Eerie Town, Threshing Ground.
"Ye Sizheng is going to Upper Mountain District."
"Hey, what's so surprising about that? He was born a dragon among men, a phoenix among birds. He was destined for Upper Mountain District. The fact that he delayed going until now is already rare enough."
"While he commanded the Night Guard in Lower Mountain District, our days were at least a little easier. Once he goes to Upper Mountain District and the Night Guard stops looking after us, life will get even worse."
"Yeah. With the Night Guard constantly giving us aid, fewer people starved or died of thirst. Other than those whose brains were broken and voluntarily went off to ascend to immortality, most of us lived well enough."
"Before there was the Night Guard, those people at the Town Yamen all looked down their noses at us. They did not treat us like human beings at all. Giving us a bowl of water was like they had saved our lives. Fuck, every time the Town Yamen handed out porridge, hundreds or thousands of us got only one sack of rice, while the big fish and meat eaten by their few dozen people could have been traded for several sacks of rice. Were they providing disaster relief or holding a banquet?"
"Forget it. There's no use saying any of this. Once he goes to Upper Mountain District and joins hands with the mayor, the Night Guard will become the Town Guard."
"He was never one of us to begin with."
"What a pity Blessing Town has no emperor."
"Did a donkey kick you in the head? Isn't the mayor the emperor of Eerie Town? And isn't the emperor the mayor of Great Qi?"
"Filthy Beggar, why aren't you saying anything? Aren't you usually quite the chatterbox?"