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The three of them hugged each other and were about to flood the mountain. Cai Ru tried to calm them down with a few words.
Lin Mengya had heard every word of their conversation.
Although the three of them thanked her profusely and left, Lin Mengya still looked at their backs thoughtfully.
Cai Ru understood what she meant. She stepped forward and reported in a low voice.
"I've already tested them. It seems like there are no loopholes. Do you have any other instructions, Master?"
In the Holy City, the safer the place was, the more careful she had to be. Traps were always hidden under the peaceful facade.
"No need. I know who they are."
She raised her head and looked at the Sacred Mountain in the distance that was shrouded in clouds and mist.
"They're from the Divine Sanctum. They're here to find out if we're hiding the person they're looking for."
Although they were careful, it didn't make sense for the guards to be able to bluff their way through so easily.
This could only mean one thing. They knew each other's background and purposely made such a mistake.
Cai Ru's face tensed up. She frowned. "Did the Divine Sanctum suspect us? Is that why they sent people to confuse us?"
Lin Mengya thought about it, then shook her head.
"No, not to mention the fact that we've been covering our eyes and ears the whole time. If they really suspected us, they wouldn't have let us enter the city so easily. I'm guessing that they're secretly using this method to spy on merchants like us. "
She called the people behind her and asked them carefully. Indeed, the three of them seemed to be trying to find out their background while they were chatting with them.
Fortunately, the people she brought were all from the Jackdaw Guards. Their words and actions were flawless. She believed that the three of them didn't find out anything. That was why they left so easily.
Lin Mengya wrapped her clothes around herself. Although it was early summer in the Holy City, there was still an irresistible chill in the air.
Because they didn't want to expose their whereabouts this time, they followed the normal trade caravan's usual route.
If they wanted to do business in the Holy City, they had to have travel permits from the Holy City to the various fiefdoms.
For this, she bypassed her own family and asked the Ma family to prepare it.
Putting aside her relationship with the Ma Family, Ma Beichen had tried his best to please her in order to pursue her good friend, Liu Qianrong.
She didn't even need to ask for the travel permit before that fellow obediently handed it over.
However, Lin Mengya had always put her sisterhood first. No matter how Ma Beichen behaved, it was up to Qianrong whether she could accept it or not.
They took the travel guide to the "Commercial Office" in the Sacred City, which was responsible for managing and registering caravans. Here, each of them had their portrait recorded and detailed personal information written down. After that, they would receive a temporary certificate to live in the Sacred City.
With this permit, they could rent shops or stalls here.
If they didn't, they would be regarded as operating without a license. The lightest punishment would be confiscation of their goods and they would be chased out of the Holy City. The most severe punishment would not only be physical pain, but they would also be banned from entering the city for the rest of their lives.
However, even with such harsh conditions, there was still an endless stream of people coming to the Sacred City to do business.
It was not only because this was the holy land of the entire Wei Country, but also because they could expand their connections here. They might even be lucky enough to ride on the coattails of some big shot.
Lin Mengya didn't have to worry about this. They found a guest house specially for caravans to stay in.
The conditions here couldn't be compared to those inns outside. At least, one could stay better if they had money outside.
Here, everything had to be done according to the permit you received when you entered the city.
It could be said that this was the most strict place in the Wei Country. All of this made Lin Mengya feel uncomfortable.
It wasn't just the feeling of falling from the clouds. More importantly, it was the dissatisfaction with the rules of using one's status to measure others.
Although the atmosphere was also very depressing the last time she came, it wasn't as depressing as this time.
They were like puppets that were being controlled by an invisible hand.
The pedestrians on the road were in a hurry. Even the shops on both sides of the road looked a little desolate.
She sat in the horse carriage and looked at everything around her without batting an eyelid.
It wasn't until Cai Ru had arranged everything that they went to rest in the guest house.
Lin Mengya was considered lucky. At least she could stay in a room with Cai Ru. The rest of the people had to make do with a large shared house that could accommodate more than 20 people.
Even so, they were still ostracized by the people who came in earlier.
Lin Mengya didn't understand. Everyone was here to do business. Why did they dislike her so much?
It wasn't until the waiter brought the coarse food that she took the opportunity to find out the reason behind it.
Perhaps it was because he secretly kept the ingot that she had stuffed into his hands. There was a smile on his face.
