Chapter 38: Going among the people

Just as he stepped out, Jiang Yan ran into Guizhong, who was returning with Cloud Retainer.

“Jiang Yan, where are you going?”

Guizhong looked at Jiang Yan, who was about to go out, and asked in confusion.

“Ah… I have something to do, going out for a bit.”

These past few days, the Adepti and Guizhong had been squeezing him and Morax mercilessly. Jiang Yan felt his scalp tingle whenever he saw these female Adepti now.

“Oh?”

Cloud Retainer’s eyes narrowed.

“You aren’t thinking of… sneaking out to slack off, are you?”

Jiang Yan suddenly stepped back a few paces, his smile becoming stiff.

“Ahaha… well, I really have something to do!”

“I’m leaving first!”

Jiang Yan said, and disappeared in a flash.

“This brat… why is he acting so mysterious today?”

Guizhong looked suspiciously in the direction Jiang Yan had left.

“Hmph! Probably found an excuse to slip away.”

Cloud Retainer snorted softly.

Both Cloud Retainer and Guizhong knew they had been squeezing Jiang Yan too hard these past two days, so they didn’t stop him when he said he was going out.

People, after all, need to relax sometimes.

After Jiang Yan slipped out and saw that Cloud Retainer, Guizhong, and the others hadn’t followed him, he breathed a sigh of relief. ===== CHAPTER 102 =====

Scared the hell out of me!

With the way Sister Cloud Retainer was acting just now, it looked like she was going to force him again!

As for why Jiang Yan didn’t mention his plan to establish the Liyue the Liyue Qixing and the Eight Gates…

It was mainly because Jiang Yan only had the idea now; he didn’t actually have a concrete implementation plan.

Because it was something he had thought of on the spur of the moment.

Therefore, he wanted to go among the people to see for himself.

Only what the people need is what he, Jiang Yan, needs to do.

As for slacking off, what slacking off!!

He was going among the people to personally experience their needs!!

Could this be called slacking off?!!

Mm! Anyway, that’s what Jiang Yan thought.

*Ehe!*

Walking out of the administrative hall, Jiang Yan disguised himself as a black-haired human youth and came to the residential area of Guili Plains.

Because half of Guili Plains had been destroyed by the flood, almost all the people of Guili Plains were gathered in this area near Mount Tianheng.

The once fertile land of a thousand miles was no longer as prosperous as it used to be.

War is destined to destroy some things.

Jiang Yan looked at the people around him; although their homes had been destroyed, they were all wearing smiles on their faces at this moment.

If a home is destroyed, it can be rebuilt.

At the very least, they were still alive, weren’t they?

Jiang Yan walked among the crowd, rubbing his chin.

Because he had disguised himself in advance before coming out, the people at this moment did not notice that the black-haired human youth in front of them was their Wood Spirit Adeptus.

Jiang Yan wasn’t stupid; if he hadn’t disguised himself, with his silver hair and pointed ears, who in Guili Plains wouldn’t recognize him?

Wouldn’t this trip have been for nothing?

Looking at the people around him ignoring him, Jiang Yan smiled with satisfaction.

Right, only by going among the people like this could he better understand what they truly needed.

Today, he was going to learn from Morax thousands of years later.

To be a qualified street wanderer!!

Buying a bowl of tea from a makeshift stall, Jiang Yan walked and drank it leisurely.

At this moment, Jiang Yan finally realized how comfortable Morax’s life as Zhongli was thousands of years later. When he bought things, he even wanted to add a line:

Put the bill on the administrative hall’s account!

Ah! Comfortable~

Jiang Yan took a comfortable sip of tea and sighed with relief.

After wandering around this circle, Jiang Yan still noticed an obvious problem.

Only half of Guili Plains was too small!

Because the Adepti evacuated the people in time, and thanks to Jiang Yan’s quick arrival, the people of Guili Plains didn’t suffer too many casualties.

This also resulted in the remaining half of Guili Plains not having enough space for the original population to live in.

The current residential area could be described as being packed with people.

Although the other half of Guili Plains was intended to be rebuilt, as the flood receded, the original fertile soil was occupied by stinking fish and rotten shrimp in the water. It was not only foul-smelling but also very troublesome to deal with.

Even if it were rebuilt, it probably wouldn’t return to its former state.

Jiang Yan calculated in his heart, his gaze looking toward the south.

“It seems I can only migrate half the people to the area south of Mount Tianheng.”

The location Jiang Yan mentioned was exactly where Liyue Harbor would be located in the future.

Having calculated the plan in his heart, Jiang Yan stood up and prepared to go back to write it all down.

Just as he stood up, he saw a crowd of people gathered in the distance, bustling about. ===== CHAPTER 103 =====

“Over there… what are they all gathered together for?”

Jiang Yan narrowed his eyes, his expression slightly puzzled.

Well, anyway, he had nothing to do now, so it wouldn’t be bad to go join the fun.

Thinking this, Jiang Yan walked toward where the crowd was gathered.

Before he even got close, he heard shouts constantly coming from the crowd.

“Well said!”

“Sir, tell us another one! What you’re telling is too good!”

“That was truly authentic~”

*Yo!* What is it? It sounds like it might be pretty good?

Jiang Yan listened to the praise from the people around him, and his eyes couldn’t help but become curious.

Walking into the crowd, Jiang Yan squeezed his way to the front.

The attention of the people around seemed to be attracted by something, and they didn’t pay attention to Jiang Yan’s movements.

As Jiang Yan got closer, he saw that the person the crowd was gathered around was a middle-aged man with a handlebar mustache.

The middle-aged man cupped his hands and bowed to the people around him.

“Thanks to everyone’s kindness, I shall tell another one!”

“This time, we shall talk about matters concerning the Adeptus!”

After he finished speaking, the whispering of the people around reached Jiang Yan’s ears.

“The Adeptus? Is it our Wood Spirit Adeptus?”

“It must be, there’s only one who is called the Adeptus!”

“Not to mention anything else, I love listening to it!”

“Really, this gentleman has told stories about the Adeptus several times, and they are especially good to listen to, but I don’t know what he’s going to tell this time!”

Jiang Yan frowned, a look of curiosity in his eyes.

About me?

And several times?!

*Mm???*

Jiang Yan hadn’t expected that he just wanted to come over to eat a melon out of curiosity.

And he could actually eat his own melon!

Interesting!

But one thing to say, this kind of person should be called a storyteller, right?

Did storytellers start becoming popular at this time?

Jiang Yan rubbed his chin, his eyes thoughtful.

A moment later, he threw away his brain and gave up thinking.

Who cares! It’s better to have a storyteller, isn’t it? It can enrich the amateur life of the people.

And he was also curious.

What would this storyteller say about him?

Under the gaze of Jiang Yan and the surrounding people, the middle-aged storyteller coughed lightly and began to tell his story.

[Legend has it that a hundred years ago, during the initial alliance between the Geo Archon and Guizhong]

[At that time, Guili Plains was just established, and demons were rising all around. The North Chi Dragon, the West Dream Demon! All were top-tier great demons of that time!]

[To protect the peace and tranquility of Guili Plains, the Adeptus advised the Geo Archon to form the Millelith to resist the four directions!]

[Later, the Chi Dragon gathered the demons and moved south to Guili, intending to invade.]

[The Adeptus, following the Geo Archon’s orders, led over ten thousand Millelith north to resist the Chi Dragon’s invasion.]

[This was the first war of the Millelith, and also the battle that made the Wood Spirit Adeptus famous!]

[The war broke out the moment the two sides made contact. That battle made the sky dark and the sun and moon reverse……] ===== CHAPTER 104 =====