"Also."
"After all, your Special Demon Extermination Order was issued by Qingfeng Town. It might grant you certain privileges in Qingfeng Town, or even Moon River Prefecture City, but you'll have no special rights here in Cangzhou Prefecture. At most, this Special Demon Extermination Order is equivalent to a commoner's identification tablet in Cangzhou Prefecture."
"However."
"You do have a 'government-affiliated' status of sorts. If you're dealing with the Prefecture Mansion, that should work in your favor."
"Thank you for the reminder."
Xu Qing nodded. He took out ten taels of silver to pay the city entrance fee, then gave the guard one hundred taels in silver notes as a tip.
"Ahem..."
The guard gave a light cough, discreetly pocketing Xu Qing's silver, and added, "You can go to Luoshui Street and look for a man named Wang Mazi. Just tell him Big Head sent you. Wang Mazi has some cheaper houses available."
"Thank you."
Xu Qing was taken aback for a moment.
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