Chapter 1108 - 322: Feng Zhaoyang Arc (5)
"Yes!" Lu Qingyin was already starting to feel nervous, her palms sweating as she nodded repeatedly.
Silently in her heart she recited:
"My name is Lu Qingyin, I am traveling to the Third Prefecture this time, I am a native of the Third Prefecture, my ancestral origin is from Xiaoxin County in Xin’an City, Third Prefecture. I hope you can provide me with the travel documents to the first three prefectures, thank you!"
Then.
He came, a middle-aged man with an extremely stern face, standing in the pouring rain, Spiritual Qi visible around him protecting his body.
The man, upon seeing the female cultivator, directly ignored her since both were cultivators of the Nascent Soul Stage, capable of seeing each other’s Divine Soul Strength with a single glance.
Since there was nothing to ask the female cultivator, he had already approached the front of the carriage.
"What’s your name?" The man asked rigidly.
"My name is Lu Qingyin." Lu Qingyin answered softly.
"Where are you going?" The man asked with a frown.
"I’m going to the Third Prefecture." Lu Qingyin answered again.
"What are you going to do in the Third Prefecture?" The man pressed.
"My ancestral origin is in the Third Prefecture, I want to go back home now." Lu Qingyin answered somewhat timidly.
"Your ancestry is from the Third Prefecture? How can you prove that your ancestry is from the Third Prefecture? Can you speak the official language of the Third Prefecture?" The man asked.
He couldn’t be certain if Lu Qingyin was from the Third Prefecture, but you claimed you were, and since I don’t know whether you are or not, then since you say you are from the Third Prefecture, you definitely need to know its official language. Otherwise, if you can’t even speak it, what are you doing going to the Third Prefecture?
Do you respect the Third Prefecture? Or do you merely wish to go there and then pollute it?
"...I can speak a little..." Lu Qingyin was already frightened by the man’s aggressive attitude, her voice trembling.
"Is that so? How old are you this year? Where is your ancestral origin? Do you have any relatives in the Third Prefecture?" The man suddenly switched to the Third Prefecture’s language, speaking with a calm yet rapid pace.
He even took out a map of the Third Prefecture, letting Lu Qingyin point out locations and specific places on the map.
Lu Qingyin was instantly stunned.
She... she didn’t understand, she only knew that one sentence, never expecting that someone would directly use the Third Prefecture’s official language to question her.
The female cultivator was also surprised at this moment, she never expected such a situation to occur.
Based on past experiences, when someone hears that Lu Qingyin wants to travel to the Third Prefecture, they would typically have a cultivator who knows the Third Prefecture’s language come over. But this cultivator often only knows a little, and most importantly, they generally aren’t from the Third Prefecture!
This is quite crucial!
But what happened?! This person spoke fluent Third Prefecture official language, implying they’re from the Third Prefecture?! Has the Third Prefecture started dispatching people to guard the pass already? It must be so, otherwise, this guy couldn’t possibly speak the Third Prefecture’s language so fluently!
Then this is troublesome!
If he truly comes from the Third Prefecture, he would be different from cultivators of other prefectures, he would certainly want to protect his own, so if Lu Qingyin couldn’t respond to his questions, this would be seen as deceiving him. Can he, as a Third Prefecture cultivator, allow her to flee to the Third Prefecture?
Would anyone selflessly accept such a mysterious refugee?
"Why aren’t you speaking? Why aren’t you answering my questions? I’ll give you three breaths, and if you don’t answer, this is all going back. I can’t allow someone with an unknown origin to go to my homeland, you from the Sixth Prefecture, stay there peacefully."
"Don’t think the war in the Sixth Prefecture has nothing to do with you, you need to suffer through it there!"
The man spoke calmly but indifferently, again gesturing with the map in his hand.
He spoke in the Third Prefecture’s official language, which was very standard, akin to the common language in the previous life, but Lu Qingyin and the female cultivator’s language was like English or another, completely different. Without prolonged study, it’s impossible to converse fluently.
Spoken language, it’s very difficult.
The man’s attitude was quite normal, too.
You can seek refuge, but respect my Third Prefecture, at least learn the language? But since you clearly don’t know the official language, you only want our protection. Everything is just a temporary thought, so why should we agree to let you enter our Third Prefecture?
Please stay in your own prefecture, okay?
Lu Qingyin’s mind was already blank, she didn’t understand what was being said, but now the only phrase she could say was: "My name is Lu Qingyin, I am traveling to the Third Prefecture this time, I am a native of the Third Prefecture, my ancestral origin is from Xiaoxin County in Xin’an City, Third Prefecture. I hope you can provide me with the travel documents to the first three prefectures, thank you."
The man frowned, very dissatisfied: "Where on the map is the place you mentioned?"
Lu Qingyin did not answer.
The man then, very crossly, rolled up the map and, in the Third Prefecture’s official language, asked: "How’s the weather today?"
Lu Qingyin still did not respond, just blankly staring at the man.