230 Entering Heavenward City (2/2)
When the four exited the room, the crowd started wondering who could be the alchemist. Instantly, Xue Wei and Bai Tianyi were disregarded.
Bai Tianyi because he was a child, Xue Wei because he looked like a woman. Then they looked at Lin Xiao and Hei Gou. Lin Xiao was a burly man with a lot of muscles, so to them he did not seem to be the kind of person who cultivated spiritual energy.
That left Hei Gou to be the one who had concocted medicine all night. They looked at him appraisingly. Although his real appearance was masked, his false appearance was still handsome and many started nodding their heads.
”This is a true genius,” someone said with sagely pretense. ”Not only is he young, but his talent for martial arts and the dao of medicine is high! He is truly a dragon amongst men!”
The praising words were said smoothly, as if praising him was the most natural thing to do. The man even looked expectantly at Hei Gou as if he expected a reward for his flattery.
Unfortunately, Hei Gou did not praise him. Instead, his face turned rather dark and he was about to say something when a glance from Xue Wei shut him up.
”Please excuse us, we need to go,” Xue Wei said. His voice was feminine, melodious, and very pleasant to the ear.
Everyone looked with shock at this woman. Who was she? How did she have the right to speak when the men were talking?
Seeing their faces that told their inner thoughts directly, Xue Wei's face turned dark. ”I said move it,” 'she' said and her aura suddenly burst forth with the pressure of the seventh layer Ordinary Knight rank.
The many experts in the inn instantly felt weak in their knees and quickly got out of the way, letting the four pass through casually.
”No wonder that alchemist didn't talk when that chick looked at him,” someone muttered, and the others nodded their heads. ”He is definitely suffering from having such a fierce wife. I will never marry a woman with such a high cultivation base. I got to maintain my status at home!”
Although they had already made some distance from the crowd, Xue Wei and the others heard the words clearly, so clearly that Xue Wei almost stumbled, his face turning red from shame.
The other three did everything in their power to hold back their laughter. It was not as simple as they thought, so their shoulders were shaking, causing Xue Wei's face to turn from red to green. It was truly too humiliating but at the same time, he started to understand women and how they lived through firsthand experience.
After a while, the group made it to Heavenward City. Heavenward City was a border city. Once one walked through it, they would be at the center of the continent.
Although it was called the center of the continent, it did not contain only one kingdom. Even in the center, there were multiple kingdoms and empires. In fact, there were a full seven kingdoms and empires, with one situated in the middle of everything.
The kingdom in the middle of everything was called the Songtian Empire. This was the holy land for cultivators within this continent. It was also the place where most strived towards, whether it was livelihood or glory. It also happened to be the home of Prophet Lan.
The kingdom that Xue Wei and his friends were about to enter was called Jingling Kingdom. This kingdom was rumored to be the birthplace for the most beautiful women of all, and this was also the place where the most talented disciples of the Argent Moon Sect were discovered.
Heavenward City was the largest city Xue Wei had ever seen so far. Comparing the capital of Heping Kingdom to this was like comparing a lake to the sea.
A stream of merchants both entered and exited the city, endlessly. This was the busiest transport hub that led into the center of the continent, and thus the road was perpetually filled with all sorts of travellers.
The price to enter was a full twenty gold a person. This price was so outrageous that many could not help but grit their teeth in anger, but it was the entrance to the center of the continent. If they let everyone through, the center would be too crowded, so they could only make the poorest people stay away.
Xue Wei noticed that the guards enforcing the gate fee were not the only ones present; there were also a group of experts he recognized right away.
They were the flying experts that had chased them out of Cloudsoar City. They examined every single person trying to cross into the center. Their faces were grim and unpleasant, but they did not seem to find what they were looking for.
Xue Wei queued up together with his friends. He was as calm as one could be. If they could see through this disguise, then it was simply fate, but he still had faith in Lin Xiao's masks.
When they reached the gate, Xue Wei paid eighty gold coins to the guard. The flying experts looked at them, but they did not move to impede them at all.
In their eyes, those four were obviously a family on the road. This did not coincide with their target, which was a trio of male convicts.
After they made it through, Hei Gou heaved a heavy sigh of relief. He had been the worst off out of all of them in terms of nerves because he was prone to excessive worrying.