I think my luck is turning around.

"What's your name?"

"An Ge!"

An Ge answered hastily, caught off guard by the sudden question.

"My name is Lang Yan. You remind me of someone I know."

Lang Yan also took the initiative to talk about his friends, which An Ge hadn't expected.

"Oh? Oh! What is your friend doing now?"

"She's growing flowers now! Flowers as beautiful as she is."

Lang Yan's tone was full of doting, but it was clear that the person was someone he couldn't have.

"Growing flowers is nice. Are you still cultivating?"

An Ge's view on cultivators is rather limited, since she only knows about these fantastical things from novels and movies.

"Yes! A true hermit lives in the city!"

"Oh!"

An Ge also seemed to suddenly understand, but she still understood what he was saying.

"You are not from this world, just like her, you are not from this world."

Lang Yan continued speaking, almost as if talking to himself. He looked at An Ge, who felt uneasy under his gaze.

An Ge felt very uncomfortable and wanted to leave the guesthouse, but Lang Yan still made her sit down.

"Come on! Sit here! I'll help you..."

Lang Yan had indeed finished speaking, but An Ge always felt that he hadn't finished.

Lang Yan took something out of a corner, then took out a pen and wrote something down.

"By the way! What are the two characters in your name?"

"Safety is peace, and so is singing and dancing."

Lang Yan also wrote An Ge's name on that thing and then handed it to An Ge.

"From now on, your identity will be that of a resident of the farm at the foot of Zhougan Mountain in Lin'nan City. You can go there to find someone named Song Tianqing, but you don't have to. Anyway, your identity information is right here!"

Seeing An Ge's bewildered expression, Lang Yan didn't say anything, but simply told her to leave and go into the city if she wanted to!

An Ge took the ID-like object and went back to the soldier.

"I already told you, young lady, you can't get in without providing identification information or a pass."

An Ge displayed the document that resembled an ID card. The soldier examined it carefully and, upon seeing the address on it, quickly let An Ge in!

Zhou Ganshan! That's Zhou Ganshan, the location of the Near Heaven Sect! This farm at the foot of the mountain is also a magical place!

Because of Zhou Ganshan, Linnan City has received special permission from the imperial court and has independent governance authority.

Although it was still directly managed by the imperial court, the governance was different from that of other cities, much like the "one country, two systems" approach.

An Ge didn't understand why the soldiers would respectfully let her in just because they saw this, but she seemed to have a clue: that Lang Yan was definitely not simple.

This has a unique stamp on it. An Ge looked at the pattern, which looked very familiar. However, she couldn't remember where she had seen it before. Something so familiar was right in front of her, yet she couldn't recall it.

At this moment, Lin Jingqing ran to the city gate and saw An Ge entering. Lin Jingqing was relieved; he would not abandon An Ge.

Lin Jingqing went straight up and hugged An Ge, genuinely afraid that An Ge would turn away without a word like she had done before.

An Ge isn't one to force things on others; if something can't be done, she'll give up. Giving up is fine; forcing things is the problem—that's An Ge's philosophy.

"What are you doing?" An Ge didn't understand why Lin Jingqing was hugging her. An Ge didn't like having overly close contact with strangers.

"I'm late! I'm sorry!" Lin Jingqing's voice was loud, which made An Ge feel a little embarrassed, since everyone around was looking at them!