Green Pine Town.
Located to the east of Central State, it was one of the towns that first pledged allegiance to Yan Country a year ago.
Surrounded by mountains, quiet and peaceful, the uneven green slatestone roads were lined with bustling taverns and inns.
The sunlit verdant pine forest immersed people in the simple atmosphere, extremely comfortable and leisurely.
"Have you heard? It's not very peaceful in the nearby mountains. At night, you can often hear ghostly cries and wolf howls. I guess it must be demons at work."
In Laifu Tavern, a dusty-looking merchant drank a cup of tea in thirst and sighed.
His words soon gained the agreement of others.
"That's right. I thought Blackwind Cave would be quiet after a year, but I didn't expect there to be demons again. And the sects don't take action."