River Moon City's governor's mansion was still the same. For example, Silksnow Qianye's father, Silksnow Hongji, was still there.
Silksnow Qianye's group, however, was heading to the Riverwave Prefectural Palace.
Before leaving, Silksnow Dragon and Silksnow Hongji were both a bit worried and warned Silksnow Qianye to be careful. Silksnow Dragon and Qinchuan spoke many words, hoping that Qinchuan would be able to help Silksnow Qianye.
The old man believed in Qinchuan's strength. Even Silksnow Hongji had absolute faith in Qinchuan's strength.
Silksnow Qianye was very powerful, but perhaps because she was his descendant, or perhaps because she was a girl, she felt that it would be better for her to be looked after by Qinchuan.
Qinchuan nodded. "Don't worry, old man. Your granddaughter is an incredibly wealthy person. Her future accomplishments are unfathomable."
Silksnow Qianye rolled her eyes, speechless.
Qing Dan smiled as she looked at Qinchuan. This fellow was a dazzling existence no matter where he went.
The group left River Moon City and headed towards the Riverwave Prefectural Palace.
There weren't many young city lords, but there were still a few dozen of them. Most of them were youths, and they would be able to help Silksnow Qianye in the future. They all had deep connections with the Silksnow Clan.
However, Qinchuan, Shen San, and the others were exceptions.
Qing Dan, however, added another layer to the relationship between them. After all, Qing Dan and Silksnow Qianye were like real sisters.
They didn't travel very quickly. Three days later, the group arrived at the Riverwave Prefectural Palace.
Qinchuan looked at the enormous Riverwave Prefectural Palace. It was grand and extravagant, like a palace straight out of a painting.
The enormous palace had been completely cleaned up. Most of the items inside had been replaced, and even some of the facilities had been changed. This could be considered a way to get rid of bad luck.
The palace was richly ornamented, with flowers and trees, flowering trees, flowing water, small bridges, and lakes …
Inside the enormous Riverwave Prefectural Palace, there were wide streets that extended in all directions.
Extravagant!
How extravagant!
This was the first time Qinchuan visited the Jianglang County Manor, and it was also the first time he saw such an imposing manor.
The others were the same. This was the Jianglang County Manor, ordinary people didn't have the qualifications to enter.
At this moment, a group of people came out to welcome them. The leader was an old man.
He was the city lord of Jiangshan City, Mu Ziqi. His face was glowing, and he seemed to be in high spirits. Upon seeing Silksnow, Thousand Leaves bowed. "Greetings, Lord Manor!"
"Grand Elder is too courteous. There's no need for such formalities," Silksnow Thousand Leaves hurriedly said.
Etiquette couldn't be ignored. Although they could be more casual in private, the Jianglang County had to have its own set of rules.
Nothing could be accomplished without rules, and Silksnow Thousand Leaves was now an overlord.
Mu Ziqi wasn't bowing out of politeness. Rather, he was bowing out of his own free will. The strength Silksnow Thousand Leaf had displayed was simply too terrifying. She was even more powerful than they were. Perhaps she wasn't that much more powerful, but they couldn't be certain. Who knew if Silksnow Thousand Leaf had used her full strength?
In addition, Silksnow Thousand Leaves was simply too young. If she was already this powerful, her future accomplishments would be limitless.
It was lonely at the top. This was why Mu Ziqi, who was from the largest city and the most powerful clan outside of Jianglang City, didn't want to sit in the position of Jianglang County Manor Lord.
There were some positions that you didn't have the ability to sit in, and they would only bring disaster upon you. Many people were eyeing this position, and if you didn't have the ability to control it, you would only be courting death.
In addition, conflicts often arose between the seven prefectures of the Southsky Empire. If you didn't have the ability to control a prefecture, you would only bring disaster upon your own clan.
As such, not many people wanted to sit in the position of Jianglang County Manor Lord. It wasn't that they didn't want to, but that they couldn't afford it.
Silksnow Thousand Leaves didn't want to sit in the position at first, but she couldn't resist the enthusiasm of these people. Moreover, she was confident that she could, and blocking this position would be extremely beneficial to her cultivation.
Resources!
They spent the entire day strolling around the Jianglang County Manor before being assigned a small courtyard.
Qinchuan and Qing Dan were naturally assigned a decent courtyard. Shen San and his wife were right next to them, and Silksnow Thousand Leaves' courtyard was also here, right next to Qinchuan's.
The Council of Elders was naturally also located in the Jianglang County Manor.
The Council of Elders was the largest organization in the Jianglang County Manor, and there were hundreds of elders there. Every single one of them had surpassed the Immortal Realm, and some of them had even surpassed the Immortal Realm.
Half-step Saint!
Above the Immortal Realm was the Half-step Saint realm.
For example, Huyan Jie had been a Half-step Saint, but he'd only just entered the Half-step Saint realm. The strongest people in Jianglang County were only at the first or second stage of the Half-step Saint realm.
However, actual combat strength was the most important. For example, Qinchuan could use his own strength and weaken his opponent to tie down the weakest Half-step Saint.
This was all thanks to his Divine Eyes and Peerless Divine Shield. The damage he received was actually only at the Immortal Realm.
Jianglang County was the weakest of the seven prefectures of the Southsky Empire, and it had always been ranked second from the bottom.
It was said that the easiest to become friends and allies were the last and second from the bottom.
Jianglang County's ally was the Cloudsea County, which had alternated between the last and second from the bottom.
The Cloudsea County and Jianglang County were next to each other, side by side. They were both in the southernmost part of the Southsky Empire. The strongest prefecture in the Southsky Empire was the Central Plains County, which was the largest of the seven prefectures. It took up two-fifths of the empire's territory and was located at the very center. Even the capital of the Southsky Empire was located there.
The seven prefectures often had all sorts of martial arts exchanges. As soon as Silksnow Thousand Leaves became the Prefecture Lord, she received a letter of challenge.
The letter of challenge was from the neighboring Star Lake County.
Jianglang County and Cloudsea County bordered each other, and both were in the southernmost part of the Southsky Empire. To the east, Star Lake County bordered Jianglang County as well.
Star Lake County's strength was only third or fourth from the bottom, but it was clearly much stronger than Jianglang County.
A letter of challenge was also a form of martial arts exchange. This wasn't unexpected. If Jianglang County's Huyan Clan was still around, it would still be time for the two counties to exchange martial arts.
As such, this wasn't strange at all.
This exchange was an all-encompassing one. After all, they were all in the Southsky Empire, so it was purely a martial arts exchange.
However, it wasn't completely pure. Both sides had their own rules, and there were resources at their borders. Martial arts exchange, competition, and then some resources would be used as a wager. This way, there would be more motivation for the exchange, and it was also a sort of incentive system.
The wager of resources was usually continuous, such as the Heavenly Dipper Well or the Earthly Fiend Pool. If you lost, you would lose the right to use it for a year, ten years, or even fifty years.
There was less than half a month left. This time, the location of the exchange would be the Jianglang County's capital, while the next would be the Star Lake County's capital.
The people from Star Lake County should have already set off, but it would take them around ten days or so to get here.
At this moment, Silksnow Thousand Leaves was gathering the council of elders to discuss this martial arts exchange.