Chapter 351 Detained (1/2)
Once they reached the gates, the Spirit Grandmasters stopped Yuan and Wang Xiuying and said to them, ”Before you enter, you must wear these.”
”Handcuffs…? Really? Why are we being treated like criminals?” Wang Xiuying frowned at the sight of these cuffs.
”Why? Because you guys broke the rules, so you're criminals in our eyes.” One of them said.
”What?! What rules did we break? We just got here!” Wang Xiuying was in disbelief.
”Just by coming here without permission, you've broken one of our most sacred rules!”
”But we arrived here by accident! We didn't come here because we wanted to!”
”Regardless of your circumstances or situation, it's a fact that you've stepped onto our sacred soil without permission. Furthermore, you're humans! Humans are not allowed in this place!”
”You're humans as well!” Wang Xiuying refuted.
The Spirit Grandmasters looked at each other before bursting out with laughter.
”Humans? Us? Hahaha! We only took the appearance of humans because it's more convenient to travel in such a small form!”
”That's right! We also take up much less space in this form!”
”T-This form?” Wang Xiuying stared at them with wide eyes, finally realizing the situation.
”Don't tell me you're all magical beasts in human forms? I have heard about it, but this is my first time actually seeing it in person…” Wang Xiuying's body trembled once she realized that they were not really humans, only monsters in human skin.
”That's right! We're all dragons!”
They all held a prideful expression on their faces at this moment.
”D-Dragons?! You're all Divine Beasts?!” Yuan looked at them with surprise.
”What? Not all dragons are Divine Beasts! What an ignorant human.” The dragons shook their heads at him.
”Anyways, enough chit-chatting. Hurry up and put on these handcuffs, or we'll consider this is resisting us and we'll kill you on the spot.”
”...”
Since they were outnumbered and were technically in the wrong for coming to this place without permission, Yuan and Wang Xiuying agreed to be cuffed without much fuss.
”Good. Now we can enter the city.”
Wang Xiuying looked at these cuffs with a frown on her face, and she spoke, ”Yuan… I don't feel so good. It's like these cuffs are draining my strength…”
”Eh? Really?” Yuan raised his eyebrows since he didn't feel such effects.
”These are special cuffs that will seal the cultivation of anyone wearing them— mostly humans. As long as you wear these, you won't be able to use your cultivation and cause any troubles.”
”As if we'd cause any trouble!” Wang Xiuying exclaimed.
”It's better to be safe than sorry, and we only have these kinds of shackles in this place so it's not like we have a choice.”