The walls of Moonwatch City, built from enormous blue-green stone blocks, came into view again. The hooves of the spirit beast they rode clopped across the ground with a crisp sound.
"Why are there so many more soldiers?" Lu Xiaotian exclaimed when he saw hundreds of soldiers in spirit armor standing at the city gate, ready for battle.
"Brother Lu, you might not know this, but the few days before the immortal sects recruit disciples are always the busiest time in Moonwatch City. They're also the most chaotic. There are more thieves and troublemakers than usual, so they've increased the guards at every gate, and the patrols in the city have multiplied several times over," Luo Yuan explained with a smile.
After the guards inspected them, they entered through the city gate. Lu Xiaotian found the streets several times more crowded than before. The stalls were even more densely packed, and shouts of vendors filled the air.
Once they were inside the city, Zhang Guang and Zheng Shiqi took their damaged spirit weapons to a forge for repairs and said their farewells.
"Big Brother Lu, I have quite a few spirit items, and I was just about to set up a stall. Why don't we go together?" Luo Qing asked, looking at Lu Xiaotian with hopeful eyes.
"No, I'm still missing a few spirit items before I can join a sect. I was just about to go look for them." Lu Xiaotian shook his head. Setting up a stall was too inefficient; he'd find what he needed faster by searching himself.
Luo Qing watched Lu Xiaotian's back as he threaded through the crowd, unable to hide her disappointment.
"Little sister, don't dwell on it. Brother Lu is a careful, single-minded cultivator, and he's clearly destined for great things. He'll probably