Amid the dense crowds at Fangting City's port, passengers and cargo moved orderly along their respective routes. Beneath this flourishing scene, no one noticed a pitch-black figure slipping unnoticed into the crowd.
Yuan wore her tattered Daoist robe, a bundle tucked in the crook of her arm and the Fairy she called "Semi" perched on her shoulder, wandering aimlessly through the port.
"This really doesn't look like a small place, Fangting."
As if talking to herself, she said, "I heard it was a small city in the south of Eastern Hua Prefecture, but it's already not much different from the big cities I remember."
"How many years has it been since you last visited a city in the Material Realm?"
Semi glanced at her. "Thirty years? Fifty years? Human cities don't just stop developing. After so many years, they were bound to expand."
"Mm... I forgot."
Yuan narrowed her eyes vaguely. "But it feels like it should have been even longer than that. Really, I don't even know whether my hometown still exists."
"Even being scatterbrained has its limits, you know."
Semi sounded helpless. "I'm starting to worry whether you can even survive normally in a city. Human cities aren't so simple. Every so often, their way of life changes beyond recognition. If you want to complete the mission with as few mistakes as possible, basic common sense is essential."
"You can rest assured about that. I was born and raised in the Material Realm, after all."
Yuan yawned unconsciously as she strode forward. "No matter how secluded my cultivation was, I spent my childhood in a human city. There definitely won't be any problem with basic common sense."
"Really?"
Semi eyed her suspiciously. "You've been back in the Material Realm for years, but you've practically never left the base,