Free Web NovelChapter 561: Chapter 513: Three Thousand City Regulations [Requesting Yue Tickets]
Jiang Yuebai thought that having to start with the left foot when walking was peculiar enough, but when she entered Xiiyun City, she realized this wasn’t the weirdest rule.
At the city gate, she paid the entrance fee and received a book as thick as a palm, titled "Three Thousand Rules of Xiiyun City."
The guard at the city gate was particularly proud, claiming Xiiyun City was the place Immortal Monarch Fatian resided when first understanding Dharma, validating and perfecting his path, leaving behind these three thousand city rules.
As Jiang Yuebai passed through the city gate, a peculiar airflow immediately swept through her whole body, giving her a feeling of her Divine Soul being suppressed, which felt very uncomfortable.
She instinctively tried to step forward with her left foot, but the left foot wouldn’t go down. Looking up, she saw the orderly streets in the city and noticed the pedestrian flow was very organized, divided into two sides; one side for entering the city and the other for exiting.
Regardless of which side, men walked on the left, women on the right.
As she was entering the city, the step she needed to take was on the left side, so she couldn’t take the step.
Jiang Yuebai flipped open the city rules booklet, and indeed the first rule was "Men walk on the left path, women walk on the right path."
Even the mice in the alleys and the birds in the sky were going left and right.
This is ridiculous, even walking has to be controlled!
Jiang Yuebai’s temple twitched, it wasn’t raining now, otherwise, she’d like to know which side earthworms, that don’t have gender differences, would crawl on!
With so many eyes watching, she’d better be honest and enter the city from the place she was supposed to walk.
When entering the city near noon, Jiang Yuebai noticed many shops had no one inside, doors weren’t closed, and signs saying "gone for lunch" were hanging on them.
The crowd, too, looked anxious, heading in the same direction inside the city, but their walking speed was very consistent, they couldn’t run no matter how anxious they were.
Hmm, running, riding the wind, and flying are forbidden inside the city!
Jiang Yuebai walked, flipping through the city rules, discovering that the rules were detailed to a ridiculous point, concerning everything from food, clothing, shelter, transportation, to opening a shop and setting up a stall, from wake up times, to dress codes and manners, all having specific requirements.
"Men don’t wear powder, women don’t wear black? Wake at 7:00 AM, cleanse your face, brush your teeth, comb your hair, sleep at 7:00 PM, burn incense and meditate to clear distractions? Health regimen, no eating after noon?"
The more Jiang Yuebai read, the more speechless she became. What are these absurd rules, if she were to oversleep to death in bed, would the bed ’throw’ her out when it’s time?
Noises came from the front, Jiang Yuebai looked up and saw a three-story restaurant with two long queues outside, all waiting to eat before noon.
Gurgle～～
Jiang Yuebai clutched her slightly hungry stomach, feeling the restaurant looked quite appetizing.
Yes, she meant the whole restaurant.
No, no, must restrain herself, can’t be controlled by desire, must learn to control desire!
"You brat you... I..."
"Say it to me again, you... I... you..."
In the middle of the queue, two Qi Cultivation male cultivators were angrily arguing, presumably about the queue, "you you I I" spraying spittle at each other, not knowing what they’re saying.
But from their stance and demeanor, it was clear they were arguing.
The city rules say, no foul language or cursing.
Jiang Yuebai blinked and realized, their "you you I I" was mutual cursing? Because of the city rules, the key parts got silenced?
And they’re still managing to argue so fiercely? Isn’t this just purely imagining the other side is cursing them nastily, getting angry at themselves, and indulging in impotent rage?
Since fighting is banned inside the city, they can only "you you I I," can’t start a fight, and the nearby people don’t care about their argument, accustomed to it, continuing their chat and laughter.
Jiang Yuebai roughly skimmed through the city rules, though many were bizarre, to be fair, Xiiyun City was really clean and orderly, the atmosphere was stable.
Regardless of age or gender, everyone was dressed cleanly and fittingly, with healthy complexion, cheerful smiles, living orderly and unhurried within the city.
