After returning to the courtyard, Yuezheng Xiangling complained, "What took you so long? Don't tell me you've already done Qingqing?"
Yun Che replied irritably, "Are you mocking me, Your Majesty? If I really did, it would take at least seven days."
"Pah! Scoundrel. If you hadn't taken my body so early on, I would have made you work for it for a while, too. You really got off easy."
Yun Che chuckled and said shamelessly, "Why else would I have happened to meet you that day? That was fate! Neither of us could refuse what heaven gave us."
Yuezheng Xiangling rolled her eyes at Yun Che. "Enough, let's talk business. I've noticed that those strangely dressed people are just like you. Their cultivation realms are clearly very low, yet they're impossible to see through. Their low cultivation makes it unimportant for now, but if they grow stronger in the future, I'm worried they'll bring unpredictable consequences to the empire."
Yun Che nodded. He understood her concerns. If people like that wanted to hide, they would be very difficult to track down in the future.
After a moment's thought, he said, "Let's call them Hidden Martial Practitioners for now! At present, they aren't really capable of causing trouble. We can set aside a rest area specifically for them. After all, having them sleep in the streets forever isn't a solution. In particular, their eating, drinking, and bodily needs must be properly organized. Otherwise, before long, every street and alley in Azure Sparrow will stink to high heaven."
Yuezheng Xiangling nodded. "You're right. I've already ordered people to begin building the drainage channels and public latrines you mentioned last time. They should extend throughout the Azure Sparrow Empire after a while."
Yun Che smiled slightly. "Excellent. Once those two problems are solved,