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The next morning, Wufu left Liu Jin at the inn with stern instructions not to wander off, and gave him a few coins before dressing up and setting out alone.
Huayang County was bustling in the early morning, with peasants from nearby villages carrying baskets of mountain goods and groceries on their shoulders, ready to sell in the city.
Shops along the streets were opening one after another. Wufu found a grocery store, bought a fox mask meant for children, filled his belly with a few buns, and then headed toward the County Government Office's Yamen.
The Yamen Runner guarding the gate saw a kid wearing a fox mask standing in front of the door and shouted, "Stop there! The Yamen is an important place, no loitering permitted."
This kid, who knows who he is, playing dress-up with a toy mask!