It doesn't matter what the lord is.

Lid teased a few words, his eyes also stayed on the defense walls that were dozens of meters high. Although they were broken into pieces and many places had weathered into sand, from these well-preserved parts, one could imagine the prosperous scene here in the past.

Ever since entering the territory of Gu Ye, Huang Yan has been in a daze more and more often. Now he is just looking at the scenery outside the window, leaving only his back to Reed.

After a moment, Huang Yan turned around and said to Lid:

"Just stop here for a while."

Lid nodded and said with a smile:

"It's not easy to enter Lingwu Territory. Their secret guards are not just for show. If you wander around outside with a cloak like you, others will know you are a suspicious person at first glance. Be careful not to get caught on the spot."

Huang Yan just said very calmly:

"Thanks for your concern."

Reed looked at him and asked:

"Really don't need me to take you in? Although it's a bit troublesome, there should be a way. If you just want to sneak in, it's basically impossible. Further north, the area where Lingwu and Guye meet is probably full of hidden guards. Those people are not only sharp-eyed, but also good at martial arts. I advise you to give up the idea of ​​forcing your way in."

At this time, the youngest brother said:

"Thank you, Brother Jiade. My son and I are very grateful for bringing us here. Although the Hidden Guards are powerful, how can such a large organization be clean from top to bottom? Our son has some connections in it, so it shouldn't be difficult for him to sneak into the Lingwu Territory. As for the Lingwu Territory, there are even more people who are familiar with our son. I will contact some old friends with him to raise funds. When he makes a comeback, he will not forget Brother Jiade's kindness today."

Reed waved his hand and asked the coachman to stop the carriage.

This time, the youngest one got off the carriage first. After getting off, he carefully looked around and nodded to Huang Yan. Huang Yan stood up and stepped off the carriage. A bone-chilling cold wind blew past, and Huang Yan was a little uncomfortable for a while. He had been staying in the carriage for a long time and didn't know it was so cold outside. His breath would produce a white mist.

Just as he instinctively put his hands together and blew air into his palms, he suddenly heard a voice from behind:

"then!"

Huang Yan turned around and saw two glass bottles in front of him. He grabbed them and put them in his hands. With just this one action, both of them confirmed that the other's realm was almost the same as theirs, but no one said it out loud. Lid grinned at him and said:

"Although you have to be 18 to drink alcohol in our place, I feel like you're almost that age. A few months early doesn't matter. The north is bitterly cold, so drinking some strong liquor can help drive away the chill."

Although Huangyan was wearing a cloak, Reed still felt that he smiled.

Huang Yan put away the two bottles of wine and said:

"Thank you."

Reed waved goodbye to him and the youngest, and before lowering the curtain, he said for the last time:

"If anything happens, you can come to Jubei Inn to find me!"

After the curtains were lowered, Lid's next words didn't sound so clear:

"…if I were still here then."

Jubei Inn is naturally an inn under the Guye Territory, and is very close to Lingwu Territory. In the notice issued by Lingwu, there is an instruction for Lide to wait at Jubei Inn after arriving. Lide didn't know the reason before, but since he saw the overcrowded Feilong Transport Team in Pingguo City last time, he understood that a large number of people gathered near Lingwu, and Lingwu Territory would not let everyone go without screening. It is estimated that everyone will be checked and recorded.

This takes time. Arranging an inn first is to solve this problem. With so many people gathered here, it is impossible for them to stand on the street and starve. After arriving there, it is estimated that the order will be first come first served. Those who come first will be inspected, and those who come later will temporarily stay in the inn, or just wander around. No one will care how they play in the territory of Guye, anyway, they can't enter Lingwu.

During this period of time, if Huang Yan came to Jubei Inn, he could actually find Lid.

With these considerations in mind, Reed sat in the carriage and slowly moved towards the Jubei Inn.

Next, he would focus his thoughts on the Jubei Inn. There would probably be many people there who wanted to test the strength of Yuxi City, many people who did not welcome him, and perhaps some of his friends. Reed had to cheer up and deal with them one by one.

