"Where is Xiangping City?" Li Shuyi asked.
Bai Xiaowen searched his memory for a moment. "It's also in Youzhou, in the Liaodong region. Come to think of it, it isn't too far from Beiping City, where the Youzhou Governor's Residence is."
"Oh..." Li Shuyi nodded, looking worried. "All our quests are in Youzhou, but now we have to spend time going to Jizhou first... I wonder if we'll still have enough time to finish them."
Bai Xiaowen smiled. "Who said going to Jizhou was a waste of time?"
That evening, Bai Xiaowen arrived at Ye City with ten cavalrymen, his fur robe caked with snow from the north.
The city gates were already shut.
"Open the gates!" Bai Xiaowen shouted, holding up a torch.
"Who goes there?" the gate captain called from the tower.
"I am Yuan Xi, Governor of Youzhou!"
After a moment of surprise, the captain asked, "Do you have proof?"
"Here is the Governor of Youzhou's seal!" Bai Xiaowen took the seal and its cord from his pack.
A basket descended from the gate tower and soon carried the seal up.
The captain inspected it but did not open the gates. He lowered it again and said, "It's late, and the light is too poor to verify it! Camp outside the city tonight. We'll open the gates first thing tomorrow morning!"
Before Bai Xiaowen could speak, the ten cavalrymen behind him erupted in curses.
Bai Xiaowen narrowed his eyes. The captain seemed to be making things difficult on purpose.
With a clang, Bai Xiaowen drew his sword, conjured by the Spirit Realm Rules, and barked, "I am the Governor of Youzhou and the Grand General's son. I've returned under orders to visit my family. You've inspected my seal, yet you still dare make excuses to bar