The government was sending out wives, and I ended up with a princess from the previous dynasty!

From Yilan County to Songcheng, according to the map at that time, it was a total of 1,500 li. After traveling so far, we were not far from Jiangnan. Moreover, there were many martial arts figures here, so we might be able to find out news about Shen Li and her group.

After settling Potu Shichiro in, Jia Daoshi went down the mountain into the city and arrived at a very lively inn.

Thinking back to the fact that he had never properly stayed in an inn since he came into this world, Jia Daoshi couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

This inn is frequented by many martial arts practitioners. There are many fine horses tied up at the entrance, and you can hear loud conversations, drinking games, and other lively activities coming from inside just by standing at the door.

As soon as Jia Daoshi stepped into the inn, a waiter wearing a blue, narrow-sleeved shirt greeted him with a smile.

"Esteemed hero, are you here for a meal or to stay the night?"

Jia Daoshi looked around. No wonder the waiter called him a hero. There were about sixty or seventy tables in the hall on the first floor, all occupied by people from the martial arts world. They were all carrying swords, knives, axes, meteor hammers, and all kinds of weapons!

Jia Daoshi nodded, casually took out a silver ingot, and tossed it to the waiter: "Give me a superior room, five catties of beef, three ounces of good wine, and the rest is your tip."

"Thank you so much, sir! You must be a very important person to you! Please wait a moment, fine wine and meat will be served shortly!"

The waiter led Jia Daoshi to an empty table, greeted him warmly, and then turned to prepare the wine and meat.

Jia Daoshi just gave ten taels of silver, five taels of silver, a pot of good wine, plus a superior room. It wouldn't cost that much at all. The waiter hadn't encountered such a generous customer in a long time. It was an unexpected surprise!

Jia Daoshi naturally wouldn't care about such a small amount of money.

What he has in abundance right now is money.

After sitting down, Jia Daoshi began to observe the movements around him.

With a twitch of his ear, he could clearly hear the conversations of the martial arts figures in the entire hall.

"I don't know what's going on, but Songcheng has been so crowded lately. Normally, a night's stay would only cost two to five hundred coins, but now it's doubled!"

"You didn't know that? Let me tell you, the Thief Saint recently stole a key and two Three Yuan Taiyi Pills from the Great Jing Imperial Palace! You know about Three Yuan Taiyi Pills, right? Those things are incredibly powerful; everyone wants to get their hands on them!"

"The Three-Element Taiyi Pill? That's the divine pill that allows one to break through to the Free Realm? No wonder! But what kind of key is this?"

"A key? Could it be the key to the legendary true treasure of Daqing?"

"Not bad! That treasure from last time was a trap. Didn't you see that so many major sects didn't get involved?"

"A real treasure and a fake treasure! So that's how it is!"

"By the way, I heard that the Great Jing Dynasty sent a descendant of the Zhenbei King's lineage to capture the Thief Saint. I heard that she is a female war goddess with extremely high cultivation!"

"Yes! This time, many major sects have been mobilized, I'm afraid it's because..."

Hearing this, Jia Daoshi shook his head helplessly.

He had already heard about these things, so the people in the martial arts world here knew less than he did.

"Alright, let's stay here for the night. Once we get to Jiangnan, it will be easier to gather information."

Since he couldn't get any information out of him, Jia Daoshi wasn't worried.

Anyway, we haven't arrived in Jiangnan yet.

In just a short while, the wine and meat he ordered arrived, and the waiter even thoughtfully prepared some peanuts.

The wine was also very fragrant.

"Hey! Master Jin, Master Wang, it's been a while! Please come in! Shall we go to our usual spot on the second floor? It's empty right now!"

"Waiter! Quickly take Master Jin and Master Wang to the second floor! Give the order to prepare wine and food immediately!"

"Gentlemen, would you like to stay at our inn? Our top-class room is currently available."

The innkeeper's enthusiastic voice rang out from not far away.

Jia Daoshi turned his head and saw that there were about a dozen people walking in from outside.

There were two people leading the group. One was a tall man with a full beard, holding a powerful-looking broadsword.

The other was a little old man with a goatee, holding a long sword, wearing a blue robe, looking like a scholar-sword knight.

"We're not staying at a hotel; we'll just have a meal here, and then we'll set off for Jinling."

"Oh, and make sure to take good care of the horses at the gate."

The burly man with a thick beard spoke in a booming voice, waving his hand in direct refusal.

Moreover, this group of people showed no intention of going upstairs. Seeing that there was an empty table next to Jia Daoshi, they walked over and sat down, looking like they were in a great hurry.

Judging from their clothing, these people should come from two different sects, because if they were from the same sect, their clothing would be basically uniform.

Moreover, one can tell from the simple embroidered badges on their chests that one belongs to the Great Saber Sect and the other to the Hunyuan Sword Sect.

From their conversation, it's clear that they are in a hurry to get to Jinling.

Nanjing...!!

Could it be that Shen Li and the others are in Jinling?

Just as Jia Daoshi looked at them, the group also noticed him.

However, with so many people in the inn, it was normal for everyone to look each other up and down. After giving Jia Daoshi a quick glance, the group looked away.

Although Jia Daoshi had a good appearance and a rather impressive demeanor, he looked very young and was alone, so they did not notice any danger.

In their eyes, Jia Daoshi was just an ordinary wandering swordsman, nothing worth paying attention to.

However, the bearded man frowned when his gaze fell on Jia Daoshi.

"The Imperial City Guard? It's that kid..."

He was also present when they were exploring for treasure in Youyun County. He saw Jia Daoshi and Shen Li together, and they seemed to have a very close relationship.

When Jia Daoshi came to Jiangnan this time, he did not make any disguise or concealment. The robe he wore was a specially made black robe of the Imperial City Guard. As for why he wore it, that was Jia Daoshi's deliberate choice.

Because the Imperial City Guard has a great reputation in the martial arts world.

Normally, it would be difficult for him not to be recognized when he walks around the world so openly.

However, he traveled along the way, riding the Broken Earth Seven, through desolate wilderness, and he didn't even encounter a ghost, let alone be recognized by anyone!

The various sects in the martial arts world have always regarded the Imperial City Guard as their enemy.

After the treasure hunt in Youyun County, the hatred between the two sides intensified!

Many martial arts sects that suffered great losses believed that it was a scheme orchestrated by the Great Jing Dynasty and the Imperial City Guard!

The purpose is to eliminate the power of all sects and factions in the martial arts world!

After a few days of peace, the appearance of the true key to the Daqing Treasure and the Three Yuan Taiyi Pill has once again made the Dajing Imperial Court and the Imperial City Guard the targets of various sects in the martial arts world.