While Li Dai entered the Wind Cave, Gong Yuyao was not idle either. He sought out his closest friend, Shang Huanxi, and asked him to put in a good word with Mo Zhechen. Unable to withstand Gong Yuyao's relentless badgering, Shang Huanxi ultimately went to plead with Mo Zhechen.
They had assumed it was no big deal. Li Dai was a newcomer and didn't know the reason, but Shang Huanxi and the others were well aware of it. The Sunset Cold Lotus in the back mountain was indeed not an official sect forbidden area; it was simply that Mo Zhechen did not allow anyone to approach it. After issuing several stern warnings, the people of Canlian Peak naturally came to treat it as a forbidden area. After all, from the perspective of those on Canlian Peak, Senior Brother Mo appeared mysterious and was the peak's foremost expert. Those who initially challenged him all returned in defeat, and gradually, everyone grew both to respect and fear him. Naturally, they obeyed his words; since he forbade entry to the Sunset Cold Lotus, no one went looking for trouble by provoking him.
Thus, over time, the place came to be rumored as a forbidden area.
Chapter 124