Speaking of Haifeng City, it is a renowned presence throughout the entire Qin Dynasty. Whether it is because of its location at the border or its proximity to the sea, this place is famous throughout the Qin Dynasty. Even the City Lord of Haifeng City is Ying Xingchen’s younger brother, Ying Wushuang, the current Qin Emperor.
Moreover, although Haifeng City is open for comrce, the local customs are simple and honest. rchants from anywhere behave with proper decorum and dare not engage in any shortchanging or deception.
After all, this place is far from the Emperor, making Ying Wushuang the local despot of Haifeng City. A small rchant wouldn’t dare to offend Ying Wushuang.
As for those rchants from other countries, it’s even more so, especially since Ying Wushuang commands a Border Army of 500,000. If they wish to cause trouble in Haifeng City, they would need to weigh their options carefully.
Long Yan stood at the city gate of Haifeng City. Atop the towering walls stood a group of soldiers clad in shiny black armor. Standing straight like towering pines, their eyes contained an acute edge, this is what is called the border troops, looking far stronger than those in Tianshan City.
Haifeng City does not charge a city entry fee, only requiring rchants to pay a certain amount upon leaving. Of course, if purchasing, the fee is less, but ordinary people who co and go are not charged at all. So, Long Yan simply walked in.
But just as Long Yan entered, two soldiers conducting checks saw him instantly and approached.
"Are you a cultivator?"
Upon hearing their question, Long Yan rely nodded and allowed them to search him.
"Thank you for your cooperation."
The soldier guarding the city, who initially had a stern gaze, softened it. Long Yan simply waved his hand to indicate it was nothing. As a border city, Haifeng City is particularly strict on such matters because one never knows if newcors might be spies from another country. As for ordinary people, there are resident cultivators in the city, and for cultivators, there’s a Great Formation.
The cannons standing on the city wall are not to be trifled with. The True Qi-made shells, even if a First-Class Sect’s Sect Leader were to be hit by one, might not escape unscathed, let alone several. Should Long Yan have thoughts of resistance, he would likely turn into a sieve instantly.
"Why have so many cultivators been entering the city recently?"
The guarding soldier muttered unwittingly, then intended to return to his post. Long Yan’s eyes lit up. Perhaps these cultivators were the ones from Shu Mountain and Tianshan Sect that he sought. As for Wei Bat’s group, recruiting would still take so ti, and they would eventually head to Chu Country.
"Pardon , could you tell where those cultivators you ntioned are staying?"
Long Yan thought for a mont before politely asking the guarding soldier. Upon hearing Long Yan’s question, the soldier imdiately raised his long spear, aiming it at Long Yan, looking at him warily.
"What do you want?"
Long Yan smiled helplessly, almost forgetting that besides hostile foreign spies, there’s another troubleso situation—seeking revenge. Among cultivators, fights or grudges over so thing are not rare, and these cultivators don’t care about the occasion when they act, often leading to incidents of destroying civilian houses after large-scale brawls.
"If it’s a group of people looking like Taoists, they are my friends. I ca here this ti specifically to find them."
"Oh?"
The guarding soldier regarded Long Yan with skepticism, evidently doubtful. Two cultivators fighting could completely flatten this city within thirty minutes. Without orders from superiors, he definitely couldn’t take that risk.
With no other options, Long Yan had to take out the badge given to him by Ying Rentian back then from his storage ring. Long Yan originally wasn’t inclined to use this connection because Ying Rentian wasn’t in favor at court, and possibly, the City Lord of Haifeng City might be aligned with the Crown Prince’s faction.
As soon as Long Yan retrieved the badge from his storage ring, the soldier’s eyes widened. Although it had only two words, the engraved dragon and phoenix pattern was genuine. In the Qin Dynasty, items carved with dragons and phoenixes are extrely rare, as they are exclusive to the royal family. Thus, Long Yan’s badge was not a fake; it had two bold characters engraved on it.
"Imperial Envoy"
To the eyes of this group, these characters were invaluable. Hence, the guarding soldier dared not make a casual decision, rely sending soone to notify his superior and letting Long Yan wait in his original spot.
Before long, a well-dressed person erged from the city gate in a hurry, seeming to search for soone. When his gaze fell on Long Yan, his expression turned joyful, after which he walked briskly towards Long Yan.
"May I ask if you are the Honorable Imperial Envoy?"
Despite his neat attire, it was apparent that this person had no scholarly aura. His muscles seed unusually firm, especially his chest muscles, which nearly burst through his clothes.
Long Yan did not put on any airs. Though the position of an imperial envoy might be influential near the Qin Emperor, the City Lord was a prince and a King of Different Surnas, which held a much higher rank than an imperial envoy who had rank but no real power.
"Please follow , Honorable Envoy."
Long Yan smiled helplessly. It seed like the prince wanted to et him. Revealing his identity had indeed made things more troubleso, but he still followed the man ahead into the city without hesitation.
"I forgot to introduce myself. My na is Hu Che’er, deputy general to Great General Dian Wei of the border."
After hearing Hu Che’er’s introduction, Long Yan almost burst out laughing. This so-called Border Great General surely knew how to find himself uncomfortable: Hu Che’er and Dian Wei.
Long Yan, of course, didn’t dwell too much on the nas. It appeared that the Border Great General was the so-called Dian-surnad King of Different Surnas, in command of 500,000 border troops in the city.
Hu Che’er led Long Yan directly into the drill ground. It was already afternoon, but the drill ground was still filled with soldiers. Long Yan was clearly taken aback.
Typically, soldiers train in the morning and evening, but afternoon training is incredibly rare. Haifeng City is near the sea, so the climate is warm all year round. Autumn and winter are bearable, but training in the sweltering heat of sumr afternoons is sowhat difficult to grasp.
"It seems you are unaware, Honorable Envoy. Our army of 500,000 n is responsible for the border’s security, so they cannot train rely in the morning and evening like other cities. That’s why we generally even train until after dinner."
Hu Che’er chuckled slightly, proudly explaining to Long Yan. This was the defining pride of the Dian Character Army. Picking any random soldier from this drill ground, they could fight or fend off three to four soldiers from another army with ease.
Long Yan responded with an ’oh’, instantly developing a deep respect for this troop.
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