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Chapter 536 Yuandu
Yuanyin City is located in the mountainous area in the central hinterland of Aurora. On the map, it is just an ordinary prefecture-level city in the Central Plains. It is not large in scale, but the economy is very developed, and it has everything from high-speed rail to airport.

In the eyes of ordinary people, the prosperity here is somewhat unbelievable. Whether it is the geographical location or the products and culture, there is nothing to show for it. But for some reason, the Aurora government has spared no expense to vigorously build this inconspicuous small city, which has all kinds of infrastructure and is the second most prosperous city in the province after the provincial capital.

But only practitioners know that this is the only way to reach Yuandu by conventional means.

At Yuanyin Airport, Sun Xiaowei dragged her suitcase out of the terminal and immediately called Zhuge Zi.

"Hello? I'm here. Where can I find you?" Sun Xiaowei looked around: "The airport here is bigger than I thought..."

"Look back, I've seen you!" Zhuge Zi's voice came from the phone. Sun Xiaowei turned around and found that the girl with shoulder-length hair was waving at her not far away.

The two of them left the airport together and got into a business car. Sun Xiaowei looked at the city scene outside the window and said in surprise: "This is Yuanyin City... This is my first time here. How are we going to get to Yuandu later?"

"Yuandu is located in the mountainous area in the southern part of Yuanyin. It is covered by a barrier. Outsiders cannot even see it, let alone enter... But I have applied for permission from the Yuanxiu Association, and a special car will take us in."

"Special car? What kind?" Sun Xiaowei was a little excited.

"Isn't this where you are sitting?" Zhuge Zi spread his hands.

"This?" Sun Xiaowei looked at it curiously and found that it was just an ordinary business car, not a famous brand. It seemed to be quite old. The interior was a little white and the leather surface of the seat was cracked. Judging from the driver's operation, it seemed to be a manual transmission.

"It looks a bit... ordinary..."

"Hey, little girl, don't talk nonsense." Before Zhuge Zi expressed her opinion, the driver in the front row was dissatisfied: "This is the city, it is not convenient for me to use it. When we leave the city, you will know how powerful this car is!"

Sun Xiaowei's eyes lit up when she heard this: "What? Can this car transform? Can it grow wings, show off its rocket jets, and fly straight into the sky?"

Different from other girls, as a creator, Sun Xiaowei is very interested in mechanical things.

"That's not possible." The driver chuckled, "But there are some other functions..."

Yuanyin City is not big. As we were talking, the car had already driven out of the city and headed south. Soon we came to a secluded mountain road. Before we knew it, we could not see any other vehicles in front or behind.

"Almost..." said the driver, and suddenly shifted the gear lever to a gear he had never seen before. Then the whole car was illuminated by an unusual glow, and the body of the car began to deform. The leather seats turned into silk cushions, the metal body turned into an unnamed wood, the glass on the windows turned into curtains, and even the driver's seat changed position. The steering wheel in the driver's hand turned into reins, and the front of the car and the engine turned into two tall and majestic horses, pulling an quaint and gorgeous carriage forward!

"Wow!" Sun Xiaowei stuck her head out of the window and looked at the woods flying backwards. She exclaimed: "It's faster than the car!"

"We're about to turn, hold on tight, two pretty ladies!" the driver reminded them, shaking the reins in his hand. The two horses suddenly turned, carrying the carriage off the road and into the woods.

"Wow!" Seeing the carriage rushing towards a rock wall, Sun Xiaowei screamed in fear and retracted her head into the carriage. However, the carriage was moving too fast, and before she could react, it had already drilled into the rock wall.
Sun Xiaowei looked around in shock. She could see the clear structure of the mountain outside the window. The entire carriage seemed to be blurred and was actually passing through the solid mountain!

"Are we heading towards Yuandu?" Sun Xiaowei swallowed her saliva. "No wonder ordinary people can't find it. Who can cross the mountain?"

"It's not just the mountains that separate Yuandu from the secular world." Zhuge Zi introduced calmly, and it was obvious that this was not his first time here.

"Then what else?" Sun Xiaowei asked.

"You'll be able to see it soon." Zhuge Zi had just finished speaking when the view outside the window suddenly became clear. A beam of white light pierced Sun Xiaowei's eyes, making it difficult for her to open them. When she got used to the light, she realized that there was an endless expanse of blue sky and white clouds outside, and the carriage was speeding on a translucent colorful bridge.

