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  The transportation in this world was not as advanced as imagined, even though the Xuanhe High-level Swordsmen Academy was not far from the king's capital, and the road was considered flat. Wang Ting and Lin Qi walked for a whole four days.

  Of course, along with them came Yīn Xuě, who seemed like a shadow following behind.

  At first, Lin Qi just treated the woman wearing a silver mask as a slightly special maid. However, when he received news that this maid easily defeated Fan Zhong, who was a great swordsman, his attitude towards her changed immediately. Apart from those true nobles, who had the qualifications to casually order around someone at least at the level of a great swordsman?

  Four days later in the late afternoon, the wide road paved with green stone appeared in Wang Ting's line of sight. The villages and towns around also became more numerous. The weather was different from Bi Shui City and Xuan Chong High-Level Swordsmen Academy. A rich and prosperous atmosphere filled every corner outside the imperial city.

  Although the Taixuan Kingdom's royal family has been suppressing the emergence of independent swordsmen, resulting in a slightly lower average level of swordsmanship compared to other powerful kingdoms in the Eastern Alliance, the kingdom's economy has flourished under their leadership. Except for the Daxia Kingdom, which seems to have ambitions to leave the Eastern Alliance and become an empire, this kingdom is already one of the top-tier economies among the sixteen countries of the Eastern Alliance. This can be glimpsed from the fact that there are street lamps on the roads near the capital city.

  Before long, the motorcade arrived outside the capital city of Wangdu.

  The city walls of the imperial capital were not as majestic and towering as imagined, at most only slightly better than those of ordinary cities like Bishui City. However, each of the soldiers and guards defending the imperial capital was an elite among elites, a king among kings.

  The king's court was filled with high-ranking warriors, with at least one formal swordsman among every eight or nine guards. Among the thirty-odd men, there must be a mid-ranking swordsman as their leader. The soldiers maintaining order at this city gate numbered around three hundred, and were led by four high-ranking swordsmen, with an even higher-ranking great swordsman as their commander.

  These three hundred men, each one of them well-equipped and wearing armor, exuded an air of seasoned veterans in every move they made. If they were to charge forward all at once, even a swordsman like Wang Ting would have to carefully consider whether he could escape from their encirclement, let alone a master-level strongman.

  As for killing three hundred people?

  Unless they are the pinnacle of swordsmanship masters like Beige or Dong Qi, ordinary swordsmanship masters absolutely do not have this level of cultivation.

  "The army of Taixuan Kingdom is truly extraordinary."

  Wang Ting glanced at him in the carriage and said.

  "The Tai Xuan Kingdom is different from other kingdoms, which treat swordsmen of master level with great courtesy and respect. In contrast, the royal family and nobles of Tai Xuan Kingdom focus more on ordinary soldiers who are not at the master level, as they are easier to control. A single person, unless possessing extraordinary strength and charisma, cannot integrate a hundred-strong army of master swordsmen and make them loyal. However, any wise general or commander can command thousands of great swordsmen and unleash combat power far exceeding that of a hundred master swordsmen. In this situation, building an army of swordsmen is more sensible than building an army of master swordsmen. The Tai Xuan Kingdom's military is renowned in the Eastern Alliance, and its strongest unit, the Tian Xuan Army, is ranked among the top ten armies in the alliance. Each formal member has not only a formal swordsman title but also extremely fine equipment. With this army, the royal family of Tai Xuan Kingdom suppresses all sides, and local officials dare not disobey."

  At this, Lin Qi's tone paused slightly: "Eleven years ago, the Duke of Pinghai obtained the support of a Sword Saint and more than sixty sword masters, attempting to overthrow the Taixuan Kingdom's oppression of many swordsmen, to fight for special status for many high-level swordsmen. The result was that they were all suppressed by this terrifying army, and even the Sword Saint-level powerhouse died under the slaughter of the warship's divine bow - the Divine Punishment Crossbow!"

  "Sword Saint..."

  Wang Ting murmured these two words in his mouth.

  He naturally understood why Lin Qi and his master said these words.

  Currently, he has considerable strength and has shown a tendency to look down on the nobles, thinking that his powerful martial arts can solve everything.

  Before, in the city where the Xuanzhong Advanced Swordsman Academy was located, it wasn't a big deal. Even if there were nobles, they weren't major ones, and their influence within the kingdom wasn't significant. However, the imperial capital... even a random brick falling from anywhere could hit several viscounts or barons, and occasionally, an ordinary passerby might be some marquis or earl. If one isn't low-key here, a slight carelessness would invite disaster of epic proportions. Even the royal swordsmaster backing Lin Qi's mentor wouldn't be able to settle it.

  In this case, also by Lin Qi's mentor not being on the sidelines making a subtle hint, Wang Ting was able to keep a low profile.

  It's just...

  As long as the other party does not provoke Wang Ting, Wang Ting will never take the initiative to cause trouble!

  If you're looking for trouble...

  He has never been afraid of things either.

  The capital city covers a vast area, divided into five districts: east, south, west, north and central. Each district is equivalent to a large city, with a permanent population of over 600,000. Especially in the central district, where the royal palace is located, nearly 90% of the residents are either aristocratic families or extremely wealthy tycoons, while ordinary people do not even have the qualifications to enter and live there.

  The carriage drove along the main road of the city, heading towards the eastern part of the city. Before long, it had turned off the wide main road that could accommodate sixteen carriages side by side and came onto a secondary road.

  Although it is a secondary road, its width is still close to twenty meters. If you add the flower beds and green belts on both sides, the width will be extended by about five meters. On both sides of the street, there are countless beautifully decorated shops, and many wealthy merchants, young masters, and fashionable men and women walk on the streets paved with marble and bluestone, constantly entering and exiting these stores, depicting a prosperous scene of the city.

  "It's just ahead."

  After walking for a whole hour in Dongcheng District, the horse carriage finally stopped outside a small courtyard.

  This is a three-story villa with an area of less than two hundred square meters. Except for the building, there is a simple courtyard outside that can't be simpler. The courtyard has a small amount of potted plants and flowers, and the remaining space can only fit two or three horse-drawn carriages at most.

  "The imperial capital is different from other places, the consumption in the imperial capital is extremely high, and it's even more expensive inside. Our East City District is relatively better, not to mention the Central City District. A courtyard like this would cost around 8,000 to 10,000 gold coins. If it were in the central city district, even a small courtyard like this wouldn't be available for less than 200,000 to 300,000 gold coins."

  Lin Qi led the way, taking Wang Ting with him into the courtyard.

  "Two or three tens of thousands of gold coins..."

  This amount of money is something that the entire royal family of Bishui City can't afford to take out, after all, the royal family's assets are mostly fixed and they don't have much liquid capital.

  "This courtyard is beyond what I can afford with my income, and its owner is my second older brother."

  Lin Qi said, the owner of the courtyard also seemed to have heard the movement, and the gate opened. A woman wearing a martial arts uniform, looking quite heroic and refreshing, walked out of the courtyard. Behind her was an old man who looked like a butler, and a servant girl.

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