Having acquired the bird puppet, Xu Feng did not linger in the Jiugong Sect. Taking his exchange of spiritual materials, he mounted his saber and flew back to Shanyang Market.
Looking at the steadily growing crowds on the streets and the increasingly bustling scene, a wave of emotion stirred in his heart:
"It seems that war really takes a heavy toll on a market town's prosperity. Back when we were fighting the Zhao State, you could clearly see the number of cultivators in the market plummet. Now that both sides have declared a truce, the population has bounced right back to its usual scale. That means business at Tongxin Pavilion is about to hit a peak. I'd better start making preparations."
Chapter 295