“Your insight is profound!” He Lingchuan cupped his hands. “I have been instructed.”

“What instruction? It was just idle talk. Hurry up and treat me to dinner!”

And so, he dragged Ms. Sun to find lodging in Yuheng City and had dinner along the way.

The number of people in the city had visibly increased. Panlong City snacks were everywhere along the streets, and there was even poria paste.

Though Yuheng City was a border fortress, goods transported from White Sand Bay in the south had to be transferred here to reach the States of Jintao and West Luo. When one passed meat to someone, one’s own hands would be coated in grease. He Lingchuan once again felt how important Yuheng City’s position was.

If the bandit problem in Longchuan was not resolved, the southern trade route would be repeatedly harassed. Merchants would refuse to come, and both Yuheng City and Panlong City would be affected...