Within Wushi City, lanterns had just begun to glow.
Though the sun had only just set and a bright moon shone clearly from the heavens, Wushi City showed not the slightest trace of quiet seclusion.
The disciples of Tiger Roar Hall took sealing strips into the streets, pasting them door to door and sending the townsfolk on their way.
At the city gates, traffic streamed endlessly. Whether elderly, young, women, children, maidens, or strong men, all carried their luggage and hurried south.
The news had already spread. Peace Kingdom's army of demons was racing toward Wushi City. If they wished to live, their only choice was to head south.
Flying Crow City had already prepared to receive everyone. All of them had to pack up and set out at once.
There were also old folk unable to leave their homeland, and fools reluctant to part with their family fortunes. They refused to leave. After Tiger Roar Hall's disciples tried persuading them a few times, they gave up and rushed on to the next household.
But none of this mattered to Su Che.
Tiger Roar Hall had prepared a banquet to entertain its distant guests. There was not only Fang Huan, Zhao Tianlin of Flying Crow City's envoy, but also Daoist Dawu of the Azure Void Sect. Even Shi Meng, who had remained under something close to house arrest, had come to the feast, pulling his daughter aside to whisper with her.
Though chaos and war raged outside, the scale of this banquet had not been diminished in the slightest.
Su Che sat upright in the seat of honor at the head of the table. Daoist Dawu and Fang Huan, the two guests, sat to either side.
Shi Meng and Lei Xun sat facing each other, while Zhao Gan, Yao Qin,