Chapter 1119: Marching Into The Capital City Riding The Beasts
Chapter 1119: Chapter 1119: Marching Into The Capital City Riding The Beasts
After four continuous hours of travelling at breathtaking speeds, the grand outlines of the Capital City finally appeared in the distance. As they neared the massive gates, the group began to slow down slightly.
"Should we stop here and walk the rest of the way into the city on foot?" Xie Yanlin asked, reining in his mount.
Whenever they travelled, they usually stopped a short distance outside a town or city to send their contracted beasts back into their beast spaces before calmly walking through the gates on foot to avoid causing a scene.
"There is no need for that today." Bai Xifeng said offhandedly.
"Wait... you mean you want us to just charge straight into the Capital looking like this?!" Ning Shoukai asked in utter surprise, his eyes wide.
"Hmm." Bai Xifeng nodded with a calm, mischievous grin.
Meanwhile, at the Capital City’s grand entrance, a guard stationed at the top of the wall suddenly spotted a powerful group of beasts rushing toward the gates. Panic-stricken, he immediately alerted his captain about the approaching threat. The captain was shocked to hear the report and instantly rushed to the battlements to assess the situation.
It was indeed just as the guard had reported. A formidable pack of magical beasts was barreling toward them. However, as the beasts drew closer, the captain noticed something else that made him pause. There were people sitting atop those beasts.
When the captain took a closer, more careful look, a flash of recognition washed over him.
He clearly recognised the majestic beast leading the charge, a massive three-headed wolf. He remembered distinctly that this terrifying beast belonged to none other than the infamous young miss, Lady Bai Xifeng. A huge wave of relief instantly washed over him the moment he recognised it.
So, it was not a sudden beast tide attacking the city after all. It was simply Bai Xifeng making her grand return. But who on earth were the others riding alongside her? As he squinted through the dust, he saw a magnificent flying beast, a massive shadow wolf, and even a majestic white tiger.
As they drew nearer to the main entrance, the captain finally caught a clear view of the young group riding atop those formidable creatures. Seeing the harmonious bond between them, it became immediately obvious that every single one of those beasts was a tame contracted beast.
Bai Xifeng lifted her head, gazing up at the towering, majestic city gates. It had been quite a long time since she last set foot in this grand metropolis. After all, this very city was the exact place where she had first arrived upon transmigrating into this world.
Seeing a formidable group of magical beasts marching casually toward the city gates, the surrounding crowd of travellers and merchants quickly scrambled to clear a wide path for them. The onlookers whispered among themselves in awe, deeply curious as to who this extraordinary group of young cultivators could possibly be to command so many high-tier beasts.
With a graceful motion, Bai Xifeng leapt down from Cerberus’s massive back and strolled casually toward the guards stationed at the gate checkpoint.
"Do I still need to pay the entry fee if I carry this?" Bai Xifeng asked casually, flashing the heavy, gold-embossed token belonging to the Great General.
"Ah! You are Young Lady Bai from the Great General Bai Residence... You certainly don’t have to pay." The head soldier stated, bowing his head respectfully the moment he recognised the token.
"How about my friend?" Bai Xifeng asked, gesturing toward her friends behind her.
"Since they are non-resident travellers, they will need to pay twenty taels of silver per person." The guard explained politely.
Without a second thought, Bai Xifeng pulled a heavy silk money pouch from her robes and smoothly handed over one hundred and forty taels of silver to the guard.
"We also need to inspect their official identification tokens for our entry records." Another guard added, stepping forward with a ledger.
Bai Xifeng immediately motioned for her friends to come over and briefly explained the protocol. Being experienced students from a top academy, none of them raised any complaints and simply presented their identification tokens to the soldiers. The guards quickly recorded their details into the city registry, and once everything was thoroughly verified, they cleared the group to enter.
However, a traveller watching the entire interaction from the back of the crowd frowned in deep confusion.
"Sir, why didn’t you charge that young lady an entrance fee like everyone else?" The man blurted out to a guard, wondering why Bai Xifeng had received such special treatment.
"She is a recognised resident of this city. Furthermore, she is a high-born young miss from the Great General Bai’s official household. Of course, she does not need to pay." The soldier stated flatly.
Seeing his ignorance, a nearby local pulled the confused man aside by his sleeve.
"This must be your very first time visiting the Capital City, isn’t it?" The local man explained kindly. "If you are a registered resident of the Capital and own an established residence here, you are automatically exempted from paying the standard gate toll."
"Oh... I see." The man responded, nodding in realisation.
He was indeed visiting the bustling Capital for the first time in his life, so he was completely unaware of its specific local laws.
"And here’s a word of friendly advice for you." The local man added, dropping his voice to a low, serious whisper. "You had better control where you stare and strictly watch what comes out of your mouth around here. The Capital is crawling with powerful nobles and formidable cultivators. If you accidentally offend the wrong person, you might just lose your life before you even know what hit you!"
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