Chapter 403 (1/2)

'Are you all right?'

'Yes I'm fine but I think I will have to stay here a bit longer.'

'Did something happen? Do you need help?'

'No, I'll inform everyone when I'm back, tell the elders that we will be holding a meeting, there will be a lot to explain. Please be careful, we never know when that Wang Long could show up.'

'I will, please be careful and…'

'Yes?'

'The children miss you, try to be back as soon as you can…'

'I will try, tell little Xiu that father will be back before she knows it.'

'That child sure likes her father, she didn't throw tantrums like this before…'

While being stuck in the Long Clan Zhang Dong decided to call his lovely wife. Thanks to his system he was able to connect to people from his faction that he had a high devotion value with. His wife was one of the highest there and shared a maximum devotion rating along with his disciples.

After being brought over to that room with the empire's map he was led outside. This place had no windows, the corridors were small and confusing, clearly made to confuse people that would try to enter it from the outside. If he didn't have his system map he would have no idea where he was.

He was right in the center of this huge Azure Dragon Empire. If compared to the maps that he had access to he would be in the capital which was of course named the Azure Dragon City.

'I think we are close to reaching our destination, I need to go now, take care of yourself and the kids.'

'I will be sure to return my husband.'

'I'll try to make it before dinner.'

The two laughed for a moment but the stares from the three elders of the Long Clan brought him back to the current situation. The three started interjecting whenever the Azure Emperor tried to bring up some state secrets. It was clear that they didn't trust him. If they attempted anything like a slave contract he would still need to get out of there in an instant.

Even though he was apparently a member of the royal family, this didn't mean that he would be welcome with open arms. This could actually spark a war of succession if everyone wasn't careful.

Zhang Dong knew that places like this had multiple factions. The war for the throne was an everlasting struggle with many people trying to get their foot in. Now he appeared out of the blue and apparently had a similarly strong bloodline as the Azure Emperor himself.

Some of the infighting factions could see this as a chance to dethrone the old leader while pushing him on the throne. He wouldn't be surprised if some sleazy characters appeared and tried to get him on their side.

Then there was the more drastic option where the people close to the Azure Emperor could see him as some kind of upstart. This was the faction in power now, he didn't really want to have any ȧssassins being sent after him during the night.

To his surprise, he was led to another teleportation array. This one looked more traditional and was also in a closed chamber.

”Let us show my new brother our Long Clan, I'm sure this will be a sight that he will remember for all eternity.”

”A great plan my love.”

While they stood in the teleportation formation the Azure Emperor started talking. The three elders showed scowls the moment he mentioned showing the long clan. At first, he didn't know what this was supposed to mean but after they teleported he realized.

They found themselves on a large elevator. It was surrounded by a blue glowing dome of energy that allowed him to see everything that was here.

'Are we going up?'

With his enhanced vision he could see the large walls in the distance. Even though they were going up these walls were still blocking the view from every direction. On the ground, he could see various buildings and many people just going about their ways.

'Huge… this city is much larger than anyone that I have visited.'

Zhang Dong had visited many wondrous cities in this world. They were all large with the population being much higher than any modern-day city that he had seen in his original world. This one was truly tremendous, he could bȧrėly see the end of it, and the life signatures of the people were felt by him from all directions.

'Could this place have a hundred million people living in it… maybe more?'

”Bask in the glory of the Azure Dragon City, my brother! I can't wait to show you to the rest of the Clan and to the citizens!”

”Show me to the clan… and also the city?”

”Yes, such a wondrous occasion as this doesn't come around too often! Don't you also think so my wife?”