"We are running on... a rainbow? Weren't we on the ground just now?" Sun Xiaowei widened her eyes and looked down, but she could not see the ground at all.

"We have officially entered the territory of Yuandu." The driver smiled proudly, "Girl, look forward, that's the headquarters of the Yuanxiu Society!"

Sun Xiaowei stuck her head out and looked ahead, and found that the rainbow bridge led all the way to a majestic castle floating in the air. The castle had a distinct classical style, with various buildings lined up one after another, carved beams and painted rafters, and with the surrounding clouds and rainbows, it looked like a fairy palace.

There is more than one rainbow bridge connecting the Fairy Palace. There are more than a dozen bridges of varying heights in all directions, each leading to a floating city in the sky, forming a huge aerial complex... No! It should be said that it is an aerial city!
"This...could this be the Heaven?" Sun Xiaowei widened her eyes, completely shocked by the spectacular sight before her.

“That’s not wrong…” The driver introduced with a smile: “When Yuandu was first built, it was indeed based on the legendary heaven… But for practicality, a lot of modifications were made to it, and it became what it is today.”

The carriage came to the main city gate and stopped. The driver got out and opened the door: "Two beautiful girls, I will take you here. There are internal staff in front to take you in."

Sun Xiaowei and Zhuge Zi got out of the car and were soon greeted by a girl in ancient-style uniform.

The reason why it is called ancient style is that the girl's clothes are not ancient costumes. In order to facilitate activities, the main body of the clothes is still the framework of modern clothing, but there are many more retro designs in the details, which perfectly combines modern practicality and traditional classical aesthetics. If this kind of clothes is worn on the street, it can not only make people's eyes bright, but also will not appear out of place.

"Miss Zi from the Zhuge family, and Ms. Sun Xiaowei, right?" The girl didn't look older than them, but her manners were dignified and her temperament was much more mature than the two schoolgirls.

The two women nodded in agreement, and the staff member smiled and said, "I am Mulanshi, a Class B clerk at the Yuan Xiuhui headquarters. I am here to receive you two on behalf of Elder Yuan. Please follow me."

As he spoke, Mulanshi led the two through the majestic gate and walked into the city.

"A Grade B clerk?" Zhuge Zi was very surprised when she heard this: "Ms. Mu is so young, and she is already a Grade B clerk?"

"Is this level very high?" Sun Xiaowei had no idea. She felt something was wrong as soon as she said it, and hurriedly explained to Mulanshi: "Sorry, I'm not questioning it, I just simply don't understand it and am a little curious..."

"It doesn't matter." Mulanshi explained as she walked, "The staff of the Yuanxiu Association headquarters are collectively called clerks, and are divided into four levels: A, B, C, and D. Above level A are the general president and the eight elders and other leaders." "As everyone knows, the status of the elders of the headquarters is equivalent to that of the presidents of the main branches, but because most of the current eight elders have served as presidents of branches, strictly speaking, the status of the elders of the headquarters is slightly higher than that of the branch presidents."

"As for the Class A clerks, who are just below the leadership, they are roughly equivalent to the vice president level of each branch...because Class A clerks from the headquarters are often assigned to branches to serve as leaders or secretaries-general."

"As for Class B clerks, although they are only one level lower than Class A clerks, their status is much lower. They can be considered as relatively high-level workers." Mulan Shi said with a playful smile.

"Miss Mu is too modest." Zhuge Zi added, "The branches you just mentioned refer to large branches such as Ningdong, Southwest, and Guanxi. As for the numerous other small and medium-sized branches, let alone vice presidents such as commanders and secretaries-general, even the presidents may not be better than the Class A clerks at the headquarters. There are even examples of Class B clerks being transferred to serve as presidents of small branches."

"What Miss Zi said is also true." Mulan Shi nodded and said, "After all, we are just an association, not a real bureaucratic organization. The level is not so absolute. In many cases, reputation and strength are more important."

"For example, Mr. Yuan, although he is currently only the leader of Ningdong and is considered as the vice president, his status in the association is far more than that. Even the president respects him very much."

As they were talking, several people had already arrived at a hall, which seemed to be a meeting room. Many people were sitting here. They were not wearing the uniforms of the headquarters, and their temperament did not seem like official people. It was speculated that they were probably independent cultivators who had seen the official announcement and were summoned here.

"Please wait here for a moment. Mr. Yuan will be here shortly." Mulanshi led the two women to sit down, then said goodbye and left.

