The line eventually began moving.
They crossed a large stone bridge and entered a region controlled by the Azure Mountain Sect.
The sect had no interest in the merchants personally. They simply maintained the road because it ran across a spiritual vein belonging to them. Every traveler who entered the road had to pay a small maintenance fee.
Qin Lian paid.
Mo Yuxin and Su Yubing paid too, even though the amount was almost meaningless to them.
The clerk stamped their travel papers.
Then he stopped.
"Wandering cultivators?"
Mo Yuxin nodded.
"Yes."
The clerk looked at their names.
"Mo Yuxin. Su Yubing."
He frowned.
"Have I heard these names before?"
Su Yubing smiled.
"Probably not. There are many cultivators in the world."
The clerk looked uncertain but finally waved them through.
They walked another few kilometers before Su Yubing quietly said, "You should stop using your real names."
Mo Yuxin glanced at her.
"Why?"
"People keep recognizing us."
