"Hyah!"
Jiang Ming sat at the front of the carriage and flicked the reins in his hand. He did not use much force, and the horse slowly pulled the carriage toward Clear Water City.
Soldiers were conducting inspections at the city gate. Clear Water City had undergone tremendous development and change in recent years, drawing many people from the northern regions of the Heaven Dou Empire. Some came to visit, some to learn, and others had different motives.
Most were harmless, but some people with ill intentions also wanted to enter Clear Water City.
On one hand, Clear Water City was simply too remote. It directly bordered the Far North and was the northernmost city of the Heaven Dou Empire. With the Far North on one side and the Sun Moon Empire on the other, it was an ideal place for someone to disappear and live under another name.
On the other hand, the changes in Clear Water City over the past few years had made it prosperous, which meant plenty of opportunities in the eyes of certain people with ulterior motives.
After several serious incidents, Nie Heng, the City Lord of Clear Water City, had stationed a squad of soldiers at the southern gate, which previously had no guards.
There had been no need for them before. Clear Water City was too remote and desolate. Even Soul Masters looking to cause trouble would not choose this place as their target, because there was no point.
But now, things were different.
"Stop. We need to inspect your carriage for prohibited items."
A soldier raised a hand to stop Jiang Ming's carriage and signaled that he needed to inspect it.
He held a rather unusual Soul Tool. Its front was oval, like a metal plate, while the back had a metal