When meeting each other, they first exchanged a bow, then greeted and conversed politely, showing some Confucian elegance.
At least, this was what Jiang Yuebai initially observed.
Passing the restaurant, Jiang Yuebai noticed the Northern Star Alliance’s sign, now it’s a peaceful era for the Human Clan, where each Star Alliance can exchange goods freely.
The Upper Realm only has Top-Grade Spirit Stones and Top-Grade Spiritual Stones, Top-Grade Spirit Stones are simply called Spirit Stones.
Jiang Yuebai spent fifty Spirit Stones in the Star Alliance to borrow records of major events in the Green Dragon Realm from recent years, finally calculating how many years had passed since she was punished by heaven in the Green Dragon Realm West Sea.
Full twelve years, exactly one cycle!
Thankfully, as long as it’s not one hundred and twenty years, it’s still acceptable for things to have remained since she left.
Twelve years doesn’t really feel long to her now.
Knowing the time, Jiang Yuebai quickly checked for any messages left for her, finding many.
Besides several letters from Lu Nanzhi and Xie Jingshan, there were ones from the Supreme Elder, True Monarch Fuyi, one unsigned letter, and most surprisingly, a letter signed by Jiuchuan.
"Could it be that Master also arrived in the Upper Realm?"
Jiang Yuebai’s heart was anxious, but she could only see the list, unable to retrieve the letters.
Because she didn’t have enough Spirit Stones!
Sending and receiving letters both required paying Spirit Stones, she only had over a hundred Spirit Stones left, not even enough to send a letter to the Green Dragon Realm.
Jiang Yuebai wanted to cry, being this poor even as a Nascent Soul Cultivator, perhaps only True Monarch Fuyi was as poor!
Dejectedly exiting the Star Alliance premises, across the street corner, the "Iron Mouth Direct Decision" stall had a queue, profits flowing in, but she was so poor.
The rules here were so complete that even Nascent Soul Cultivators were restricted by city regulations, presumably Divinity Transformation Cultivators would also be affected, making it a relatively safe place.
But Jiang Yuebai only saw mortals, Qi Cultivation Cultivators, and Foundation Establishment Cultivators, Golden Core Cultivators were rare, probably Nascent Soul Cultivators couldn’t stand these absurd rules and simply wouldn’t come.
"Maybe stay here temporarily to earn some Spirit Stones, plan the cultivation schedule ahead, first find a way to repair all the damaged Spiritual Artifacts on me, then search for materials to upgrade the White Dragon Spear and for Wuwei Mountain Man’s whereabouts."
Jiang Yuebai quietly contemplated, when a Late-Stage Foundation Establishment male cultivator approached, seeing her blocking the entrance to the Star Alliance premises, frowned and bared his teeth ’cursing’ at her.
"Standing here... huh? Could you... huh? You...!"
Jiang Yuebai came to her senses, though she didn’t hear foul language, this male cultivator’s expression was really making her want to move her hands.
"Do you live by the sea to meddle this wide! If your eyes are uncomfortable, go see a Spiritual Beast Doctor, why are you glaring at me? Just look at your features, each going its own way, defiant towards everyone!"
"......"
Jiang Yuebai retorted and left, leaving the male cultivator standing there dumbfounded, unable to react for a moment.
Though none of Jiang Yuebai’s words were profane, he felt a deeper insult and blow than he would’ve from profanity!
So this is how you can bypass city rules to curse someone?
The male cultivator suddenly realized, it was like enlightenment, truly admirable!
"Fellow Daoist don’t go, please teach!!"
The male cultivator turned to chase, but alas, since running wasn’t allowed in the city, he couldn’t catch up to Jiang Yuebai, only watching helplessly as she disappeared into the crowd.
Meanwhile, as Jiang Yuebai finished her retort, the goat-bearded old man across from the Star Alliance premises, sitting at a fortune-telling stall, had his pen tip tremble, splattering ink over a sheet, ruining a prediction slip.
The old man put down the pen, stroked his goat beard, and looked at Jiang Yuebai’s departing figure.
"A remarkable person indeed!"
