Chapter 264: Chapter 144: Tributor
The soldier holding the Identity spoke, signaling for Qin Fang to follow him.
Qin Fang walked past the checkpoint and followed the middle-aged soldier toward the edge.
The crowd waiting in line behind him began to buzz with discussion.
"Twenty years old, and already at Huajin? ...What kind of talent is that?"
"I’m thirty-fucking-eight and just barely reached Anjin..."
"From Yanfang Prefecture... Did you catch his name?"
"They didn’t say..."
They murmured amongst themselves.
Qin Fang calmly followed behind the two Black Armored Soldiers, but he felt a little uneasy... ’I wonder where they’re taking me.’
They walked along the riverbank. Before long, they were far from the boarding point. Then, he saw a group of old fishermen sitting at the edge of the bank.
The two Black Armored Soldiers looked around as if searching for something. Soon, they found their target. One of them said to Qin Fang, "Please wait a moment."
His tone had changed slightly.
Qin Fang nodded, his eyes flashing for a moment. ’It seems that reaching Huajin grants you considerable status in the Prefecture City.’
The soldier walked over quickly, soon arriving behind one of the fishermen.
It was surprisingly a young man. A fishing rod lay beside him, but his eyes were closed. There were no other fishermen within a dozen-meter radius of him.
"Tributor Yun."
The Black Armored Soldier bowed and called out.
The young man, who had been fishing with his eyes closed, opened them and turned to look at the Black Armored Soldier.
Before he could speak, the Black Armored Soldier hurriedly said, "There is a person from Yanfang Prefecture, twenty years of age, who claims to have Huajin Cultivation. He has come to Lan Central for the Martial Arts Examination but has no travel permit..."
The young man’s brow twitched slightly. "A twenty-year-old at Huajin?"
"Yes, that is what he claims," the Black Armored Soldier replied hastily.
"Where is he?"
"Right over there." The Black Armored Soldier quickly pointed toward Qin Fang.
Since they weren’t far away, Qin Fang’s sharp hearing caught every word. When the Black Armored Soldier and the young man looked over, he gave them a nod.
The young man’s eyes studied him carefully before he nodded. "Not bad, he is at Huajin... Bring him over."
"Yes, sir."
The Black Armored Soldier respectfully accepted the order and ran back. He whispered to Qin Fang, "Tributor Yun wants you to go over... He is a lord from the Sacrificial Hall. Mind your manners."
Qin Fang’s heart skipped a beat when he heard this... ’The Sacrificial Hall?’
He had heard that name many times.
...The last time a demon caused trouble in True Martial, it was the Sacrificial Hall that took action.
This time, he’d heard from his senior brother that the True Martial County Magistrate had reported the demon incident and was waiting for the Sacrificial Hall to intervene... But in the end, they waited until True Martial was destroyed, and no one from the Sacrificial Hall ever appeared.
To think he would run into someone from the Sacrificial Hall just after arriving in the Prefecture City.
’I wonder what his cultivation level is?’
Qin Fang wondered silently.
In response to the Black Armored Soldier’s warning, he naturally whispered, "Thank you, sir."
The soldier froze for a second, then shook his head and gestured for Qin Fang to follow.
Qin Fang and the two soldiers walked up behind Tributor Yun.
"Yanfang Prefecture... What Pile do you practice? When did you reach Huajin?"
The young man asked calmly, looking at Qin Fang.
Qin Fang’s mind raced, but he didn’t dare to hide anything. "The Spiritual Snake Listening Wave Pile. I just reached Huajin three months ago."
"Spiritual Snake Listening Wave?" The young man frowned. "A Root Skill from the Hai Ming Sect? ...The Hai Ming legacy exists in Yanfang as well?"
This question touched upon a blind spot for Qin Fang, and his expression was clearly one of confusion.
The young man frowned at Qin Fang, then thought for a moment. "Well, no matter. It’s just a Mortal Root Technique; it’s normal for some to be lost and spread around... How many years have you been in martial cultivation?"
An idea flashed through Qin Fang’s mind...
He had only been practicing martial cultivation for a year.
But he obviously couldn’t tell the truth.
So he said, "I started at six. It has been fourteen years."
"Fourteen years to reach Huajin..." The young man heard this and nodded slowly. "Your talent is not bad."
While Qin Fang was still confused, the man raised his hand. The Black Armored Soldier hurried forward and handed him Qin Fang’s Identity.
He looked down at it, then said calmly, "Qin Fang, you are permitted to enter the city, but you will be under supervision... You, send someone to take him to the Post House. Before the Martial Arts Examination, he is to reside there and is forbidden from entering the Inner City."
While Qin Fang was still puzzled, the young man took a Profound Iron Token from his robes. He suddenly tapped his finger, and a point of light appeared at his fingertip, which he used to write something on the Profound Iron.
Qin Fang’s pupils suddenly contracted!
’Light coming from his fingertip?’
’Writing on Profound Iron with his bare hands?!’
’...This is definitely an existence in the Divine Domain!’
The young man quickly finished writing and tossed it casually. The Profound Iron, along with the Identity, shot toward Qin Fang.
Qin Fang reacted instantly, quickly reaching out to catch them.
The Profound Iron flew swiftly, but just as it reached Qin Fang, it abruptly slowed down. It landed in his palm without a single bit of Force.
The display left Qin Fang utterly shaken!
’To stop dead in an instant from such a high speed?’
’This completely defies common sense!’
’...In any case, he definitely couldn’t do it.’
’Is this True Essence?’
’...Or some other kind of power?’
He was inwardly astonished.
"This is your Temporary Passage Token for the city. It will grant you free passage in the Outer City before the Martial Arts Examination. But you are forbidden from entering the Inner City."
The young man ignored Qin Fang’s shock and spoke calmly.
Qin Fang came back to his senses upon hearing this.
’Forbidden from entering the Inner City?’
’...But Master and the others are in the Inner City.’
But after only a moment, Qin Fang said nothing more and bowed. "Yes."
’...Forget it. Better not to complicate things.’
He had deliberately avoided mentioning he came from True Martial precisely because he was afraid of attracting trouble.
’...That Blood Luo Sect caused a huge commotion back in True Martial.’
’There was even that giant palm.’
Although none of it had anything to do with Qin Fang, who the hell knew what he could get dragged into?
He had just arrived and knew nothing about the Prefecture City. It was best to observe for a while first.
’...Anyway, it’s only for three months.’
Once the Martial Arts Examination was over and he successfully obtained the Martial Arts Records, everything would be fine.
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