"I should have looked," Yang Qing thought as he stood up. This time, he wasn't wandering aimlessly but walking with purpose as he headed toward the exit of his abode.
Everyone who had ever walked into Gold Eagle City since its establishment around eight hundred years ago had their entry recorded. People were required to give their names and affiliations to the guards upon entry, along with the purpose of their visit.
Some were upfront with the details they gave, but some would lie, as is expected from cultivators who are constantly wary of sharing personal information. A good majority would choose half-truths, like lying about their name but being truthful about their affiliation, though even then, they might bend the truth, such as a cultivator truthfully naming their organization but lying about their role, for example, claiming to be a deacon of a certain sect or clan when they were actually a core elder, or even the sect master or clan leader traveling in disguise.
