Dragon's Origin

Chapter 131: The Capital (Part 1)

The Lao Jun Temple is in the capital city. It is said that the Linglong Pavilion, which Wang Sheng has been wanting to find, is also within the capital. This was a piece of news Wang Sheng inadvertently obtained from the female owner of Baoqing Yu Tang.

Speaking of which, the imperial city of this kingdom is also a very peculiar area. Within the confines of the imperial city, the power of the various aristocratic families and clans is at its weakest. This area also prohibits any casual provocation, which is very similar to Worry-Free City.

The difference is that the residents of Worry-Free City are a large group of criminals, wanted fugitives, assassins, and the like, while the residents of the imperial city are ordinary, normal, and legal residents.

From a simple perspective, the imperial city is a unique aristocratic family, the imperial family's territory. Within this territory, the imperial family's power is definitely the strongest and greatest, while the control of other aristocratic families is much smaller.

The reality is indeed so. However, the imperial family's control method is different from those of the aristocratic families. They do not build their own territory into an impenetrable fortress, but allow all parties other than the aristocratic families to develop freely in the imperial city. The imperial family does not interfere.

The combination of various small and medium-sized forces is also a force that the great aristocratic families cannot ignore. Because of the imperial family's management methods, they unconsciously become the external force of the imperial family, and the imperial family becomes a force that can contend with the major aristocratic families.

However, this force is relatively scattered and does not have strict subordination. Although the emperor claims to be the master of all people, this is not the case in this world. Everyone only acknowledges it verbally.

The major aristocratic families are also happy to have an area that is safer, more public, and less threatening than Worry-Free City. There is no more suitable choice than the imperial city.

Precisely because of this, the imperial city has become the best place for those forces who do not want to participate in the disputes of the aristocratic families to settle down. For example, the Lao Jun Temple and the Linglong Pavilion, etc.

Wang Sheng's current appearance is different from his original appearance when he left Worry-Free City. It is also completely different from the virtual image transformed by the masks Wang Sheng purchased.

When leaving Worry-Free City, Wang Sheng bought ten ordinary masks. How can one only have one face when traveling the world? Especially for a sniper like Wang Sheng who needs to lurk and disguise himself, more faces mean more choices and more ways to survive.

Anyway, Wang Sheng had plenty of gold coins. This kind of stuff, which is considered expensive even in Worry-Free City, was something Wang Sheng could take ten of without any pressure. On the contrary, Wang Sheng's move caught those who were paying attention to Wang Sheng off guard. With ten different faces, who knew which one Wang Sheng would use after going out? Even tracking would not be so easy.

The necklace that the city lord sold him, which was said to be the best, was placed in that Two-Sided Linglong Seal Box. Wang Sheng did not directly open the Linglong Seal Box, but brought it to the capital.

Wang Sheng could open the Shi family's Four-Sided Linglong Seal Box, so this Two-Sided Linglong Seal Box was naturally not a problem. However, Wang Sheng's defense against the Worry-Free City Lord far exceeded that of the Shi family, and even other forces. Wang Sheng always felt a sense of unease about this never-before-seen Worry-Free City Lord.

Who knows what trouble might arise from easily opening that Linglong Seal Box? Could there be any hidden tricks left on it? In this world, there is the profession of array masters, and there are unique things like arrays, so one must be prepared.

Wang Sheng never believed that he would immediately get the news of the best mask as soon as he asked if there were any good masks, and that it would be so easy to obtain. Perhaps as soon as he opened the Linglong Seal Box, the city lord would be able to confirm that he could open the seal box.

Therefore, Wang Sheng brought this seal box to the capital and let the grandmasters of the Linglong Pavilion handle it. At least after the grandmasters take action once, regardless of success or failure, they can always see something and always cover up something. After all, it is just a Two-Sided Linglong Seal Box, not a Four-Sided one.

At the city gate of the capital, Wang Sheng was severely warned when he was about to enter the city.

The ordinary soldiers guarding the gate almost turned a blind eye to Wang Sheng, but that did not mean that no one noticed Wang Sheng. Just as he passed through the city gate and entered the capital, a gray-clothed man suddenly appeared in front of Wang Sheng.

"Worry-Free City mask, are you planning to start a massacre in the capital?" The gray-clothed man seemed very inconspicuous. Wang Sheng did not even notice where he was hiding at first. He appeared so abruptly that Wang Sheng was very surprised.

The other party recognized the Worry-Free City mask Wang Sheng was wearing, so Wang Sheng's identity was naturally taken for granted as a Worry-Free City assassin, or a core assassin. These days, only those powerful figures who have truly escaped into Worry-Free City under the pursuit of various parties need a Worry-Free City mask.

The gray-clothed man was obviously very cautious, but he did not attack. With caution but no hostility, Wang Sheng understood that this was a routine inquiry. It seems that the imperial family is actually very tolerant of many forces. Of course, it cannot be ruled out that this is the imperial family's sorrow.

Wang Sheng was not surprised that the gray-clothed man could recognize the Worry-Free City mask. Basically, any array master with a little skill could recognize it. It was impossible for the other party to see through the array and see his true face under the mask, so Wang Sheng was not nervous.

"Passing by, buying some things!" Wang Sheng honestly replied.

"This is where the imperial city is located. It is best not to do anything unpleasant." As expected, the gray-clothed man came out to inquire and warn. After saying this to Wang Sheng, he turned around and left leisurely, without even looking at Wang Sheng again.

A small assassin in the Second Realm is not worth the fuss of the experts in the capital, right? This is the capital of the world, where the imperial city is located. Not to mention a small assassin in the Second Realm, even a red-level assassin would not dare to run wild here. Although the imperial family cannot compete with the major aristocratic families in terms of large forces, they still have this confidence within the capital.

A show of strength, Wang Sheng understood this routine very well. It was a warning to Wang Sheng: we knew you were a Worry-Free City assassin as soon as you entered the city gate, so don't cause trouble.

To be honest, this show of strength was a bit redundant for Wang Sheng now. Wang Sheng had no intention of causing trouble in the capital in the first place. As he said, Wang Sheng was here to do business, not to cause trouble.

"From Divine Prison? This is where the imperial city is located, don't be suicidal!"

Before Wang Sheng left the city gate area, he heard another warning. Turning his head, Wang Sheng saw another unlucky guy who was hobbling into the city and being stopped, just like him.

It seems that as long as someone with a little cultivation and a little murderous aura enters the gate, they will be warned. It is not surprising.

Although Wang Sheng's target was the Linglong Pavilion and the Lao Jun Temple, Wang Sheng did not directly go to them as soon as he arrived in the capital. As a veteran sniper, if he came to a strange place without first familiarizing himself with the terrain, the roads, and finding a way out, how could he go straight to the target? How much of a failure would that be?

Wang Sheng would not make such a mistake. He would first take a tour of the capital, at least to know which city gates he could leave from.