The Fairy: From the Traveling Merchant

Chapter 703: Entering the Pass
The reason why the "Yuzhen Taoist" added additional inspection items during the examination was probably that he was looking for a female cultivator with a special physique for Yuantong Zhenjun.

Fortunately, his influence was not enough to affect the fast track of the "Road Office"... No, it was not that he could not affect it, but perhaps it was just because the person in charge of this track did not get along with him...

Is it because they belong to different factions? Or do they simply dislike the "Yuzhen Taoist"? And judging from the unspoken meaning in his words, he must have a very powerful background.

Well, this is probably not a coincidence... Is it the work of Ning Meng's parents? After all, transferring a young man who may have made a mistake to a border checkpoint to avoid the limelight is a common method used by the powerful in Beijing, and it will not arouse suspicion.

So that's how it is. The biggest purpose of the "escort" mission they assigned to Sister Hongxia was actually to borrow her "follower" quota, right?

After all, only in this way can one "just happen" to avoid the men of Master Yuantong who have infiltrated the pass.

As his thoughts raced, Zhao Chen finally understood the general intention of Ning Meng's parents in giving the task to Sister Hongxia through Lord "Pingzhang".

Obviously, even though the couple were of noble status and even though they were sure that Yuan Tong was in the underworld and could not come back for the time being, they still walked on thin ice when facing a "Sheng Xuan" Zhenjun, fearing that the other party would notice the clues.

On the other side, Yan Hongxia also sorted out her thoughts, so she immediately took the still somewhat confused Ning Meng forward and took the lead in accepting the final "contraband" inspection.

——I don’t know when that “Yuzhen Taoist” will come over, so it’s better to pass through this dangerous place as soon as possible.

The young examiner, who was about twenty years old, glanced at the two of them and stayed on Ning Meng for a few seconds. It was obvious that the girl's silver hair and red eyes caught his attention.

Fortunately, the young man did not delve into it further. After all, there were many people of Western descent in the Northwest, and seeing all kinds of hair and eye colors was not rare. So he simply raised an ordinary round mirror and pointed it at Yan Hongxia and Ning Meng.

This mirror itself is only a magical weapon, but it can connect to the power of the "Zhou Tian Xing Chen Array" through special means, allowing it to have the ability to sense whether there are contraband in the hidden space.

Even if there are prohibited items hidden in the inner world of Master Dongxuan, it can still sound the alarm.

Of course, the scope of prohibited items can be adjusted artificially... For example, the inspection of prohibited items here at the "Taoist official" is much more relaxed than that at the ordinary passage. At least offensive magic weapons, muskets, etc. are not included.

Therefore, Yan Hongxia and Ning Meng naturally passed the test easily.

Zhao Chen watched this scene with great interest. He was sure that this "mirror" would not be able to sense the objects placed in the "Great Sun Star Raft", but he wondered if the "safe space" that the "collector" came with could be detected.

For the purpose of testing, Zhao Chen had previously hidden several prohibited but not particularly excessive items in the "safe space", and the rest of the valuables were temporarily put into the "Fengyun Heming Ring". He also gave the ring to the "Little Black Cat" who was far away in Xingqing Mansion for safekeeping, and assisted her in setting up a trap for Feng Qing.

After passing through the customs, he would arrive at the "teleportation nodes" that Zheng family had applied for as Zheng Qingyan informed him, and then go to Xingqing Mansion through the "Black Domain Channel" to retrieve the ring.

While these thoughts were running through his mind, Zhao Chen also walked into the "inspection point" with his "follower" Mo Qiu.

"Another one going to hunt down evil servants?" After confirming Zhao Chen's identity, the young man curled his lips with a look of disdain, "You Taoist officials outside the Great Wall always use this excuse to enter the Central Plains and Jiuzhou in order to retain the power to cast spells in the streets. You really have no creativity."

That being said, he didn't deliberately make things difficult. He once again used the mirror to casually look at Zhao Chen and Mo Qiu, and said casually, "If there are no contraband, you can issue a temporary Class B pass, which is valid for half a year."

A Class B pass already has most of the rights of a Jiuzhou resident, and is even allowed to purchase a certain amount of property in some towns, but is only restricted in a few areas such as education and politics. This is enough for Zhao Chen, who originally had no intention of living in Jiuzhou permanently.

"This mirror really can't sense the things in my 'Collector' safe space..." Zhao Chen was delighted and nodded secretly.

At this time, the "colleague" next to the young man also activated a seal, imprinting a crescent moon pattern on the back of Zhao Chen and Mo Qiu's hands respectively, which then quickly disappeared.

The man also warned: "This branded pattern is a pass. Its effect can only last for six months. Once it expires, you will be marked as 'abnormal' by the 'Zhou Tian Xing Chen Da Zhen', and then people from the Six Gates will come to your door.

“So, remember to go to any of the eight gates to renew your license before it expires.

"Also, this pass is just a special restriction after all. It can be easily removed with the corresponding magic. If you leave Jiuzhou early, you can also 'wash' it off by yourself after leaving the customs."

Zhao Chen nodded in agreement, then took Mo Qiu through the mile-thick city wall of Wuguan and met up with Yan Hongxia and Ning Meng who were waiting at the exit.

They exchanged glances tacitly, but did not talk immediately. Instead, they quickened their pace and gradually moved away from the city along the official road.

Soon, as they left the range of the Wuguan formation, the four people's eyes suddenly became clear.

The first thing that catches the eye is the tall buildings. They are at least ten stories high. Some are even as high as the Wuguan Pass, but they cannot be seen from outside the pass due to the obstruction of the formation.

There are all kinds of vehicles on the road, some are steam-powered, some are pulled by demon horses, and some are driven by the monks' own magic power.

The flow of people never stops, creating a prosperous scene.

Zhao Chen felt a little dazed when he saw this scene, and almost thought he had returned to the world of his previous life.

However, the way people on the street dressed brought him back to reality.

This is not to say that the people here are not fashionable, but the direction of their fashion is different from that of the previous life.

If the attire of people in the northwest is more like the costumes in the ancient TV dramas, which are conservative in style, bright in material, and occasionally mixed with Western styles...

That place, at least the Yuzhou area, has ancient costumes in the style of animation games from the previous life.

For example, a girl who was walking towards them was wearing a white gauze dress, which was a common style in the northwest, but the neckline was very low and the hem was particularly high, which highlighted her cleavage and her long legs in white stockings.

When the girl came closer, she locked her eyes directly on Zhao Chen and said politely, "Young man, you just arrived in Central Plains, right?
"Do you need a guide? Only five kan a day."

(End of this chapter)