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Chapter 578 I don't go out much, don't lie to me.

"I'll give you a chance. Show me your full strength!"

Feng Xue shielded Chen Xuan behind her and coldly gave orders to [Shen Benyou]. Controlled by the ghost, [Shen Benyou] naturally had no ability to resist and unleashed a level of power several times stronger than its normal self.

Murong Fu's destiny is that of a well-rounded warrior, but unfortunately, with the protagonist overwhelming him in every aspect, this all-around ability becomes all-around incompetence. Instead, he is less of a threat than the likes of Yue Laosan and Cheng Kun, who were only outstanding in one aspect.

After quickly dealing with the unfortunate fellow, Feng Xue and Chen Xuan continued their journey, and then...

……

"Ah!"

The cold wind whipped up snowflakes, pelting Chen Xuan's face. He shivered and pulled the bulky "cassock" he was wearing tighter, which looked like it was stuffed with ten pounds of cotton. He felt like his snot would freeze into two small icicles in his nostrils at any moment.

"Brother!" His teeth chattered, his voice trembling and incoherent, "Are you... are you sure the Western Paradise is this way? I feel like... this weather is making me look like I'm headed to meet the King of Hell?"

Upon hearing Chen Xuan's question, Feng Xue turned the handle and pulled the car closer, smiling as she said:
"Otherwise, why do you think 'going to the Western Paradise' and 'meeting the King of Hell' mean the same thing?"

"Is that how you understand these two words?" Chen Xuan felt completely frozen. He was supposed to go to the Western Paradise to retrieve the scriptures, but after running around for the past few days, good heavens, as a native of Chang'an, he had never seen snow falling in September before!

Suspecting that Feng Xue had led them astray, he finally couldn't help but ask, "How long have we been heading north? Shouldn't we be heading west to reach the Western Paradise?"

"Nonsense!" Feng Xue rolled her eyes, gripped the front of the car with one hand, and pulled out a map, waving it in front of Chen Xuan's eyes.

"Haven't you read 'The Great Tang Records on the Western Regions'? Going west? That's the Himalayas! The real Tang Monk in history took a long detour to get there. You think you can just cross the mountains? If you really want to, let's find a city, buy some mountaineering equipment, and we'll go straight through the mountains!"

"No!" Chen Xuan immediately stopped him upon hearing this. Although he was poor, he had heard of the Roof of the World. He had heard that the place was cold and oxygen-deprived, and was inhabited by all kinds of ferocious beasts with their own destiny. Even martial arts masters would not fare well there. With his small body, he was better off following the holy monk of the Tang Dynasty...

"Wait a minute! Brother, shouldn't Tang Sanzang's route be heading towards Lanzhou and Gansu? It feels like we're almost at the North Pole!" Chen Xuan looked at the map, increasingly uneasy. Feng Xue, however, had a sudden inspiration and said:
"What nonsense are you talking about? Have you ever seen the Arctic? How long do you think we've been away? How far do you expect to travel in such a short time?"

"I think it must be at least seven or eight thousand miles, right?"

Chen Xuan pondered for a moment. Since dealing with the six thieves, the two of them had been traveling for five days, spending half of each day on the road. Even by the standard of traveling a thousand li a day, they should have covered five thousand li, right? Not to mention that this "iron horse" didn't need to rest. No matter how you looked at it...

"Dream on! You really think we've been traveling in a straight line the whole time? We've only just left Shaanxi!"

Feng Xue rolled her eyes and made up a story, but Chen Xuan didn't believe her a second.

"Brother, although I've never been out of town, I know that it's only about a thousand miles from Chang'an to Lanzhou. How come we've been driving for several days and are still only in Gansu?"

"What else? You think this is a train?"

Feng Xue immediately braked the car, jumped out, and said:

"Stop the car!"

"..." Seeing this, Chen Xuan was a little scared, but after the previous ordeal of his life, he had become clear-headed and immediately jumped out of the car, waiting for Feng Xue to continue.

