Chapter 66

Several days had passed since the departure of the Beixuan Sect cultivators. Beifeng County had returned to its usual tranquility. Yet, with the Wild Wolf Gang gone, the order both inside and outside the county town had improved significantly. Peddlers and laborers had become much more active, though for some reason, a few soldiers had suddenly appeared at the city gates, alongside a squad of constables stationed at the yamen. These men had begun levying a head tax on the merchants and laborers entering the city. Inside the Pear Blossom Tavern, a number of laborers were cursing the officials. The moment they saw business picking up, the greedy bastards had swooped in to collect taxes. Previously, they only had to pay passage money to the Wild Wolf Gang; now that the gang was gone, the officials had simply stepped in to collect gate tolls.