Chapter 71 Entering the City
There are four major cities in Xujiamen, the central city is Xujia City, and the border city is Guyue City.
Guyue City is located at the junction of the Xujia Gate and Jiuzhuan Gate's sphere of influence. It is famous for its hospitality. To enter the city, you only need a photo or pass.
This pass is usually issued by the Stewardship Hall when ordinary people travel, serving as proof of travel across the continent. With a pass, even if you are accidentally killed, the sect that controls that area will not ignore it. At the very least, they will notify the Stewardship Hall that issued the pass.
And the passes in their hands...
Xi Jing and others silently looked at the name of the sect on the pass - Yisan Sect. Although it seems that it is not impossible to issue a pass to oneself, isn't this for ordinary people?
Tao Zi, wearing a human skin mask, said calmly, "Since the passes have been issued, why not use them? Let's go."
Around noon, a group of cloaked figures appeared at the entrance to Guyue City. They lined up at the common passageway, waiting for their turn. In stark contrast to this long line was the deserted gate nearby, with only a few cultivators swaggering in and out.
After a while, someone suddenly came riding on a sword.
Ordinary people let out some small exclamations of surprise and looked over.
Tao Zi also glanced over. Flying with a sword is something that only the Golden Core can do.
The man sternly said, "I am the deacon of the Criminal Law Hall of the Inner Sect of Xujia Sect. Where is the Lord of Guyue City?"
What makes Xujia Sect different from other sects is not only the location of the sect, but also the management of the city.
Other sects rarely directly manage cities. Renowned towns are managed by multiple sects simultaneously. Even the city lord doesn't come from any one sect, but is instead a casual cultivator or ordinary person. The city lord liaises with the city's administrative office. While ordinary people in the city have different identification cards, they all share a residency permit for the same city.
However, the Xujia Sect was completely different. They directly managed the cities. All major cities within their sphere of influence had to be marked with the Xujia Sect symbol and managed by disciples sent by the Xujia Sect. If any sect opposed them, they would use force to deal with them. At that time, the Jiuzhuan Sect disciples stationed in Guyue City were expelled due to their lack of strength.
Because of this, the Jiuzhuan Sect and the Xujia Sect have always been at odds.
Not long after, the Lord of Guyue City hurried over and said respectfully, "Sir, what brings you here?"
"The Yisan Sect's disciples have committed a serious crime and are now wanted. If found, arrest them immediately!"
He threw a few portraits aside and left in a hurry.
Han Yueshan frowned, and Xi Jing pulled her senior sister's hand nervously.
Tao Zi was not panicked at all. She looked at the long queue in front of her, ready to see what they were going to do.
Soon, the immortal cultivators' passage was blocked off. Guards stood at the passage, stopping each immortal cultivator and checking their identities. As for the passage for ordinary people, no one paid any attention.
Han Yueshan: ...
Isn't this Guyue City being too perfunctory?
Tao Zi was not surprised. If someone really cared about it, why would he bother to make a trip? He could just send a message remotely. As for the appearance, he could just send it via the photo ball. Not only would it be lifelike, it would also save trouble.
As for why they sent the Golden Core, it was probably to show their concern for the matter. After all, the Xujia Sect was not good at anything else, but they were good at pretending.
When they took out their passes, the guard hesitated. Xi Jing's soft voice rang out, "The sect that originally protected us is in trouble. We just want to move to a new place. We'll apply for a passport here after a while."
"Take off your cloaks and see."
Tao Zi calmly took off her cloak and put on the human skin mask. Her facial features had slight changes, but these small changes made her appearance at least five points lower, and she looked like an ordinary beautiful woman.
At her signal, the other people also took off their cloaks as calmly as possible. Fortunately, they had changed their appearance a little with Han Yueshan's amazing makeup skills before coming here. Hopefully, everything would be fine.
"Okay, let's go."
A few people breathed a sigh of relief and had the leisure to look at the portraits on the wall.
After seeing it clearly, Xi Jing was shocked and almost fell down. Is she that ugly?
Han Yueshan was even more heartbroken because the painter had turned his handsome face into a wretched man.
Although Zhao Xue found it unbelievable, he still calmly pulled his heartbroken senior brother away.
After entering the city, the eldest sister looked at them and said, "Don't think about it. We have no money and will sleep on the streets tonight. Let's find a good place quickly."
Junior fellow students: ???
What good place?
At this time, the Chengyi Sect was furious, and the elder trembled and said, "This Xujia Sect is going too far!"
Yan Wenxuan thought about the news he had received and said, "He has already sent out the golden elixir, what else are you not satisfied with?"
"They are clearly just pretending."
He rolled his eyes and complained, "Don't forget, this disaster was caused by our brother who can't control his lower body and our brother who dotes on him. Why would Xujiamen help us? What's more, this incident has brought trouble to Xujiamen. It's good enough that they let us take action before they deal with us."
The elder was about to say something, but Yan Wenxuan said slowly, "Elder, don't forget who this matter might be connected to. You don't want that person in the dark to target you, do you? The Punishment Hall is very patient. They waited until two years after Yue Qiran's death before they took action against the He brothers. If you're targeted because you're investigating too closely..."
The elder shuddered and said nothing more.
In the steward's hall outside Xujia Gate, Yu Hanzheng was standing behind a steward.
The steward looked at the portrait in his hand and sighed, "This is a really good painting. There's nothing wrong with the facial features, but when put together, they look extremely vulgar."
Yu Han didn't say anything, this was not the place for him to speak.
On the other hand, another steward sitting there said, "Did we do something wrong? A Yisan Sect is not worth our maintenance."
The head of the upper hall said, "It's true that Yisanmen is not worth it, but Chengyimen is even less worth it. They are robbing female monks in our area, and even caused such trouble when the Autumn Victory Feast is coming... Haha."
One was a small sect within their sphere of influence, and the other was a vassal sect of a former enemy sect. It was obvious who to help. The previous time I intervened, I didn't know who that person was targeting, and I wanted an explanation. Now that the explanation had been given, and the person's identity was clear, I naturally didn't need to worry about it anymore.
The stewards immediately understood what was meant. One of them said, "Then I'll pass on the message using a sound transmission talisman. Turn a blind eye."
"No, let it be. By the way, if anyone discovers their whereabouts, see if there are four people. If there is one more person, follow them immediately. The higher-ups are very interested in that person from the Punishment Hall."
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