The Zijing group, who had just entered Silla City, were immediately stunned!

"Boss, what the hell is that? It's fucking terrifying!"

"Yeah, boss, what exactly is that thing?"

"Is this the new weapon you mentioned for Silla Castle?"

"That's terrifying..."

The shady-looking guys following behind Zijing all showed expressions of shock.

Although they were quite far from the Silla light battleship, the sight of the Silla still left them in awe!

Zijing was also startled, but now, hearing what these guys were saying, a surge of heroic spirit welled up inside her!

"That's right, this is our new weapon from Xinluo City! Don't be so surprised, you'll see even more amazing things in the future!" Zijing said with a smile.

Let's go back ten days.

In a small tavern in Windpool City, Southern Border.

A group of hooligans are drinking and bragging here. They look like they have nothing to do and are very idle, and that's exactly what they are.

Because these people are all thugs and hooligans, regardless of gender, they are all low-level characters who cannot be brought to the table.

A small number of them are martial artists, but they are not very strong; they are only slightly stronger than ordinary people.

And they were Zijing's subordinates!

A short woman in a cloak suddenly entered the tavern and walked toward the counter.

Upon reaching her, the short woman said, "A glass of ale, please."

The pockmarked man standing behind the counter poured a glass of wine and placed it in front of the short woman, saying, "Three copper coins."

The short woman didn't pay. She picked up the beer, took a sip, and then spat it all out, spraying it all over the pockmarked man's face.

"You used to dilute wine with water, now you're diluting wine with water, right?"

"Pockmarked guy, you're getting more and more shameless! Your lousy tavern will go out of business sooner or later!"

Everyone in the tavern was stunned.

Because they were regulars here, they all knew that the tavern owner behind the counter was no ordinary person, but a martial artist.

Although he wasn't very strong, he was more than capable of dealing with ordinary people.

This mysterious, short woman dressed in a cloak dares to be so arrogant; she's definitely doomed!

Ma Zi had already clenched his fist, ready to punch the short woman, but the short woman suddenly took off her hood.

Who else could it be but the Bauhinia!

So Ma Zi's fist froze in mid-air, not daring to land on Zi Jing's face.

"Big...Big Sister, do you want to see me break a boulder on my chest?" Pockmarked man said with a fawning smile.

"After you start fighting and realize you can't beat someone, how do you beg for mercy in a way that doesn't look too shameful? I didn't expect you to be so adept at using what I taught you," Zijing said with a sneer.

Ma Zi said awkwardly, "It's alright, but compared to you, Big Sister, I'm really far behind."

After a brief silence, cheers erupted in the tavern.

"It's the boss!"

"The boss is back!"

"Boss, where have you been? Why have you disappeared for so long?"

"Yeah, boss, I thought you weren't going to abandon us!"

One thug after another surrounded Zijing.

Zijing said irritably, "I have my own things to do, how can I spend all day hanging out with you guys?"

"Big Sister, so what brings you back this time..." Ma Zi asked cautiously.

Zijing smiled mysteriously, then jumped onto the table, put her hands on her hips, and said with great pride, "Let me tell you, I'm not an ordinary person anymore. Do you know that the first King of Nanling from seven hundred years ago has broken through his seclusion? I am now his personal bodyguard, and also the Director of the Surveillance Department of Silla City! In Silla City, I am second only to the King!"

The crowd was both surprised and delighted, but more than anything, they were skeptical.

Ma Zi said, "Big Sister, you're not drunk and just bragging to us, are you?"

"Nonsense, would I joke about something like this?"

Zijing rolled her eyes at Ma Zi, then continued, "The reason I haven't shown myself for the past two or three months is because I've been following the Prince of Nanling. Never mind, let me explain from the beginning..."

"You know that Luo Yun City was attacked by the Crimson-Tailed Beast three months ago, right?"

Upon hearing Zijing's words, everyone present nodded in agreement.

"Of course I know, this is a major event that has caused a sensation throughout the entire Southern Territory!"

"What do you mean 'sensation in the Southern Territory'? It's clearly a sensation throughout the entire Hongtian Empire!"

"Yes, after all, more than 100,000 people died in Luo Yun City, which is no small matter."

Zijing raised her hands and then slowly lowered them, silencing the chattering group.

Zijing continued, "At the time, I thought that since Luoyun City was attacked by the Crimson-tailed Beast, I should be able to get some treasures from the city lord's mansion in Luoyun City."

"It's stealing, isn't it!" A woman burst into laughter.

"If you dare to interrupt again, I'll tear your mouth off!" Zijing said fiercely.

The woman quickly shut her mouth, no longer daring to speak carelessly.

Zijing then continued, "The Luo family aren't stupid. They'll definitely take the gold and silver treasures from the city lord's mansion when they break out. So I think we should go to the ancestral tombs of the Luo family. They definitely won't be able to take the burial goods from there."

"Unexpectedly, after I entered the ancestral tomb of the Luo family, I was discovered by the Luo family members, and my battle with them even alarmed the first Nanling King who was in seclusion."

"Thus, the first King of Nanling broke through the barrier and reappeared in the world!"

Zijing chuckled a few times and then said, "The first King of Nanling greatly admired me, and it was because of me that he was able to break through his cultivation barrier. So he made me his personal bodyguard, and from then on I followed the first King of Nanling."

"First, I accompanied him to the capital of our Hongtian Empire and attended a royal banquet. Then I went to the Death Mountains to establish Xinluo City, and it has continued to develop until now..."

"Therefore, I am now the Director of the Surveillance Department of Silla City, one of the highest-ranking people in the entire Silla City besides the first King of Nanling."

"Now that I've become a high-ranking official, I certainly can't forget about you underlings, so I've come to find you. How about it, do you want to work with me?"

Zijing spoke in an encouraging tone, casting seductive glances at the people present.

"Boss, is what you're saying true? Are you sure you're not lying to us?" Pockmarked man gasped as he asked.

Ma Zi couldn't help but be shocked, after all, what Zi Jing said was truly astonishing!

"You'll find out whether it's true or not once you get to Silla City," Zijing said.