Upper Cliff and Lower Cliff

Zhou Qiubai nodded.

Zhao Laoliu wiped his hands on his apron, pulled over a long bench, and sat down. Then he said unhurriedly, "Canghai City was a name given by outsiders. It spread far and wide, so everyone started calling it that. You probably know that Qingya Ferry was the little fishing village's original name, so I won't go into it. Someone likely already told you where that name came from when you arrived. Canghai City refers to both Upper Cliff and Lower Cliff together, not just one part of the place. The city gate says Lower Cliff because going through this gate takes you into Lower Cliff."

Canghai City was bordered by the sea on one side and mountains on another. Its only two city gates were both located in Lower Cliff.

"So entering through this gate means we can only move around Lower Cliff?" Zhou Qiubai asked.

"That's right. If you want to go to Upper Cliff, you have to take the lift from Lower Cliff and pass the Twelve Guards of Canghai's assessment before you can enter Upper Cliff." Zhao Laoliu drew a vertical line across the tabletop with his finger, then a horizontal one. "Lower Cliff is where ordinary people live. The market, harbor, and fishing village are all down there. Upper Cliff, on the other hand, is where Soul Masters gather, and Canghai Tower stands atop the cliff. The two sides are normally separate, though not completely cut off. People from Upper Cliff occasionally come down to eat, drink, or buy dried fish, while people from Lower Cliff can also take the lift up the cliff to handle business. But there are many Soul Masters on Upper Cliff, and its atmosphere really is different from Lower Cliff. Those of us used to living down here