Rebirth: Living in Wilderness with My Superpower
Chapter 493: Shopkeeper Yan’s Map

Chapter 493: Chapter 493: Shopkeeper Yan’s Map

"..." Xiao Shan was speechless; it seemed... that was the reasoning.

Just like that, Li Wenli’s silver tongue not only resolved the pestering Xiao Shan but even solved a significant concern for the Qiu family.

After all, they could only dream that Xiao Shan would devote himself to his studies and take part in the imperial examination.

But their family’s genes were too strong, preventing Xiao Shan from inheriting their lack of interest in the literary arts.

Thus, everyone was quite vexed about how to get Xiao Shan to sit down and focus on his studies.

Now, the Fox had helped them out of a big predicament.

With that, the farewell gathering concluded successfully after dealing with Xiao Shan, and everyone decided to depart the next day after settling their affairs.

That night, Old Uncle Qiu showed off his cooking skills and prepared a lot of delicious food for Bai Junjun and the others as a farewell meal; he even slaughtered three large chickens from the chicken coop for them to take as provisions for the road.

The County Magistrate naturally stayed for the meal without shame, and to show his sincerity, he brought over some of his prized wine from home.

Except for the children, everyone once again drank good wine, and the laughter and lights in the courtyard persisted for a long time.

...

The next morning, Bai Junjun woke up feeling groggy.

The alcohol from last night had largely dissipated after an evening’s evaporation, and the only other person who had stayed up late like her was Li Wenli.

The two of them woke up and stepped out of their rooms at the same time.

Seeing the drunken state on each other’s faces, they weren’t surprised and one after the other, they went downstairs to freshen up.

It was only after they were ready that they realized Old Uncle Qiu had taken a half-day off to prepare the departure feast for them.

Bai Junjun was just about to tell him that there was no need to go to such lengths when the door was knocked on again.

Everyone turned with a puzzled look, only to see Shopkeeper Yan, who hadn’t been seen for a few days, appearing in the courtyard.

Apart from Bai Junjun and Li Wenli, nobody knew about the relationship between Shopkeeper Yan and the Fool, let alone her identity.

Therefore, everyone was quite puzzled.

"Shopkeeper Yan, what brings you here?"

"I heard that you young heroes were leaving Dai County, so I specially came to see you off," Shopkeeper Yan replied.

As Shopkeeper Yan finished speaking, a round head popped up behind her — it was the County Magistrate.

Clearly, it was the County Magistrate who had informed Shopkeeper Yan of their departure.

The County Magistrate spoke earnestly, "Although you all have exceptional abilities, I’ve given it some thought, and the journey to the Old Capital City is not simple to say the least. It’s better to have someone explain it to you, so as to avoid any unnecessary detours. Doesn’t that sound right?"

Before Bai Junjun and the others could respond, Shopkeeper Yan nodded in agreement with a smile.

"Although with your capabilities, you don’t need anyone’s help to safely reach the Old Capital City, there are things you are unaware of. The journey might only seem a month’s travel, but if you don’t have the right connections, you might never get there in your lifetime."

"What do you mean by that?" Bai Junjun asked, puzzled.

Shopkeeper Yan came prepared this time, spreading out a map for everyone to see. This was a map of the land south of the North River, roughly divided into four large regions. These four areas were intertwined, looking like an irregular cake.

However, the sphere of influence for each territory was clearly marked.

"We are in Dai County. Normally, from the Eastern Land to the Old Capital City, one would directly travel from Ning City to Feng City. But now, Feng City is under the Second Prince, and Ning City is in the hands of the Third Prince. The two cities are bordering each other and have already become a battleground, not a place common folk can traverse lightly.

Nowadays, if one wants to go from the Eastern Land to the Old Capital City, the only way is to first head to An County, then to Three-Branch Junction, and from there, enter the sphere of influence of the Second Prince."

"Where is Three-Branch Junction?"

Bai Junjun glanced at the location specially circled on the map.