Nine-layer armor-breaking

Chapter 91 Leaving the City
Following the guard's resounding voice, it was finally Sha Lao and Jiang Xuan's turn.

Seeing the man in front of them turning back dejectedly, as they passed by each other, Sha Lao and Jiang Xuan quickened their pace and walked towards the guard who was shouting, one in front and one behind.

The guard had a well-defined face, wheat-colored skin, sharp eyes, and looked strong and sturdy. He should be much older than Jiang Xuan.

The guard glanced at Mr. Sha, his tone somewhat impatient, his narrow eyes revealing a bit of coldness, and asked, "Are you a local?"

Mr. Sha nodded to him without any hesitation.

The guard observed Mr. Sha's movements, took another look, and asked, "Why are you leaving the city?"

Hearing this, General Sha pulled Jiang Xuan forward from behind him, beaming, and said, "My grandson is engaged to a family outside the city. Now that I've earned some money, I'm rushing to propose to the girl, lest it's too late and she's already promised to marry someone else."

Hearing this, the guard finally smiled a little and his tone became a little better.

The guard had been on duty here since dawn, and he heard all kinds of reasons. Some of the guards had good ears, and after hearing the "standard answer" from the guards and people who were able to leave the city smoothly, they spread it around. As a result, the guards heard the same reason for leaving the city dozens of times in a row, and their ears were covered with calluses.

But this reason from Mr. Sha was the first time he heard it since he started taking up the post.

In this way, it is inevitable to have a better impression of these "grandparents and grandchildren" and not be fooled by others.

But at this moment, Jiang Xuan couldn't laugh.

He had become Sha Lao's "grandson" again! He also made up excuses for leaving the city. Jiang Xuan felt that Sha Lao was using him at a very low price!
Thinking of this, Jiang Xuan was truly helpless. However, in this situation, whenever the guard looked at him, he still had to force a smile out of instinct...

"How do you make a living?" the guard asked.

"I'm old and don't have many skills, so I just help out with odd jobs here and there. But my grandson is a warrior. Although he doesn't talk much, he's quite strong. Just then, he happened to receive a bounty from the City Lord's Mansion, so he hunted a ferocious beast and collected his reward."

As Mr. Sha spoke to the guard in front of him, a sense of pride welled up in his heart, and his face showed a bit more pride.

Upon hearing this, the guard's smile widened and he asked, "Do you have any proof?"

Old Sha smiled and gave Jiang Xuan a look, and Jiang Xuan took out the exquisite envelope that Yan Zhen had given him from his pocket and handed it to the guard.

The guard took the envelope, pulled out the card inside and looked at it carefully. After a moment, he said to the two of them, "Thank you for your contribution to our Qizhou City."

After saying this, the guard's face actually showed a hint of admiration.

As a fellow warrior, he naturally knew the risks and difficulties of hunting ferocious beasts. For warriors below the Heavenly Rank, hunting a ferocious beast was almost a life-or-death struggle.

He looked at Jiang Xuan again. He felt that although his brother didn't talk much, his clothes should be covered with scars.

He was a man of few words, but with such a strong and patient character, that he couldn't help but look at the young man in front of him with a little more admiration in his eyes.

The guard raised his lip and said, "Then there's no need to inquire further. Since you two have received this certificate of honor, I believe your identities are undoubtedly correct."

After saying this, the guard actually stopped and was silent for a moment. He looked at Sha Lao and Jiang Xuan again and looked rational and calm.

Although there was nothing wrong with his expression, it gave people a feeling of being serious and a little tentative.

There was no big change in the expressions of Jiang Xuan and Old Sha. They were neither panicked nor nervous, especially Old Sha. In the eyes of the guard, Old Sha's face was full of satisfaction with his grandson.

Looking at the long spears carried by the two men, although they are wrapped tightly, they also reflect how much the less affluent families value their weapons.

The two men were grandfather and grandson, and both used spears, so everything went smoothly and there was no apparent problem with the spears.

Coupled with the envelope just now, there were even more reasons to allow him to let the two of them leave the city.

After observing for a while, he stopped probing. Then, the guard laughed... This time, he didn't look at Jiang Xuan and Sha Lao. Instead, he turned to the guard holding a pen and paper beside him and whispered, "There's no doubt about his identity. His purpose for leaving the city is clear. Let him go!"

The guard holding the pen and paper made a few circles on the paper and handed the recorded paper to the guard who was in charge of the questioning.

The guard quickly scanned the contents on the paper, but did not miss any tiny details on the paper. He even looked at the blurry parts again and again.

The guard holding the pen and paper stared intently at the guard who had been in charge of the questioning. Finally, when he saw the guard nodded, he spoke to Jiang Xuan and Sha Lao, saying, "Come over here!"

Jiang Xuan and Sha Lao nodded politely to the guard who had just interrogated them, and then walked forward with the guard who was holding a pen and paper and leading the way.

At the city gate, two teams of guards were lined up in neat rows on both sides of the gate.

The guard holding the pen and paper whispered a few words to a burly guard who was guarding the city gate but was not in the team, then went back to the guard who was in charge of the previous inquiry.

After hearing this, the guard at the city gate walked away from the team, took Jiang Xuan and Sha Lao a few steps, and came to a desk.

He pointed to the thick booklet on the table and said to the two, "We won't check the package. Please write down your names and places of origin in the booklet."

The words were polite, but not very enthusiastic, and the tone was very flat.

Old Sha and Jiang Xuan nodded to the guard, and Old Sha took the lead and started writing on the thick booklet.

The strokes are continuous without pause, and in the blink of an eye, several powerful and strong characters appear on the paper.

As Mr. Sha put down his pen, Jiang Xuan took a step forward. When he picked up the pen, he inevitably glanced at the big, warm words written by Mr. Sha and was stunned!

This is what was written on the booklet "Qizhou Jiangxuan".

Jiang Xuan reacted quickly and wrote down Mr. Sha's information.

Indeed, he had overlooked this point. As Sha Lao's "grandson," Sha Lao was from Qizhou, but he was not. He would have to explain everything to the guards again. At this critical juncture, it would be better to avoid trouble, Jiang Xuan thought.

The guard glanced down at the thick booklet and found nothing wrong, so he waved his hand happily and let Jiang Xuan and Sha Lao pass.

……

"Why did those two only ask a few questions?"

"Did you hear their answer?"

"What was that thing you handed over before?"

"You let the package go without checking it?"

……

The sounds became more and more chaotic, and the figures became farther and farther away.

The discussions that reached the ears of Jiang Xuan and Sha Lao gradually became quieter.

……

"Close the gates! Seal the city!"

(End of this chapter)