Chapter 638: Farce Before the City Gate

"Is this place the Sain Ancient City?" Chen Jing gazed at the magnificent city walls before her, unable to help but exclaim in admiration.

Unlike the Norton Imperial City, Yaoxing City, or Elf Royal City they had seen before, the walls of this city were covered in scars of all sizes. So many scars clearly demonstrated what kind of fierce attacks this city had once endured. But even under such circumstances, the city walls still stood tall and unyielding.

In this seemingly peaceful era, these numerous scars were like medals on an old soldier, recounting that arduous period of time.

"Does this city have some incredible story?" Su Wanyue asked.

"That's right. This city was not a city at the beginning, but a fortress. The name of the fortress was Sain. It was once a bastion that never fell during the Millennium Holy War, and it was also the final barrier of the Dwarf Race." Lingyun stood before the Sain Ancient City and spoke softly. "This place buried three Dwarf Kings in total, and even the Dwarf King hailed as the strongest in history sacrificed himself here. The Dwarf King of that time was not merely the Dwarf King of the Hill clan, but the king of the entire Dwarf Race, an existence capable of simultaneously wielding the two Sacred Gears, Rock and Sky-Splitting. As for the dwarf warriors who sacrificed themselves here, they were beyond counting."

"When I heard Aiweier talking about the Dwarf Race, she once mentioned a Dwarf King who made the Lord of the Demon World go so far as to launch a sneak attack. Could it be that one?" Chen Jing asked.

"That's right, it was him." Lingyun nodded, then reached out and pointed at the city wall, "Look!"

Chen Jing and the other followed the direction of Lingyun's finger and could not help but gasp. The place where Lingyun's finger traced was exactly where the deepest scars on the wall were; these scars almost pierced through the entire wall, possessing a momentum that seemed to want to tear the wall apart completely.

"These marks were left behind by the battle between that Dwarf King and the Lord of the Demon World. Perhaps you might not believe it, but this section of the wall was also a Sacred Gear at the time, a Sacred Gear that was forged under a fortuitous coincidence that was almost impossible to occur. But after that battle, the Sacred Gear patterns within the wall were completely destroyed, and it turned into an ordinary city wall," Lingyun said.

"Is it that exaggerated? An entire city wall becoming a Sacred Gear, that's an impossible thing, right?" Chen Jing said with some disbelief.

"This wall also became a Sacred Gear under a fortuitous coincidence at the time. However, it was also the lowest grade of Sacred Gear, otherwise it wouldn't have been completely ruined by the peak battle between the Dwarf King and the Lord of the Demon World," Lingyun said. "Alright, that's enough history for now, let's enter the city!"

"Entry fee, one gold coin per person!"

When Lingyun and his group walked to the city gate, several Pawns carrying Spears blocked their way with smirks on their faces.

Lingyun glanced at them, his brows slightly furrowed: "Since when did the city guards of Sain Ancient City become this kind of people?"

Everyone else could enter Sain Ancient City at will, yet only their group was blocked. Could it be that these fellows were planning to pick a fight?

"Beike, what are you guys doing?" Just as the Pawns walked up to Lingyun, a loud shout suddenly rang out.

Lingyun raised an eyebrow and looked toward the source of the sound. A person holding a Spear and wearing bright armor was striding toward their direction.

"Hanmu, you fellow, mind your own business!"

Seeing this Pawn striding over, the Pawns blocking Lingyun and his group could not help but shrink back, clearly quite wary of this person. But then they stiffened up again, clearly having some backing.

"Beike, don't think that just because you have a brother-in-law who is a city defense captain with Saint Domain strength backing you, you can do whatever you want!" The Pawn walked up to Beike, the Spear in his hand aimed at their group.

"Hanmu, what do you mean by this?" Looking at the gleaming spear tip, cold sweat could not help but break out on Beike's forehead.

"Nothing, it's just that the City Lord has ordered that if anyone discovers any Pawn daring to illegally demand entry fees at the city gate, they can immediately arrest them, and there is also a bounty to be claimed! Beike, even if there is a city defense captain behind you, so what? Before the City Lord, you are just as vulnerable!" Hanmu said with a cold sneer.

"The City Lord, he has only been in office for a few days, how dare he..." Hearing this, Beike's back was soaked with sweat.

"There is naturally no need for us to worry about the affairs of such big shots, but I know now that my wine money for tonight is settled!" The Spear in Hanmu's hand shook, easily knocking all the people in front of Lingyun to the ground.

"Hanmu, you are just a fifth-rank little soldier, aren't you afraid of my brother-in-law's retaliation for doing this?" Beike, who was knocked to the ground, asked with a face full of anger.

"Your brother-in-law's retaliation, what a joke! That brother-in-law of yours is currently unable to even protect himself, where would he have the energy to retaliate against a small character like me!" Hanmu sneered, took out a rope, tied these people up tightly, and lifted them in his hand.

"Sorry for startling you all. Regarding this matter, our City Lord will certainly give you a satisfactory answer. Now I must take these people to be interrogated, farewell." Hanmu bowed slightly to Lingyun and his group, then left while carrying the men.

"This place is indeed very interesting. I didn't expect that we would see such a good show just after arriving here," Chen Jing looked at Lingyun with a trace of an inexplicable smile.

"Actually, I also want to know what other good shows exist in this city," Lingyun nodded and said.

"This should be the time for the transfer of power between the new and old City Lords, and I remember that this period is also when the Empire's several Princesses and Princes are competing most fiercely for that position. This time, the power transfer in Sain Ancient City might even have their shadows in it," Su Wanyue said with a furrowed brow. "Lingyun, I remember you once said that when we were heading to the Morning Light Forest before, there were people from those heirs watching us. Now that we have appeared again, what is the possibility of those people watching us?"

"The possibility is very high. After all, we have already entered their line of sight. In order to obtain that position, they can stop at nothing, even if it means fighting until they are covered in blood," Lingyun said with a furrowed brow.

"The people spying on us in the dark have appeared again!" Chen Jing looked toward the direction inside the city gate with a furrowed brow.

"What is there to fear? Soldiers come, block with generals; water comes, cover with earth. If they really want to harbor any crooked thoughts, we are not pushovers either!" Lingyun snorted coldly and strode into Sain Ancient City.