Chen Songfeng faltered slightly upon hearing this, then asked, "Did you come to Dragon Spring County because you want to take the talisman from that river goddess?"

"Do I seem like that type of person to you?!" Liu Baqiao asked in an indignant fashion.

Chen Songfeng was even more perplexed to hear this. "If you didn't come here to meet that river goddess, then what are you doing here?"

Liu Baqiao heaved a faint sigh as he replied, "I was on the way back to the Wind Lightning Field, but I decided to come back here. I heard many stories about Dragon Spring County, one of which was that your Chen Clan had founded a new school here, so I thought I'd come and see you."

Chen Songfeng smiled as he said, "Initially, I was very resistant to the idea of teaching here, and I wanted nothing more than to leave and never come back. However, my mindset has improved quite a bit since then, and I often tell myself that this is just a test to hone my character."

Liu Baqiao nodded in response. "Being able to teach in such a peaceful setting is certainly not a bad thing. By the way, did you hear about the incident that started around Red Candle Town and ended in the capital city of the Great Li Empire?"

Chen Songfeng nodded in response. "Of course I've heard all types of stories about that incident, but everyone in my clan has their own version of the story. The insider information that they've received from different sources are all conflicting with one another, and no one is certain about exactly what happened."

"Have you forgotten that I was in the capital right as all of this was happening?" Liu Baqiao chuckled. "Do you want to hear the truth?"

Chen Songfeng shook his head in response. "No. I'm not a cultivator, so I have no interest in hearing...