Chapter 1318: The Duke of Es Invitation Card! (1/2)

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

Whoosh!

A gust of wind blew in through the window, rustling through the books in the room and causing a thin azure book to fall from the desk. Wang Chong bent down to pick it up, and as his fingers touched it, he realized that it was actually the mysterious invitation card the Duke of E Residence's guard had delivered on that night.

Wang Chong had no interest in seeing anyone at this time, and started to place the letter back on the table. A moment later, however, he hesitated. Patting off the dust, he took it back.

”There's no harm in looking.”

Wang Chong sighed as he slowly opened up the invitation card. The words in the card were written in very proper and regular handwriting.

'The Duke of E, Yuchi Xiong, to His Highness, the King of Foreign Lands:

'The King of Foreign Lands has striven to the utmost and is a model for the country. The common people have been deceived by the ignorant, but fairness and reason remain in the hearts of the people, and what is right and wrong will become self-evident in the future. In addition, Yuchi was entrusted by another to specially invite Your Highness to a meeting at Zilin Park, a small grove in the southern part of the city, on the seventeenth day of the sixth month at the Zi Period. It is hoped that the King of Foreign Lands will be at the appointed time and place…'

”Entrusted by another?”

Wang Chong slightly frowned, a ripple of emotion going through his heart. There wasn't much to this invitation card, but the last part had taken Wang Chong rather by surprise. He had originally believed that the Duke of E was inviting him to the Duke of E Residence, but it was now apparent that this wasn't the case at all.

He had never before received an invitation from a noble house sent on behalf of another. He couldn't help but find it strange.

”Just what sort of person could have the Duke of E write an invitation card for him? Why couldn't they just come themselves? Is there any need to have someone write an invitation card for you?”

Wang Chong's mind was in turmoil as he gripped the invitation card.

This invitation card from the Duke of E was strange all around. The writer was not the inviter, and even at the very end, the Duke of E had never said who the person inviting him was. He had never heard about anyone receiving such a bizarre invitation card before.

”Heh!”

Wang Chong shook his head and chuckled as he prepared to put the card back and cast the matter to the back of his mind. But a moment later, his eyes passed over the unremarkable insignia at the end of the letter. His pupils instantly constricted as if he had been jabbed, while massive waves began to surge in his mind.

”This, this… how could this be?!”

Wang Chong stared at the golden insignia on the lower right corner of the card, his eyes full of disbelief. This was a golden flame in the shape of a lotus, and in the center of this flame were three golden axes and a twelve-section mace1.

Bang!

Wang Chong felt his heart thump and all the blood in his body surge. A banging resounded in his ears, and his mind was completely blank.

”How could it be… them!?”

Time seemed to stop as countless thoughts emerged in his mind. Wang Chong found it impossible to remain calm. He had never imagined that, in this life, he would once more see that most important insignia.

Wang Chong suddenly understood why the Duke of E would write an invitation card in someone else's place, and also why the Duke of E had never revealed this person's identity.

If it was 'them' from his memories, then they were completely capable of using the Duke of E and also would naturally not reveal their identity This was because… these people simply did not exist in the records of this world!

Even after putting down the card, Wang Chong still could not calm down.

No matter what, he had to meet with them.

……

In the blink of an eye, it was now the seventeenth day of the sixth month.

The night was pitch-black, illuminated only by the stars hanging in the night sky.

At the Zi Period, Wang Chong, dressed in civilian clothes, silently jumped over the wall and headed for Zilin Park.

A figure was waiting in the shadows of the park, and apparently had been for some time. It was precisely the guard of the Duke of E Residence from before.

With him were several soldiers of the Ultimate Martial Army.

”Your Highness is truly reliable!”

The Duke of E Residence guard faintly smiled.

”Follow me!”

The guard immediately turned around, jumped onto a tree branch, and began to venture deeper into the forest. Without another word, Wang Chong jumped up and followed. Wang Chong followed this group in the dim starlight as they silently bobbed and weaved. The only sound was that of a few owls.

After some time, the group finally stopped in front of a dark grove of trees.

The Duke of E Residence guard turned to Wang Chong and said, ”Your Highness is truly extraordinary. After such a long time, are you not going to ask where we're going or who you're going to meet?”