Chapter 472 The Heroes Gathered! (1/2)

The three foreigners, Kris, John, and Alba, followed in Li Yundong's footsteps all the way to Dongwu City. They knew that the Taoist a.s.sembly would be held the next day, so they first found a hotel to have a good sleep at.

Early before the Taoist a.s.sembly began, the three of them left. They walked along the ancient ca.n.a.l of Dongwu City and headed for the New City Bridge pier.

Along the way, the three constantly snapped photos with their cameras and mobile phones, admiring the beautiful scenery of the thousand-year-old city.

As she took pictures with her mobile phone, Alba sighed sincerely. ”It's so gorgeous. This city is so wonderful. I hadn't been expecting there to be such a beautiful city in China.”

John nodded and said appreciatively, ”I have been to Tiannan City before. In my opinion, Tiannan City is a developed, modern city. It is making fast economic progress, but it feels no different from the cities back in America. If the citizens within behave like westerners, you can't tell whether it's a Chinese city or an American one. But Dongwu is different. This city has a strong oriental style, which makes me feel like I have returned to ancient China.”

Since Kris had been teased by her grandmother when she had returned to America last time, she had put in a lot of hard work on studying various aspects of China’s culture, history, and customs. She smiled and acted as a temporary tour guide.

She said with a grin, ”Dongwu is a city rich with resources, outstanding people, and stunning locations. In 514 AD, Fu Chai King Wu founded this city here. Since then, this city has been a famous cultural, economic and political hotspot for the country. ”

The three foreigners, with their deep-set eyes and high noses, walked slowly along the willow bank of the moat of Dongwu City. John and Alba were listening carefully to Kris' introduction to this famous Chinese city.

Kris had an outstanding appearance and a tall frame. As she walked along the embankment, she spoke with fervor and a.s.surance, attracting the attention of quite a few people. She said in a clear voice, ”Dongwu City has always been very prosperous and has been developed since ancient times, so it's sometimes referred to as paradise on earth. Furthermore, it has always been famous for its beautiful scenery and elegant landscapes and architecture. Everyone admires Jiangnan architecture and recognizes it as the best in the world, and Dongwu's architecture is the best in Jiangnan.”

Kris pointed at the bridge that spanned over the moat, as well as the arc bridge that could be seen from anywhere along the road. ”In the 13th century, Marco Polo came here just because he had seen the characteristics of the river village in this ancient city, and he praised Dongwu City as the Oriental Venice in The Travels of Marco Polo.”

Alba then said with a smile. ”I've been to Venice before. It's beautiful there too. The style there is certainly different from here, but I'd be hard pressed to say which is better.”

The three talked and laughed as they strolled a few kilometers down the moat. Eventually, they arrived at the pier of the New City Bridge.

As soon as they arrived, the three of them saw that the pier was surrounded by various luxurious clubs and entertainment venues and didn't at all seem like a gathering place for cultivators.

Alba looked around and couldn't help but ask curiously, ”Is this really the venue for the Taoist a.s.sembly? It's being held in... a dance bar?”

John was also confused. He looked left and right, and couldn't help but ask wonderingly, ”Didn't that guy say the Taoist a.s.sembly was held on a cruise s.h.i.+p last time? So where's the boat now?”

Kris couldn't help but smile bitterly. ”John, don't joke around. Look carefully. This is a moat. Where would you find a luxurious cruise s.h.i.+p here? Do you think a tanker like the t.i.tanic can get into such a moat? The t.i.tanic would completely block it, you know?”

John glanced around and suddenly saw a medium-sized cruise s.h.i.+p docked near the pier of the New City Bridge. The cruise s.h.i.+p had two floors. There was a large terrace on the upper floor, which was obviously built for the purpose of tourists enjoying the scenery near the river. Below it was a closed pa.s.senger cabin, which could accommodate about three or four hundred people.

John pointed at the cruise s.h.i.+p and asked curiously, ”Hey, is that it?”

Kris and Alba looked in the direction he was pointing, then nodded at the same time. ”Could be. We can ask them!”

The three of them quickly started to move. Just as they were about to pa.s.s the pier, they suddenly they saw two people dressed up as tourists approaching them. One was fat and the other was thin, and the two of them looked them up and down and then blocked their way.

Seeing this, Kris immediately asked in fluent Chinese, ”h.e.l.lo, may I ask if the Taoist a.s.sembly is being held here?”

The two men were stunned, they looked at each other in disbelief and exclaimed at the same time, ”Who are you? How do you know about the Taoist a.s.sembly?”

John quickly leaned over and started to say shamelessly, ”We are...”

Fearing that he might be about to act rashly, Kris quickly stomped on John's foot with the point of one of her high-heeled shoes, causing him to scrunch up his facial features from the pain.

Kris then pulled the aggrieved but tearless John behind her and said with a smile, ”I'm Philadelphia Daily's intern reporter, Kris. These two are my colleagues. We heard that today the ancient Taoist a.s.sembly is going to be held by the Chinese Taoists. We wanted to interview you, but we don't know...”

Before she could finish her explanation, the two men said impatiently, ”What is the Taoist a.s.sembly? We've never heard of such a thing! Go away. It's not open today. Didn't you see the sign?”

With this, he pointed to the sign hanging in the ticket office that read, ”Closed for Business”.

Kris was stunned. Just as she was about to say something else, the two men started swinging their arms and chasing them out. At the same time, a luxury Benz stopped by the road near the pier, and several men and women in suits and shoes hopped out.

As soon as the two men saw these people, they were immediately stunned and greeted them with smiles. They cupped their hands and said humbly, ”May I ask which sect of the Tao is here?”

The leader was a square-faced man with sword-shaped brows. He cupped his hands and said, ”I'm Du Fei from the Quanzhen Dragon Sect!”

The two people who welcomed the guests smiled and carried on cupping their hands. ”It turns out to be monkey-face Zhenren Du. I'm sorry, it's an honor to meet you!”

Du Fei introduced the short man next to him and said, ”This is my s.h.i.+dee, Yue Sheng, who is known as the Erlang with three eyes!”

”Ah!” One of the fat men said with a serious look. ”It turns out that the Zhen Ren Three-eyed is here! Forgive me!”