Atop the city walls stood more than a hundred arrow towers.
Jiang Xuan led Song Wen into one of them.
Song Wen noted that this Demon-Suppressing Town was likely built to withstand threats from the eastern mountain range.
This was because, among the arrow towers, one main tower stood out in particular, directly facing the mountains to the east.
The arrow tower where Song Wen was stationed stood quite far from the main tower, on the southern side of the city. The plaque above its entrance bore the words "Forty-Seven."
There were quite a few cultivators coming and going within the arrow tower, ranging from Qi Refinement to the Nascent Soul Realm.
However, most Qi Refinement cultivators were female, all dressed in servants' attire and walking close along the walls.
There were many rooms in the arrow tower. Jiang Xuan brought Song Wen to a relatively spacious one.
The room was extremely sparsely furnished. Aside from a set of wooden tables and chairs, there was nothing else—not even an array to shield it from prying eyes.
"Ai Kun, you have only just arrived in the Profound Realm, so rest well here. Also, let me remind you of something. You have now joined the Jiang Clan and become one of Demon-Suppressing City's garrison troops. You must obey Demon-Suppressing City's rules. When you have no duties, you may not leave Arrow Tower Forty-Seven at will, much less leave the city walls. If you need to go out, you must obtain my permission."
"Yes, Brother Jiang," Song Wen said.
Jiang Xuan nodded and turned to leave the room.
Song Wen shut the door and quietly considered his circumstances.
Clearly, the Jiang Clan had pressed him into service.
This also revealed that the fighting at Demon-Suppressing Town was rather tense, and the Jiang Clan