Transcending the Nine Heavens

Chapter 1478 A Strange, Short FattyThe steed under Mo Tianji accelerated at once from the pain and charged out like a gust of wind. The usually prudent and cautious Mo Tianji actually charged at the forefront of the team. This made Gu Duxing and Dong Wushang, who had been leading at the front this whole time, widen their eyes at the absurdity of it.The pathfinders have always been the two of us. What's Mo Tianji coming to join the party for today?

These two had been charging at the forefront against the direction of the wind this whole time, so they didn't catch the conversation at the back.

"Are you sick?" A weirded out Dong Wushang asked, "What kind of madness came over you today?"

"Get lost!" With a belly full of repression, Mo Tianji bellowed furiously. With a whoosh, he sped past them, leaving a long trail of dust behind.

A bewildered Dong Wushang scratched his head and asked Gu Duxing, "Is the one that just went by us Mo Tianji or Ji Mo? He set off immediately like a cannon…"

Gu Duxing burst into raucous laughter.

"Hey, don't go so fast!" Chu Yang raised his voice and yelled, "The snow mountains are right in front. Don't get kidnapped by monkeys…"

Amidst fun and laughter, they finally reached the snow mountains!

A gust of biting chill blew in their faces.

…

Mo Qingwu had obviously never seen a fascinating sight like this. She couldn't help but widen her eyes, looking closely at everything around her, gasping in admiration. "This is really strange! To think there's a fascinating sight like this in this world."

In front, two mountains were linked together. Only an empty field spanning a couple of miles separated them in between, forming a valley.

The summit of the mountain facing the north was covered in perennial ice and snow, giving those looking at it a cold and frosty feeling right away. Snowflakes were even swirling about in the sky.

On the other hand, the mountain facing the south was draped in autumn scenery. Tree leaves were a faded yellow, with the occasional leaf falling. Above, dark clouds covered the sky and snow swirled everywhere in the north, whereas it was fair skies all around in the south, the autumn wind howling as it blew…

It was just like an ultimate expert had cleaved the universe here into two!

Separating autumn and winter.

"This is probably because of the terrain." Pointing at the mountains towering high up into the sky in the surroundings, Chu Yang smiled.

Mo Qingwu looked all around her and realization dawned upon her. "So that's why."

During their conversation, Gu Duxing and Dong Wushang had already charged side by side into that narrow path leading into the snow mountains!

These two truly didn't worry about encountering any ambushes here at all. Being a Sword Supremacy and a Saber Supremacy who had already crossed the boundary between immortal and mortal, even if they were to go up against a ninth-grade Supreme Martial Artist, they would also have a chance of fighting against him now!

Most typical ambushes were just a piece of cake to them!

Thus, these two fellows were purely charging into unknown territory with their eyes closed.

Mo Tianji had long retreated to the back of the group, traveling side by side Ji Mo and Luo Kedi.

Although Mo Qingwu had recovered, she stayed on the horse, resting comfortably in Chu Yang's arms the entire way. She would shift into a different position whenever she got tired, nap a little whenever she got sleepy, chat idly whenever she felt like speaking, or muse quietly as she hugged Chu Yang whenever she didn't feel like talking…

To Mo Qingwu, this entire journey was practically a journey of bliss!

Towards Mo Tianji's sighing and lamenting of how 'girls should behave with propriety' and things like that, Mo Qingwu straight up ignored all of it.

As they traveled on and reached the midpoint of the snow mountain, they discovered kitchen smoke coming from all around. An enormous sign stood slanted along the road —"We buy-over horses here!"

Looking at the sign, Ao Xieyun, who had always been a money-grubber and a miser, was filled with so much admiration that he was close to prostrating. Marveling, he remarked, "This truly fills this young master here with so much admiration right down to my ass. Just how shrewd is this person and how precise his scheming? What vicious foresight he has! What… This is truly a talent…"

It was little wonder that Ao Xieyun would be so emotional.

The entire way here had been a wide and spacious path. It was only here that the path suddenly became steep and precipitous. Horses couldn't go through here at all!

The only option was to get rid of them here.

Setting up a business to buy over horses here practically brought a ten thousandfold profit. No matter who it was, even if the traveler were a celestial being, as long as he was riding a horse, he would need to give up the horse here!

And the proprietor would need only to use a very low cost to buy the horse!

Moreover, any horse capable of reaching this place would definitely be one of superior quality. After buying them over and bringing them down the mountain to resell, the proprietor would enjoy a hundredfold return on his investment!

This person's business sense was clearly extraordinary.

"Oh… Oh oh oh oh…" As a series of strange exclamations of astonishment rang out, a short fatty with an appearance so weird that he could astound anyone appeared.

Chu Yang and the others were dumbfounded the moment they looked over.

This short fatty definitely lived up to the description.

While his height was no more than four and a half feet, his weight was definitely over 275 pounds.

His limbs were of equal length. His legs were thick and round, with his thighs and calves equally thick. Just like a hundred years-old tree where its upper half had been chopped off, leaving behind only a short tree stump. His big and squarish head connected to a round and short neck that was even wider than his head. From the shoulders down all the way to his lower abdomen, he was an absolute square-shaped structure!

This person's appearance was extremely unique.

Just like two thick and short poles supporting a large square, where on top of the large square was a huge ball! And on top of the huge ball was another medium-sized square.

His eyes were round and circular like glass marbles, while his eyebrows were like a couple of shoe scrubs stretching horizontally. His nose was also squarish, yet he had a mouth so small and cherry-like that not even a woman could compare…

Calling this person a 'human' was seriously stretching it quite a bit.

The moment Chu Yang and the others looked at him, they couldn't help marveling at how impressive the Creator was!

