Although several days had passed, the area inside and outside Lanxi Village on Pansi Ridge was still bustling, even livelier than before. It was just like the New Year.
Heavenly Court had yet to make any further moves. It was hard to tell whether they had been frightened into submission or simply weren't ready.
In any case!
For now, both sides were more or less at peace. Heavenly Court hadn't sent an army to attack, and the "True Cultivators of the Three Realms" at Lanxi Village on Pansi Ridge hadn't organized an offensive against Heavenly Court either. At most, some of them had received missions that occasionally required them to monitor the area around Heavenly Court, patrol, and gather intelligence.
As for Lanxi Village, once she had adjusted to the new circumstances, Second Sister Zhu quickly put her knack for local affairs and business to good use. At her command, a whole host of little demons from Pansi Ridge gathered local specialties and spiritual treasures from the surrounding mountains, along with food, building materials, and all sorts of other goods, then traded them with the True Cultivators of the Three Realms who had come from the Primordial Great World.
And in less than two days, word had it she'd made a fortune—even settling the old debts and plugging the holes Pansi Ridge had accumulated over the years?
Whether that was true or not, outsiders couldn't say.
At any rate, under Second Sister Zhu's direction, the little demons of Pansi Ridge not only had a much better life, but were also organized into opening all kinds of shops and stalls outside Lanxi Village. They'd set up a whole commercial street, and even formed work crews to help the True Cultivators of the Three Realms earn some hard-earned cash?
As for exactly