Bathed in the lingering sunset, Ye Jingcheng descended from Puppet Mountain. Now that he knew the exact reason, he felt somewhat more at ease.
At least he was not completely in the dark now.
Looking at the marketplace in the distance, Ye Jingcheng unexpectedly felt a long-lost urge to stroll through it.
After all, when he counted it up, he had not been here for more than sixty years. When he came a few days ago, matters with the Jade Union Sect had made everything seem far too rushed.
He disguised himself, transforming into a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and walked into the marketplace as well.
Compared to before, there were far fewer cultivators in Xiao Mountain Marketplace.
The entire marketplace had become rather deserted, and the bustling, worldly atmosphere of days past had faded greatly.
Moreover, every pedestrian on the road came and went in a hurry, lacking that leisurely feeling from before.
It seemed they were all somewhat fearful of the newly arrived prefecture lord.
However, what comforted Ye Jingcheng was that whether it was Heavenly Sand Treasure Pavilion, the Formation Pavilion, or Heavenly Dust Restaurant, their business was all extremely good. He could not say their gates were as crowded as a marketplace, but at the very least, people were coming and going in an unbroken stream.
The occasional words he heard in conversation were all praise for the Ye Family, and Ye Jingcheng nodded, feeling even more reassured.
Unlike other clans, the Ye Family subjected the clansmen of the Commerce Hall to strict training.
If one wanted to receive the Commerce Hall's stipend, one had to pass at least the five trials set by Ye Jingfu.
They were, respectively, the five trials of greed, arrogance, tyranny, dullness, and dejection.
Because of that, the clansmen here might not