Baili Mu's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately led his men to charge outside, preparing to go take down Chen Shi. But then he stopped in his tracks, his expression turning uncertain.
Gao Chang, the pacification commissioner of Nian Du, had just instructed him not to harm Chen Shi in the slightest within a hundred-li radius of Nian Du, or else his Banshan Sect would be completely exterminated. If he turned around and killed Chen Shi the moment Gao Chang left, what would Gao Chang think?
Gao Chang held the prefectural troops of Nian Du in his hands, and annihilating his Banshan Sect would be effortless!
Would the young master really offend this high-ranking regional official and the Gao family for his and the Banshan Sect's sake?
However, a single talisman had killed over a hundred people from the Banshan Sect just moments ago, and this murderous fiend was now approaching aggressively!
Saintess Xuan softly said, "Sect Master Baili, remain calm and do not be impatient. Lord Gao will naturally handle this matter and give you an explanation."
Baili Mu steadied himself and said with a poker face, "Lord Gao had better handle this fairly, otherwise it won't convince the public!"
Chen Shi entered the city of Nian Du, looking around. He saw that everywhere in Nian Du there were workshops making carriages and carts, much livelier than other provincial capitals and county seats. The manufacturing of carriages here was divided into distinct categories. Some workshops specialized in making cart shafts, some specialized in making wheels, and others specialized in making axles.
There were also workshops exclusively running canopy designs and talisman illustration, as well as stables specifically raising exotic beasts and fine steeds, and he even saw an employment market for coachmen!
There were also many shops selling