Huang Yan watched the carriage disappear from his sight before he wrapped his cloak tightly around himself and quickly caught up with the youngest.

14. A complex master-servant relationship

The lobby of Jubei Inn is a place for eating and drinking. It is dinner time now, and the whole lobby is bustling and noisy.

Lid took a quick look and saw that the people inside were dressed differently, so he knew that they were obviously from different territories. They had probably been waiting here for some time, and they were quite familiar with each other, so they started drinking and chatting in the middle of the day.

Reed ignored the noisy environment and took Alayya and Shiloh to the front desk to register.

The guy at the front desk wearing a monocle took a look at Lid's ID card and said loudly to the butler in charge of reception in the lobby:

"The Lord of Yuxi City, Lide, has arrived!"

The entire hall suddenly became extremely quiet.

Countless eyes turned to Lid. Shiloh wore a small cloak today and lowered his head to avoid exposing his appearance. Lid and Alayya became the objects of everyone's scrutiny. The butler hurried over and said to Lid:

"I'll take you to arrange accommodation."

Reed smiled at him, thanked him, and followed him towards the stairs at the end of the hall.

The surroundings were filled with other people's discussions, and they didn't shy away from anything at all. All the good and bad comments went directly into Reed's ears.

"The Lord of Yuxi City...?"

"Yes, haven't you heard of him? He's the one who's been in the limelight recently. He seems to be the only one who's not here on behalf of the territory this time."

"You look so young..."

"He just defeated Prince Yunyang some time ago. Is Lord Lingwu planning to bet on him?"

"What are you thinking? Yunyang is just an ant in front of Lingwu, let alone him? Would a person open his eyes to look at the ants under his feet?"

"But Fang Shisan is from that place, right? What a waste of talent! I don't know if I can recruit her. She is a famous figure in the Strategy section. When the time comes, I will give her tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and give her the opportunity to make great plans. Why should she stay in a small town and command troops like playing house?"

"He Yue, Fang Shisan... I also heard that when he was in the capital, the White Phoenix of Yunhai also protected him. So, the Lord of Yuxi City is just a weakling who relies on women for a living..."

Reed walked past these voices with a calm smile on his face.

There was no expression on Alaiya's face, and the sword at her waist had been pulled out a little. Shiloh reached out and pressed her wrist, but even without this action, Alaiya would not really draw the sword, because she did not get Lid's order.

Even until Reed's figure disappeared at the stairs, the hall was still filled with various discussions about him.

The housekeeper wiped the cold sweat from his face and stole a glance at Lid's expression, and found that he was looking around and didn't care about the gossip just now. In fact, the problem that Lid was really thinking about now was that the last time he went to the capital, the stingy royal family didn't even arrange a room for him, so he had to live in the room of the Lingwu Lord. This time when he came to Lingwu, they couldn't refuse to arrange a room for him again. Did they want him to sleep in the Lingwu Lord's mansion?

Can it still come out?

"arrive."

The butler took Lid to a room at the end of the corridor. The three words "Yuxi City" were clearly written on the doorplate. Lid finally breathed a sigh of relief. The butler helped him open the door, and Lid stepped in first, followed by Alaiya and Shiloh, who were dragging a lot of luggage.

To Reed's surprise, the room was quite spacious.

Although there was only one bed, it should be no problem for three or four people to sleep on it. The room was fully equipped with all kinds of facilities, and it seemed that the Lingwu Lord did not deliberately make things difficult for him in this regard. After the butler completed the task of guiding the way, he left. Then the suitcase shook, the lid was pushed open, and the little slime slowly crawled out from inside.

“Beep, beep… I don’t want to travel far anymore. I’m exhausted as soon as I go out. I get carsick. It’s cold and windy outside, and my stomach is growling with hunger… Beep, beep… I’m tired. Other slimes at my age don’t have to bear such great pressure…”

"Because they were hacked to death before they reached your age."

