Socially anxious people transmigrate to another world; living in seclusion is too difficult.

As the two settled in, the carriage slowly began to move, heading towards their destination, Qingfeng County.

The area seemed to be hilly, with an undulating road. On either side of the road were small hills and small basins. As time slowly passed, more and more villages appeared along the way, and the smell of cooking smoke grew stronger. Indeed, where there are people, there is humanity.

Qingfeng County wasn't too far from Jiahe City, and after a day's journey, they should be arriving at Qingfeng County soon. Su Yang couldn't help but ask Lin Anlan beside him about the origin of Qingfeng County: "Is there any meaning or story behind the name Qingfeng County?"

"Then you've come to the right place." Lin Anlan, a native of the Tianyun Empire, was quite proud and then introduced Su Yang.

"Qingfeng County, as the name suggests, is related to maple trees."

"There are maple trees here?" Su Yang asked in surprise. He had always thought that the plants in this world were different from those in his original world, so he was quite surprised to hear that there were maple trees.

"Of course, although there is only one tree. It is said that Qingfeng County used to be just a small village. In the center of the village, there was a maple tree whose leaves never turned red. As the village developed, the maple tree also grew slowly. When the village became a small town, then a large town, and then a county, no one ever saw the maple tree turn red."

"And when the village was developing, for some reason, all the houses were built around the central maple tree. Gradually, as the maple tree grew taller and taller, it slowly became the center of the city. Therefore, when the county was named, the county commander named it after the characteristics of the maple tree, calling it Qingfeng County."

"How tall is that maple tree now?" Su Yang had never heard of a maple tree whose leaves don't turn red before, let alone one that had survived to this day, so he couldn't help but be curious.

"When I visited years ago, it was already taller than the towers and clock towers near the county center. I guess it's the tallest thing in the entire Qingfeng County now," Lin Anlan said, resting her chin on her hand as she recalled her past experiences.

"The tallest in the entire county? How tall must it be? Twenty meters? Fifty meters?"

"I have no idea." Lin Anlan shook her head.

"How tall is it compared to these trees on the roadside?" Su Yang pointed to the tall trees on both sides of the road, wanting Lin Anlan to make a rough comparison.

Lin Anlan measured it with his eyes, then shook his head and said, "It's much taller than these trees, probably as tall as two trees."

"Two trees that tall?" Su Yang looked at the trees by the roadside. He roughly estimated that the tree was about ten meters tall. If we calculate that each floor is three meters tall, it would be about four stories high. So, the evergreen maple tree would be at least eight stories tall, which is indeed incredibly tall in this world.

But seeing is believing. Only by seeing it with your own eyes can you know what kind of tree it is. For this reason, Su Yang unconsciously sped up. Before long, a market appeared on the road, bustling with people.

"We've reached the outskirts of the city. From here on, we belong to the outer city. Many villages are gathered here. Further ahead is the south gate of Qingfeng County." Seeing the scene before her, Lin Anlan recalled that she had left Qingfeng County from here before, and hurriedly introduced it to Su Yang.

Su Yang was also excited and subconsciously wanted to spur his horse on, but when he saw the crowd of people coming and going, he calmed down and rode slowly. Finally, he passed through the surging crowd and came to a spacious area. This open space was about two or three hundred meters long. There were no houses, only a main road leading straight to the south gate, and at the end of the road was the tall city wall.

“Building houses and setting up markets are prohibited here. It seems that this was because the relationship between the Empire and the Holy Beast Kingdom was tense at the time, and war was about to break out. Qingfeng County issued this order to prevent a sudden invasion. Although the war did not break out in the end, this order has been retained and has become a habit,” Lin Anlan explained appropriately.

"Oh, I see." Su Yang understood. It was actually a way of using the outer city as a buffer zone. He then sped up and headed towards the south gate, quickly arriving at its base.

Looking closely at the South Gate, it was indeed similar in style to ancient city gates: a bright red wooden door covered with iron plates. Many soldiers stood on both sides of the gate, and some soldiers were watching passersby. Although they did not check people, their sharp eyes seemed to be warning everyone, "Don't cause trouble when you enter the city."

The two encountered no obstacles and entered the city smoothly through the south gate. After passing the military camp, they passed through the second gate and entered the inner city.

Upon entering the city, Su Yang was immediately captivated by everything before him, as if he had truly arrived in ancient times. It was like playing a role-playing game. People dressed in uniform ancient clothes strolled along the streets, their conversations, hawking, and soliciting customers filling the air. Although it was afternoon, the streets were bustling with activity. Along the way, he could see people doing all sorts of work; some were building houses, others were loading and unloading goods on horse-drawn carriages. In short, it didn't feel like he had traveled to another world, but rather like he had traveled back to ancient times.

However, they couldn't take the time to admire the carriage properly for the time being, as they had to return it first. After asking around, Lin Anlan finally found the place to return the carriage. They returned it to the stable, took out the contract documents, and exchanged them for the deposit. Only then did they feel relieved and return to the street.

"Where is that maple tree you mentioned?" Su Yang was eager to see what an evergreen maple looked like, so he asked hurriedly as soon as he stepped out the door.

"Hmm...it should be in that direction." Lin Anlan pondered for a moment, then pointed in a direction and said, "We're in the south now, we should head that way, that should be the center of Qingfeng County."

"Okay, let's go take a look over there." Su Yang couldn't wait and pulled Lin Anlan away.

The two walked through crowds and streets and alleys. When Lin Anlan lost her way, she asked passersby for directions. Finally, after walking for nearly an hour, they arrived at a wide square. It was called a square probably because Su Yang really didn't know what to call it.

This is a square plaza. The stones paving the plaza are different from those in other places; they are somewhat similar to marble. There are four tall towers on the four sides. With Lin Anlan's introduction, Su Yang learned that those towers were actually clock towers. In the center of the plaza, there is a circular lawn with stone benches around it for passersby to rest. The maple tree stands in the center of the lawn.

Su Yang looked towards the base of the tree. The thick roots would require at least ten people to encircle it. The roots were intertwined and deeply embedded in the ground. Looking up along the trunk, the entire tree was much taller than the surrounding clock towers. Su Yang silently measured it and estimated that the maple tree was at least thirty meters tall. The branches were full of green maple leaves. When a breeze blew, the maple leaves danced and drew countless silhouettes on the ground.

Looking down from above, Su Yang noticed many long red ropes hanging from the tree branches, each with a bell at the end. Curious, he asked, "How did they get hung up there? What's the meaning behind them?"

Lin Anlan glanced at it and said, "I heard that there is a Red Maple Festival here every year on the third day of the third month. As long as you use your flying ability to hang red ropes and bells on the branches of the trees on the day of the festival, you can receive the blessing of the maple tree. Whether it is health, wealth, career or love, everything will flourish."

"Is that what they mean? It's like making a wish, isn't it?"

"That's roughly the idea. It's quite difficult, after all, flying is a rather difficult skill, and it requires precise hovering and time control, which is not something that ordinary people can do."

"Then why are there so many red strings on it? Haven't quite a few people already done it?"

"That's why there are people who make a living by hanging red ribbons for others," Lin Anlan said with a smile.

After hearing this, Su Yang thought to himself, "It seems that wherever there is a tourist attraction, there will always be people making money from it, and this is no exception in another world."