Chapter 450 — Of Uncommon Appearance
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 4 of 4
" Ge Ke smiled. "Sister Yu holds vast tracts of rich farmland and eighteen ranges of mountains; she is the heir of the Yu family, of the Seven-Star realm. " Shen Mu nodded at Yu Jinfang with a smile.
Yu Jinfang smiled faintly in return. Ge Ke spoke again: "There are men who hold sway in the Western Lands as well.
This is the young master of the Tianfu Sect of the Western Lands, Yue Qingshan.
In the Tianfu Sect it is the men who hold power, and their path of cultivation is somewhat like Jingping's; they are famous in the Western Lands as well. Brother Yue Qingshan is of the Six-Harmonies realm. " Shen Mu saluted him. Yue Qingshan was rather full of himself, and said, "Though I am only of the Six-Harmonies realm, the arts and divine powers of my Tianfu Sect are of ancient origin; they were handed down by the gods. " Shen Mu's interest was roused, and he smiled and said, "I have seen many a divine art of the gods; they are indeed not bad.
" Ge Ke spoke again: "This young lady is no small matter — she is not of my Fangxiu City, but comes from the True Heaven Palace: Sister Tingfang.
" Shen Mu looked at the woman; she had come in full finery, of no common bearing, and he praised her: "Blossoms bloom and fill the court with fragrance — Sister Tingfang has a fine name.
" Tingfang smiled.
"Hierarch Shen, it is the elders of the palace who wish to bring you to justice; it is not I who would set myself against you.
I beg your understanding. " Ge Ke introduced the rest, each with a name and standing of his or her own. Shen Mu answered them all with a smile; their cultivation ran high and low, but among the younger generation they were quite out of the common run.
When the introductions were done, Shen Mu smiled and said, "Brother Ge Ke has introduced so many people — why not introduce yourself?
" Ge Ke laughed aloud.
"I am but the unworthy master of this place; Fangxiu City is the estate my father and mother left behind, not worth mentioning.
But Hierarch Shen, these champions have come to take you; how does the Hierarch mean to answer them?
" Shen Mu looked once around the circle and said, with the utmost sincerity, "These brothers and sisters are every one of them a fine figure — why throw your lives away?
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