Chen Yi held an oil-paper umbrella and walked slowly through the rain.
After passing through Yanhuaxiang, he turned north onto Bashan Street, then turned right at the Prefectural Yamen in the city.
He strolled along the broad road called Wudong Street, stopping now and then.
Before leaving that morning, Liu Si'er had wanted to drive the Marquis's mansion's carriage, but Chen Yi had stopped him.
Aside from needing to visit Yanhuaxiang, he also intended to conduct a discreet inspection and see Jishi Pharmacy's true state for himself.
Yet as Chen Yi walked along the still fairly lively Wudong Street, his thoughts drifted to Liu Lang, the "Blade Maniac."
What concerned him was not Liu Lang himself, but those words: "person of the jianghu."
The Great Wei Dynasty still had a fairly strong martial culture. Whether great clans, the Imperial Court, or the military, many people practiced the Martial Path.
But in terms of fame, the figures most familiar to ordinary folk were often Jianghu guests.
Presumably, Liu Lang had earned the title "Blade Maniac" after roaming the jianghu.
"Just information from a single encounter can earn an Earth Grade Cultivation Technique. He must have some skill, though I wonder just how manic his blade is."
As Chen Yi pondered, he casually surveyed his surroundings.
Compared to his earlier cursory glance, a closer look gave him a deeper understanding of the eastern city of Shuzhou.
It was not entirely accurate to broadly classify this place as a gathering ground for Mountain Tribe members and foreigners from Poshir.
In truth, the shops on both sides of the street were still mainly run by Great Wei people.
Judging from the accents of the attendants at the doors and the shopkeepers inside, most were Shuzhou locals.
However, quite a few merchants from the central