"Where is this?"
"The first city on the southern edge of the Northern Region. It's called Qingshi City."
Qingshi City—Lin Taichu had been here once before. It was neither large nor small, with a permanent population of around ten or twenty thousand. There were a few decent streets, and on them a handful of shops selling dharma artifacts and pills, but none of them were very large. They were far inferior to Luofeng City.
"We'll enter through the city gate. Split up. Follow behind me and keep me within sight."
The two of them came out of the woods and followed the main road to the city gate. The gatekeeping cultivator glanced at them and asked what they were here for. Lin Taichu said they were entering the city to buy things. The gatekeeping cultivator did not ask further and waved them in.
After dark, there were not many people on the streets. Lin Taichu walked ahead, followed the main street for a while, and arrived at Qian's Grocery.
The driver jumped down from the shaft of the carriage, walked to the shop entrance, and knocked on the door a few times.
After a while, the door opened. An old man poked his head out and exchanged a few words with the driver, then turned sideways to let him in. The driver turned around, went to the back of the carriage, and began unloading boxes.
Lin Taichu did not stop in front of the shop. He slowed his steps and walked past the entrance, sweeping a glance inside from the corner of his eye.
There were several shelves in the shop, with a few miscellaneous items scattered here and there on them. It looked like an ordinary grocery store, and nothing about it seemed special, but there were quite a