Visiting

Before leaving Cloud Cave Blessed Land, Chen Ping'an took Pei Qian to Yellow Crane Islet to visit Ye Yunyun.

Chen Ping'an wore a middle-aged man's face, a jade hairpin, and a long green robe. He had put away his narrow saber and Sword Nurturing Gourd; only a fasting plaque hung at his waist.

Pei Qian wore neat black clothes, a Daoist Robe that slightly concealed her boxing intent.

She had coiled her ponytail into a bun, baring her high forehead. She looked refreshingly brisk.

Cui Dongshan had gone wandering with Jiang Shangzhen. Chen Ping'an had no idea what they were up to, so he had not called for him.

The fasting plaque let them pass through the Mountain Water Restriction. A cultivator surveying the surroundings from a tall building confirmed that the plaque was genuine, then stopped scrutinizing them.

Chen Ping'an led Pei Qian into Yellow Crane Islet, a Daoist Arena made within a snail shell. Its broad streets and rows of imposing mansions left him momentarily dazed.

At Ye Yunyun's residence, Chen Ping'an lifted the beast-faced door knocker and tapped three times. A talisman beauty with delicate features and clear, bright eyes opened the door. She curtsied to the two guests and said softly, "Immortal masters, please follow me."

On Ye Yunyun's instructions, she led master and disciple through corridors where every step revealed a new scene. What met their eyes was not merely beautiful scenery, but Immortal Money.

More than three hundred Talisman puppet beauties lived in Yellow Crane Islet's mansions, all made at Yuzhi Gang. That trade alone had reportedly filled Yuzhi Gang's coffers to overflowing. But catastrophe had extinguished Yuzhi Gang's legacy, and the secret craft of Shuyi Building's talisman beauties was lost.

The Qingfeng City Xu family's Fox Skin Beauties had mysteriously vanished too. Qingfeng