Hello, is this a letter addressed to Demon Fortress?

Lin Gui is truly helpless.

He really has absolutely no connection with the Ashley family!

It seems that ever since he entered the central city-state circle, he has been involved with the Ashley family on multiple occasions.

People who were mistaken for members of this family.

They were mistaken for Arthur and his party when they encountered them at the Magic Tower in Copper Gate City, and they were also mistaken for Irene when they encountered her in the Deadwood Wasteland.

They were all drawn to his black hair and his black eyes.

Naturally, he was classified as a member of the Ashley family, a dark magic family of the Thousand Towers.

Even Elvia began to suspect that he might have some kind of dramatic backstory.

Lin Gui's various abilities include concealment, levitation, and soul vision.

These things are completely out of character for a homeless child, which makes her imagine a whole bunch of melodramatic scenarios.

A story about a family heir who is exiled to a remote border region, and then the Dragon King returns.

She even made up several versions for him in a vivid and detailed way during casual conversation.

Based on her several prince brothers, and various melodramatic succession struggles, this version is adapted.

But Lin Gui was absolutely certain that he had absolutely no connection with that ghost Ashley family.

He came into this world wearing...

Her appearance remained unchanged, and the location of the birthmarks matched perfectly.

The only change was that he reverted to childhood and became a seven-year-old kid.

Seeing the tense situation before him, Lin Gui's lips twitched.

"I am not a member of the Ashley family."

His voice rose a few decibels.

"Does having black hair and black eyes mean you have to be from that family?"

His questions were useless.

Especially considering that his strength is only at the upper-level of the high rank.

The opposing guard captain was a superhuman high-ranking officer.

The guard captain sneered.

With a wave of his hand, the city defense troops behind him took another step forward.

Behind her, Elvia, after a brief moment of panic... seemed somewhat excited.

His hand had already reached for the lapel of his coat.

It seems they intend to display that dark gold badge and wow the audience.

Enjoy the worship.

Lin Gui sighed deeply.

There's only one way right now.

They were able to prove their innocence without revealing the identity of the transport team.

The Ashley family is a family of dark magic.

They are born with an extremely high affinity for dark magic, so their hair and eye color are both black.

It can be said that the Ashley family members are born with a mastery of dark magic.

Eileen is a prime example.

The high-level Shadow Assassination spell, cast without incantation, caught Elvia completely off guard.

Lin Gui's way of proving his identity was quite simple.

Cast a spell of light.

Moreover, it must be at least a high-level or higher form of light magic.

He used this tactic to deny his identity when he faced Eve in the Carter capital.

He raised his hand, and magic began to gather in his palm.

Just then, a voice came from the side.

"Alright, let him go."

The voice wasn't loud, but it carried an undeniable certainty.

"He is not a member of the Ashley family."

All the city garrison soldiers turned their heads at the same time, looking in the direction from which the sound came.

A young mage dressed in a dark blue robe walked out from the inside of the city gate.

The robes were tailored to fit perfectly, with a special emblem embroidered on the chest.

A semi-transparent eye with a gray-blue flame in its pupil.

He looked to be no more than twenty-five or twenty-six years old.

He had a thin face and dark brown hair.

He held a short staff in his hand, with a pale blue magic crystal embedded at the top.

The city garrison soldiers' expressions changed the instant they saw the sign.

The captain of the guard quickly sheathed his sword, took a step back, and bowed slightly.

"Master."

His tone was much more respectful than before, and he bent over so low that his back was almost parallel to the ground.

Elvia leaned close to Lin Gui's ear and whispered.

"Who is it? I sensed it, but it's only at the mid-level."

Lin Gui looked at the insignia on the young mage's chest and whispered a reply.

"That symbol is from the Tower of Souls."

"He is a mage of the Soul Tower, a soul mage."

Elvia muttered something under her breath.

"But are mid-level soul mages really that high in status?"

This left Lin Gui completely bewildered.

