Lu Qingyin nodded, after a month, she had calmed down a lot. She no longer knew where she was now.

The female cultivator advised her to learn more about medicinal herbs, so she did. She didn’t know what her fate would be, but she could only take it step by step. She missed the guard Qin Xiu and didn’t know how Qin Xiu was doing now. Her current self was not helpful to Qin Xiu, and if she wanted to help her, she had to become very strong.

But does she have a spirit root? She doesn’t know. As a royal woman, she is not even allowed to be tested for spirit root; she’s only prepared for marriage.

Does she have knowledge? A bit, but not much. After all, she had always learned various royal etiquettes, so the practical knowledge she possessed was really limited, let alone knowledge related to medicinal herbs, which was something unheard of for her.

"No rush, just keep observing. We’ve been traveling for a month and a half now, and in another ten and a half months, we will reach the third state. Of course, we will encounter some patrolling cultivators along the way, and then you will just say you’re from the third state if anyone asks."

"And the official language of the third state that I asked you to learn, study it well. Don’t end up not being able to speak when you get there, even though the third state is quite stable, you would be speechless."

After hearing, Lu Qingyin nodded solemnly, and then said: "Thank you, Senior. If it weren’t for you, I should be dead by now."

The female cultivator froze, seeing Lu Qingyin’s earnest expression, she waved her hand indifferently: "Your gratitude is of no use; I am just a passerby in your life. There are many people like me, so when you reach the third state, take care of yourself. I’ll be going back to the sixth state."

Lu Qingyin smiled and nodded solemnly.

"Alright!"

...

Yuchi wandered aimlessly on the streets of Canglan City, ignoring the greetings of the sisters by the roadside. There’s nothing he can do, as there are quite a few proper sects in the vicinity of Canglan City. Although these sects are considered unscrupulous, ultimately, these are matters between their own sects.

Just like the Cloud Mountain Sect that Yuchi encountered, they were momentarily confused and wanted to finish off Yuchi outright, which was then settled by an assassination sect entrusted by Jiangzhou City. Did the Cloud Mountain Sect ever really target the common people?

Not really.

Jiangzhou City is just like that, so not to mention Canglan City, which at least has the Celestial Capital Department and other facilities. These sects, although responsible for many lives, this is mainly due to their business clashes, nothing as exaggerated as the Yatian Sect before.

"Eh, the third state is still too safe, relatively peaceful. I want to make some flashy gold and silver, but it’s impossible. It seems the same effect would apply to other big towns, it’s hard to find sects similar to the Yatian Sect."

Coming to Canglan City was a wrong move. Yuchi arrived in Canglan City three days ago, escaping from Xiangxiang’s clutches multiple times, and losing numerous coats. He paid but didn’t receive services, driving Xiangxiang to madness.

Truly, this was because Yin Shuang was observing secretly, otherwise, Yuchi would have probably ended up sacrificing himself in Canglan City.

So where to go now?

No need to stay in Canglan City, how about Tiesi City which is a first-class big city? Is it worth going there? Thinking about it, if he’s going to Tiesi City, he might as well head directly to the state capital. Being the center of the third state, there surely are numerous opportunities to make money, so going to the state capital is the choice.

Canglan City was a pointless visit.

And it’s already January 990 now, a little over a month before New Year’s. Luckily, New Year’s comes a little late this year, otherwise it would be quite tricky.

"Yin Shuang, let’s go to the state capital, I’ll show you around." Yuchi said.

"Is it because there’s no way to find a sect here to swindle or slay?" Yin Shuang asked curiously.

"Yes." Yuchi admitted.

Yin Shuang perhaps understood, she strongly suggested:

"Brother Chi, since there are no blatantly evil sects around Canglan City, we could fish, intentionally posing as minor roles, infiltrating their sects, and if any sect leader speaks ill of us, we can wipe them out and take their money openly. It’s said that a given crime needs no excuse."

"For instance, they say I’m young? But I’m clearly old, they insult me, so they must die."

"Or they say I look weak? Can’t stand it, my glass heart shows, so they must die."

"Or they claim I can’t beat them? Unacceptable, I need to prove myself, they must die."

"There’s also the sect leader’s scolding, elders’ brutality, senior brother’s insult, there’s always a reason."

"It’s just exterminating sects, just claim there are dangerous weapons hidden within, it’s quite acceptable."

Why does each maneuver seem so practiced? Yuchi couldn’t help but ask: "Shuangshuang, what book have you been reading?"

Yin Shuang blinked her large eyes: "The Spring and Autumn Annals."