Ten Thousand Sword Masters

Following the guards to the reception room of the city lord's mansion, Zhang Jianyun met Dugu Shuang, the city lord of Weiyang City, who was dressed in a green robe.

"Welcome, guest from afar." Dugu Shuang stood up and bowed slightly to Zhang Jianyun, warmly inviting him to take a seat.

Dugu Shuang was a tall, thin, and handsome middle-aged man with thick eyebrows and big eyes. He had a kingly aura, but he was also very approachable and easy-going.

"Many guests come to my Weiyang City. I have always wanted to find a guest to learn about the outside world, but I have not met one who catches my eye until today. I am very lucky to have met you," Dugu Shuang said.

"If you just want to know about the outside world, anyone can do it, so why do you have to ask me?" Zhang Jianyun asked.

"I have my own germaphobia, and I only want to talk to handsome people," Dugu Shuang said.

Zhang Jianyun was taken aback. He looked at the guards in the reception room and, as expected, they were all handsome men.

"Which great world do you come from?" Dugu Shuang asked.

Zhang Jianyun was taken aback again. "People from many different worlds come here?"

"Of course, people from all the worlds can come here. We have entrances in many worlds," Dugu Shuang said proudly.

"Is this little world yours?" Zhang Jianyun asked.

A hint of embarrassment flashed across Dugu Shuang's face: "No, I'm just a city lord."

"I see that the clothes people wear here are not much different from those in my world?" Zhang Jianyun asked in confusion.

"As long as it's a feudal era, clothing is pretty much the same," Dugu Shuang said.

"Or is it a world from another era?" Zhang Jianyun asked in surprise.

"Of course." Dugu Shuang looked at Zhang Jianyun with the same look one would give a country bumpkin. "There are worlds like the steam age, the technological age, the information age, and so on. Each world develops in a different direction and at a different pace."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jianyun felt his horizons broaden instantly, and his ideas about the future became much clearer.

"Then how can we travel to other worlds?" Zhang Jianyun asked, suppressing his excitement.

"Traveling to other worlds is not an easy task," Dugu Shuang said.

"Didn't I come to your world very easily?" Zhang Jianyun asked in confusion.

"That's because we're just a small world with little value. The world's master doesn't restrict outsiders from coming and going, so it was easy for you to get in."

"But those great worlds are not so easy. They don't allow outsiders to come and go as they please. Everyone who enters their world will be questioned and monitored at every turn, and they may not even be allowed in. More often than not, you will be considered an intruder and killed."

"So sometimes when we need to go to certain worlds, we just send strange creatures there, so that even if they are killed, there is no loss."

"Of course, you can try to smuggle yourself in, as long as you don't get caught, but smuggling is too difficult."

"Can the city lord tell me some coordinates of the world?" Zhang Jianyun asked.

"Of course, but you have to trade something with me. I won't give it to you for nothing," Dugu Shuang said.

"One youth-preserving fruit in exchange for one world coordinate system," Zhang Jianyun said.

"Sure, how many Youth-Preserving Fruits do you have?" Dugu Shuang asked.

Two.

"Okay, I'll give you the coordinates of two worlds. Which era do you want?"

"Give me a steam age and an information age," Zhang Jianyun said.

"Okay, I'll give it to you right away." Immediately, Dugu Shuang gave Zhang Jianyun the coordinates of the two worlds.

Having obtained the coordinates of the two worlds, Zhang Jianyun immediately received a system notification.

"Obtained coordinates for the Qima World and the North Wind World. Do you wish to spend 3000 Hostility Points to travel between worlds?"

If they weren't still in the city lord's mansion, Zhang Jianyun would have agreed.

Suppressing his excitement, he did not respond to the system.

"Guest, tell me which world you come from."

"I don't know what my world is called. I come from a dynasty in that world called the Great Yu Dynasty, which is in the feudal era," Zhang Jianyun said.

"What are the characteristics of your world?" Dugu Shuang asked.

"There are numerous gangs, gods, dynasties vying for supremacy, demons running rampant, and strange phenomena emerging everywhere."

"Then your era was quite backward," Dugu Shuang said directly.

"It is somewhat outdated," Zhang Jianyun said, embarrassed.

"Does your world have a universe master?" Dugu Shuang asked.

"What universe master?" Zhang Jianyun asked in confusion.

Dugu Shuang glanced at Zhang Jianyun and realized that Zhang Jianyun only had the strength of the History Sea Realm and could not access information at the level of a Universe Lord, so she stopped asking about it.

However, Dugu Shuang's question gave Zhang Jianyun a better understanding of the power system. He wanted to ask Dugu Shuang about the different realms of crystal power cultivation, but he felt that asking would make him seem too ignorant. He decided to ask her later when he was more familiar with the system.

Afterwards, Dugu Shuang asked about the local customs, history, and geography of the Yu Dynasty.

After a conversation, Dugu Shuang hosted a meal for Zhang Jianyun, after which Zhang Jianyun left the city lord's mansion.

Not long after leaving the city lord's mansion, a pedestrian suddenly reached out and slapped Zhang Jianyun on the shoulder, then pressed down on Zhang Jianyun's shoulder tightly.

"Kid, you're a stranger here, aren't you? This is Nanting Street in Weiyang City. I'm the street bully. If you want to walk on this street, you have to pay me a toll," said Du San, the street bully, pressing down on Jian Yun's shoulders.

"I'm about to leave Weiyang City and won't be walking on your street anymore," Zhang Jianyun said, shaking off Du San's hand with a shrug.

call out!

Du San reached out and grabbed Zhang Jianyun again, "Hmph, you're walking on the street now, you have to pay me toll."

Snapped!

Zhang Jianyun raised his hand and slapped Du San away.

"Brothers, let's go!"

After landing, Du San roared, and immediately some thugs from the roadside rushed towards Zhang Jianyun.

clap clap clap!

Bang bang bang!

Zhang Jianyun used several kicks to knock the charging thugs to the ground.

call out!

boom!

At this moment, Du San set off a firework, which bloomed in the sky.

"Who's causing trouble on my Nanting Street?"

As fireworks burst forth, a loud shout that startled the entire street rang out, and then an old man appeared, seemingly stepping through the air.

"Elder, this outsider refused to pay the toll and injured all the brothers." Du San pointed at Zhang Jianyun and shouted as he saw the Flying Tiger Gang elder arrive.

"Young man, you are an outsider. You have to pay a toll to walk on every street in my Weiyang City. If you pay double the toll now, I will let you leave and will not hold it against you." The Flying Tiger Gang elder stood on the roof and looked at Zhang Jianyun calmly.

"Oh? How much is double the toll?" Zhang Jianyun asked.

"It's only 100 taels of silver, nothing to you," Du San said, extending his hand to Zhang Jianyun.

"I'd give it to you if it were 100 copper coins, but alas, it's 100 taels of silver. I don't have that much money," Zhang Jianyun said, shrugging.

"Young man, what do you mean?" the Flying Tiger Gang elder asked coldly.

"That's what I mean, I don't have that much money," Zhang Jianyun said helplessly.

"Are you going to refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit?" the Flying Tiger Gang elder asked with a gloomy expression.

I like the Ten Thousand Swords Master.