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According to the Mountain and Sea Chronicle, there were many mountain gods and spirits on Parasol Leaf Continent, and this was indeed the case.
During his travels, Chen Ping'an was actively avoiding places abundant with spiritual energy or clearly harbored hidden perils, but he was still unable to keep himself completely out of harm's way. For example, one night, he spotted a brightly lit city.
He had no map as the distribution of maps was strictly monitored in all empires, even more so than weapons, and he wanted to replenish some supplies, so he followed the lights and made his way toward the city.
The city had no curfew, but there were guards at the city gates, checking for passports. Upon entering the city, Chen Ping'an tried to rent a room in an inn, but the innkeeper refused to give him a room, telling him that he wasn't using the right currency.
Each nation had its own special copper coins, so if Chen Ping'an had tried to pay using copper coins, then it would've made sense for him to be turned down, but it was rather strange that the innkeeper was refusing to accept silver.
Thankfully, the innkeeper gave Chen Ping'an some instructions to a place where he could exchange gold and silver for the local currency, and he could come back once he secured the required currency.
Chen Ping'an followed the instructions and made his way to a shop with an extremely tall counter that was close to one and a half times the height of a grown man. Chen Ping'an stepped onto a small stool in front of the counter and stated the purpose of his visit, then submitted a few silver ingots in exchange for a bunch of copper coins and paper money.
The copper coins appeared to be of good quality, and the paper money had official imperial court and bank seals on them, so Chen Ping'an accepted them without a second thought and returned to the inn. There, he paid for a room, then displayed his passport to the innkeeper upon request, and the innkeeper made some careful records of the provided documentation.
The next day, Chen Ping'an was about to leave the inn when the innkeeper looked up from his abacus with a smile and informed Chen Ping'an of a tradition of the city. As it...
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