The Shuishui Prefecture was the prefecture that bordered the Twin Extreme Palace's Liujiang Prefecture. Among the three closest cities, the largest was the Imperial Water City.
After all, this was the Qin Dynasty. The Imperial Water City at the border was comparable to the Coastal Sea Prefecture's former Coastal Sect's city. It was built like a fortress and emitted the aura of war.
At the city's entrance, groups of people were lining up to enter. Every single one of them had to undergo a strict inspection. If they couldn't prove that they were a resident of the city, they would have to pay an entrance fee.
Within this group, a delicate and handsome youth wearing a sackcloth robe slowly followed the group. This person was none other than Lin Qian.
At this moment, Lin Qian looked at the long line of people in front of him and turned around to ask an old man behind him, "Old man, do you live in this city?"
"Of course, young man. This old man grew up in this city." The old man looked at the handsome young man with a smile and nodded his head.
"Old man, this junior has a presumptuous request. Could you lend me your certificate to take a look?" Lin Qian rubbed his hands together and asked with an awkward smile.
The old man was a straightforward person. His certificate couldn't be faked, and it was useless even if someone stole it. Thus, he generously took it out from his bosom.
The certificate seemed to be a simple piece of paper, but it was actually refined using the methods of refining tools. It contained the old man's aura.
After receiving the certificate, Lin Qian carefully looked at it. After secretly using his soul power to sense it, he gratefully returned it to the old man, "Many thanks, old man. This junior can't thank you enough."
"It's no problem, young man." The old man looked at Lin Qian with a smile and asked, "You don't seem to be someone from the Imperial Water City. Could it be that you're from somewhere else?"
"That's right. I've always been in Shuishui Town. I wanted to come to the Imperial Water City to see if I could join the army." Lin Qian nodded and said to the old man.
However, after hearing Lin Qian's words, the old man's smiling expression changed. He couldn't help but take two steps back and look at him with a bit of disgust.
The old man's enthusiasm also disappeared, and he only looked at him indifferently.
This sudden change surprised Lin Qian. Why did that enthusiastic old man hate him so much? Was it because he used the excuse of entering the Imperial Water Castle to join the city guards that this happened?
"This is getting interesting." Lin Qian turned around and rubbed his chin. "I'm a citizen of the city, but I hate the city guards …"
The procession gradually moved forward. Not long after, Lin Qian arrived at the city gate.
The city guard at the city gate saw Lin Qian walking towards him and waved his hand impatiently. "Proof."
Seeing this, Lin Qian quickly took out a certificate and handed it to the city guard.
The city guard took the certificate and compared it to a soul armament in his hand. Turning to Lin Qian, he said, "Ten low-grade soulgems, hurry up!"
After receiving the soulgems, the city guard grabbed Lin Qian's shoulder and pulled, wanting to push him in.
Seeing the city guard's action, Lin Qian quickly cooperated and secretly exerted force, making it look like he was pushed in.
If not, with the city guard's strength, wanting to push Lin Qian was simply a dream.
After passing through the city guard, Lin Qian couldn't help but look behind him. He discovered that when the old man passed through the city, he actually paid five low-grade soulgems, which made him a little puzzled.
Shouldn't the citizens of the Imperial Water Castle not have to pay a fee to enter the city?
But when he saw the city guard put the soulgems into the storage bag on his waist instead of the array behind him, he immediately understood what was going on.
At this time, the old man also entered the city. When he passed by Lin Qian, there was a look of disdain on his face.
Regarding this, Lin Qian shrugged his shoulders indifferently. After all, this old man helped him enter the Imperial Water Castle successfully, so he didn't bother with this old man.
If it wasn't for the other party's proof, Lin Qian wouldn't have been able to enter the Imperial Water Castle so smoothly.
After entering the Imperial Water Castle, Lin Qian wasn't in a hurry to settle down. Instead, he slowly strolled around, but from time to time, there would be flying insects flying around him in all directions.
Inside the Imperial Water Castle, Lin Qian couldn't use his soulgems to move quickly. He had to keep a low profile, so if he wanted to quickly grasp the layout of the Imperial Water Castle, he would need the help of a scouting beast.
While walking in the Imperial Water Castle, Lin Qian was also observing the people in the city. He gradually discovered some problems. The citizens of the city seemed to have bitter and listless faces, as if they weren't angry at all.
Looking carefully, Lin Qian could see that there was no spirit in the people's eyes, and they were just numbly doing the things in their hands.
In this world, not everyone used their innate talent to cultivate. For many ordinary citizens, they would probably spend their entire lives wandering in the three basic stages of the Yuan Realm until they died.
The slightly better citizens would only reach the Yuan Gathering Realm in their middle age or later years, and live for a few more years.
However, such citizens were the foundation. Spirit martial artists cultivated and killed to make themselves stronger, to obtain more resources, and to open up wastelands so that the human race would have a wider living space, so that the human race wouldn't become the slaves of other races.
The ordinary citizens worked hard so that the spirit martial artists could better cultivate, and the foundation of the construction of their homes all depended on them.
Logically, the ordinary citizens were the targets of protection, so they shouldn't have this kind of attitude.
Four hours after entering Imperial Water Defense City, Lin Qian suddenly sensed something and looked towards a certain direction. Then, he quickened his pace and walked in that direction.
In the Imperial Water Castle, the area where the commoners lived was very dirty. The narrow alleys were filled with dirty water, and the small houses were tightly pressed together. A pungent smell filled the air.
In this area, the old man who entered the city with Lin Qian was squatting in front of a small house, holding his head and crying. He muttered, "I'm sorry, I didn't take good care of Yan 'er, I didn't take good care of Yan' er!"
Just as the old man was crying bitterly, he suddenly found that his vision was blocked by a shadow. He couldn't help but raise his head to look, and was surprised to find that it was the young man he met when he first entered the city.
"You …" Seeing the young man appear in front of him, the old man was very surprised. He obviously didn't expect to meet him here.
"What are you doing here?" Seeing the appearance of Lin Qian, the old man's wrinkled face was still covered with turbid tears. He asked in an unfriendly tone. Especially when he thought of his grandson, he couldn't help but clench his fists tightly.
Lin Qian looked at the old man's eyes, which were filled with determination to die, and sighed. He solemnly said to the other party, "Old man, you helped me enter the city. I'm here to repay your kindness and save your grandson."
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