The Ministers of the Six Departments, at the top level of the Great Yan imperial court hierarchy, held tremendous power.
The innkeeper didn’t suspect the possibility of this person impersonating someone else.
Because Anxi Pass is still in Zhong Province and is only a few hundred miles away from the Imperial Capital, impersonating the identity of a high-ranking official’s family member is equivalent to seeking death.
When the middle-aged man revealed his identity, the innkeeper repeatedly apologized, afraid of offending such a son of a high-ranking official.
However, the other guests at the neighboring table unconsciously glanced at each other and quickly got up to leave.
Qiao Mu witnessed this scene and said nothing, quietly eating his noodles on the side.
Although children of the privileged class tend to be spoiled.
But Hai Wuya is different. He was just recently rescued from the heavenly prison by Emperor Yonghe…
Other children of the privileged class can act spoiled because of their stable status and the power they possess, being chased after and praised by others.
He was already in middle age, with no time to show off his status in front of strangers and play these childish games of pretending to be important.
The words he said to the shopkeeper weren’t lies. He just wanted to see how much respect and power Minister of Rites Hai Wuya had.
Hai Wuya recently regained his power after coming out of the heavenly prison.
If Mr. Hai, a son of a high-ranking official, was truly a middle-aged dandy yearning for power, he should immediately rush back to Imperial Capital and experience the luxurious life of a top official’s child.
After visiting his old father in the Imperial Capital, he didn’t stay there and quickly arrived at this Anxi Pass.
When alive, one wants to see people; when dead, one wants to see corpses.
Even though his elder brother has been dead for many years, he still wants to explore the ruins of the sand city that disappeared in the desert.
“More than a decade ago, that female general guarding the pass was quite arrogant, saying that weaklings who couldn’t defeat her were not allowed to leave Anxi Pass.” Mr. Hai murmured to himself.
“My martial arts talent is mediocre. Even after practicing martial arts for more than ten years, I don’t consider myself her opponent. However, I didn’t expect a turning point to come now.”
It doesn’t matter if you’re not an opponent in martial arts, you can rely on power to suppress!
With this in mind, Mr. Hai stood up from his desk, tilted his head back, poured a bowl of sweet wine, and a few drops of wine trickled down his chin.
“Let’s go, to Anxi Pass!”
He angrily slammed his big bowl and walked out of the inn with big steps, full of confidence and pride.
“Another important person is here to pass through the checkpoint!”
“This time, this important person has a formidable background and doesn’t need to fight with that female general at all.”
“This time, we have hope to pass through Anxi Pass!”
“That female general is in charge of guarding Anxi Pass on behalf of the imperial court. Her high rank can crush people. Now, a son of a high-ranking official of the 2nd rank has arrived. Let’s see if she can still be dominant!”
Including the innkeeper, everyone else in the inn followed suit, their emotions gradually rising.
The townspeople have suffered under the long-time rule of the strict lady guard at the checkpoint.
Because of the existence of Anxi Pass, ordinary people cannot enter the Hundred-Mile Desert and can only stay in front of Anxi Pass.
At this moment, Mr. Hai stood up for them, and they immediately became excited, spontaneously spreading the news.
On the outskirts of the town, there was a huge cemetery.
Inside the cemetery, there were countless tombstones, tightly packed together.
The people from Zhong Province, before reaching Anxi Pass, were unable to enter the Hundred-mile Desert. They could only place tombstones in front of this checkpoint to pay tribute to the deceased.
Over time, the area in front of the checkpoint became filled with a forest of tombstones. It seemed endless, extending as far as the eye could see.
It was almost Qingming Festival, and many people were in the tombstone forest, mourning the dead. As someone started running to tell others, they became excited as well.
Soon, a large group of people crowded behind Mr. Hai, creating a bustling scene.
After finishing his noodles, Qiao Mu silently stood up and followed behind the crowd.
Dao Zhen, a disciple of the Great Dao Sect, gave him a Boundary Breaking Symbol. With this symbol, he could ignore the effects of the Hundred-mile Desert Array and enter the real Anxi City.
But before that, he had to leave Anxi Pass.
Since Hai Wuya’s son can do this, he followed along to make things easier.
Once they left the inn and approached Anxi Pass, Qiao Mu suddenly felt a bit uneasy, his instincts sensing something odd.
This feeling… he was very familiar with it.
His instincts pointed straight to someone inside Anxi Pass…
“Are there people who practice the ‘Martial Saint Spiritual Technique’ within Anxi Pass? The Wuji Association really is persistent.”
Qiao Mu instantly became interested.
If Wuji Association members are guarding Anxi Pass and refusing entry to ordinary people, things could become mysterious.
Forty years ago, the Martial Saint escaped from the desert alone.
And according to Dao Zhen, there are still remnants of the Great Yan army fighting hard within the desert.
And during these forty years, if there was really a member of the Wuji Association guarding the Anxi Pass, not allowing people from the Zhong Province to enter, then does this represent the attitude of the Martial Saint? Is the Martial Saint covering up something?
Qiao Mu followed the crowd and arrived at the Anxi Pass.
But the closer he got to the Anxi Pass, the more his intuition sensed something strange.
“Something’s not right, it doesn’t seem like the Martial Saint Spiritual Technique. What’s going on?” Qiao Mu frowned.
Along the way, he had encountered quite a few martial artists who practiced the Martial Saint Spiritual Technique.