After leaving Yu Cheng Taoist's courtyard, Wang Ping stood before the locust tree outside for a long time. This tree was completely devoid of spirituality, just an ordinary tree.
After a long while, Wang Ping silently rose into the sky. He first looked out toward Liu Shuang's Dao Field. Liu Shuang was alone now, dressed in casual silks and sitting in her courtyard playing her guzheng. Her Spiritual Dog circled happily in front of her.
The town at the foot of the mountain grew increasingly prosperous, eventually absorbing the nearby Wang Family Village. The heart of Yongshan County was also shifting this way; even the County Magistrate's Office had relocated to the mountain town. City walls had been built along the river on its outskirts, where Government Soldiers patrolled from time to time.
