Martial Cultivator Chapter 495: All Flowers Have Meaning

During this period, many young cultivators had flocked to the Divine Capital, mostly using it as a passage to the Northern Frontier. However, since they were passing through the Divine Capital, these young cultivators wanted to see the city, reputed to be the largest and grandest in the world. As a result, the streets were now filled with young cultivators, even more than during the Myriad Willow Convention.

This influx of cultivators had kept the Left and Right Guards busy, as they were responsible for the security of the Divine Capital. The arrival of these young cultivators became a potential source of instability, and they could not afford to be careless.

However, Song Lian and the officials from the Left Guard soon noticed something peculiar. The usually arrogant cultivators from the foreign lands had become much more restrained upon entering the Divine Capital. A bit of thought made it clear why: the recent actions of the Emperor had been incredibly intimidating. Now, under the watchful eye of this Emperor, these cultivators dared not act too presumptuously.

This realization allowed Song Lian to breathe a sigh of relief. After all, if things could be handled easily, why complicate them?

Chen Chao had not been idle either. Although his tasks with the Ministry of Works were completed, Wen Yue had come looking for him several times, insisting that before leaving the Divine Capital, Chen Chao should introduce him to the sapling he had promised. Although Chen Chao knew that the siblings had arrived in the Divine Capital, he did not know their exact address. So, he spent the past few days having the Left Guard investigate and finally obtained their precise location.

It was not that the Xie Family could not handle such matters, it would indeed be faster and could yield results in less than half a day. However, relying on them for every small issue would only increase the debt owed to the Xie Family.

Thus, Chen Chao generally preferred not to ask for their help. He even realized later that the reason the Great

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