The avenues of the Imperial Capital were clean and bright, with flowers decorating the surroundings.
Nobles dressed in luxurious uniforms were everywhere on the streets.
Meanwhile, Lin Junyu, leading a little donkey and dressed in plain, old-fashioned clothes,
naturally drew scorn from the people around him.
"Heh, where did this country bumpkin come from?"
"You came to Upper Capital dressed in such rags? You're practically lowering the Imperial Capital's standards!"
As the people around him discussed him animatedly, Lin Junyu merely surveyed his surroundings.
He could not be bothered to argue with a bunch of weak ants.
His purpose for coming here was to see Di Lin, the eldest of the Three Heroes of Zichuan, who had been born first.
Still, these clothes really were not suitable for paying someone a visit.
"Brother, how do I get to Snow Moon Tower?"
Lin Junyu stopped an Imperial Capital commoner and asked him.
"Pfft? You want to go to Snow Moon Tower? Pfft, that's hilarious!"
"Hahaha, this poor guy dressed in rags wants to go to Snow Moon Tower?"
"No, do you even know what kind of place Snow Moon Tower is? You dare go there?"
"That's a place where only high officials and nobles are qualified to enjoy themselves! A country bumpkin like you wants to go too?"
Before the commoner Lin Junyu had questioned could say anything, several young nobles passing by burst into pig-like laughter.
They truly could not hold it in. It was just too funny.
Even as noble heirs, they needed to meet certain qualifications before they could enter Snow Moon Tower.
Minor nobles could not even get through the doors. Only heirs from middle-tier, upper-tier, and top noble families were qualified to enter.
This beggar in ragged clothes, whose most valuable possession was probably that donkey,
actually wanted to go to Snow Moon Tower? What a joke.
"Gentlemen, is it very funny?"
Lin Junyu's expression darkened. If he did not teach these spoiled young nobles a lesson,
they would soon be shitting all over his head.
He raised his right hand and clenched it in the air.
The eight young nobles who had still been laughing immediately clutched their throats.
Their entire bodies seemed to be lifted by some invisible force, floating in midair!
Unable to breathe, their faces gradually turned crimson, and the blood vessels in their eyes began to bulge.
"Help, help!"
"Let, let us go! We were wrong!"
Seeing this bizarre scene, the people around them scattered in terror.
Once Lin Junyu saw them admit their mistake, he released his clenched right hand.
The group immediately crashed to the ground in a miserable heap, desperately gulping in air.
They had nearly suffocated to death just now.
Looking at the raggedly dressed man before them, the eight young nobles realized they might have kicked an iron plate. They lay on the ground, too afraid to move.
"You still haven't answered my question. How do I get to Snow Moon Tower?"
Lin Junyu withdrew his icy gaze from the group of reckless young nobles and turned to ask the commoner with a kindly expression.
The commoner had been frightened senseless by the scene and shakily pointed out the route for him.
"Thank you!"
Lin Junyu politely thanked him, then led his donkey onward.
Only after watching that figure depart did the eight young nobles lying on the ground dare to climb back up.
With the relief of surviving a disaster written across their faces, they swore never to look down on anyone who came from outside again.
As Lin Junyu gradually walked away, a string of system notifications sounded in his mind.
[Ding, it has been detected that the host has changed the fates of eight strangers. Reward: 8,000 Life Points. Current Life Point balance: 1,308,000.]
"It can work like that?"
Lin Junyu was puzzled. Had he not merely taught those overconfident young nobles a lesson?
How had he changed their fates?
Perhaps their arrogant behavior would have offended someone in the future, and this lesson had made them restrain themselves,
allowing them to avoid disaster.
Whatever. As long as there was a reward, it was fine. He would first head to Snow Moon Tower and change clothes.
After passing through several streets, Lin Junyu finally arrived before a magnificent, resplendent building.
On the front of the building were three large gilded characters: Snow Moon Tower, all forged from gold.
"Mingyue really spends money extravagantly. What a wasteful woman!"
Snow Moon Tower covered an enormous area and had many floors.
As time went on, Snow Moon Tower had developed into a comprehensive establishment, no longer merely an inn that provided food and lodging.
