After Zhang’s command was passed, the caravan’s speed increased and everyone was looking forward to arriving at Wolfden City. The trail of carriages and carts sped through the mountainous path in front of them as they neared the border of the Starmist Province.
“Oh yea I almost forgot, we might meet mister Qian when we arrive in the Starmist Province.” Zhang said as he recalled the old man who had traveled with him through the bloody forest.
A few hours later once they entered the Starmist Province, signs of people began appearing. Carriages and travelers would occasionally appear along the side of the road, unlike the last few days within the New Moon Province where they did not see a single soul. Perhaps it was because New Moon City was relocated that attributed to this but who knows.
The deeper they went into the lands of the Starmist Province and the closer they got to Wolfden City, more and more people could be spotted heading in the same direction. Some of these people were traveling with their families and were most likely relocating themselves to avoid be caught up in the war in the southern region.
Countless rumors had been sparked regarding the possibility of war breaking out in the southern region of the warring states, of course no solid evidence was provided to back up such theories, but people felt that to be on the safe side they should move. Zhang certainly knew that the war was definitely going to happen but for the most part the civilians were only speculating.
Besides the families that were relocating, hundreds of men were often spotted in pairs or small groups also heading toward Wolfden City.
True to being the Warring States Region’s second strongest province, from the amount of travelers alone one could tell that traveling within the Starmist Province was fairly safe. In weaker provinces that possessed less security, travelers wouldn’t travel in small groups and would often employ guards, but this was not the case here.
It did not seem like the people who were traveling within the Starmist Province possessed any fear of bandits at all from the lack of guards and small groups that they traveled in. Compared to them, Zhang’s caravan was made up of thousands of people, causing it to draw lots of attention.
So while drawing attention to themselves, the caravan continued forward until the sun descended and hid itself below the horizon. A cool refreshing breeze and the luminous moon was present and reminded everyone that that day had ended and it was not night.
By now it was the stroke of midnight and the caravan had reached the outskirts of Wolfden City. However, they found out that they could not enter because despite being midnight there was a long line that stretched out from the gates of Wolfden City.
Strangely enough the line was comprised of people who were waiting to enter the city. Zhang would soon find out that Wolfden City was also known by another name, many people called it the city of firsts, the city that never sleeps.
One might ask why is Wolfden city referred to as the city of firsts and the answer would be simply because Wolfden City is red light city, or in other words a brothel city. From that bit of information anyone could guess as to why it was referred to as the city of firsts, but for those who can’t guess, it was referred to as the city of firsts because of how many people have their first time when visiting it.
Wolfden City was a haven where one could prefill their hidden desires, a place where men and women alike could find fulfillment and entertainment if their pockets were deep enough.
Of course Zhang and the majority of the people in his caravan did not know of any of this so they were somewhat confused as to why there was such a long line of people waiting to enter the city at such a time, a time when most people should be at home in their beds getting ready to enter their dreams. For the most people those who have been to Wolfden City do not tell others that they have been there, because what happens in Wolfden City, stays in Wolfden City.
But from the look Cheng Yu’s eyes one could tell that he had certainly been here before, he definitely was not alone because a few others who were a part of the aristocratic families had the same look in their eyes. Although their memories were altered, there were things that were of course left intact.
“My lord, I think I’ve heard somewhere that Wolfden City is a city that never sleeps, so the sight before us is a common one here.” Cheng Yu said after jumping off the driver's seat and arriving at the side of the carriage at the window where Zhang’s head was sticking out.
“Is that so?” Zhang asked with his head still sticking out of the carriage window. He had been curious as to why the carriages had stopped before entering the city so he poked his head out of the window to have a look. With Cheng Yu’s words many of the questions that had popped up into Zhang’s mind had been answered thus with a few words he closed the carriage window and resumed what he had been doing before. What was happening in his carriage? The world may never know.
The caravan thus waited in line to enter the city, the line was long but was moving at a steady pace, making is so that there wasn’t a very long wait time for those in line. Before long’s Zhang’s carriage arrived at the city gates and was greeted by a dozen or so soldiers.
“State your business.” One of the guards who seemed to be in charge said in a powerful voice.
“My young master is here for leisure, my lords” Cheng Yu said from atop the driver’s seat of Zhang’s carriage.
“Leisure with this many people?” The guard asked somewhat skeptical of what Cheng Yu said.
“Yes my lord, the young master had brought along a few servants beside myself, and a few other members of the clan had tagged along.” Cheng Yu said as he climbed down from the carriage and stood in front of the guard, somewhat hunched over so he did not give off an intimidating imagine.
“Wait haven’t I seen you somewhere before?” Cheng Yu asked.
“What?” The guard replied with a confused look on his face.
“How could you forget me!? It’s been years since we met but how could you forget your best friend Cheng Yu.” Cheng Yu said as he got chummy with the guard and patted the man on the shoulder. While everyone was confused Cheng Yu stuffed a small bag of coins into the guard’s armor.
“Ah brother Cheng Yu, it’s been ages! I had thought you looked familiar, but wasn’t sure if it was you or not.” The guard said with a wide grin on his face.
“I thought you didn’t recognize me for a second. We could find a good place to catch up when you're not too busy.” Cheng Yu said with a smile.
“Yea I’ll find you when I’m not on duty.” The guard said with a smile as he gestured for Cheng Yu and the rest of the caravan to enter the city.
It was clear that this was the first time these two men had met and that they did not know each other at all. But this was nothing new for the guards who were stationed at the city gates.
On any given day, they would have hundreds if not thousands of “friends” pass by and most if not all of these friend were rich. Meaning that whoever was stationed as a guard at the gate was fairly wealthy also.
With that aside, not that they've been granted permission to enter, Zhang’s caravan of carriages and carts rattled its way through the city gate.
The inside of Wolfden City was like another world, dazzling lights lined the streets, beautifully made fountains that were powered by magic scattered throughout the city, countless beautiful women waved down to the people passing through the streets from their balconies, and a cheerful and mysterious atmosphere filled the air. This was a place where one could immerse themselves in pleasure or be lost in it.
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Wolfden City= VEGAS O_________O