Peach Capital Mountain Legend

"Do you know what place this is?"

The clerk was invited into the room, and Wang Dao Xuan pointed at the record as he asked.

It was now deep into the third watch of the night. The clerk had been busy for several days straight, from before dawn until now, without closing his eyes. He was so sleepy that his eyelids were practically fighting each other.

Hearing Wang Dao Xuan's question, he pretended to lower his head and inspect it. In truth, he had not seen what it was at all. With drooping eyes, he replied, "To answer you, Daoist, this humble one doesn't know."

"Hmph!"

Lu San immediately bristled beside him. "You didn't even look at it. Are you making fun of us?"

The man's appearance might fool ordinary people, but it could not deceive a mystic who had awakened mystical powers.

"Uh..."

The clerk's mind cleared somewhat. Still, he gave a bitter smile and cupped his fists. "Gentlemen, I'm only a minor clerk. I just run errands and do odd jobs. I truly don't know about the matters of the government office."

As he spoke, he glanced at the ancient text again and lowered his head. "Although I don't know about this matter, I recognize this book. No matter what place it records, I'm afraid it has already vanished."

"Oh? How so?" Wang Dao Xuan asked curiously.

The clerk hurriedly explained, "This is the capital, the foremost good land under Heaven. If evil spirits were allowed to breed here and the people's resentment boiled over, wouldn't that become a laughingstock?"

"Therefore, whether it's the Commandery Commandant Office or the Enforcement Hall, they take these matters very seriously. Whenever they hear of lawless people gathering, the Commandery Commandant Office will certainly investigate. Whenever there's a festival or the first