A month later, Lü Lianshun brought the entire Lü Family to Sanglu Valley under Yang Lingrui's escort, officially becoming a clan under the Yang Family's rule.
It was also at this time that a group of newly promoted outer sect disciples descended from Solitary Moon Mountain to the south.
Thanks to Wangyue City's lord, Song Kaiyang, smoothing things over in the middle, Solitary Moon Mountain had gone many years without paying the Dynasty the "head tax" for recruiting disciples.
Their task on this journey was to descend the mountain and search for disciples with aptitude for the sect.
These sect disciples cultivated in the mountains year-round and rarely inquired into worldly affairs, yet relying on their sect background, every one of them was proud and arrogant.
Though they were only at the Second or Third Level of Qi Gathering, they did not even regard many town chiefs at the Fifth Level of Qi Gathering.
After descending the mountain, one group of three traveled northward. They were welcomed and received everywhere they passed, and their vanity was greatly satisfied; the flattery of the crowds pleased them immensely as well.
They had thought that if they continued onward into Wangyue City's territory, an even grander reception would await them.
Yet to their utter surprise, after entering the region of the three towns, not a single person came to receive them.
Willow Leaf was still passable—Xu Guang had at least come out to greet them, though he had not arranged a banquet.
But when they reached Baishi City, it was even more excessive. The three of them did not even get to see the town chief, Gao Hui.
"Outrageous! Who is the town chief here? How dare he ignore us!"
"Willow Leaf was strange before as well. That Town Chief Xu always looked