Some of the people in the hall were whispering to each other, some were resting with their eyes closed, and some were fiddling with their own things. When they saw the two young girls come in, most of them didn't take it seriously and continued to busy themselves with their own things.

Sun Xiaowei looked around and asked Zhuge Zi in a low voice: "Didn't anyone else from your Zhuge family come?"

Zhuge Zi replied: "I heard from the elders in the clan that Elder Yuan contacted the clan leader at noon on the first day of the new year and tried once, but unfortunately he was unable to help..."

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"Even the Zhuge family can't do it?" Sun Xiaowei asked in surprise, "Then what's the point of us coming here?"

"After all, we are also parties involved, so it would be helpful if we could provide some information."

As they were talking, a tall woman who looked 70% similar to Zhuge Zi walked in from outside the door and walked towards the two of them as soon as she came in.

"Xiao Zi, I heard you were here."

"Sister?" Zhuge Zi was surprised to see the woman: "Why are you here too?"

"I came here with the clan leader yesterday. The others left and left me here to take care of things. I was wondering why a junior like me was left here. It turns out that you are the one who is coming." As she said this, she looked at Sun Xiaowei: "Who is this..."

"Oh, she is Sun Xiaowei who is participating in the mission with me this time..." Zhuge Zi introduced Sun Xiaowei: "This is my sister, Zhuge Lan."

When they heard Zhuge Lan's name, all the casual cultivators in the room turned their heads. It wasn't because Zhuge Lan was so famous, but because the surname Zhuge was so well-known.

"Thank you for taking care of my sister!" Zhuge Lan smiled and shook hands with Sun Xiaowei, who nodded awkwardly and said, "No, no, it's Xiaozi who takes care of me." She secretly looked at the bright and generous Zhuge Lan, thinking that the two sisters looked very similar, but had completely different personalities. Zhuge Lan was free and capable, and she felt like an adult.

"By the way, sister, you came here first. Have you met Mr. Yuan?" Zhuge Zi asked.

"He is the one who asked me to come and see you." Zhuge Lan nodded. "Now he is with the girl from the Ling family. The two of them are acting mysteriously. It seems that they have some special method to rescue the man called... Luo Jun!"

"Someone from the Ling family is here too?" Sun Xiaowei asked in surprise.

"Only one person came." Zhuge Lan nodded: "She is also from Ningdong College. It seems that she is a classmate of Luo Jun, so she came to help."

"Luo Jun's classmate?" Sun Xiaowei blinked her eyes. "He's only a freshman, isn't he reliable?"

"Is it reliable?" Zhuge Lan smiled and shook her head: "Have you forgotten? Among the new students in Ningdong this year, there is only one girl from the Ling family."

Sun Xiaowei and Zhuge Zi remembered the rumors they had heard before and their eyes widened: "Golden Sword Witch?!"

Zhuge Lan nodded: "I have experienced how powerful that woman is, but the teacher said that even during the sign mission, she was not so anxious... Who is this Luo Jun? Why does everyone care about him so much?"

Sun Xiaowei and Zhuge Zi looked at each other and sighed.

"Sister, if you meet him, you will definitely find him extraordinary." Zhuge Zi shook her head and said, "Although he is about the same age as me, he seems like a veteran who has experienced life and death many times. Even in desperate situations, he can still remain calm and find the key to breaking the situation... To be honest, let alone people of the same age, even among the elders, I rarely see people like him."

"He is indeed amazing!" Sun Xiaowei also nodded in agreement: "Let's not talk about his strength for now. His calm temperament in the face of danger is like a kind of magic that makes people want to believe in him... Of course, compared with my idol Ye, there is still a certain gap."

Zhuge Lan raised his eyebrows when he heard this: "Hearing what you said, I want to meet this person even more... I don't know how the discussion between Mr. Yuan and the girl from the Ling family went. Is there any hope..."

Somewhere in the headquarters, Mr. Yuan looked at Ling Xin with a frown.

"Are you really going to use that?" Elder Yuan looked at Ling Xin: "This is the last relic Ling Jue left for you and your sister."

Ling Xin nodded: "That thing can be used three times in total. My brother and I agreed that we would use it once each, and there is one left... I want to use it here."

"If it's that thing, it's very likely to succeed..." Yuan Lao nodded: "But you can't take it out here... Come, follow me..."

(End of this chapter)