In a small marketplace a thousand miles north of Xuantian City.
A young man in blue sat on the second floor of a restaurant, sipping wine as he surveyed the crowds flowing along the street below.
As the two jugs of Spirit Wine on his table gradually ran dry, the blue-robed cultivator rose, picked up the bamboo hat beside him, and placed it on his head.
After leaving behind a dozen or so Spirit Stones, he turned and left the private room.
Having reached the street and about to leave the marketplace, he was suddenly stopped by a boy of thirteen or fourteen who emerged from across the restaurant.
"Big Brother, someone wants to see you!"
"Come with me, quickly!"
Upon hearing this, the blue-robed cultivator turned to look at the boy behind him. After a brief pause, he nodded slightly and followed him.
Led by the boy, the two soon arrived at an open-air teahouse on the western side of the marketplace, where they found a Green-robed Woman sipping tea.
"This is your reward. You may go now."
"Thank you, Sister!"
At the sight of the Spirit Stone the Green-robed Woman produced, a gleam immediately flashed in the boy's eyes. He thanked her repeatedly before leaving.
Only after the boy had gone did the Green-robed Woman cup her hands toward the newcomer and speak.
"I am Song Qingyu. It has been many years, Fellow Daoist Li. It has been too long."
"Why are you the one here, Fellow Daoist Song? Was it inconvenient for you to meet me?"
After returning the salute, the blue-robed cultivator removed the bamboo hat from his head, revealing a youthful face. He was none other than Li Xianyun, the man wanted throughout the marketplaces.
Though Li Xianyun had not known Song Qingyu back when