"What a lovely place!" Taoist Shen Hao complimented.
By now, they had left Daping County, the southernmost part of Bai Shi Prefecture, and entered a branch of the Wuya Ridge. This area formed the upper reaches of the Chang River, and the renowned Green Water Pool lay within this valley.
"There are still some villages in these mountains." Taoist Qingyuan gazed toward the foot of a nearby mountain, where he could see a few wisps of cooking smoke rising.
Taoist Shen Hao nodded. "A definite improvement over White Bone Mountain."
They had just come from White Bone Mountain, where there wasn't a soul to be seen for ten li in any direction. The atmosphere in the villages for dozens of li around had been suffocating, the very picture of gloom and despair.
But here, upon entering the spur of Wuya Ridge, the sky was high and clear, the trees were lush and green, and the mountains were abloom with countless flowers. The overall environment was a world apart from White Bone Mountain.
