Tong Pass Inner City was bustling, its market thronged with people and packed with carriages.
Sunlight filtered through the clouds, scattering mottled patches across the bluestone road.
At that moment, a luxurious Dragon Steed carriage, carrying a faint and elegant fragrance, slowly came to a stop by the roadside.
"Miss, we've entered the city. This is Twelfth Tong Pass. Shall we go find the young master-in-law... no, Lord Qin's residence now?"
The carriage curtain was lifted, revealing the eyes of a woman of peerless beauty.
Her beautiful eyes seemed filled with the Milky Way, deep and faintly blue.
"When we are not at home, call him young master-in-law. It will save others from gossiping."
The woman inside the carriage spoke in a clear, melodious voice, like an oriole singing amid flowers, yet it carried an aloof chill and authority.
"Yes, Miss."
Before long, the carriage began moving slowly toward the Garrison Mansion where Lin Yi was staying.
However, halfway there, a sudden gale swept through the sky above Tong Pass Inner City. An aura shot straight into the clouds, startling countless birds and livestock into chaos.
The aura lasted only a moment before vanishing from the sky.
Inside the carriage, the maid poked her head out to observe the phenomenon and could not help saying, "Miss, it seems someone in Twelfth Tong Pass City tried to break through to the Martial Saint realm but failed. Do you think it could have something to do with the young master-in-law?"
"Qin Jian is not that foolish. If one fails to break through to the Martial Saint realm, they will definitely suffer backlash..."
"Oh... but I feel that breakthrough aura came from the Garrison Mansion ahead..."
At that moment, inside the secret chamber of the Garrison Mansion, Lin Yi felt True Qi