"How so? You don't know either?"
"I entered Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion at Qi Refining Fifth Layer. I danced there every day and never fought anyone. How would I know?"
"Heh heh, weakling!"
Luo Chen looked at Gu Cai Yi with disdain, drawing an angry glare from her.
But slowly, Gu Cai Yi sighed as well.
"I really need to become proficient in combat methods. Mountain Shattering Gang isn't like Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion. We don't have any powerful backing, so something like before might happen again."
That previous incident referred to the Two-Gang Conflict.
That time, quite a few people had died. Even Broken Blade Xu Renke, who possessed a Magic Treasure Fragment, had died on the Dao Discussion Stage.
And something like that certainly would not happen only once.
Throughout Great River Market's history, quite a few gangs had emerged.
Mountain Shattering Gang and Great River Gang had only risen to prominence within the last hundred years.
But... no backing?
Luo Chen stroked his chin. Did Mountain Shattering Gang truly have no backing?
That might not be the case!
As they walked along the road out of the city, the two chatted about matters within the city.
"Speaking of which, Fu Xiu Xiu has left, and the East Wing is still vacant. Do you want to move in there?"
"Forget it. Apart from being a little cold, the renovated Rear Room has no drawbacks."
"Winter will be here soon. I'm afraid it'll get even colder!"
Was winter almost here?
Only then did Luo Chen notice that some of the leaves beside the Outer City Area streets had already begun to yellow.
Cultivators possessed strong physiques. Unless the climate was particularly extreme, they rarely sensed temperature differences.
Without realizing it, he had gone from midsummer to autumn.
Behind them, the two