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Yueyang City was a major city in the south of the Heavenly Strategy Dynasty.
Xu Zifeng had been away for many years. Dressed in his general's uniform, he had barely reached Yueyang City's gates when the guard captain recognized him and immediately led his men forward to greet him.
"Your Highness! What brings you back? I'll notify the prince at once!" The captain excitedly dropped to one knee.
Seeing an old acquaintance, Xu Zifeng smiled. "Address me by my rank when we're outside. I'm a commandant now."
The captain saluted respectfully. "Yes, Commandant Xu. Welcome to Yueyang City for your inspection."
As he walked through the gates, the distinctive bustle of a great southern city washed over him.
As the central metropolis of the Heavenly Strategy Dynasty's south, Yueyang City housed millions of people. Its streets boiled with voices, with carriages flowing like water and horses streaming like dragons.
Shops lined the streets like the teeth of a comb, and vendors' cries rose one after another.
Cultivators in all manner of clothing could occasionally be seen moving among them: sword cultivators carrying long swords on their backs, Taoist priests holding fly whisks, and quite a few Gu cultivators dressed in the attire of the Miao borderlands.
"Greetings, Your Highness!"
"His Highness is back!"
Many vendors along the way recognized Xu Zifeng and greeted him warmly.
Xu Zifeng answered each with a smile, his every gesture revealing a composed bearing.
Compared with the swaggering arrogance he had displayed while concealing his abilities in the Imperial Capital, he now seemed far more steady and restrained.
The guard captain beside him was secretly astonished. This once high-spirited young heir now carried something of a great general's bearing.
Xu Zifeng truly had a good reputation in Yueyang City. Back then, many people had believed