NOVPUBChapter 1288: 581 Mountain King_3 Chapter 1288: 581 Mountain King_3 The look of respect and fear deepened on Kindra’s face, as she knelt on the ground and performed the highest ceremonial rituals of worshipping deities, bowing three times and knocking her forehead on the ground nine times.
This was the highest form of respect given to a god.
Without Aubree having to ask, Kindra willingly revealed everything.
Her family had lived in these parts for generations, guarding Lopez Mountain.
They considered this as a boundary, forbidding mortals from setting foot beyond this point into the mountain. n𝚘vp𝚞𝚋.com
She said, “Living beings are not allowed into Skyla Mountain.
This area is filled with yin energy and the mountain is teeming with strange creatures.
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From ancient times, nobody who has ventured into the mountain has ever returned alive.
Intruding on the territory of the mountain lord is a grave offence, so grave that you cannot even become a ghost.”
Aubree asked, “Do you know about the ten men and an old path who entered the mountain earlier?”
Kindra widened her eyes, “How could such a thing happen?”
“I think it was for the Soul Gathering Array.”
Kindra was even more frightened and suddenly kneeled on the ground, “I failed in my duty to let the intruders enter the Mountain.
Please punish me, Mountain Lord.”
Aubree helped her stand again, “It’s not your fault, they plotted against you.
Don’t kneel at every instance.”
“Tonight I, along with my companions, will enter the mountain.
I would need your help in preparing some things, Kindra.”
Kindra hurriedly said: “Please tell me what you need, Mountain Lord.”
When everyone left, Loretta could not help but ask out of curiosity, “What is a Mountain Lord?
A Mountain God?”
Aubree gently stroked the soft fur of the creature in her arms, “Among ordinary people, he is called the Mountain Lord, and in AvÄ«ci, he is called Lord Hades.”
The small creature stuck out its tongue and licked Aubree’s fingers.
It’s green eyes glowed with a strange light, beautiful yet bewitching.
“Oh my god….” Loretta had to lean on the table to prevent herself from falling.
“This is something from a storybook.” She suddenly looked at the creature in Aubree’s arms: “Isn’t it…?”
Thinking of this, she shivered involuntarily.
A chill ran through her body as she felt a strange and eerie aura filling the place.
Jayden Moore was still puzzled about what happened recently; “Miss, why did all the snakes run away when they saw you?”
Aubree flicked her sleeves, and a dim light flashed.
A hint of bitter fragrance floated in the air.
“Powder ground from Pinellia, snakes fear it and will flee.”
Jayden Moore suddenly understood: “I see, you are really smart, Miss.”
This was a double-edged sword; it not only scared away the snakes but also caused Kindra to fear and respect her.
Aubree divided the powder among the two, “There will be more snakes in the mountain, keep this powder with you.
This way, snakes won’t dare to approach.”
She provided other self-defense items like antidotes, energy pills, insect repellents, etc.
Aubree had prepared these for them, better safe than sorry.
“As for you….” Aubree looked at the small creature in her arms, dozing off: “Lead us.”
“Hehe….” The small creature made a sound similar to a baby’s giggle, which scared Loretta every single time she heard it.
This creature was just too strange.
Can such a thing even exist in this world?
No wonder the creatures like Lord Hades, like attracts like.
As soon as Kindra had gathered everything Aubree had requested, they set off after nightfall.
Aubree wore a sleek, tight-fitting black outfit.
Carrying her mountaineering bag, she, along with Jayden Moore and Loretta, set for the mountain.
Skyla Mountain did not have any dedicated paths for climbing, the mountain still maintained its original appearance, even more dangerous than Aubree had imagined.
They hadn’t walked far when Aubree told Loretta to go back.
Even though Loretta had skill and experience, the mountain path was perilous at night, and a single misstep could be fatal.
Loretta didn’t persist either.
She couldn’t provide much help anyway and didn’t want to be a hindrance.
Jayden thought of himself as an expert.
He had initially thought that Aubree, being such a delicate young lady, would not be able to cope and would soon start crying.
However, he had underestimated her.
Aubree moved swiftly on the mountain, especially at night.
Her lithe figure moving through the darkness seemed almost like flying, disappearing and reappearing meters away in a blink of an eye.
Jayden even felt that even though there were no paths in the mountain, the entire map of the area was etched into Aubree’s mind.
She clearly knew which direction to take, where there were pits, everything.
“Be careful…” A gentle shout echoed in the darkness, and a rope was thrown.
The rope wrapped around Jayden’s waist, suspending him mid-air as he lost his footing.
He broke into a cold sweat, nearly smashing his body into pieces due to a momentary lapse of attention.
If it weren’t for Aubree who saved him, he would have died right there.
Aubree held the rope with one hand and a protruding rock on a mountain cliff with the other.
“Hold on for a bit more.
Once we cross this mountain, we’ve reached.”
Jayden clung onto the rock cliff.
The serenity of the mountain in the middle of the night was terrifying.
“Miss, I’ve never submitted to anyone my entire life.
Except Linden Sky, you are the second.”
He used to look down upon Aubree, thinking of her as a pampered lady who couldn’t stand the hardship.
Was she only managing because she was a Mistress?
His question found the answer today.
Never before had he been so aggressively proven wrong.
