That's right. The restaurants and teahouses closest to Zheng Jun's residence were all established by the Tongzhou Association.
The purpose was to keep an eye on the vicinity, looking out for any suspicious individuals trying to snoop for information about Zheng Jun. They also needed to react immediately the moment a stranger Martial Artist appeared, passing the message back to the association. And as expected, they had caught a foolish Vast Sea Sect disciple.
Because Zheng Jun had "taken down the landlords and distributed their fields," the entire Black Mountain County's acceptance of the Tongzhou Association went incredibly smoothly. After less than a month of development, the Tongzhou Association already had nearly a hundred official members, and the number of reserve members had reached tens of thousands.
What did it mean to be a reserve member? As long as someone wanted to join, they could be considered a brother of the association.