He turned to look at her, his tone carrying a hint of helplessness, as if asking, "What are you talking about?"

"This is a Soul Mage; you might not be able to find a hundred in the entire Akara. What do you think?"

Elvia stuck out her tongue.

"It's because I've been following you that I run into one every few days."

"I'm starting to wonder if the soul magic has been broken."

She has already met three soul masters, whom ordinary people may never see in their entire lives, on this trip with Lin Gui.

Lin Gui counts himself as one, Arthur counts as one, and Eileen counts as one.

She had only met a soul mage once in the first half of her life.

As a result, I met three people that year.

Elvia looked at the symbol on the soul mage's chest, and her expression turned strange.

She leaned close to Lin Gui's ear and whispered something.

"I said, look at that logo, doesn't it look like your eyes?"

Lin Gui paused for a moment, then squinted and stared at the sign carefully.

A semi-transparent eye with a gray-blue flame in its pupil; the lines are simple yet the outline is distinct.

It does indeed resemble his appearance when he activates the Eye of the Netherworld.

Meanwhile, the soul mage and the guard captain exchanged a few words in hushed tones.

The guard captain nodded repeatedly, then straightened up and waved to the surrounding city defense troops.

His tone carried a reluctant respect.

"Get out of the way."

The city's garrison soldiers put away their weapons and stepped aside to make way for a passage.

Lin Gui was somewhat taken aback.

It seems they're not even planning to inspect their goods before letting them pass?

The soul mage looked at Lin Gui and said something indifferently.

"Please come with me, distinguished guest."

"At the request of the Supreme Sage, the Council is ready to welcome the two of you."

After saying that, he turned and walked into the city gate passageway.

Lin Gui and Elvia exchanged a glance, both seeing wariness in each other's eyes.

Were their movements being monitored?

"Elvia asked in a low voice."

"Should we run?"

Lin Gui frowned and said.

"Need not."

Then Lin Gui activated his staff, carrying the long string of wooden boxes behind him, and slowly floated over, following the soul mage through the city gate passage.

The passageway is very long.

The stone walls on both sides are inlaid with countless magic stones, and the light is soft and even.

The entire passageway was illuminated as if it were daytime.

The stone slabs underfoot were flat and smooth.

The joints fit together perfectly, and every few steps you can see the runes embedded in the cracks in the stone.

It gleamed with a very faint silver light under the illumination of the magic stone.

Passing through the archway at the end of the passageway, the interior of the City of a Thousand Towers suddenly comes into view.

The wide main street extends from the city gate, leading straight to the center of the city.

The buildings on both sides of the street have different architectural styles.

Some resemble towering spires, while others resemble rounded domes.

Some resemble geometric shapes that have been split in half and then pieced back together.

The walls are inlaid with magic crystals of various colors, which refract colorful light under the sunlight.

People came and went on the street, and monks dressed in colorful robes walked by in twos and threes.

Some carried heavy books in their hands, some rode on floating staffs, and some stood on the street talking to people.

Above their heads, the airship glided slowly by, leaving a long, thin magical trail.

The ship's hull was adorned with the crests of different families, gleaming metallically in the sunlight.

Further away, the ten core element towers rose from the ground.

Each one emitted a faint light of a different color.

A ring of rapidly rotating blue air currents surrounds the top of the wind tower.

A layer of constantly fluctuating blue light and shadow flowed across the surface of the water tower.

A huge ball of flame floats atop the fire tower, like an inextinguishable sun.

Above them, the Tower of the Sky stands in the very center of the city-state.

The gray-white tower stretches from the ground to the clouds.

The surface is covered with densely packed runes.

Under the sunlight, it flows slowly, like countless tiny rivers climbing up the tower.

The spire is hidden above the clouds, with no end in sight.

Only occasionally could one see a golden ray of light pouring down from the top of the tower.

It cascades down the ground like a waterfall.

A rich and stable magical energy permeated the air.

Like an invisible fog, it enveloped every corner of this city-state.