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Night breeds many dreams, and delay leads to unforeseen changes.
Hence, as soon as the "Road Guide" was settled, Ruyi Commerce Chamber left with the coffin in tow that very evening.
They left behind only the essential staff needed to keep Shanghe County's granary running, maintain normal trade, and receive "Wang Tianchuan and Gao Lin from the canal side" — stewards, guards, servants...
Also leaving with them were eleven young martial artists from the seven martial arts halls of the southern city.
The seven martial arts families had almost unanimously shoved their most promising youths into Ruyi Commerce Chamber.
This was a way to protect and preserve their heritage.
After all, everyone knew that Hanping Prefecture was definitely safer than Shanghe County.
The situation in the northern lands was bad, but just how bad it was, nobody knew for certain as the information had been tightly sealed.
