"May I ask if you are guests invited to attend the event at the Great Heavenly Master's observation ceremony?"
The questioning soldier left Chen Qing and his party somewhat bewildered.
The territory of Yun Du City began with the famous Triple Checkpoint, corresponding to the East, West, and South directions, each featuring a natural checkpoint heavily guarded by soldiers. From a distance one could see long queues of merchant caravans, waiting to be inspected.
The scrutiny here was unlike in Jiangnan. Goods marked with a Gate Deity didn't need meticulous inspection and any demon would be automatically detected. Here, however, it depended on those armored soldiers, taking great care, examining each person closely, unpacking merchandise bundle by bundle to inspect, resulting in exceptionally difficult queues at the gate.