herself.

You Jiang averted his gaze and pulled out a simple map.

This was something he had acquired with great difficulty. Although crudely drawn, it was sufficient for You Jiang.

With this simple map, he could find the location where the Prince’s remains were buried.

"Madam, we are heading in the right direction, but soon we must..." he squinted his eyes towards the restless opposite mountain. Years of experience and intuition told him not to go in that direction.

"What is it?" Madam, seeing You Jiang suddenly stop speaking, asked with concern.

You Jiang said, "Madam, the route drawn on this map is a bit circuitous; I think we should take another route. Over here, this way should be closer," he suggested, pointing to another path.

Madam, a northern lady raised in sheltered upbringing and climbing a mountain for the first time, had no opinions and listened to You Jiang.

She said, "You were the most trusted by the Prince when he was alive; I will listen to you."

You Jiang led them on an alternate route, narrowly missing a skirmish.

...

Another group arrived, Huo Li leading a host of Xuanzong’s black-clad figures speeding through the forest, opposed by Yue Rujing and her Tianzong cohort.

After many years, Tianzong and Xuanzong have never mobilized this wholly.

Their destination was the same: Tianmen Mountain.

At this moment in Tianmen Mountain, an ancient formation in the old tomb had been completed.

Six women lay around the sides of a coffin, forming a circle. Yu Jizi rolled up his sleeves, his face twisted with madness.

"It’s finally going to happen; it’s time to discard this aged husk."

Seeing the vibrant young body inside the coffin, he couldn’t help but tremble with excitement.

Yu Jizi, thrilled, touched the young and handsome face with his withered fingers, nearly bursting into ecstatic laughter.

This body would soon be his, the legitimate heir of Zhuzhao Country. With his deep-rooted influence in Dao Sect and his strategies, once he assumed this identity, he would completely merge Dao Sect with the imperial authority, becoming the supreme power of Zhuzhao Country.