"But judging from the results, after all, we have worked together to resist the enemy, so the punishment we receive should be relatively lighter.”
"The biggest problem is still the punishment for the First Prince, right?”Zi added.
"It only caused a huge commotion in the Imperial Palace. Including the attempted murder of the princess and the almost murder of the second emperor's descendant, the entire palace was in an uproar.”
"Yeah…"
" Even so, the First Prince is still the owner of the Grozny Emperor. More importantly, he has the support of one of the five great nobles, the Shabradun family. After all, he was the First Prince who had the support of the largest noble family. His punishment had to be especially careful. Your Majesty must be having a headache, right?"
Then, Azi turned his gaze to Qing Yang and turned his head with a worried expression.
"Now that the second-generation lord has also come to the imperial capital, it will inevitably cause a huge commotion.”
Zi turned to look at the sky thoughtfully. Qing Yang smiled bitterly and asked,"
"So, where are we going next?”
"Although there's no harm in telling you, it's better to keep looking forward to it. In short, it's a very special place.”
Qing Yang and the others were currently walking on the Eastern Avenue.
This place was different from the Central Avenue. There were many smithing shops, weapon shops, and prop shops on both sides. Because of this, most of the pedestrians on the road looked like adventurers and mercenaries. The atmosphere around them was rough and wild. Just as Qing Yang was looking around excitedly, Zi turned into a small alley between the guard room and the hotel. Qing Yang quickly followed and entered the dark path.
Not long after, dazzling sunlight appeared in front of them. After the two of them got out of the small path, they arrived at an ancient temple.
"As you can see, Lord Ola is here.”
Looking in the direction Azi pointed, he found Ola's figure under a tree. Although her right arm was still bandaged, she was still flipping through the book with her left hand.
There were several knights in black armor around Ola, and they were surrounded by a large group of children.
The knights were holding a large number of sweets and biscuits that did not match their solemn attire. The children were attracted by this and surrounded them.
"They are all war orphans, children adopted by the elven temple.”
"No wonder there are so many children…but why is there a temple here?”
The people of the Central Continent, especially the people of the Atlantis Empire, mostly believed in the Elf King, and there was an endless stream of worshippers. However, why did the temple have to be built in such a deserted alley?
"Because this is the environment that elves like.”
Hearing Zi's answer, Qing Yang came to a realization.
This place seemed to be completely isolated from the developed streets outside, filled with rich nature.
The temple was surrounded by grass, and colorful flowers of red and white swayed in the wind. Looking at the radiance of the temple bathed in sunlight, his soul seemed to have been cleansed.
" Due to the increasing development of the streets, East Borough has now become a dangerous area filled with adventurers and mercenaries. Although many countermeasures had been taken in the past, the results were not obvious.”
"We can't just chase the adventurers and mercenaries away now.”
If he tried to break the deep-rooted things, it would definitely cause a huge backlash.
"That's right. That's why a guard room was set up to protect the children.”
Didn't they pass by on the way here just now? Zi said.
"By the way, it's guarded by 'Black Iron Knights Region'. The man who was in charge of guarding the place was really not doing his job properly. Therefore, Lord Ola sent him to maintain the security of East Borough.”
After Zi finished speaking proudly, Ola, who seemed to have noticed the two of them, left the shade and walked towards them.
"What a rare guest."
"Hi, Ola, long time no see…Actually, it hasn't been long.”
"Yes, I am. I also sent a letter over yesterday…Let's not talk about this first. Why are you here?”
"His Majesty summoned me."
Qing Yang placed the sack on his back on the ground. After opening it, he roughly reached out to search.
Then, he took out a " trash " letter.
"This is it."
"Trash?"
Indeed, Qing Yang thought so too. This letter was even more tattered than when he received it from Allie.
After Ola read the letter, she tilted her head and said,"
"I roughly understand. However, how do you plan to enter the palace?”
"With black hair and black eyes.”
"Not now. In the current Imperial Palace, there were fights between nobles everywhere. The guards won't pay attention to you."
"What if I show this letter to the guards…"
"Who would believe that this piece of trash is a letter from His Majesty the Emperor?”
Ola handed the letter back to Qing Yang and placed a hand on her forehead, shaking her head in distress.
"A letter from His Majesty the Emperor is quite precious. You might not even receive it once in your lifetime. He actually didn't cherish it so much and even kneaded it like a pile of trash. This was simply unheard of. Even if he really entered the palace with this letter, he would probably be beheaded for being disrespectful.”
"That's true…"
"There's no other way. I'll go with you.”
"Eh?"
"As long as I'm with you, Qing Yang should be able to enter as well.”
"Of course, I'd be grateful if I could…"
Qing Yang looked behind Ola. A group of children had unknowingly gathered.
Further behind, the elite Black Iron Knights of the Third Royal Army were pushed to the ground by the children.
"Sister Ola! Where are you going?"
A young girl who could not enunciate clearly pulled Ola's sleeve. Ola patted the girl's head and a smile appeared on her face.
"I'm going to the palace. When I'm not around, you guys can play with Azi-qing.”
Zi was stunned when he heard this. Qing Yang believed that he had not seen wrongly.
However, Ola completely ignored him. She said to Qing Yang,"Follow me", and walked away.
