Chapter 171: Imperial City, Ye Fu

Arriving in front of the Imperial City, they lined up to enter.

"Stop! Show your pass!"

The city guard shouted to stop them. Steward Xu reined in the horses, took out the pass from his bosom, and handed it to the soldier.

The soldier looked at the pass and pointed to the carriage. "Routine inspection, what kind of people are inside?"

As soon as the words fell, a rush of heavy footsteps came from afar. "Eight-hundred-mile urgent report from Qi Prefecture! Move aside! Let them pass quickly!"

Looking back, he saw a soldier in armor riding a giant snow wolf rushing over, the fluctuation emitted from his body being that of a Fourth-Rank Secret Martial artist.

Seeing this, the city guard hurriedly signaled for several people to move the rejection stakes, while signaling Steward Xu to move the carriage to one side.

But before they could move it away, the snow wolf leaped up, its four claws cold, wanting to step directly over the carriage where Qin Jiang was.

Steward Xu frowned slightly. Although the material of the carriage was sturdy, even if it stepped over, it wouldn't cause any damage, but it was somewhat arrogant.

He flicked his fingers together, and a layer of light curtain shrouded the snow wolf and the Secret Martial artist together.

He snorted, but didn't do anything else, just threw the snow wolf into the Imperial City, smashing it to the ground and spinning it a few times.

The Secret Martial artist riding the snow wolf straightened the snow wolf and looked at Steward Xu in surprise.

Advanced Secret Martial artist! A coachman is actually an Advanced Secret Martial artist! What kind of person is sitting in the carriage?

He cupped his fists slightly. "Rushing a thousand miles, I was anxious for a moment, I hope you can forgive me! If we meet again, I will definitely apologize!"

With that, he drove the snow wolf and ran away.

After he left, the people waiting to enter the city at the gate looked sideways.

Although there were many Secret Martial artists in the Imperial City, in reality, they didn't see them very often on weekdays.

Not to mention that it was an Advanced Secret Martial artist, which was even rarer.

The city guard also looked at Steward Xu blankly, only feeling his scalp go numb.

He cupped his fists toward Steward Xu. "Sorry, I didn't know you were an Advanced Secret Martial artist! But it is my duty, please lift the curtain and cooperate with the inspection!"

Steward Xu nodded. As expected of the soldiers guarding the Imperial City; if it were in an ordinary place, which city gate guard would dare to offend a Secret Martial artist? Just as he intended to report to Qin Jiang, the curtain was lifted, and Qin Jiang slightly poked his head out, taking out a token casually. "I am the Longevity Sect Master."

The voice was not loud, but as the words fell, the noisy city gate instantly became silent, and one could hear a pin drop.

The city guard swallowed his saliva when he heard this, hesitated for a few seconds before stepping forward to take the token.

After looking at it for a while, he respectfully returned the token. "Welcome, Longevity Sect Master, please enter."

With that, he waved, and the rejection stakes that had just been put back were moved away again.

As the carriage gradually moved away until it disappeared, the city gate instantly seemed to explode.

"Longevity Sect Master! Did I hear that right?! Is it the Longevity Sect that repelled the Huai Kingdom army some time ago?!"

"Yes! It's that Longevity Sect! Who would dare to impersonate? That person is a True God just like the Marshal!"

"If it really is that Sect Master, wouldn't we also be considered to have seen a True God? I've gained knowledge!"

A soldier walked to the soldier who had just checked the token. "Captain, you're amazing! You can actually recognize whether the token is fake or not!"

The soldier captain looked at him speechlessly. "You think too highly of me! How could I recognize that kind of high-end goods? If I were that amazing, would I still be doing this here?"

The soldier was stunned. "Then you still let them pass?"

The soldier captain looked at him like he was an idiot. "What else? Not to mention the person sitting inside, just that coachman is an Advanced Secret Martial artist; can we stop them? We wouldn't even know how we died! Besides, even if we didn't die... well, if it really was fake, that's fine, it counts as you not having any fault. But if it's true, that's offending the adult, and who knows where you'll be sent!"

The soldier scratched his head, feeling a bit itchy. "Then we won't care, what if something goes wrong?"

The soldier captain shook his head, truly having a headache with such a team member.

"What to do? You tell me what to do? Report it! Whether it's true or fake, it has nothing to do with us anymore. If they think we're not rigorous, let them come themselves."

Imperial City, Dingyuan Ward.

"Master, we've arrived at the Ye Fu." Steward Xu's voice entered the carriage, and Qin Jiang lifted the window curtain, seeing an old courtyard reflected in his eyes.

In such a core area of the Imperial City, to have such an old courtyard, it could only be said to be extravagant.

Steward Xu walked to the mansion gate, and the guards guarding outside welcomed them. "Old gentleman, what can I do for you?"

The guards were very polite; after all, for the Ye Fu, there was no need to use the majesty of a high-gate mansion to decorate it.

"Our Master is the Longevity Sect Master, invited to come, please report it," Steward Xu said.

The guard's expression changed slightly. "Please come in quickly, the Master has already given instructions!"

Arriving at the guest hall in the mansion, Qin Jiang sat down, and Steward Xu stood behind him.

"Steward Xu, sit down," Qin Jiang said.

Steward Xu hesitated for a moment before sitting down in the seat below Qin Jiang.

"For so many years, thank you for taking care of Yanran," Qin Jiang laughed, pouring tea for Steward Xu.

Steward Xu was flattered and hurriedly took it. "Where, where! The young lady's talent in business is far beyond me, and I'm just assisting."

"Steward Xu, don't be humble. In the future, the family business will still have to trouble you. I will also look for some divine materials to push you to the Divine Martial realm," Qin Jiang said.

Perhaps there was no need to look for any divine materials; with his current strength, he actually had hope of forcibly raising someone's strength to the Divine Martial realm.

It was just that the success rate was very low, and the consumption was indeed very large, requiring not only pure energy but also a lot of mental effort, which was the hardest thing to recover.

But it was not impossible to solve; as long as he raised the Eastern Wood Longevity Body to the Ninth Layer, there would be no problem.

Steward Xu's breathing couldn't help but stagnate when he heard the words 'Divine Martial'.

He had experienced ups and downs in his life, but he had never dared to hope that one day he could achieve Divine Martial.

That was a Divine Martial artist; the Wang Zizai who suppressed Ning'an County back then was only at the Martial Fate level, which was nothing more than a slightly larger ant to a Divine Martial artist.

Suddenly hearing that he had the possibility of becoming a Divine Martial artist, he couldn't help but get excited.

"Thank you, Master! I will definitely assist the young lady, even if it means sacrificing my life!"

"Haha, Steward Xu is joking, no need to sacrifice your life, it's not that serious."

While speaking, a rush of footsteps came from outside the hall, and Ye Yuanling walked in quickly, followed by a young woman.

"Haha! Little friend! You've kept this old man waiting!"

Ye Yuanling laughed loudly, and at the same time, he couldn't help but be shocked in his heart. He held an Immortal Artifact, and every move in the Imperial City was under his overlooking.

And Qin Jiang was actually able to come to the Ye Fu without him noticing at all, which truly made him somewhat shocked.

This perhaps meant that Qin Jiang's strength had improved again!

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