****************** WAS AT THE PROSPEROUS AND CHARMING town of Xidi at the foot of the majestic snowcapped mountains that an exiled monk and a wandering hermit sage decided to settle for the night. The light from the setting sun bathed the western face of the mountain cluster with yellow and orange, making the view from where the sage and the monk were standing quite spectacular and mystical.
“Tell me again, why we have come to the Huangshan range?” Zuo Shilong asked respectfully.
“I have come to meet an old friend… to commune in spirit so I may know Heaven’s will,” said Famin Jie softly. “We head for Celestial Peak, a few days march and climb. It would be well worth it. There are some things that I must attend to, questions that need to be put to rest.”
“What is at the top of Celestia