"Wait, wait a minute! Lord Ola, waaaah!"
The children who didn't know what to do instantly rushed towards Zi. In the blink of an eye, he was nowhere to be seen.
"Stop, stop! I'm just a noble! How dare you treat me like this!"
"I am His Majesty Qing Yang!"
"Then I am the God of War!"
"Then I want to be His Majesty Lance!"
"What, what are you doing? Stop! Don't touch that!"
Zi kept protesting, but the children didn't listen at all.
Qing Yang and the others left Azi's sorrowful cries behind them and walked back along the road they had just come from, then headed north along the Central Avenue. Halfway there, Ola said to Qing Yang,"
"In the eyes of ordinary people, the place we are going to next is a prosperous world that only the chosen ones can afford to live in. Of course, this was true. However, that place was also a place of jealousy and desire. He couldn't be careless. Do you understand?"
"Yes."
"You have to be wary of anyone who takes the initiative to approach you. You don't want to follow others while wagging your tail. In particular, he had to be wary of beautiful women. In the past, there were even emperors who destroyed their thrones because of women.”
"Are you worried about me?"
That was why he was so talkative today. Just as Qing Yang was thinking this, Ola coldly glanced at him.
"Listen quietly."
"Yes…"
"Unfortunately, I can't help you all the time. Because the only person His Majesty summoned was you.”
"That's true. However, at most, I didn't pass the test in etiquette. Anyway, I'll cross the bridge when I come to it.”
"I hope so…"
The conversation ended here, and the two of them walked side by side without saying a word.
Climbing up the gentle slope, an iron door about five times Qing Yang's height appeared in front of him.
The top of the iron door was pointed like a spear, giving off a solemn and grand impression.
When the guards saw Ola, they hurried forward.
"Welcome, Knight Commander. Is there something important today?"
"His Majesty has ordered me to bring him into the palace.”
Ola said, pointing at Qing Yang. The guard sized up Qing Yang as if he was appraising him. At the same time, he replied,
"This subordinate has not received any relevant notification. I'm sorry, but I can't let you pass."
Several deep wrinkles appeared on Qing Yang's brows. How was this possible? It was clearly His Majesty the Emperor who had personally written to Qing Yang. He would definitely have informed the guards of his visit.
It was very likely that someone was manipulating behind the scenes to block the news of Qing Yang at some point. Or perhaps this guard was working for someone.
"Then, tell me your name and your unit.”
"Eh?"
"How dare you doubt my words as the personal attendant of the third prince, Blu Blu? Of course, you have to accept the punishment you deserve."
In other words, he was threatening him to lose his job if he didn't let him go!
"This, this…"
The guard's expression was as if he was in a difficult position, and he honestly showed the strong entanglement in his heart.
Soon, the guard with a few drops of cold sweat on his face lowered his head weakly.
"Please pass."
Looking at the dejected guards, Qing Yang couldn't help but sympathize with them. However, the indignant Ola had already taken the lead to pass through the door, so he could only hurriedly follow.
As soon as he stepped into the vast interior of the palace, he saw a small team patrolling.
Qing Yang endured the gazes of the patrol team, as if they were confirming if he had done anything suspicious, as he walked through the wide passage surrounded by the rose garden. After walking straight for a while, there was a huge fountain in front of them, which divided the path into four directions.
In the west area, the residences of powerful nobles were built next to each other. On the east side was the residence and training ground of the elite Golden Lion Knights of the First Royal Army. The central palace of the Atlantis Empire, Vanesay, was located in the north. Just as Qing Yang was listening to Ola's explanation, Ola suddenly approached him.
"That guard had the aura of the Shabradun family on him. That family is a supporter of the first prince. You have to be careful.”
After Ola spoke in a low voice, Qing Yang nodded lightly.
"Do you know the news of the Hila family's head passing away, Qingyang?”
The Hila family was a large family that unified the eastern nobles.
Three months ago, he had lost his head, and now his widow was acting on his behalf.
On the surface, the cause of death was an accidental death from falling off a horse, but in fact, the theory of assassination was more convincing.
"According to my speculation, it was the Shabradun family who did this. Although there was no evidence, the other party was very active in proposing marriage to the Duchess of Hila, whose husband had just passed away, in an attempt to annex her family business. These shameless fellows would not hesitate even if they wanted to poison Qing Yang to death in the Imperial Palace.”
"I understand. I'll be on guard against the Shabradans."
Qing Yang thanked Ola. When he finally arrived at the Imperial Palace, he couldn't help but gasp.
It was not because he was awed by the beauty of the palace, but because he missed it.
Although it seemed to have undergone several renovations, it still had the shadow of the palace from a thousand years ago.
"I feel like I'm back at home.”
This was the first place he had come to when he was summoned to this world in the past.
Here, he became sworn brothers with Lance and gathered many companions to survive in the war-torn world together.
After the Empire was born and the war ended, this became the last place to bid farewell to his adopted brother Lance.
The place where it began and ended.
"No matter what difficulties await me in the future, I will not stop.”
Qing Yang had a premonition that a new story was about to unfold. He raised his foot and stepped into the palace again.
After entering the palace, Qing Yang and Ola were searched by the guards and female officials respectively.
After the search was completed, Ola turned to Qing Yang and said,"
"Someone is here to welcome you."
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