Following Li Er's visit, the situation in Old Dragon City was clarified even further. Even though he had only paid a brief visit to Dust Medicinal Shop, the fact that a tenth tier martial artist had visited the shop at all was a resounding statement in itself.0

Perhaps the Sun, Ding, Fang, and Hou Clans were still oblivious to this, but everything that was going to unfold from this point onward was essentially already decided. The forces and resources of Old Dragon City would begin moving northward, getting closer and closer to the army of the Great Li Empire, which had already established itself in the central region of Eastern Treasured Vial Continent.1

In contrast, the Fu Clan, the Fan Clan, and everyone in Dust Medicinal Shop was already fully aware of this.0

Not long after Li Er departed, some people from the Fan Clan came to the shop to wish everyone a happy new year, all of them familiar faces for Chen Ping'an. Of course, Fan Junmao and Fan Er had come to visit, and they were accompanied by Aunt Gui from Osmanthus Island and her only direct disciple, Jin Su, the osmanthus girl who had served Chen Ping'an during his time on the Osmanthus Island. 0

There was also the Golden Core Tier swordsman Ma Zhi, who had trained Chen Ping'an in the way of the sword for some time.0

Aunt Gui very rarely set foot ashore Old Dragon City. Even though Osmanthus Island traveled back and forth between Old Dragon City and Stalactite Mountain twice every year, many people in the Fan Clan's ancestral hall had never even seen her once.0

The old man with the title of Foot-Long Spear had thought that this was just going to be another uneventful day as usual, and he was saddened by the thought that perhaps he wouldn't even be able to catch a glimpse of Sui Youbian, so he was delighted to see so many women visiting the shop. He immediately began making himself useful, attending to the women diligently, bringing them beverages and snacks, and it was almost as if he had become an employee of the shop. 0

After making her way into the shop, Aunt Gui took a glance at the old man, who just so happened to look at her at the same time, and their eyes met momentarily. Aunt Gui gave him a polite smile before looking away again. In the eyes of the old man, Aunt Gui's looks weren't particularly exceptional, but she was a very kind and elegant woman, the type that would be perfect as a wife and a mother.1

It was no wonder that Jiang Shangzhen's eldest son had used his ties with Jade Tablet Sect to pressure her, hoping to purchase Osmanthus Island that traveled back and forth between Old Dragon City and Stalactite Mountain from the Fan Clan. 7

Aunt Gui was unable to ascertain the old man's cultivation base, but her appraisal of him was that he possessed an immaculate body, a vivacious spirit, and a supple soul. If he was...1