Ever since the Kunlun Secret Realm incident had ended, Shengjing City had been peaceful. Su Xin's constables could speak to that better than anyone.
Before, the princes' followers and the Great Zhou nobles who supported them had been attacking one another, plunging all of Shengjing City into chaos. The constables hadn't wanted to get involved, but they couldn't ignore it. Worst of all, even when they did step in, it barely helped—and only left them mired in trouble.
Only after Su Xin gave Prince of Tai Ji Yancheng a sharp warning did Shengjing City settle down a little. Then Ji Haodian flew into a rage and stripped the princes of their power. That frightened the Great Zhou nobles, too, and they stopped causing trouble in the city.
But after the foreign monks arrived, the city once again felt like a storm was gathering. That made the patrol constables of Shengjing City nervous.
Qi Long spent the whole morning patrolling the streets with his men and found nothing unusual. They did run into some Esoteric Sect monks, but there was no conflict.
The Esoteric Sect monks were used to throwing their weight around back home, where the people of the Western Frontier treated them like living Buddhas. But here, in Shengjing City, they had presumably been told by their sect elders to keep a low profile.
So, although they had clashed with the Six Fan Sect last time, the Esoteric Sect monks weren't foolish enough to go looking for a fight when they met again.
Once morning had passed, Qi Long took several of his trusted subordinates to Chuanxiang Restaurant for lunch.
Chuanxiang Restaurant had only recently opened in Shengjing City. It specialized in dishes from Bashu, and its food and reputation were both excellent. Qi Long liked the place, so