Chapter 65 (1/2)
Chapter 65 – The Ten Great CitadelsTranslated by:Edited by:TLCed by: OMA
With the Ebony Scaled Horse’s speed, it would take Long Chen approximately ten days or so to get from Poplar Town to Yuanling City.
He had been travelling half the time while carrying along a sufficient amount of goods with him so he basically never entered the cities that he pa.s.sed along the way.
Eight days later, there stood a gigantic city with towering walls that seemed quite formidable. Originally, Long Chen thought he had arrived at Yuanling City. When he took a closer look, however, he realize that it was merely one of the Ten Great Citadels by the side of Yuanling City, Yuanyang Citadel.
There were many people with impressive auras and profound eyes walking along the street of Yuanyang Citadel, glancing at the eye-catching merchandise. There were obviously many experts in this area.
“No matter in terms of goods or cultivation this Yuanyang Citadel is superior to Poplar Town by at least a hundred times! To think that it is only a small citadel by the side of Yuanling City!”
Long Chen loudly exclaimed in his thoughts.
Seeing this disappointing act by Long Chen, Lingxi berated: “You country b.u.mpkin who has not seen the world! Wait till you see an Emperor’s Domain, then you know what huge really is!”
What is an Emperor’s Domain?”
“I am not going to tell you!”
“……”
A bustling inn stood right in front of them that was much taller, several times so, compared to the famous “Rising Sun Inn” in Poplar Town. Seeing the beautiful architecture of this building, he couldn’t help but gasp as he walked into the inn.
“It is rather shameful to be seen with him.” Lingxi noted in her heart.
What she did not realise was that to an outsider it was only Long Chen who had stepped into the inn. As for Lingxi, she was only a soul in an earring.
A waiter came up to welcome him quickly. His eyes were extremely sharp and, looking at Long Chen’s apparel, he gathered that he was some kind of wealthy child from a small town.
Although he was regarded as a wealthy child, in Yuanyang Citadel he was not well accepted and because he had no servants with him, he was disregarded even more. Thus, the waiter spoke with more confidence and a little more brazenly.
“Guest, are you here for a short break or to stay?”
In Poplar Town, Long Chen would normally be welcomed warmly at the inns and greeted with smiling expressions. This waiter’s performance was an unexpected first for him.
However, Long Chen was aware that his current ident.i.ty was not of any valued status and that keeping a low profile was the best option. Therefore, he did not bother with these lowly people and simply said: “Take my horse to feed while only using the best grains! After that bring me some good dishes, it is late so I want to stay for the night.”
Upon seeing Long Chen’s Ebony Scaled Horse the waiter was instantly alarmed. He thought to himself: “This country b.u.mpkin can even tame this kind of strong horse. It seems he is rather capable. I have to be cautious at the inn and avoid being disrespectful to him. It is wiser to serve him better!”
Thinking about this, he hurriedly portrayed a flattering smile and ordered the stable lad to bring Long Chen’s horse to feed. He then brought Long Chen up to the second floor, to a position where he could lean against a window.
Long Chen glanced out of the window and saw the stable lad of this inn tying up the Ebony Scaled Horse properly and preparing to feed it.
This was his Sister Yang Lingqing’s gift to him.
Every time he looked at this beast, there was a sweet feeling in his heart. At this time, he instructed the waiter saying some things which advised them to treat the Ebony Scaled Horse with the utmost care.
“You can be rest a.s.sured; our stable lads are all cultivators. Their cultivation levels are not ordinary and they have many years of experience in rearing horses. When you see your horse tomorrow, your Ebony Scaled Horse will definitely be much stronger!”
After the manservant withdrew he asked:
“Guest, is there any matter?”
As Long Chen was eating, he asked plainly: “Do you know Yuanyang Citadel well? Do you know if there is any medicine with spirit healing properties nearby?”
The manservant was at a loss, stating: “I have been living in the Yuanyang Citadel since young but I don’t really know about medicine with spirit healing properties. You have asked the wrong person for this, my guest.”
Long Chen frowned.
As Lingxi looked at that fellow from within the Lingxi’s sword, only to find him worrying about her matters, her heart felt warm.
“Where do you think I would be able to find these medicines?”
After thinking for a while, the waiter said: “Yuanyang Citadel does not have any spirit medicine market but I know that the Daybreak Merchant Union has everything a cultivator needs. From martial techniques to spirit medicines, weapons and other various interesting items, if you have money, you can buy anything. As for those spirit medicines, I would imagine that there are as many as you need, only that……”
The manservant sized up Long Chen before emphasizing, “The most important thing to have before heading there is money. If you want to buy something from the Daybreak Merchant Union, if you don’t have a few tens of deity jades you won’t be able to buy anything….”
From his actions, he apparently thought that Long Chen was from a low cla.s.s place that wouldn’t have much money.
“Daybreak Merchant Union?”
Long Chen didn’t care about this petty person who looked down on people, so he allowed him to withdraw himself.