Nine-layer armor-breaking

Chapter 60 Guards and Boss

Old Sha weighed the small jade token in his hand, smiled and shook his head, saying, "This kid is quite lucky."

Without the Black Rhino Spear or the Swallow Spear on his back, and with his fine iron armor removed, Jiang Xuan's load was significantly reduced. Even though he was carrying Ning Wei, the weight of a young woman was far lighter than the Black Rhino Spear and the fine iron armor.

The battle with the brown lion had already consumed most of Jiang Xuan's strength, but at this moment, Jiang Xuan felt very relaxed. In recent days, Jiang Xuan always went from one battle to another, repeating this state over and over again until dark.

In comparison, carrying a girl to Qizhou City can truly be considered as a leisure time.

Watching the forest recede on both sides, Ning Wei felt incredibly overwhelmed. Just moments ago, she'd been desperately trying to escape a ferocious beast, yet now, she was riding on a warrior's back, swiftly traversing a forest infested with ferocious beasts.

"Miss Ningwei, if you feel uncomfortable at all, just let me know." Jiang Xuan ran quickly and said to Ningwei on his back.

"Young Master Jiang, I guess that Mr. Sha is not your master, right?" Ning Wei asked.

"Why does Miss Ningwei say that?" Jiang Xuan asked puzzledly.

Although Old Sha and Jiang Xuan are indeed not master and disciple, Old Sha just called Jiang Xuan "disciple". How did Ning Wei know that they were not master and disciple?

"Although Young Master Jiang and that old gentleman seem to have a good relationship, it is not like the relationship between a master and a disciple. It is more like a relationship between a grandfather and a grandson." Recalling the performance of Old Sha and Jiang Xuan just now, Ning Wei said.

Jiang Xuan suddenly found this very interesting and chuckled, "Hehe, actually, Mr. Sha is neither my master nor my grandfather."

"What's the relationship?" Jiang Xuan's statement caught Ning Wei's attention.

"Well... I am Mr. Sha's bodyguard, so he can be considered my boss." Jiang Xuan tilted his head and thought for a while, then said.

"Guards and the boss. Does that mean the old man's strength is not as good as yours?" Ning Wei asked with a turn of her eyes.

As a warrior at the peak of the Heavenly Rank, Sha Lao's strength is naturally above Jiang Xuan's. This is unquestionable. Sha Lao's performance in recent days has also irrefutably proved this point.

However, whether it was his previous actions in Qizhou City or his practice of hiding his strength at the observation post in the north of Qizhou City, it showed that Mr. Sha did not want others to know his true strength. Thinking about it this way, Ning Wei should be no exception.

"I guess so." Jiang Xuan thought about it and couldn't think of a better way to say it, so he had to answer like this.

"Aren't you curious about what I'm going to do in Qizhou City?" The young woman's gentle voice sounded again on Jiang Xuan's back.

"I'm curious. But since the young lady said it was an important matter, I won't ask unless she tells me." Jiang Xuan said in a deep voice.

Jiang Xuan did not learn these principles until he left Yingzhou City.

As the eldest son of the Jiang family, one of the three major families in the Yingzhou Chamber of Commerce, Jiang Xuan had been causing trouble in Yingzhou City since he was a child. However, his father, Jiang Yuan, did not strictly discipline him after causing trouble. Instead, he arranged more practice time for Jiang Xuan to reduce his chances of causing trouble.

On the contrary, the housekeeper Li Qizhi would follow Jiang Xuan every time he got into trouble, constantly telling him what he should and shouldn't do, until Jiang Xuan memorized all the "what to do" and "what not to do".

"Thank you." Ning Wei was inexplicably moved. She bit her lip, and the experience after entering the forest came to her mind again.

Jiang Xuan felt water dripping on his neck and thought it had started to rain. But when he listened carefully, he realized that the girl on his back was sobbing silently.

If the girl didn't say anything, Jiang Xuan wouldn't ask. Thinking this, he quickened his pace and headed straight for Qizhou City.

...Towards evening, a young man appeared outside the north gate of Qizhou City, carrying a veiled young woman on his back.

At this time, there were two long queues outside the north gate, which seemed to be related to the detailed inspection at the gate.

Jiang Xuan also left the city from the north gate a few days ago. Although the two gate guards checked Jiang Xuan, Jiang Xuan clearly remembered that the two gate guards that day let most other people leaving the city pass without checking.

If there is a difference between entering and leaving the city, then earlier when Jiang Xuan followed the Mandarin Fish Mercenary Group and the Heavy Hammer Mercenary Group into the city from the East Gate, he also underwent inspection, but that was because he followed a combat-capable mercenary group into the city.

Although other people entering the city that day were also checked, the checks were basically focused on warriors carrying weapons, not everyone was checked.

If this is the case, then there must be a reason for the inspection method used at the north gate of Qizhou City.

"Why is the line so long? When did the inspection at the North Gate become so strict?"

"You just returned to Qizhou City today, right? Qizhou City has been checking like this since yesterday. Everyone has to be checked."

"Are all four city gates checked this way? At this rate, it will take at least two hours to get into the city!"

"Did something happen in the city?"

"No news has been released yet. However, this commotion is probably related to the affairs of the Wu and Gao families in Qizhou."

After arriving outside the city gate, Ning Wei got off Jiang Xuan's back and the two joined the queue.

However, when the number "two hours" appeared in the crowd's discussion, Ning Wei began to become very anxious.

Jiang Xuan naturally understood this. However, at this moment, his strength was still at the mid-level of the Heavenly Rank, while the gate guards of Qizhou City were all at the peak of the Heavenly Rank. Regardless of right or wrong, forcing his way through the city gate was definitely not feasible.

Just when Jiang Xuan was worrying about how to enter the city as quickly as possible, he suddenly discovered that on one side of the two long lines, there was another line with only a few people. Because the line was shorter, it was not very obvious.

"There are very few people queuing over there, but why are there so few people queuing?" Jiang Xuan wondered.

At this time, there was another very long queue behind the team Jiang Xuan was in, which seemed to have no end in sight.

Jiang Xuan thought for a moment and said to Ning Wei, "Miss, wait a moment, I'll go check out the team over there." Ning Wei nodded to show that she understood.

Jiang Xuan walked quickly and soon reached the back of another line. Seeing that there was also a warrior at the end of the line, he asked, "Excuse me, Senior Brother, what line is this, and why are there so few people in it?"

The warrior turned around upon hearing the voice and saw the short knife at Jiang Xuan's waist. Naturally, he also realized Jiang Xuan's identity as a warrior. He smiled and said to Jiang Xuan, "Brother, you are a warrior too, right? This team is full of warriors. After hunting ferocious beasts in the north, they will collect their rewards from the City Lord's Mansion. If you have a certificate for hunting ferocious beasts, you can also line up here to collect your rewards."

Jiang Xuan bowed to the warrior and asked, "Senior Brother, if you have proof of successfully hunting a ferocious beast, can you join this team and enter the city?"

"Of course." The warrior raised his eyebrows, saluted Jiang Xuan, and answered readily.

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