Song Ciwan waited in line for about ten minutes, and in doing so, got another glimpse into the lives of Pinglan City's common folk.
She heard people chattering about who had died or been injured the previous night, who had gotten lucky and obtained three Spirit Talismans from the City God Temple first thing in the morning, and which unlucky soul had all their mountain goods, brought to the city with such difficulty, utterly ruined, making it hard to face their family back home...
Then someone spoke up, "What's so hard to face? Would it have been better if the person had been lost along with their goods? Making it out with your life is a huge blessing. What's there to be unhappy about?"
This drew a chorus of agreement. "Exactly! As long as you're alive, isn't that better than anything?"
But then another person said, "It was so chaotic in the city last night. Do you think our village was any better? I'm just... worried about my family."
