Chapter 28 (1/2)

When Ling Tian got up the sedan and left the city gates, a procession of luxurious carriages covered in a black cloth entered slowly into the city gates. There were golden chrysanthemum flowers weaved upon the carriages' exterior. As the city gates saw the golden chrysanthemum, they immediately stood at attention, saluting with their spears. They did not even check the carriage at all as it entered the city without reducing its speed. It was as though they were used to seeing the reaction of the guards and did not have any reaction.

As the commander of the guards saw the carriages enter the city, he wiped the sweat which had formed on his forehead as he exclaimed with fright in his voice, ”My goodness, what day is it today? Why did this person enter the city?”

By the side, a young soldier with face full of acne asked curiously, ”Sir, who is that? Why does he look so arrogant—”

Before he got to finish his sentence, his mouth was covered by the captain, ”Little ancestor of mine, will you die if you do not say anything? Are you trying to kill us all?”

All of the older troops then gave a deathly glare at the ”genius” who almost caused trouble for them, rus.h.i.+ng forward to give him a good beating. A short while later as they saw the carriages leave, the captain said with a trembling voice, ”That was so close... It seems that his mood is pretty good today. You b.a.s.t.a.r.d! When you go off duty later, go and punish yourself with the whip. In future, don't ask things that you are not supposed to!” All of the older soldiers began to nod in agreement.

In the front- most carriage, the curtains of the sedan were lifted and a cute head popped out of it. She was a four to five-year-old child with black hair, soft skin and beautiful eyebrows. Her lips were thin with big and s.h.i.+ny eyes. Despite her young age, everyone was able to tell with a single look that she was a beauty. When she grows up, she would definitely be a rare gem.

At that very moment, her red lips were chewing onto some snacks as she asked, ”Grandpa, so this is the capital? Wow, it's so big! There are so many people! Look there, it's so pretty…” Her voice was extremely attractive. As she said that, she looked around with her black eyes.

In the carriage, an old voice sounded, ”Mmm, my good Xue'er, this is the capital. Back then, grandpa stayed here for 20 years…” Speaking to this point, his old voice was already filled with a deep sigh as though he was reminiscing something.

The little girl, Xue'er, was naturally unable to understand her grandfather's feelings. Her head was still stuck out of the window as she looked around in excitement. At times, she also screamed out, ”Wow! Look there, look there, there is a pretty lantern...”

”Grandpa, quickly take a look, there is a monkey on his shoulder... Hehehe... Oi, little monkey…”

”Look there, look there, there are haw b.a.l.l.s there, help me buy a stick of that. Yes yes yes, quickly! Oh no, hmph!”

In the carriage, a 50 to 60-year-old man dressed in a pair of purple robes sat on the rocking carriage, looking at his granddaughter scream and shout in excitement excitedly with a doting smile. His eyes then narrowed for a moment as he thought, Imperial capital... I, Xiao FengHan, am back…

Outside the carriage, there were people pulling in sales, sounds of bargaining, the cries of children, various chatters and more. Suddenly, as though the old man heard something, his face changed and he stretched out his right hand from the window and gave a mysterious hand sign.

The whole procession of carriages suddenly stopped. In fact, they did not stop completely; their speed slowed down to a point where it was 10 times slower than before. In the eyes of an ordinary individual, this procession of carriages was as good as stationary...

The little girl was the most excited as she jumped off the carriage and ran towards the hawker selling the haw b.a.l.l.s. She then took a stick of them, smiling as she ate it.

The hawker was stunned for a moment; looking at this adorable child, he had forgotten to collect money from him for a moment. After being in a short daze, a large hand stretched out by the side with an ingot of silver falling into his hands. Just when the hawker wanted to give his thanks, the person ignored and walked away. For a moment there, the hawker felt that he was in a dream.

A short distance away from the carriage, there were a few people discussing something, with their saliva flying all around. The thing which drew the attention of the old man in the carriage was the conversation among these men.

In the carriage, the eyes of the old men were shut as the words of the men flowed into his ears without a single word missing.