Grow Suspicious
By the time Ye Zichen and the others returned to Heavenly God City, the sky was already filled with stars.
The dazzling starlight was dazzling, and every home was brightly lit.
Fire-red lanterns hung from the shops along the streets. Even standing outside the city, they could hear the bustle of the taverns inside.
But even in this peaceful, tranquil night, Heavenly God City's defenses were at their highest. There were at least ten guards standing guard around the tower in front of the city gate. Below the city gate, there were also six small teams of ten patrolling the vicinity of the city.
The squad's overall strength had gone from being a sky supreme to a diviner.
At first, the squad consisted entirely of earth supremes, but now there were at least four sky supremes.
"It's already this bad?"
Ye Zichen scanned the sky outside the city gates with his divine sense. When he sensed the city's defenses, he couldn't help but click his tongue.
Back when he'd followed Skyspan Academy's team here, the defenses hadn't reached this level yet.
"These are extraordinary times. It's good to be cautious," said Xuan Ji calmly.
She'd been the one to set up Heavenly God City's defenses. Since the God Emperor wasn't in the capital, he'd left full authority over the city to her.
Having been entrusted with such a heavy responsibility, she naturally couldn't disappoint Zhou Wu.
Although she'd already repaid all her debts to him, she'd lived with the God Realm for ten thousand years. She couldn't just leave things as they were.
Such a large-scale operation would consume more and more of the city's resources by the day.
However, the relationship between the God, Yao, and Demon Races was ambiguous, and they couldn't afford to let down their guard.
In order to ensure the city's safety, she naturally had to strengthen its defenses. It wasn't just Heavenly God City; every other city on the Central Divine Mountain was on red alert.
There was nothing wrong with taking preventive measures.
Thud thud thud.
Heavy footsteps came from afar, followed by the clanging of weapons and armor. Ye Zichen looked down and saw that it was a squad of soldiers patrolling the city's outskirts.
"Heavenly God City prohibits flying. Friends, come down quickly. That way, it'll be easier for you and easier for us. "
For some reason, Ye Zichen found this voice somewhat familiar.
As Xuan Ji descended from the sky, the moment the soldiers saw her, they knelt to the ground.
"Your Highness."
At that moment, Ye Zichen saw the face of the guard captain clearly. No wonder he looked so familiar. This was the captain of the guards who had stopped him and Pu Jingwan.
When he looked at the members behind him, they were no longer the ones he had met before.
It couldn't have been them. Although Pu Jingwan hadn't used her full strength, she was still a top-notch expert amongst the Rulers. Those guards were only sky supremes; they'd be bedridden for at least half a month after taking a single blow from her.
"It's you."
It was clear that Xuan Ji also had an impression of this guard captain.
"The Pills of Fortune have already been sent out. They didn't embezzle them, did they?"
The other members all looked envious. They all knew that Xuan Ji had given away a bottle of Good Fortune Pills today. This kind of pill was something that could only be encountered by chance. Many people from the City Defense Department were annoyed at their bad luck. If only they had encountered such a good thing.
Even if he was beaten up, he might be able to obtain the Good Fortune Pill. As long as he wasn't beaten to death, everything was fine.
"How would this subordinate dare?" The captain of the guards smiled bitterly, "After sending those brothers back, I distributed all the elixirs."
"How are things with the Wang Family?" asked Xuan Ji.
She didn't care too much about the ordinary guards. She cared more about the Wang Family's attitude.
Although the Wang Family wasn't a peak-level family clan in Heavenly God City, they were still an aristocratic family with some influence.
"Lady Providence bestowed two Good Fortune Pills. The Wang Family is naturally moved to tears. Furthermore, this subordinate heard that the Divine Arbiter went to the Wang Family recently to appease them. I doubt the Wang Family will …. "
Suddenly, the guard captain recalled what Xuan Ji had told him earlier.
He absolutely couldn't let the God Emperor find out about this!
Instantly, his face turned incomparably pale, and his back was drenched in cold sweat.
"Lady Providence, I …."
"No need to say more."
Xuan Ji cut him off. The guard captain's expression grew even more unsightly. Even though he was already a diviner, his hands, which held his helmet, began to tremble.
His hair was completely soaked in sweat, and beads of sweat dripped down his nose and onto the ground. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he was sweating like crazy.
"Alright, I don't mean to blame you." Xuan Ji glanced at him coolly. "I know the God Emperor knows about this. We just returned from his place."
Xuan Ji believed that after accepting her pills, the guard captain would do everything in his power to keep the news under wraps. Although he was only a small captain, he still had some power. If he wanted to keep the news under wraps, there was an eighty percent chance he could do it. But the God Emperor still knew about this. It was highly likely that he had planted spies in the city.
He'd clearly given management of the Divine Mountains to Xuan Ji, but now he'd planted spies in the city.
From this, it was clear that Zhou Wu didn't trust Xuan Ji as much as he said he did.
What concerned her even more was the Divine Arbiter. She'd just said she'd send her, but she hadn't expected them to come so soon.
Zhou Wu!
It seemed he was beginning to suspect her too!
She waved a hand irritably at the guard captain and said, "Thank you for your hard work. Continue to stand guard."
As she spoke, she turned to walk into the city. Unexpectedly, the captain of the guards stopped her.
Under her suspicious gaze, the guard captain stretched out his hand and said meticulously.
"Lady Providence, please show me your identity card."
….
On the way into the city, Xuan Ji's expression was unsightly. She was the mighty head of the Profound Pavillion, yet someone had stopped her and forced her to show her identity card. When she thought about it that way, what happened to him and Pu Jingwan made sense.
That adorable guard captain wasn't trying to make trouble for them; he really was meticulous and meticulous.
"Is there a need for that? Is there a problem with that?" Ye Zichen tried to console her. "Just now, he checked your identity card. I don't think you should blame him. Instead, you should reward him. These are extraordinary times, and you need to be on your guard."
Xuan Ji glanced at him coolly, a strange smile flashing across her face. She approached him.
Ye Zichen was just about to say something when he saw a hand move so fast, he couldn't even see it. It smacked him on the head.
"I don't need you to tell me that. If you can think of it, how could I, your aunt, not think of it? My expression turned ugly because of a few of his team members. When he had asked me to show my crystal card, a few of his team members had clearly shown terrified expressions. It's obvious that if it were them, they would've let me in right away. "
"What if a yao or demon disguised themselves as me and snuck into the city?"
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