Chapter 2223: Busybody
Translator: Misty Cloud Translations Editor: Misty Cloud Translations
The two of them sat on the flying artefact until they arrived somewhere outside a city, then they got down and walked towards the city gate. When they saw quite a large number of people queuing up outside the city gate, Duan Ye looked at Feng Jiu.
“We didn’t get a good rest last night, let’s rest here tonight! The others are looking after things at Heavenly Pill Tower so you don’t have to worry too much.”
Feng Jiu smiled: “Alright. Besides, there’s nothing else we need to do at the moment. It’s just that my elder brother, Mo Chen and the others might be worried about me.” She said. Then she looked back at the city and said: “When we enter the city later, let’s see if there is a Heavenly Dynasty Palace branch. If there is, they can send a message back to them so that they won’t be worrying about me back at home.”
“We should also inform Song Ming and the others that I have left the Sect and am following you back.” He said and looked at her.
“We can do that too.”
She nodded and the two of them walked forward together and followed the queue of people as they walked towards the city gate. When she saw a city gate guard up ahead who was searching people, her eyes moved slightly and she said: “Those people seem to be looking for something.”
It was normal to have guards stationed at city gates, however, it seemed a little invasive to body search people, especially when some of those people were women. It was just too inappropriate for two male city gate guards to search their bodies.
Duan Ye looked forward and saw some ordinary girls had backed away when they heard that they would have to be body searched. Some female cultivators stepped forward, but the city gate guards didn’t dare to be too presumptuous. They just looked at them up and down and allowed them to pass.
“I’ve really not hidden anything on my body. I’m just carrying my younger sister on my back. We have come to the city to seek treatment from a physician. My home is in a little town not too far from the city. It’s true, I am just an ordinary girl.” A simply-dressed girl who was carrying a seven or eight year old girl wrapped in a blanket on her back couldn’t help but explain when she saw that the city gate guard had stretched his hand out.
What girl from a decent family would be willing to allow a man to body search her like this? Even though she was not a cultivator and was a commoner, she still didn’t want to be taken advantage of.
“Who knows if you’re telling the truth? The city hasn’t been so peaceful recently, whether you are entering or leaving the city, you have to be searched. It’s the same for male and females.” One of the guards said. He pushed the girl arrogantly: “If you don’t want to be searched then move aside. Don’t block the way for the people behind you.”
The people who were in the queue looked on. There were barely any young girls in the queue, but there were a few older women who had gone in earlier. The guards had only glanced at them once or twice and waved for them to pass. They were obviously not interested in the older women.
“I heard that quite a lot of people have died in the city recently, that’s why this law has been passed. Everyone who enters or exits the city has to be searched. However, these actions of these people are just too obvious. They don’t dare to offend the female cultivators and they’re not interested in touching the older women, instead, they pick on younger girls to take advantage of.”
“That’s right. There is a teenage girl from our village who wanted to enter the city to buy medicine for her father and ended up being taken advantage of by these people. She cried till her eyes were swollen when she returned home. These few days, if they don’t need to, the young girls don’t enter the city at all. Even if they need something, they will seek help from others.”
“Hai! What is the difference between these city gate guards and bandits then? They don’t dare to provoke cultivators so us ordinary folk have to suffer instead.”
The two old men and young men who were standing in front of Feng Jiu and Duan Ye talked in a low voice, their gazes fell on the young girl carrying the child and then on the city gate guards.
At that moment, the quiet voice of one of the old men who was standing in front of them could be heard.