6 Arriving At The Capital - 2.3 (1/2)
With the coming of dawn, the group of cultivators with Meng Yao started readying for their departure back to the imperial capital.
The tents were put away, the campfire doused and the horses they rode were efficiently saddled.
During all the commotion with the preparations, one lone figure stood away from the group with a flabbergasted expression on his face.
”They're gone.”
Incredulous, Meng Yao stared at the far away clearing that had served as a camp site where he saw two travelers eating and drinking happily just last night, now looking empty, without any signs of people even staying the night there.
It was just so shocking!
Meng Yao even purposefully woke up earlier at the same time as the cultivators escorting them and yet from the moment he checked the other campsite, not a soul was left in sight. He even ordered the guards to check on them when it was their turn to keep watch during the night but sometime during the night when they were switching of people, they had noiselessly slipped away!
Grumbling under his breath, Meng Yao slowly made his way to the rest of his companions and got ready to depart, lamenting silently at the loss of his chance to meet two such interesting individuals.
Meanwhile, the two people who seemingly disappeared without a trace was actually well on their way to the imperial city of Thunder Vale Country and has made good progress with their travel time and could already see the looming gates and walls with several built-in towers that served as the first layer of protection of the grand and imposing city.
The gradually brightening sky softly illuminated the thousand-foot walls that were made with huge dark obsidian blocks of stone that faintly gleamed a it reflected the sun's rays.
As Fan Hui Zhong and Fan Zhu Xia grew closer, they were able to see the huge reinforced gates slowly open and a group of city guards and soldiersemerge in an organized fashion and quickly separated to form smaller groups that seemed to have different purposes. Some had stayed just inside the walls, others just outside the gates while some spread out just outside the walls in smaller squads.
The imposing presence of these guards and soldiers had even rendered all those that were a bit ruly and impatient to pass through the gates simmer down and fall silent without even uttering a singlecomplaint.
It left a deep, favorable impression on Fan Zhu Xia and it made her look at Thunder Vale Country with more appreciation.
With guards and soldiers who exude an aura of rightousness and exhibit such discipline was something to commend!
Sensing her positive mood, Fan Hui Zhong couldn't help but smile and feel some pride especially when he saw her cast an approving glance at the direction of the city gates.
He wasn't just happy that she liked the looks of the imperial capital but he was also proud since he knew that the soldiers and guards had been trained by his family for some time.
The moment they neared the entrance, some of the troops that were standing guard who had casually inspected them couldn't help but take a second look then gasp in surprise.