"...That thief truly was hateful."
For the people of Pill Fragrance City, because the City Lord's Office managed the city well, even though ordinary citizens could not refine pills, Pill Fragrance City was wreathed in pill fragrance year-round. While it could not make ordinary people free of illness and disaster, it truly did keep their bodies healthy and extend their lives. Moreover, the city was prosperous and its people well provided for; it was basically difficult to find anyone begging along the streets in Pill Fragrance City.
It was precisely because of this that after Pill Fragrance City had been "sealed off" for so many days, only a small number of people grumbled. The true common folk did not feel their lives differed much from usual. Teahouses and streets were bustling with gossip and chatter, and the three of them sat in a corner off to the side, hearing quite a few bits of hearsay, some true and some false, over the morning.
"Do you think the City Lord's Office will come looking for trouble with us?" Though they had not left behind any flaws last night, they had not worn any disguises while strolling through Martial Peace Ward during the day.
Wen Xu nodded. "They probably will come looking for us, but we can just deal with them normally. We're merely unlucky cultivators passing through, stopping to rest, and forced to remain trapped in the city. Right?"
"...You're right."
Wen Xu's prediction was extremely accurate. Cultivators from the City Lord's Office soon came for the three of them. They had been wandering through another market district at the time, and when someone suddenly blocked their path, Chen Zui nearly drew his blade on the spot.
"Did the three of you go to Martial Peace Ward yesterday?"
Wen Xu nodded.