It was of no surprise that the heavens could create handsome and beautiful women, but to be able to create such a…'human' certainly required some godlike workmanship and tremendous effort.

"Oh… Oh, are all of you intending to cross the snow mountain? Oh oh oh… This precipitous mountain path is not one that's easy to go through. Oh oh, you can't ride a horse here. Oh oh oh… Oh, all of you are riding horses… Oh… Oh, what a pity this is…"

As he spewed a cliche speech ever so fluently, the short fatty ran over rubbing his hands with a huge grin on his face, much like a toad sitting on a snow sled. Nodding and bowing, he suggested, "Oh dear heroes, I wonder if… oh, all of you have any plans for these horses? If… Hurhurhur, oh, how about you sell them to me…"

Not only was this fellow's looks unique, his voice was also extremely special. It was actually a wholly natural and pure 'drake throat'[1]. The moment he opened his mouth, it was as if a coyote had suddenly been tossed into a nest of a thousand ducks.

In addition, it wasn't just his voice that was also special. His speech was even more one of a kind! This series of incessant 'oh's could make one giddy and overwhelmed.

The brothers involuntarily raised their heads to look up, wanting to check whether a flock of crows had just flown by them.

As for the task of bargaining, it was naturally left to Ao Xieyun.

The Evil Young Master adopted a charismatic attitude and walked forward with an unfettered attitude. "Oh oh oh… Oh, to think there's a shopkeeper here, oh oh oh… And oh, one that buys over horses? Oh oh oh… Oh how smart of you, oh how smart of you… oh!"

This series of 'oh's sent Chu Yang and the others convulsing from laughter. Holding their stomachs, Ji Mo and the rest were laughing so hard that tears were even coming out of their eyes.

In the case of the proprietor, this was a verbal habit that he had formed over the years. But in the case of Ao Xieyun, he was intentionally playing a prank, just that this prank honestly brought too much joy.

The short fatty had excellent manners. Rubbing his hands, he smiled and said, "Oh oh, this young master is so humorous. Oh, this is a habit that this little old man has formed over dozens of years. Oh, even though I know full well it's a bad habit, I just can't seem to get rid of it. Oh, how embarrassing…"

Ji Mo said very seriously, "Oh, it's fine! Oh, we won't find it embarrassing. Oh, you showing up here only surprised us at best…"

The short fatty's cherry-like lips pouted and he actually made eyes at Ji Mo. "Oh, Young Master jests."

Bam!

Thanks to it, Ji Mo fell off the horse, shivering all over. "Oh my goodness, oh that frightened me…"

Mo Qingwu held her stomach as she dived into Chu Yang's arms, laughing so hard that she was almost cramping.

Murderous intent flashed in Chu Yang's eyes.A glint flashed past Chu Yang's eyes.

He could sense that something wasn't quite right!

When he caught sight of this short fatty, he suddenly thought of Tan Tan for some strange reason.

Looking over carefully, he could see that there was a hint of dull redness on the short fatty's forehead, as if he had been punched there. However, one wouldn't be able to tell at all if he didn't look closely.

However, this dull redness was enough to conceal some things…

This discovery gave Chu Yang a bad feeling — Could this short fatty be from the Three Stars Divine Clan? To be able to conceal his own aura so perfectly such that nobody could tell, he was probably no simple character…

Adding to it his comical figure and looks, as well as his funny voice and speech… To others, he looked nothing more than just a clown and all would be fine after laughing it off. However, with Chu Yang's preconceived notions, it looked like a perfect and flawless camouflage to him instead!

This irregularity was something which even someone with an incredibly meticulous and intricate mind like Mo Tianji couldn't tell. In Chu Yang's case, the reason why he was able to pick it up was because he was simply too familiar with his own junior brother disciple. Towards Tan Tan before and after his transformation, he had noticed and kept every single detail in mind. That was how he had managed to discover this.

Yet he didn't dare to be sure.

Over there, Ao Xieyun was still speaking. "Oh, how much do you intend to offer us for these horses?"

Bowing, the short fatty's countenance suddenly turned piteous and troubled. "Oh dear heroes… Oh, I'm also a victim of circumstances and just want to look for a way to make a living… Oh, all the heroes here are wealthy and rich, oh wouldn't it be great if you just let me handle them…"

As he spoke, he was about to wipe his tears. "Oh, my days are really very tough…"

Right at this moment, Chu Yang stepped forward. "Oh, were you beaten up just because you're buying over horses here?"

According to previously agreed-upon arrangements, Chu Yang wasn't supposed to speak. But now, not only did he speak, it was even a strange and unrelated question.

Ao Xieyun found this rather strange. He was supposed to be the one in charge of this. Why did Boss suddenly step forward? Though he found it strange, he also knew that Chu Yang must have his own reasons for suddenly interrupting. And so, he took a step back and kept quiet.

The moment Chu Yang spoke, Mo Tianji's ears suddenly perked up and he turned around. His gaze looked warm and mild but it was actually glittering with intelligence in the depths.

Unintentionally or otherwise, he shifted a couple of steps and blocked Mo Qingwu at the back towards the side.

The short fatty clearly found his question rather strange. "Oh, why is this hero asking something like that?"

Smiling, Chu Yang lifted his hand and pointed. "Who caused that injury on your forehead?"

A bit of a strange look flashed past the depths of the short fatty's eyes. He replied, "Oh… So this hero is asking about that. Oh, actually that's not the case. Oh, it's because I like to sleep face-down and then oh, I accidentally bumped against something."

Chu Yang asked with a smile, "Oh, so what did you bump into?"

[1] A derogatory term referring to a gruff and hoarse voice