The Chen clansmen looked at the towering city of Chang 'an in the distance with some hope in their hearts.
However, after a long period of exile, many people were not confident.
"After all, the Eastern Tang Dynasty is powerful. It's not only the East King's family that is making things difficult for us, but also other big forces …"
A young man whispered, "Let's leave the Eastern Tang and go to other places, shall we?"
"It's also not easy to leave the Eastern Tang and go to other places."
The old man next to him sighed, "It will be even more difficult if we want to return to our hometown in the future."
While everyone was talking, a clear voice suddenly sounded.
"It's rumored that the Dragon Ridge has always been desolate. Why is there a city out of thin air?"
The person who spoke was a girl about 14 or 15 years old.
She looked curiously at the city of Chang 'an in the distance with a pair of black eyes.
"Of course, someone built it here …" The person who answered her suddenly paused and fell into deep thought.
Slowly, the middle-aged man with a long beard, who was the leader, nodded.
"Fourteenth Brother said earlier that the Dragon Ridge was a barren mountain with no roads.
The road from outside the mountain to Baiyun Abyss was newly opened by a team of Tang Army to attack Chang 'an not long ago. "
As he spoke, he looked again at the city wall that was about 40 feet high and several miles long in the distance.
"In the barren mountain with no roads, they were able to open up such a large flat ground and find the bricks to build the city. How can ordinary people do this?"
As the middle-aged man with a long beard spoke, he looked around at the clansmen around him.
Everyone fell into deep thought at this moment.
Yes, compared with the later people who crossed the mountains to find the city, how could such a city be built from nothing in the first place?
"Perhaps this place can not only allow our Chen clan to rise again in the Eastern Tang, but also take back the glory of the past."
The middle-aged man with a long beard had a strange light in his eyes, "At the very least, we can be safe and prosperous as long as we can gain a firm foothold in this city."
The other members of the Chen family nodded and followed the middle-aged man to the city gate.
As they approached the city gate, they stopped.
A member of the Chen Family stepped forward. He was one of the three people who were chased and saved by Chang 'an.
He walked towards the city gate and found that there were more people standing guard here than before.
The other party didn't make things difficult for them. After a short discussion, he simply said, "All of you need to go to the relevant departments in the city to make a record and wait for Mr. Dark Cloud's further decision."
"My son is currently in the city. Can I meet him?"
"Sure. You can enter the city first. We can inform them on your behalf."
A guard led the group of Chen family members into the city and walked towards the center of the city.
On the way, the young man from the Chen family who had stayed in the city rushed over.
After thanking the guard, he led his clansmen to the registration office.
"Feng 'er, what are the origins of the guards at the entrance?" A clan elder asked the young man.
The young man hurriedly replied, "Seventh Great Uncle, they belong to the relevant departments in the city. They deal with the city's government affairs and are assigned to the city gate to check the people who enter and leave the city."
Seeing that his clansmen were confused, he explained, "The so-called 'relevant departments' are the government offices in the city. They are under the charge of Mr. Dark Cloud, a trusted follower of the City Lord of Chang 'an."
The others nodded in understanding.
The young man continued, "There's another government office in the city now, called 'Bureau'. I heard that it's in charge of law enforcement and law enforcement. It's being prepared now, and it won't be long before someone will be sent to the city gate."
The middle-aged man with a long beard asked, "Who can enter the government office?"
"Refugees settle down here and become the people of the city. Some of them are selected to be used by Chang 'an."
The young man replied, "In addition to the ordinary people, there is a small martial arts school in Qinzhou Prefecture of Longbei County called the Hanshan school.
It is said that someone from the Hanshan school made meritorious contributions to the city and was recognized by Mr. Dark Cloud. Many of his disciples were able to enter the relevant departments and the Bureau. Some of them are even in high positions. "
"Hanshan school?"
The Chen family was confused.
Their ancestral land was very far from Longbei County. Their clansmen rarely interacted with people in this area.
They were not even familiar with Qinzhou Prefecture, let alone the Hanshan school.
However, they had come into contact with similar local forces in other places before.
"It's already good enough that a Fourth Realm cultivator came out of the local tyrant of a prefecture, right?"
An old man muttered to himself.
The young man nodded. "Twelfth Great Uncle is right. The person with the highest cultivation base in the Hanshan school is their Sect Master. He is a Fourth Realm martial artist, Brave Commander."
Some of the people around him relaxed when they heard this.
"A sect with only a Fourth Realm martial artist holding down the fort can take on great responsibilities in the city. Then we have a lot of potential here!"
The Chen family had declined and was forced into exile. The number of experts and talents in the family had withered. They were at a rare low point in their family's history.
Even so, a starving camel was still bigger than a horse.
There were a few Fourth Realm martial artists in the group here.
The long-bearded middle-aged man in the lead had even reached the Sixth Realm of Martial Arts, the cultivation base of a General.
Moreover, the Chen family was one of the few famous families in Eastern Tang in the past. They built their family on martial arts and had a long history of family learning.
The martial arts that they inherited were far from what a local force like the Hanshan school could compare to.
To be precise, the Chen family in their heyday could do whatever they wanted in the entire Longbei County, let alone Qinzhou Prefecture. They were on par with Taoist sacred grounds like Fuzhen Guan.
It was really harsh to say that they were phoenixes that had fallen off their pedestals.
However, even if they were phoenixes that had fallen off their pedestals, they were still incomparable to sparrows.
"Chang 'an City is newly established after all. Everything is still in its initial stages. We came at the right time and can seize the initiative."
The Chen family was in high spirits.
The tiredness from being hunted down and surrounded earlier was finally gone.
The long-bearded middle-aged man frowned when he saw this.
"You're getting carried away so quickly? This is not a place where you can do whatever you want. "
An old man next to him smiled and said, "Jie Zhi misunderstood. Everyone has seen the magic of this city. How can you be so arrogant to take over the city?
But compared with the Hanshan school, our Chen family's current strength and potential are much better.
Everyone is working for Chang 'an. How can others compare with us?
Even if there are forces that can compete with us in the future, we will have the initiative. In the future, our family will definitely have a place in the top management of Chang 'an. "
The other members of the Chen Family were also elated and full of hope for the new life in the future.
Only the young man who had been in the city before looked embarrassed at this time.
"Feng 'er, is there anything special?"
The long-bearded middle-aged man noticed the young man's abnormality and asked.
The young man looked around and saw the enthusiastic faces of his family and friends. He couldn't help swallowing his saliva.
Gradually, everyone noticed that something was wrong. "What's wrong?"
"Just now, I had a competition with a disciple of the Hanshan school …"
The young man hesitated and finally gave a wry smile. "… I lost."
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