However, he still lowered his voice and stared outside, as if he was afraid of being discovered.
"You look unfamiliar. You must have arrived in the Holy City recently. You don't know, but the rules in the Holy City are different from the past. There are rules that the number of merchants can only be maintained at around 300. Apart from fixed merchants like us, once the number of traveling merchants like you exceeds the number, the first caravan to enter the city will have to retreat. "
She raised her eyebrows. No wonder those people looked at her as if she was their enemy. They must have thought that their arrival would cut off their source of income.
After knowing the reason, Lin Mengya didn't know whether to laugh or cry. These people really didn't know what was good for them.
She wasn't the one who set the rules. They were angry, but they didn't dare to vent it on the people from the Holy Temple. So they could only vent it on the people like them.
She couldn't help but shake her head. The Holy Temple was really good at this.
In this way, in order to snatch the opportunity to earn money, everyone would definitely monitor each other. Once they found any abnormalities, they could use it as a threat or report it to the commercial department.
In this way, the people of the Sacred City would be able to keep all of them under their surveillance without much effort.
The smile on her face turned cold. Such a sinister trick could only be thought of by someone equally sinister and vicious.
No matter how the people around them treated them coldly, they couldn't let this group of people waver.
They minded their own business, as if those people were a joke.
Over time, when there were people who arrived later than them, those people immediately changed their target of hatred.
Seeing such a scene, Lin Mengya could only face it coldly.
If people abandoned themselves, they weren't worth anyone's time to save them.
Very soon, Cai Ru had set up a shop on the street. They had indeed brought the best spices. Moreover, the prices in the Holy City had a unified standard. Therefore, if it was purely based on business interests, they would actually have to pay a loss of half of the price.
So, almost all the caravans that came to the Holy City were rich. They were here to lose money and earn money.
After some simple decorations, their small spice shop opened for business.
But just as the workers were moving the bags of spices out of the guest house, there was a small incident.
"Master, someone said that we took their goods."
Cai Ru rushed to the shop and pulled Lin Mengya, who was looking around, back to the guest house.
On the way, she told her everything she knew about the cause and effect.
It turned out that because spices were one of the most popular goods in the Holy City, there was a spice merchant like him in the guest house.
But they had never interfered with each other, so they lived in harmony. But when the workers were moving the spices, the worker from the other caravan suddenly chased after them and said that they had taken their spices by mistake.
The Jackdaw Guards had undergone special training. Their eyesight and memory were far better than ordinary people.
They knew that they had taken the spices by mistake.
They thought that after explaining the matter, the other party would let them go, but they didn't expect that those people would insist that they were the ones who coveted their spices, and they even started fighting over a disagreement.
Because the Jackdaw Guards were ordered not to show that they knew martial arts, they were at a disadvantage in the fight. But the workers didn't get anything out of it. They couldn't show up in the open, but no one could tell that they had done something behind the scenes.
But this matter alarmed many people. The boss of the caravan stood out and insisted on driving them out of the Holy City.
Now, everyone understood that the Jackdaw Guards' goal was to have one less competitor.
Lin Mengya frowned when she heard that.
Losing the spices was a small matter, but they had no choice but to attract attention.
Fortunately, the Jackdaw Guards knew their place and didn't reveal any flaws. Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to explain themselves now.
The two of them rushed back to the guest house as fast as they could. When they reached the door, they heard the commotion inside.
"No way! You stole the spices first and beat people up. Let's go. I have to report this to the magistrate! "
The voice was full of confidence. It was obvious that he thought he had the upper hand.
The Jackdaw Guards stood in the crowd. Although the people around them were pointing and laughing at them, it didn't matter to them.
When Lin Mengya pushed the crowd aside, they hurried to their master's side.
Before they could say anything, the man who had been arguing the loudest walked up to her with a furious expression.
"It's you! You must be the one who ordered them to steal our spices. You have to give me an explanation today! "
The man was tall and burly. Judging from his height, Lin Mengya, who was slim, was no match for him.
However, the woman's eyes darted around. She didn't panic at all. Instead, a strange smile appeared on her face.
"Before you ask for an explanation, shouldn't you tell me who you are? You're shouting at the top of your lungs whenever you see someone. Your family really has a good upbringing. "
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