After finishing his kowtows, Pan Yunzhou rose and went around to the rear hall of the ancestral shrine. After quite some time, he solemnly carried out a black-lacquered wooden box containing the secret manual of the Great Canon of the Stars.
He approached Ding Songyan with heavy steps and said in a slightly hoarse voice:
"Junior Brother Ding, allow me to make a copy to leave with my family."
"Take your time. There's no hurry," Ding Songyan said with a smile. "I'll go for a stroll, find the Hongxin Trading Company, and arrange our return journey."
He displayed complete trust, not staying to supervise the Pan Family as they copied the Great Canon of the Stars. In any case, Pan Yunzhou would be handing the original over to the sect.
Out on the street, Ding Songyan tightened his collar and began strolling at his leisure.
Whether it was the local soil and water that nurtured people or something special about the Emperor Xi Sect's martial arts, Sun-Driving County had quite a few beauties. None were truly peerless, but there were plenty of pretty faces for Ding Songyan to feast his eyes on.
Moreover, compared with the girls of Ning Prefecture, the women here favored red more, and their temperaments seemed more fiery and forthright.
Before he knew it, Ding Songyan had found the Hongxin Trading Company's branch in Eastern Plain Prefecture.
As soon as he stepped inside, a female steward came forward and asked with a beaming smile:
"Would you happen to be Junior Brother Ding?"
"You recognize me, Senior Sister?" Ding Songyan looked at this fellow disciple, whose brisk bearing suggested she was a local, and asked in amusement.
He suspected this senior sister came from southern Chu Province or Treasure Province, had entered the Xiaoming Sect through the