Chapter 36: The 5 Sects & The 3 Great Clans
The party formation consisted of Wei Lin being at the front, Lin Mei at his side and me at the rear.
Like a guide, Wei Lin would occasionally point out landmarks or warn us about treacherous spots in the road.
Lin Mei somehow managed to identify and catalog various spirit herbs even while walking.
At the back, I was lost in thought about how little I actually knew about this world beyond the sect walls.
"So," Wei Lin called back, "we'll be passing through Three Rivers Town tomorrow. Should we stop at the Wei family shop there, or push straight through to save time?"
I nodded, as if I had any idea where Three Rivers Town was or that the Wei family had a shop there. The original Ke Yin's memories were... selective.
I had clear images of his family, their small tailor shop in Floating Reed Village, even the day he was discovered to have cultivation potential. But everything else was frustratingly vague, like trying to recall the plot of a book read years ago.
"Three Rivers is the main trading hub for this region, right?" Lin Mei asked, carefully stepping over a loose stone. "I've heard they have an excellent spirit herb market."
"Second largest in the Yan Kingdom," Wei Lin confirmed proudly. "Though nothing compared to the capital's Golden District, of course."