"Wow!"
Having arrived in Xiu Yue County, Xiuniang looked around curiously.
Although Cuishan Village was only thirty li from Xiu Yue County, Xiuniang had visited the county so few times they could be counted on one hand. Especially after her parents met with an accident, she had never left Cuishan Village again.
Gu Zhao had promised to take her out before. This time, when he came to Xiu Yue County with Daoist Yansong, he brought her along as well.
"It really looks like one of our ancient county towns!" Daoist Yansong transmitted.
Gu Zhao nodded and pointed to the shops lining both sides of the street. "Inns, taverns, tea houses, grain shops, cloth stores, medical halls, general stores—everything needed for daily life is here."
"They even sell jade, paintings and calligraphy, rouge and cosmetics, gold and silver ornaments?" Daoist Yansong was rather surprised.
Bai Ke hid inside Xiuniang's backpack and said quietly, "What's so surprising about that? Xiu Yue County may not be large, but it connects three prefectures. Even if it cannot compare to Changping Prefecture, it is far more prosperous than an ordinary county town."
Changping Prefecture lay in the southeast of Jiangzhou, while Xiu Yue County was southeast of Changping Prefecture. It bordered Yongzhou Shide Prefecture to the east and Yazhou Tianquan Prefecture to the south. It could be said to be where three prefectures converged. Many merchant caravans passed through Xiu Yue County, so the city was naturally prosperous.
"A city like this actually isn't under the Imperial Court's rule?" Daoist Yansong asked.
"Anyway, the Profound Might Divine Sect's altar in Changping Prefecture is already empty, without a soul in sight. The current prefectural governor of Changping worships the Golden Wind Divine Cult, and Golden Wind Divine Cult branch altars have been established in all eight