At the moment, the town was like a sandbox constructed according to the orders of a general from the Great Li Empire, but with the battle concluded, it had been cast aside with a dark cloth thrown over it to keep it out of sight.

Chen Ping'an lit an oil lamp in his own house, then began to tally his assets. He had three pouches of gold essence copper coins, one of each of the three types, namely Offering Coins, Good Fortune Coins, and Greeting Spring Coins.

One of the pouches of coins had been given to him by the prince of Great Sui Nation as thanks for providing him with the opportunity to purchase that golden carp, while the other two pouches of coins had been left behind by Gu Can as payment for the catfish.

As for the two pouches of coins that Chen Dui had offered to him, Chen Ping'an had implored her to give the coins to Liu Xianyang while they were on their way out of the mountains. Chen Dui had been rather perplexed by this request, but she didn't refuse. Perhaps she was taken aback by Chen Ping'an's choice, or perhaps she was in a good mood after successfully visiting her ancestral grave. 

In any case, a rare smile had appeared on her face, and she had told Chen Ping'an in a gentle and earnest voice not to worry, and that a promise from her, a direct lineal descendant of the Yingyin Chen Clan, was definitely worth more than two pouches of gold essence copper coins. Chen Ping'an didn't dare to fully believe this claim, but after Ning Yao heard from him that Chen Dui was a direct lineal descendant of the Yingyin Chen Clan, she told Chen Ping'an not to worry.

In addition to the coins, there were also the four seals that Mr. Qi had bestowed upon him on two separate occasions. The earliest set of two seals that carried the phrases "Tranquil Mind Begets Enlightenment" and "Chen Shiyi" had been crafted from snake gall pebbles from Mr. Qi's private collection, while the other two seals had been crafted from snake gall pebbles that Chen Ping'an had given to him. 

One was engraved using official script, while the other was engraved using oracle bone script, and the two seals could be placed together to form an image depicting a piece of scenery. One seal was dense and sturdy, while the other was lighter and more delicate, and the characters for "Mountain" and "Water" had been engraved upon them....