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After walking for another long period of time, he finally made it out of the desert and was ht outside the desert was a land full of water There were rolling green hills and rivers all around One could see boats setting sail and rowing on the currents Under the sparkling waves, the fat fishes jumped out of the water while heron swept by across the surface On both sides of the river were green puffs of smoke as if this was a paradise

The contrast between a desert and a land with a great river ave the sensation of stepping from an arid land to a prosperous location that could only exist in a painting!

Anyone would beco in this land of paradise

Li Qiye enan River, Southern Border” This was indeed a nice and refreshing location Each time he came by here, he would stay for some time due to his adoration of the place

The desert was next to the priround while the Southern Border was next to the desert, a rich land full of water Anyone would feel that creation was such a hty river and a desert separated by only one path — this was quite difficult to believe

The Southern Barren Earth was huge and contained s The entire place was quite fertile, especially the ion was called the Southern Border or Land of the Southern Tang 1

The reason why it had this name was that it was under the jurisdiction of a nation na The Southern Border didn’t only consist of the Southern Tang In fact, there werewith countless other small sects

However, all of these nations were tributaries of Southern Tang, the biggest lineage in the Southern Border

The weak being subservient to the strong, ss were too common in the world of cultivation However, it was different in this region Southern Tang did not bother withwith their affairs

To a large extent, the status of tributary was only in name The smaller nations didn’t need to pay tributes or act as vassals At the sa as well There were very few disputes, so the citizens in this region were able to lead peaceful lives, just like living in a paradise

Li QiyeThis particular city was different coh walls or huge pathways, just a clear lack ofthis city was a river that branched to each corner of the preo anywhere in this city There werewater was everywhere and gave a pleasant yet all-enco

Li Qiye was quite tattered at this moment with dirt all over his face He looked like a mortal in the city At best, people would only consider hilance, only mortals would throw hio too far before receiving a lot of coins The reason was quite simple, this was a land of plenty People had homes and jobs so the ive to a beggar like Li Qiye

Li Qiye couldn’t help but s at the coins in his hand He put thee tree that blotted out the sky, a fa out: “Little friend, care to corew near the river There was a finely-crafted winehouse in its shade It was clear that not just anyone could come here to drink

There were more than ten cultivators next to the street of the restaurants They could be considered Li Qiye’s acquaintances since they were all part of Yi Chuan’s group

Yi Chuan held a wine cup and greeted Li Qiye in a politedown confidently before Yi Chuan This forced the disciples sitting next to Yi Chuan to make some roo so disrespectfully before their royal lord However, Yi Chuan didn’tman ahead of him

“Deference is no substitute for obedience” Li Qiye sat down and said with a smile 2

Li Qiye’s downtrodden look and his confident attitude conflicted with each other However, it see it

1 Southern Tang was also known as Jiangnan, the river listed above The author is using real locations for na the pinyin

2 This phrase means that it is better to say yes than to say no in a respectful manner It’s more of a polite, conversational tool