Despite deciding to focus on all three tasks at once, adopting the identity of "Shi Jian" to cultivate techniques and command Underworld Ghosts on the mountain, there were still many tasks to attend to below the mountain that were not urgent to the moment.
Xu Yang removed his disguise, restored his original appearance, and left Mount Jilei for the county town of North City.
"Flatbreads, freshly baked flatbreads!"
"Crisp pears, freshly picked crisp pears!"
"Make way, make way, don't block the road!"
"Selling plasters, hereditary good plasters, I guarantee they'll cure your headaches and fevers in a day!"
Within the county town, upon the streets, there were bustling crowds everywhere.
There were also carriages and horses like dragons, flowing endlessly, all radiating a sense of prosperity and vitality.
This was North City county town, North City of today.
At this moment, a young scholar who had just returned from studying abroad entered the town.
"Li Jieyuan?"