Lid complained calmly and asked Alaiya to sort out the things in the suitcase first, take out some tea and put them in the cabinet, and put the clothes for changing in a ventilated place in time. Especially since Shiloh herself had no concept of changing clothes, she often didn't change her clothes even when they were dirty, so Alaiya also had to help her clean up.

After almost finishing the work, there was a knock on the door.

Shiloh, who was closest to the door, walked over and opened it. Standing outside was a man and woman whom she didn't know at all. So she turned to look at Lid, but in fact, Lid didn't know who these two people were, but he didn't feel any hostility from them, so Lid stood up politely and asked:

"Who are you two looking for?"

The young man standing there said:

"Are you Lide, the Lord of Yuxi City?"

Reed nodded.

The young man tried to smile at him, but he was obviously not used to smiling, and even a simple smile made his mouth look very stiff. He stretched out his hand to Lid, and although his smile was not very pretty, he said in a gentle voice:

"Thank you for your care, sister."

Reed was stunned for a moment before he realized that he was Bai Ye, the eldest son of Yunhai.

He doesn't look as elegant as Bai Feng, but he has a calm temperament. Most importantly, he has cultivation. Li De can see that he has reached the ninth level of perfection.

Reed also stretched out his hand and shook it.

Bai Ye nodded, probably because he felt that he didn't need to smile anymore. He put away his polite smile, which he was not good at, and suddenly became much more natural. It's not that his smile was hypocritical, but he felt that he was really not good at smiling. Bai Ye raised his hand to the maid beside him and introduced Lid:

"I guess you have guessed it. I am Yunhai Baiye, the eldest son of Yunhai, the brother of Ahuang and Afeng. This is my maid, Linglan. Ahuang wrote to me before, asking me to do my best to help you after I arrive in Lingwu, so as long as it does not harm the interests of Yunhai, you can come to me."

When Reed saw the two people standing side by side, he knew that Linglan was definitely more than just a maid. Because even Alayya, who had not learned much etiquette, would stand behind Reed when meeting outsiders. So Reed also formally introduced himself to Linglan, as well as his guards Shiloh and Alayya.

When he introduced Xiluo, Xiluo was present. The little girl stuck behind Lid and nodded to Baiye and Linglan as a greeting. Linglan was a very gentle girl. Even though she had reached the eighth level of perfection, she did not have any fierce aura. When Xiluo nodded to her, Linglan gave her a very friendly smile.

"Besides that, there is Alayya who has been with me for many years..."

Alayya had just been in the bathroom, and now she quickly walked over and bowed to Bai Ye and Linglan, indicating that she was late.

Bai Ye waved his hand to indicate that everything was fine, and Linglan also looked at Alaiya with a smile.

However, the moment Alayya stood up, a look of extreme shock suddenly appeared on Lily's face.

15. Whoever pollutes should clean up

The shock on Lily's face flashed away, but still caught Reid's eyes.

Lid was immediately filled with depression. He didn't know what had happened. The last time Fang Yuan's maid Xi Que saw Alaiya, she had the same expression. He had always remembered it. Now the classic scene was reappearing, and Lid had an impulse for a moment, and wanted to go up and ask her if she had seen Alaiya before, but when he saw Linglan had regained her smile and started to ask about Alaiya's well-being, he knew that even if he opened his mouth now, he would definitely not be able to ask anything.

Alayya naturally didn't notice Linglan's momentary abnormality. She answered whatever Linglan asked:

"How old are you?"

"Seventeen."

"Hey~ Only seventeen? You're so young...pat my head, pat my head."

Linglan was obviously a little bit unbelievable at first. After all, the cold Alaiya didn't look as youthful and energetic as she should be at her age. But when her eyes moved down and passed over Alaiya's chest, Linglan accepted this fact at once. She reached out and touched Alaiya's head affectionately. Alaiya didn't refuse and there was no expression on her face.

Lily of the Valley's smiling face made it completely impossible to tell that she had just lost her composure.

Lid asked Bai Ye:

"Have you been here long?"

Bai Ye replied:

"I've been here for four days. Judging from the number of people in the queue ahead of me, it will be my and Linglan's turn tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. You'll probably have to wait another five or six days."

