At that moment, his heart was filled with worry and hope for his son's future. He was worried, not knowing how to earn enough Spirit Stones for his son's Cultivation. He was hopeful that his son could become a Cultivator, allowing the Zhang Family to finally shed their status as butchers and live a better life.
Mrs. Dou of the Zhang Family stood at the door, watching her husband walk away, her own heart filled with a similar mix of hope and anxiety. She hoped for a wonderful future for her son, but felt uneasy, wondering if her husband would be able to learn a way to earn Spirit Stones from the storyteller.
The storytellers had been appointed by the Celestial Break Gang. They specialized in explaining the Immortal City's newest policies to the illiterate, narrating them in the style of a story.
There were a great many illiterate people in the Immortal City, and the storytellers served as a bridge, connecting the common folk to the city's policies.
