With the arrival of the Major Cold solar term came howling winds that swept incessantly over the Dragon Scaling Platform, and at this moment, several horse-drawn carriages were parked outside the alley in front of the Dust Medicinal Shop.0

Under the orders of the Fu Clan, the entire city had been placed under lockdown. Not only were itinerant cultivators and regular citizens of the city not permitted to spectate the battle on the Dragon Scaling Platform, anyone outside of the six major clans was also forbidden from loitering on the city streets. 0

Of course, some wealthy and powerful figures in the city could secure exemptions through their connections to the six major clans, thereby allowing them to access the Dragon Scaling Platform and the inner city without any problems. 0

There were naturally widespread objections to these unreasonable arrangements, but the Fu Clan was too dominant a force in the city to be opposed, and it had already informed all of the powerful clans outside of the six major clans of its intentions in advance, so there were no significant mishaps. 0

Occasionally, a dissenter would emerge to try and cause some trouble, only to be instantly suppressed before they could make any real impact. 0

These were normally people from wealthy and powerful clans who felt that they were deserving of privileges above the common folk, and after being forced back to their manors by cultivators of the Fu Clan, all of them were immediately showered with torrents of abuse from the seniors of their clans, scolding them for almost bringing disaster upon themselves and their clans.0

At the Dust Medicinal Shop, everyone enjoyed a meal of congee courtesy of Zhu Lian, then set off for the Dragon Scaling Platform.0

Zheng Dafeng led the way out of the shop, and he took a few puffs out of his pipe at the entrance, not looking nervous at all. However, in contrast with his usual messy and unkempt appearance,...0