At the city gate, they no longer had to worry about being denied passage in the middle of the night—after all, with the local Master Ran present, there was no fear of the city gates remaining closed.
In short, around dawn, the three of them followed Ran Ling to the Hundred Households and Ran Ling arranged a temporary residence for them, where they rested for the time being.
Perhaps because the Hundred Households felt very safe, that night, the three of them slept particularly soundly, right through to noon the next day.
After lunch, the three of them went to meet the local Hundred Households officer.
This Hundred Households officer, surnamed Zhuang and named Li, had connections; everyone in the garrison knew that in terms of martial arts and talent, he was no match for Ran Ling, but Zhuang Li's family had ties with a high official in the court, so the position of the Hundred Households had to be reserved for him.
