Jing Province lay in a remote region, with many hills and few plains. Its land was vast and its population sparse, with hardly any large cities to be found. Small towns and rural settlements, on the other hand, were everywhere.
For instance, Lin Yu was currently in a small rural town called Green Ox Town.
Calling it a town was really just how the villagers from the nearby mountain gullies referred to it.
In truth, Green Ox Town was not very large. It had only one main street running east to west, Green Ox Street, and even its sole inn was the long, narrow Green Ox Inn.
About a hundred meters east of Green Ox Inn stood a two-story restaurant.
The restaurant's decor was somewhat shabby, but its business was exceptionally good.
At lunchtime, it could even be called completely packed.
Standing on the street outside the restaurant, Lin Yu studied the establishment named Spring Fragrance with great interest. His gaze seemed to pierce through time itself, seeing that youthful village boy from several decades ago.
There was no doubt about it. This Spring Fragrance restaurant was the property of Han Li's third uncle, Fatty Han.
And Green Ox Town, where the restaurant stood—or rather, Five Li Gully near Green Ox Town—was Han Li's hometown!
Lin Yu had come to Green Ox Town not only to check in at a famous site, but also to satisfy an old curiosity. He wanted to see how Han Li's family had fared during the years Han Li had been roaming the Chaotic Star Sea.
Clearly, Han Li's third uncle was doing fairly well.
At the very least, the restaurant's business was flourishing. Coupled with the Seven Mysteries Sect's secret protection, his life was peaceful and prosperous.
Looking at it this way, Han Li's