A faint smile played on Qin Jiuge's face, warmth in his expression. In less than two hours, he had already mingled directly with the vast majority of the locals. That was quite a rare feat.
Qin Jiuge was currently sitting outside a tea stall.
Heat waves rolled through the air. Under the blazing sun of the dog days, coupled with the fact that this remote little place was somewhat unusual to begin with, ordinary cultivators rarely came here.
Such unnatural sunlight naturally threw spiritual energy into turmoil. It could be said without reservation that it was not only useless to cultivators, but harmful.
No wonder this place was so thoroughly mundane. Looking around, everyone was made of nothing but flesh and blood. That was understandable enough.
A faint smile rested on Qin Jiu's face. Then, wearing a mild and genial expression, he turned to greet the people around him.
"Have you heard? The Eldest Miss of this manor is holding a martial contest to choose a husband?"
"No way? Manor Lord Lin Zhennan's precious daughter is choosing a husband through martial combat? Wouldn't that mean we're all doomed?"
"Hahaha! This brother is right. Whoever marries Lin Zhennan's daughter will become the unluckiest man under heaven. Just thinking about it is terrifying."
Laughter rose and fell all around him, and Qin Jiuge took it as nothing more than a joke.
The map in his hand suddenly flashed with a warm current. Following its direction, Qin Jiuge saw that it pointed directly toward the recruitment station.
Now this was getting a little interesting. Things seemed to have become fun.
Following several young men beside him, Qin Jiuge changed into coarse cloth clothing and joined the line at the recruitment station.
"Recruiting soldiers! Recruiting soldiers! The Tannan Dynasty's border army is expanding. A