Chapter 1336 - 1332: Identity Token
The hushed whispers mixed in the crowd reached Xuan Chu’s ears crystal clear, instantly dragging his attention over.
He had just turned his head when he met the eyes of those few people who kept sneaking glances at him while pretending they were just looking around casually.
"He’s looking over here, phew, that scared me to death. If a nutcase like that locks onto you, you’re in real trouble!"
"Let’s not look at him. We’ll just wait over there, not too far away."
...
Hearing people discuss how they’re going to deal with you, with your own ears, was actually a pretty unique feeling.
Xuan Chu was honestly so angry he laughed.
If he didn’t currently care more about figuring out whether this was Yun Ran and the others’ doing, he’d really want to play with these people a bit.
He stopped looking at those few and lifted his feet, heading toward the city gate.
"Stop. Where’s your Token?"
Blocked by someone, Xuan Chu didn’t get annoyed; he only felt like he’d taken a huge loss.
A few days ago, he’d still been an honored guest of Moonlight City. Forget these guards at the gate— even the stall owners tucked away in the tiniest corners inside the city all recognized his face.
Although most of that was thanks to Er Dan, that Money Scattering Child, it still meant he could get things done on face alone.
Now it was great— he’d become a stranger again, and all the connections he’d painstakingly opened up before were completely invalid.
Thinking of this, Xuan Chu secretly ground his back molars.
With Yun Ran’s talent for making trouble, the fact that she managed to grow up alive was honestly a miracle!!!
"This is my first time coming to Moonlight City. I don’t know what a Token is."
The guard at the gate heard this and looked Xuan Chu up and down.
The clothes and accessories on the people around them weren’t bad; at a glance, they didn’t look much different from Xuan Chu’s.
But if you looked at him from close up, you’d know at once— the material of Xuan Chu’s clothes was definitely no common goods.
Especially the entire fabric, covered in special-process dark patterns— the very definition of low-key luxury. This wasn’t something you could buy just by having money.
Anyone qualified to stand guard here wasn’t going to have poor eyesight.
Pretty much the moment he took in the material of Xuan Chu’s clothing, the guard was sure Xuan Chu absolutely came from a major clan.
Everything he’d just said was clearly to hide his identity; plenty of big family disciples did exactly this.
The guard felt he’d already seen through everything, and very kindly chose not to expose him.
"The Token is the credential that lets you freely enter and exit our Moonlight City. If you don’t have one, you need to go through a special process to get one."
As he spoke, the guard took out a blank iron plate from his person and handed it to Xuan Chu.
"Take this and go register in that room at the back. There’ll be someone assigned to take you to get it processed."
Xuan Chu nodded. As he took the iron plate, he casually fished out a pearl Dragon Spirit had treated as scrap and handed it over as a thank-you fee.
The guard, whose expression had been a bit perfunctory, suddenly became much more sincere.
This was a natural wild pearl; though it wasn’t big, it was really valuable!
After Xuan Chu left, the other guards who’d just seen this scene all showed looks of envy.
"You’re really lucky, huh. That one pearl should be enough for you to eat for half a year, right?"
"These big-family brats, seriously... Our Moonlight City is very safe. Why bother hiding their identities on purpose?"
"Exactly, acting so low-key we’re embarrassed to go up and talk."
...
Rebuilding a new network of contacts in Moonlight City was a bit tedious, but absolutely necessary.
Xuan Chu calmed himself and waited to process his new Token.
Just as it was about to be his turn, those same people from outside the city— the ones who’d been staring at him and saying his face changing colors meant he was sick— came over again, this time bringing several people wearing patrol uniforms.
"Big brothers, it’s him. We saw him outside the city earlier, standing there in place while his face kept changing. He’s definitely not a good person!"
The leader only needed one glance at Xuan Chu’s clothes.
Then he glared viciously at the group who’d dragged them over. And here he’d thought they’d actually catch someone today and earn some merit.
Don’t be fooled just because they held iron rice bowls— they had KPIs too. If they didn’t meet targets, their pay wasn’t docked, but they wouldn’t get bonuses.
So he was a bit angry by default: "You lot must be blind as dogs. How does this gentleman look even half suspicious? I think the ones with issues are you. Get lost, now!"
The few who were yelled at went pale in an instant.
But in front of the patrol, they didn’t dare talk back. As soon as they heard the word "get lost," they bolted.
The surrounding gazes were curious, but patrol business wasn’t a show you could just watch.
The leader merely swept his eyes around, and everyone instantly went back to their own business, not daring to look again.
He stepped forward, standing beside Xuan Chu, his gaze still reasonably restrained.
Obviously he suspected Xuan Chu might really be from some big family, so he naturally couldn’t afford to offend him.
"Sir, is this your first time coming to our Moonlight City?"
Xuan Chu: ...
He was already queueing up to get a Token. Did they really think he had nothing better to do?
"Yeah, I heard this place is pretty bustling, so I came to have a look."
"So that’s how it is. Our Moonlight City is indeed the most prosperous city within a few hundred miles. You can stroll around as you please, sir. If you need anything, you can ask for help at the information points."
With that said, the patrol led his people away.
He’d just tested Xuan Chu with the Purification Stone— there was no trace of Yin Evil Qi on him, so there was no need to keep an eye on him.
Very soon, Xuan Chu received his own Token.
But the moment the Token landed in his hand, he felt its design was a bit familiar, as if he’d seen it somewhere before.
Instinctively, Xuan Chu felt this sense of familiarity had something to do with Yun Ran.
"Mr. Xuan, please keep your Token safe. If you lose it, make sure to report the loss and get it reissued in time. If you’re found without a Token, you’ll be fined."
"Thank you."
Without first figuring out the situation in Moonlight City, Xuan Chu didn’t rush around like a headless fly looking for things related to Yun Ran.
When he stepped onto the main street, the scene before his eyes made Xuan Chu dazed for a brief moment.
If he didn’t know perfectly well that he was in this world inside a spatial rift right now—
At this moment, Xuan Chu would really have thought this was a tourist Zhen in the real world, with a bit of ancient flavor added.
He lifted his feet and walked into a very lively tavern, planning to first find someone to pry some information out of.
Someone like him— if he wanted to, he could dig up eighteen generations of a person’s ancestors with ease.
In just the time it took to eat a meal and drink a few cups of wine, Xuan Chu had already pieced together the history of this New Moonlight City.
The changes in dynasties hadn’t been huge; the more obvious shifts were on the Xuan Sect’s side.
The inheritance of the Divine Hall actually hadn’t been cut off. It still stood tall upon the snowy peak, becoming a symbolic existence.
And that powerful Murong Family had, as before, long since disappeared into the river of history.