There was a relay station for the Tagan family under the Wulong hao te mountain range, because the Tagan family was one of the families that controlled the mountain range.
The scattered medicinal merchants, small families, and small gangs who went up the mountain to pick herbs had to pay a considerable Commission before they could go up the mountain!
Of course, you could also go up the mountain from other unguarded places, but there was only one way up the mountain. Other places were dense with forests, not to mention poisonous insects and grass, and there was a possibility of encountering fierce beasts. Many of these small families and gangs who collected herbs were not cultivators. Even if they were cultivators, their strength was relatively low. It was better to spend some money to be at ease.