This time was still within Lid's expectations. After all, he had heard from Shuang and Xiluo about the style of the Lingwu Anbu organization. Anyone entering Lingwu must register their identity. This registration is not just a simple record of the identity plate, but also requires recording age, appearance, figure, realm cultivation and other factors. When leaving Lingwu, they must also be checked against the records when entering. Although this is quite troublesome, it can effectively prevent the infiltration of the Anbu organizations in other territories.

Just as Reed was about to ask about Lingwu, footsteps were heard at the stairs.

A group of drunk people walked over here. Unlike Bai Ye and Ling Lan, they were already full of hostility from a distance. The leader, a red-haired scarred man, was holding a bottle of wine in one hand and pushing away the passers-by blocking the corridor with the other hand. He staggered in front of Lid, staring with a pair of bloodshot eyes, and said:

"Your fucking name is Lid."

Lid turned to Alayya and said:

"No more nagging, just get started."

The scarred red-haired man snorted coldly, threw the bottle and started a fighting stance, exhaling a breath of alcohol, and it was unknown whether he was doing a drunken boxing. But it didn't matter whether he was doing it or not, because the forward swing of throwing the bottle and standing in a horse stance was too long. As soon as he got into position, Alayya's sword handle had already stabbed him in the face.

Scarface's facial features suddenly became extremely compact and sunken in the middle. Taking this opportunity, Alayya kneed him in the chest, knocking him back and hitting the wall. Only then did Reed put his hands in his pockets and said slowly:

"Let him spit out all the wine he drank before he gets up and talks."

Alayya nodded, grabbed Scarface's collar like a chicken, and then whipped his stomach with the unsheathed sword as if he was whipping a quilt with a duster. Scarface vomited some sour wine every time he was whipped. Only after he vomited everything out did Alayya throw him aside.

Scarface got up from the ground, feeling pain all over his body. He pointed a finger at Lid and said in a trembling voice:

"You fucking-!!"

Lid yawned and said to him and the group behind him:

"Listen carefully, I'm Lid. What happened just now wasn't a violent conflict. I just wanted to make your people sober up and not get drunk. Don't rush forward even though you're being used as a gun. I don't care which territory you represent. If you want to fight, think clearly in advance about where this place is and what the consequences of causing trouble here will be!"

There was a group of people following Scarface, and after hearing this, they all looked at each other and stopped where they were for a moment.

This is not the same as the group fight they imagined.

Scarface, who had been so majestic just now, spit out all the wine, and was scolded by Reed. Suddenly, he came to his senses with a start.

Just as Lid said, this is not a place for trouble. This is the Jubei Inn, the guesthouse appointed by the Lingwu Lord, and they are asked to wait here for a while. What is the difference between provoking a dispute at this time and slapping the Lingwu Lord in the face?

Scarface's expression suddenly became more panicked, and he wanted to slap himself.

It was strange. Why did he come here to provoke Lid when he had nothing to do? Oh, yes, it seemed that when they were drinking, someone told him that Lid didn't even have a territory behind him, but he was chosen to be a member of the Northward Journey. Did he still take other territories seriously? With Yuxi City, was he worthy of being ranked with the thirty-six territories? Scarface was also drunk, so he just echoed a few words. Those people became more and more excited, and finally told Scarface that a hero like him should give Lid a warning to let him know the hierarchy here. Scarface got angry and rushed over with a bottle of wine...

Scarface forced a smile, bowed to Lid, and said:

"I was drunk, drunk, it was all a misunderstanding... I heard that Brother Lid lived here, so I wanted to come over and say hello. I am Vilot, the representative of Zhaoxin Territory. Next time if we have a chance to drink together, I will drink three glasses of wine as a punishment to apologize to Brother Lid."

Lid smiled, turned to Alayya and said:

"Give Veloce a bottle of wine. He's been beaten to vomit, so it's time to give him a new bottle."

Alayya went back to the house and took out a bottle of wine and handed it to Vilotte. Vilotte took it with both hands, opened the lid and sniffed it, and couldn't help but exclaimed: