Chapter 416: Someone Come Welcome Me

The old man thought carefully. "In the early years, there were quite a few people coveting the Golden Society's goods, but ever since that envoy blood-washed the three major consortiums four years ago, almost no one has dared to mess with the Golden Society...

That blood-washing four years ago completely overturned the power structure of the Red Dust main city, and it was precisely because of the fall of the three major consortiums that the current large consortiums had the opportunity to rise.

However, after that blood-washing, some remnants remained, secretly accumulating power. A year later, when that female envoy came, they sought revenge against her... but she just pinched them to death the moment they entered the door.

When that tall envoy came the year before last, almost no one dared to provoke him. There was a famine that year, and after that envoy casually dealt with some troublemakers, he took out a third of the gold to exchange for food and provided disaster relief to the poor in the lower city, so his prestige among the people was extremely high...

As for last year... Huh? Did that envoy come last year... It seems he did? What did he do again..."

The old man struggled to recall, but couldn't remember what the envoy did last year; it seemed there was nothing impressive at all.

Hearing this, Chen Ling had a preliminary understanding of the current situation in the main city.

Simply put, the First Senior Brother blood-washed the three major consortiums, the Second Senior Sister cleared out the remnants, the Third Senior Brother provided disaster relief, and the Fourth Senior Brother... performed steadily.

If that's the case...

Chen Ling scanned the crowd around him, lost in thought.

"No, I have a merchant qualification certificate, why won't you let me in?!" A merchant carrying a pack asked angrily in front of the city gate in the distance.

Dozens of police officers were blocking the main city gate, conducting detailed questioning of every figure entering. As angry noise erupted, an officer replied calmly:

"According to the latest regulations, any merchant with a transaction amount of less than 500,000 and no guarantee from a consortium within the main city will have their merchant qualification certificate revoked."

"What latest regulations... I've been trading in the Red Dust Territory for twenty years! I've never heard of such a rule! Before, as long as you had a merchant qualification certificate, you could stay in the main city for fifteen days!"

"This is a new regulation issued more than half a month ago, mainly to avoid dangerous individuals from mixing in and threatening the security of the main city." The officer threw the merchant qualification certificate in his hand aside and said calmly,

"Please move aside, don't block the people behind you."

"You...!!"

The man's neck turned red with anger. Just as he was about to continue arguing, several police officers nearby stepped forward and forcibly dragged him out of the line.

There were quite a few people like the man being blocked outside the main city. A large number of figures sat around with their goods, looking disheveled, with only despair and gloom left in their eyes.

Most of these were small-town merchants from the Red Dust Territory. They weren't well-informed and were just relying on the merchant qualification certificates they had obtained years ago, bringing local specialties from their towns to sell in the main city. Many of them had even borrowed money to trade, mortgaging their houses and property. Now, they couldn't even enter the main city gate, resulting in a total loss.

Seeing this, Chen Ling's expression was a bit strange.

He seemed to have guessed the reason why the Red Dust main city was so guarded... Strictly speaking, he was one of the culprits.

The old man beside him saw the long line at the gate and felt a sense of anticipation. After all, only he knew that the legendary Golden Society envoy was right here... If those guys in the Red Dust main city knew, it would probably set off another storm.

"The sky in the main city is about to change again..." he sighed inwardly. "Will this be an opportunity for the Huang family?"

The girl followed Chen Ling and asked tentatively:

"Envoy, we should go queue up. You..."

The girl wanted to ask if Chen Ling wanted to queue up with them, but thinking about it, it didn't seem to fit the status of an envoy, so she hesitated.

"The after-sales service is complete." Chen Ling said calmly. "From now on, we are even."

"W-wait!"

The girl seemed to remember something and took a business card out of her pocket to hand to Chen Ling. "We agreed we would buy some goldware. Once we enter the city, I'll go get the money!"

Chen Ling's gaze swept over the business card, and a name jumped out:

Huang Clan Consortium — Huang Suyu.

Chen Ling casually put the business card in his pocket and walked forward without looking back, with no intention of queuing at all.

*Clatter——clatter...*

As he moved forward, the small mountain under the black cloth began to clatter. The crowd queuing nearby saw Chen Ling passing by and were somewhat displeased:

"Brother, what's the meaning of cutting in line?"

Chen Ling didn't even look at him. He brushed his hand across his face, and the red opera robe on his body turned into a black trench coat... This scene left the person in line stunned.

Just as he was about to ask something else, the next scene made him widen his eyes in disbelief!

Chen Ling took a step, and his whole body seemed to step onto an invisible staircase, rising into the air. Faint clouds drifted from under his feet, instantly shrouding his figure in a mysterious veil.

The mysterious black mountain behind him also rose as he climbed, its massive shadow covering the earth.

Step, step, step...

The black trench coat fluttered in the breeze. Amidst the increasingly shocked gazes, his figure stepped on the void and reached the top of the crowd, level with the top of the Red Dust main city wall!

"Th-that is..."

"Rising into the air?? How did he do that... did anyone see clearly?"

"Didn't see clearly. What kind of method is this?"

"Heavens, is he going to cross the city wall and enter the main city right in front of the police??"

"Who is that?! How dare you force your way into the Red Dust main city?!!"

“……”

The black-clad figure who suddenly ascended to the clouds immediately attracted everyone's attention. Many police officers' expressions changed, and they drew their pistols from their waists, pointing them at the sky in alarm!

At the same time, the black-clad figure walking in the void seemed to ignore the threat below, continuing to climb higher until the entire Red Dust main city seemed to be under his feet.

His gaze calmly watched the city beneath him, and he slowly raised his arm again...

An ancient, brilliant golden mask was gently placed on his face.

Under the sun, the ancient golden mask shone brightly, like a miniature sun hanging above the Red Dust main city. Behind that mask, a pair of calm, deep eyes were overlooking the city that stretched to the horizon...

"Golden... mask?" The moment they saw the mask, several police officers seemed to remember something, and deep horror appeared in their eyes!

Black trench coat, golden mask. The mysterious figure walking in the air raised his hand and gave the small black mountain beside him a gentle flick.

The black curtain fell with the wind, and a golden mountain peak piled up with countless treasures stood majestically above the Red Dust main city, as if a third brilliant sun had descended upon the world!

Behind the golden mask, a low and highly penetrating voice slowly echoed over the main city:

"「Red Dust, someone come welcome me」."