It also had many specialty shopping districts and entertainment areas, much like the top shopping malls from his previous life.
Many of those entering and leaving Snow Moon Tower were Empire elites dressed in Zichuan Clan officer uniforms.
Now, standing before this group of elites,
was a man leading a donkey, dressed from head to toe in old-fashioned, tattered clothes. He looked particularly out of place.
"Who are you? Get lost! Don't you know this is where Empire elites gather to relax, shop, and socialize?"
A Snow Moon Tower guard immediately came before Lin Junyu and tried to drive him away!
His duty was to maintain order at Snow Moon Tower.
"You blind dog. Who is in charge here? Give this thing to him!"
Lin Junyu pulled a purple-gold token from his tattered pocket.
He casually tossed it to the guard.
The guard caught it and examined it carefully, his expression changing drastically.
This was the highest-grade token issued by Snow Moon Tower. Only four had ever been issued on the continent.
The holders of those four tokens were the patriarchs of the Flowing Wind Clan and Riverhill Lin Clan, the chief of the Zichuan Clan, and the Demon God Emperor.
Now, a fifth token had appeared in his hands.
"Th-this... I'll go find the manager immediately!"
Realizing this was beyond his ability to handle, the guard trembled as sweat continuously poured down his face.
After stammering a few words, he hurried off in a panic to find Snow Moon Tower's manager.
The Snow Moon Tower guard's reaction immediately sparked heated discussion among the family elites nearby.
"Who is this person? Dressed like that, not only was he not kicked out, but he even made the guard treat him so cautiously!"
"This person's identity must be extraordinary. We cannot offend him!"
Just as everyone discussed and guessed at Lin Junyu's identity,
a chubby, honest-looking man came running over, panting heavily.
Li Zhaocai had originally been doing accounts in his office when the guard suddenly rushed in carrying a token.
Just as he was about to get angry at the guard for interrupting his train of thought, he noticed the token in the guard's hand.
As one of Snow Moon Tower's upper management, he naturally knew what it was. It was the Snow Moon Token, which only the continent's most honored few were worthy of possessing.
Anyone who held this token received free access to all Snow Moon Tower services and had to be treated with the highest standards.
"There's no mistake, no mistake! This is definitely a Snow Moon Token issued by the tower master! Where is the honored guest? Take me to him quickly!"
Under the guard's guidance, Li Baocai hurried to the entrance to receive him.
"My lord, I am the manager of Snow Moon Tower in the Imperial Capital. Just call me Baocai!"
Li Baocai spoke ingratiatingly, constantly trying to ingratiate himself with Lin Junyu.
"I came here to change into a set of clothes. Take me to find something suitable."
"Certainly, my lord. This way, please. This is the clothing specialty district in the tower. You may choose anything you like, and we will cover all expenses!"
Led by Li Baocai, Lin Junyu walked into the building.
The Empire elites who had come here for leisure were all dumbfounded.
That was the Snow Moon Tower manager they had never even seen before. Yet this man had actually made the manager personally come out to receive him.
His identity was far more mysterious than anyone had imagined.
After all, the manager only came out to greet someone when the chief himself arrived.
"Master, Madam is about to give birth! Please hurry home!"
Outside Snow Moon Tower, a group of riders galloped over on fast horses. One guard leaped down from his mount.
He ran toward a handsome middle-aged man dressed in a commander's uniform.
"Is that Commander Dijiang of the clan?"
"I heard long ago that Commander Dijiang's wife was pregnant. I never expected the child to be born today!"
The handsome middle-aged man stared blankly at the guard reporting to him for a moment, then burst into delighted laughter.
The people around him immediately gathered to congratulate the clan commander.
"Quick, I need to go home! I hope my wife gives me a boy. Then I'll finally have an heir!"
After thanking his colleagues, Dijiang leaped onto the guard's horse and raced madly toward home.
Meanwhile, Lin Junyu had already taken a bath and chosen a luxurious outfit to wear.
In the mirror, Lin Junyu, dressed in luxurious, well-fitting clothes, exuded the bearing of imperial nobility from head to toe.
Paired with his handsome, dashing face, he looked like a young emperor wandering the mortal world.
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