Baisha County, at the Vegetable Market.
The weather was poor, dark clouds blotting out the sky.
At that moment, the surging crowd slowly inched forward.
The commoners at the very front took the Talisman Water made from burned Yellow Sky Sect paper, drank it down in one gulp, then walked toward another exit of the Vegetable Market.
Under the deterrence of armored soldiers bearing sharp weapons, the entire process appeared orderly and methodical.
Jiang Ning and Bai Luoyu stood on the high platform, watching the orderly scene below, and were happy for the ease of it.
The two of them had arrived here early and taken the high ground precisely to prevent any sudden unrest.
One had to know.
Those who had come to the Vegetable Market today to receive Talisman Water numbered roughly a quarter of the entire city's population.
Once there were too many people, without a powerful figure holding the line, chaos and trampling could very easily occur.
At a time like this, someone with sufficient status was needed to preside over the overall situation.
A strong expert was also needed to deter the entire crowd and prevent chaos from spreading and expanding.
For this reason, the two of them had arrived here early.
From a commanding position, they held down the entire scene.
Distributing Talisman Water and dispersing the Deity's aura.
With Baisha County's population, the entire process would take about four days in total.
This also meant the two of them needed to remain stationed here for four days.
"Jiang, what are you... why are you reading a book?"
Bai Luoyu watched Jiang Ning suddenly sit down, then take out a yellowed ancient text and begin flipping through it, and could not help being somewhat stunned.
"We're idle here anyway, so why not read for