Before Zhou Xuan arrived at Cangwu City, he had tried to go to the border of Cangwu County, intending to enter Northern Qi directly.
only.
The border between the two countries is extremely tightly guarded, making it difficult to sneak across.
Before Zhou Xuan got close, he could feel a powerful aura falling from the sky, covering the whole place, almost covering the entire border area. He immediately knew that it was the aura of several powerful people with magical powers.
There is no way to get through any loopholes, and forcing your way in will only cause trouble.
Zhou Xuan had no choice but to quietly come to Cangwu City, intending to see how he could get to Northern Qi.
No, he asked as soon as he entered the city gate.
Zhou Xuan was not just someone he found casually. After careful observation, he saw that this businessman had a lot of business and a lot of goods. He was obviously going to Northern Qi, or even doing business with Northern Qi.
He should know something.
The businessman frowned and subconsciously wanted to drive Zhou Xuan away, but he stopped when he felt Zhou Xuan's cultivation.
In order to avoid getting into trouble, Zhou Xuan deliberately kept his cultivation level at the third level of Tongqiao. There were many merchant practitioners on the road, which was not unusual, but Tongqiao was already considered a relatively strong cultivation level.
What's more, it's even rarer to be in the middle state of Tongqiao.
The merchant in front of him was only in the body-forging realm, so he didn't dare to offend Zhou Xuan.
"It's your first time coming to Cangwu City, so it's a bit troublesome, but really speaking, it's quite simple."
The businessman softened his attitude and explained slowly.
"If you want to go to Beicheng, you need to get a customs clearance document. This is like your identity card outside. Only with the customs clearance document can you go to Beiqi, and you can use it to return to our Daqin."
"The customs clearance document can only be used once at a time and must be applied for again."
Zhou Xuan suddenly understood and asked with a smile: "Thank you, brother, but I don't know how to handle this customs clearance document?"
"That's easy."
The businessman pointed to two grand buildings not far away.
"Look at those two places. The former is Cangwu Academy and the latter is the governor's office of Cangwu City. You can apply for customs clearance documents at both places. You only need to tell the reason why you are going to Beiqi. It is easy to process. Disaster."
"Of course, the imperial court will also check your past to confirm that you are not going to Northern Qi for anything else."
When Zhou Xuan heard this, he couldn't help but move his brows.
This way of dealing with it is quite simple. Presumably it is because Northern Qi and Da Qin are not at odds with each other, so the exchanges between the two countries will not be so strict. However, it is not easy for this simple condition to fall into Zhou Xuan's hands.
Zhou Xuan knew his situation well.
He himself went to Northern Qi to avoid Wu Yuncang.
Who is Wu Yuncang? The master of the five major martial arts houses in the Qin Dynasty must have a good reputation here.
The Sheriff's Mansion and Cangwu Academy are both subordinates of the imperial court. Who knows if Wu Yunchang has passed on the news about him? If there is indeed news and he is found out, let alone going to Northern Qi, he may not be able to escape. .
the most important is.
Zhou Xuan himself was not doing business, so it was hard to prove that he was suddenly as big as two people. Could it be that he couldn't go?
It took a lot of effort to get here, but I am not willing to give up easily.
"Brother, is there any other way?"
Zhou Xuan pretended to be calm, as if he asked casually.
The businessman was stunned, then seemed to understand something, smiled and nodded: "If you are too lazy to deal with the court, there is nothing you can do."
"I dare to ask my brother for advice."
"It's not appropriate to ask for advice. Everyone knows these things."
The businessman smiled: "If you want to get the customs clearance document, there is another way, and that is to get a letter of guarantee from one of the four major families. Each of them can submit twenty letters of guarantee every year."
"The guarantee letter says that they are responsible for guaranteeing that if anyone who goes to Northern Qi commits anything, the four major families will bear all the consequences."
"This saves a lot of procedures and you can get the customs clearance documents directly."
Zhou Xuan's eyes flashed slightly. This was a good idea. He couldn't help but ask, "Brother, I don't know how to get the guarantee letters from these four major families. Will it be troublesome?"
"No trouble, no trouble, twenty tickets a year, a lot."
"Every year, the four major families, except for keeping a part for themselves, sell almost all the rest, and the price is not expensive."
The businessman explained with a smile: "It just saves a little trouble, so it usually only costs a few dozen taels of silver, and no one may buy it, except for some people who are particularly anxious."
Zhou Xuan suddenly realized that this was very simple, simple and fast.
The imperial court probably opened such a backdoor to the four major families just to give them some privileges and prove the differences between the four major families.
The real effect is actually not much, but it gives Zhou Xuan an advantage.
"Thank you, brother."
Zhou Xuan sent the businessman away and found an inn to stay temporarily.
Zhou Xuan didn't know who the four major families in Cangwu City were for the time being. In order to avoid getting into trouble, he made some inquiries and soon got a clue. After all, they were the most famous families in Cangwu City.
simply put.
The four major families in Cangwu City are basically equivalent to the Tang family and Wei family in Pingna City, except that there are four major families to check and balance each other.
This is a bit like the model of Guxuan City.
Of course, the strengths of both sides are not the same.
After Zhou Xuan made some inquiries, he knew that the four major families were all very powerful. Basically, none of them were weaker than the Tang family or the Wei family. There were several powerful people with magical powers in the family.
The Cangwu City Competition has ended, and more than half of the twenty places are from the four major families.
"Something interesting."
Zhou Xuan didn't know much. Anyway, his goal was just a letter of guarantee.
After finishing his meal at the inn, he was about to find a family to try, but before he could get up, he saw the inn's waiter wiping his cold sweat and suddenly leaning over with a complicated look on his face and an apologetic voice.
"This guest, this guest."
"A little, a little, that's it. Something unexpected happened to the room you just stayed in. Please ask the guest to check out and find another inn. Don't worry, we will return all your money."
The waiter smiled slightly and showed a more attentive attitude.
Zhou Xuan frowned. It wasn't a question of whether he could withdraw the money or not. The key was that he had already paid the money and booked a room. How could he just back out so easily?
"Excuse me, what happened?"
Zhou Xuan felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, but remained as gentle as possible on the surface.
When the waiter saw that Zhou Xuan's attitude was acceptable, his smile relaxed a little. He was about to explain a few words when suddenly a man in a light blue robe swaggered out with a look of disgust on his face.
"Just go away if I tell you to. Where's all this nonsense? Just take a break and find another place to live."
"You don't even care how much you weigh, how dare you stay in Lei's inn?"
