In the end, Chen Ping'an was only able to find out the former site of the city god temple, but no one had heard of the inn that Cui Chan had mentioned. This prefectural city was a major city in the northern region of Yellow Court Nation, and in order to get to the city god temple's former site, they had to travel across virtually half of the entire city.

By the time everyone arrived at their destination, it was already close to dusk, and they were only greeted by the tall red wall. After that, it took them a very long time before they finally found an alley with an obscure entrance, one that was barely just wide enough for the two horse-drawn carriages to fit through.

The deeper one ventured into the alley, the more one felt like they were entering another world. Faint wisps of mist were occasionally rising up from the gaps between the bricks underfoot, and those wisps of mist would drift toward the tall walls on either side of the alley, where they would then slowly flow along the walls amid the faint sound of flowing water.

Cui Chan could tell that Chen Ping'an and the others were feeling quite apprehensive, so he explained, "This alley is called the Flowing Cloud Water Alley, and it's one of the signature attractions of this inn. Once we enter through the front gate of the manor, we should be able to see a Bright Moon Shadow Wall. There are spirits of unknown origins residing in the shadow wall, and they possess no set form. 

“Their form roughly corresponds with the state of the moon, so the lunar cycle is entirely reflected on the wall. However, the most precious shadow wall here is the Combined Sun Moon Wall. If some constellations could be added to the wall, then it would be something that even the immortal sects would be desperately fighting over."

At the end of the alley was a tall gate with a pair of imposing door gods engraved onto its surface. The door gods were even taller and more intimidating than a pair of strong young men, and they were both clad in golden armor, presenting a formidable sight to behold....