As they spoke, the two of them had arrived at the hot spring shrine at the end of the Divine Blessing Avenue, where several apprentice shrine maidens in long golden dresses were standing neatly at the main entrance. The two shrine maidens of the town hall stopped their intimate conversation, and bowed slightly to the apprentice shrine maidens who bowed to them from afar. The Golden Leaf Shrine Maiden motioned for the two guards from Medicine God Island not far behind her to follow, and the four of them entered the wide hot spring temple together. They walked along the middle road of the temple through the sacrificial square, around the Chongyang Palace, the Hall of the Gods, and the Hall of the Contributors, turned the black and gold glazed brick collage of the Golden Crow Tengsheng Shadow Wall, and walked out of the back door of the Hot Spring Temple to the ferry by the Flame Lake.

Nearby, the "Hot Springs" was ready to go, and Poria did not immediately board the boat, but stood on the high stone embankment on the shore and looked out towards the east side of the vast lake of flames.

On the lake in front of the ferry in the Square of the Gods, several medium-sized passenger boats could be seen sailing towards Jinwu Island, carrying the last batch of students to arrive at Jinwu Yuan and the parents of the students who went to Jinwu Yuan to watch the ceremony. There was also a large crowd in the square behind the ferry. There are many families who send their children to school, but there are strict restrictions on the number of places to go to the island, and only one parent can go to the island for a new student. Therefore, those relatives who could not go to the island stayed on the Champ de Mars and waited. Small traders and hawkers have known for a long time that this is a great business opportunity of the year. They prepared a variety of special goods and souvenirs related to the Kinwuin Temple and the hot spring shrine, and came to the square early in the morning to grab a place. The vendors wanted to get a place at the foot of the statue of the original Golden Crow Abbot, because it was close to the ferry, there was a lot of traffic, and when the sun rose, the huge statue cast a long shadow behind it, where people could enjoy the shade.

Poria stood silently, staring at the statue more than ten meters tall in front of the ferry in the square in the distance—the solitary son of the former guardian of the God of War Island, the wise man of the "Four-Faced God", the founder of the Golden Crow Temple and the Wanyi Temple, and the great Purple Dye Blade. The great achievements created during his lifetime and the various names that were given to him after his death are like the long shadow cast behind the statue, protecting the descendants of the Fengdi family.

"Dean Xiu Dye looks like his grandfather, don't you think?" The Golden Leaf Witch jumped onto the stone embankment, stood beside her friend and said, "I don't know if the personalities are similar. ”

Poria didn't retract her gaze, she snorted softly and said, "On the surface, she is gentle and impeccable, but in fact she is suspicious and cold, and it is difficult to please. ”

"If you know, it's good." The Golden Leaf Shrine Maiden replied, "When you go to the island, your guards should not follow, lest he think too much." ”

"I wasn't going to take them with me. It was Bai Yang who repeatedly told them that they must follow me. I'll keep them on the ship in a moment. Golden Crow Island is his territory, and I will be safe there. The old guy always did dirty things for someone else, and he would never get his hands dirty. ”

"But now at least he's in the open, and we still have something to do with him for the time being." Jin Ye nodded at the rippled sword on Poria's back: "I understand your feelings, but will it be ...... to carry it on your back?" After all, when the opponent is the old guy, we can't be too cautious and careful. ”

"I'll explain when we talk and try not to make him feel threatened."

"Well, he must have known that you were coming, and would have noticed that I did not meet you at the sea gate according to etiquette. Therefore, it is appropriate to use private matters as an excuse. ”

There was a creaking sound from the "Hot Springs", and Torona, the personal maid of the Golden Leaf Shrine Maiden, came down the gangway, and it seemed that everything in Chengjiao was settled. Poria nodded at the golden leaf, turned and jumped off the stone embankment, and walked towards the ferry waiting for her.

Jin Ye watched his friend board the "Hot Spring".

The gangway was withdrawn, the oars were paddling, and the boat headed for the island of Jinwu in the center of the Lake of Fire. Poria stood on the deck of the first layer of the ship's bow, her white silk cloak pressed by the rippling sword, only the hood and corners swaying in the morning breeze. Cheng Jiao lay on the railing of the second deck and waved to his mother standing on the shore. Seeing her daughter's defenseless appearance, the Golden Leaf Witch couldn't calm down in her heart. She still vividly remembers that when she first learned that she was pregnant, she imagined thousands of ways to pamper the child. At that time, Cheng Jiao was just a small fetal bud in her womb, and she was just a little-known apprentice witch on the Isle of War, but she was full of confidence in protecting her children. But now, as the witch of the main god island town hall and one of the most powerful people in the five islands, she can only watch her daughter leave her and enter an unknown danger. Although it is only about half an hour to sail from Kinooin Temple to the hot spring shrine, the distance is by no means a politically relaxing condition. She let herself smile and waved her hands vigorously at her daughter, but she couldn't help but sigh heavily.

There was a hand on her shoulder, and it was Torona, a large, broad-shouldered woman. "Is it okay not to send her?" She asked, lowering her voice.

"Were you accompanied by your family when you came to report in Jinwuyuan?" The Golden Leaf Shrine Maiden asked rhetorically.

"God of War Island is so far away that my parents and brothers have never left it in their lives." Torona replied, her expression unchanged. But Kaneba knew that Torona, who was not good at words, must be heartbroken for the family who died during the "Night of Bloody Eyes" two years ago. That's why she had been deliberately avoiding Poria just now.

The golden-leafed shrine maiden patted her on the shoulder as a sign of comfort.

"You followed me shortly after graduating from the Golden Crow Academy, and after so many years, you didn't have a chance to go back to school to take a look, will you miss being there?"

Torona remembered her life as a college student - she had no surname, her family was ordinary, she stammered a little, she was not good at making friends on her own initiative, the rich children in the college never looked at her squarely, and even thought she was a little stupid, and other students from similar backgrounds rarely noticed her. Only Dean Shuran discovered her strengths - endurance and combat effectiveness. In order to allow her to enter the hot spring shrine as a trainee shrine after graduation, the dean often checks her homework and test papers, gently and silently pointing out her every mistake and omission. But the dean is like this for many students, and there is nothing to say.

"I haven't missed it." Torona said dryly.

"Hehe, you're too bad at expressing Torona, and you always say something insincere because you're afraid of trouble." The Golden Leaf Maiden smiled and said, "Maybe I'll have a chance to go back to our academy in a while." ”

Torona nodded.

Seeing that the Lord of the Hot Springs Hall turned to look at the moving "Hot Springs", Torona jumped off the stone embankment without saying a word, retreated to the ferry and waited silently. She felt that she should let the princess of the hot spring hall, who was busy with official business, enjoy the moment when she was looking far into her daughter's future.