Feng Xue immediately pointed forward and said:

"Now, walk forward with your eyes closed, in a straight line!" "I'll go!" Chen Xuan didn't know what Feng Xue meant, but looking at the vast expanse of white snow ahead, with no obstacles, and considering his current level of lightness skill, he could avoid even if he stepped into a large pit. So he immediately closed his eyes and walked forward.

"stop!"

After walking about fifty meters, Chen Xuan suddenly heard someone behind him call to stop. He immediately stopped and turned around, but his expression changed because the footprints he had left along the way were clearly skewed!
"Big brother, you're kidding me again!"

Chen Xuan scratched his head, while Feng Xue rolled her eyes:

"Then come back again. This time, leave with your eyes open, okay?"

"Uh..." Although Chen Xuan felt that Feng Xue wouldn't lie to him about something like this, he also felt that he was walking in a straight line. So he went back to the car, stared at his feet, and carefully walked forward step by step. When Feng Xue called him to stop, he turned around and found that this time he was not even walking as straight as before!

While it was an arc before, at least it was smooth. But this time, it was truly crooked and twisted!

"Brother, you really didn't use any magic to tease me?" Chen Xuan watched as the two footprints were gradually swallowed by the wind and snow, while Feng Xue sighed:

"Our Earth is round, and human legs aren't exactly the same length, so it's impossible for them to be perfectly straight. As for the second time, you focused too much on what was under your feet and didn't plan for the long term. This caused you to be able to walk relatively straight for each step, but after a few steps, you would become completely crooked. It's the same with us now. Because human vision is limited, you can't see through obstacles or look down at the earth from high above. Therefore, although you perceive yourself as walking in a straight line, a small obstacle on the road can often cause you to deviate. How can you possibly walk straight like that?"

"Is...that's how it is?" Chen Xuan looked at the footprints, which were almost completely buried, and felt that it made a lot of sense. Seeing that he seemed to finally believe it, Feng Xue sighed and patted their motorcycle, saying:

"Come on, this motorcycle has an odometer. Look, how far has it gone?"

"Nine hundred kilometers...one thousand eight hundred li?" Chen Xuan found it hard to believe, but Feng Xue sighed again:
“I know this is your first time traveling and you don’t really know how far we are. We’ve traveled over a thousand miles, taking many detours and winding roads. I’m sure you’re feeling a bit disillusioned. How about we find a place to rest for a few days before continuing our journey?”

Seeing Feng Xue's earnest words, Chen Xuan felt a pang of guilt for no apparent reason and immediately shook his head, saying:

"No, no, this is my first time going out, I have no experience. Since you say it's correct, then it's correct! Let's continue! I'm not afraid of hardship! What journey to the West isn't difficult?"

"That's right!" Feng Xue nodded in satisfaction. The two drove another "five miles" when he suddenly narrowed his eyes and pointed to a spot not far away, saying:

"What do you think that is?"

Chen Xuan looked in the direction Feng Xue pointed and saw a corner of a flying eaves faintly visible in the vast expanse of white snow, with the vermilion walls appearing and disappearing in the snow curtain.

"Then, what is that?"

"Hehe!" Feng Xue squeezed the brakes and pulled out a pair of binoculars for him:

"Take a look for yourself!"

Chen Xuan, without suspicion, immediately took the binoculars. As the buildings in his field of vision gradually became clearer, his attention focused on the plaque—

"Guanyin...Zen...Temple...! It's Guanyin Zen Temple?!"

Chen Xuan was completely stunned! Although it wasn't a pleasant place in Journey to the West, at this moment, it felt so warm, normal, and full of hope!
He no longer has to question his existence in the freezing cold!

Seeing Chen Xuan's delighted expression, Feng Xue grinned and said with a smile:
"See? I told you we hadn't gone the wrong way! Look, we've even run into Guanyin Temple!"

(End of this chapter)