Chapter 331 - Being Trapped (1/2)

Xiao Bing waited patiently in the dark, but it was almost midnight, and these people were still very alert. Xiao Bing thought of something and then crept under the bridge, using two hands and holding on to the edge of the bridge, swung like a monkey toward the other end.

The bridge was at least 200 meters long, and its edge was too narrow to hold on to. Xiao Bing had to grip it tightly with his fingers. Even for a Transforming Strength master, it was impossible to get across the bridge like this. Luckily, Xiao Bing was in Breaking The Void Level, and it was not a problem for him.

After crossing the bridge, Xiao Bing stretched his arms and quietly sneaked into the Kokyo, like a ghost. The guards at the gate did not even notice him.

The imperial residence was heavily guarded, and only a person at Xiao Bing’s level was able to go in and out easily. If a person at the Innate Realm tried to break into it, he would have been discovered, as soon as he left the bridge. Even a man in the Gang-strength Stage with a perfect plan, would have not done it as easily as Xiao Bing did.

Xiao Bing, relying on his speed, ran swiftly into a large hall, without looking for any cover. There was no one around, except for a golden throne in the hall. It looked like a parliament hall, where they should not keep any live prisoners. After looking around, Xiao Bing quietly left.

Even though the entire Kokyo was not as big as Yuanmingyuan or the palace in Huaxia, it was too large to search through every room in one night. Since Xiao Bing was looking for cellars or basements, he had to be careful and meticulous in his search. Then he thought of another question—whether the people he was looking for would be locked up in the Kokyo or not? If they were not, he had to follow Princess Nami, and find some clues.

Xiao Bing spent more than three hours searching through the interior of the Kokyo, but there were two palaces he could not enter. One was the emperor’s palace. When Xiao Bing arrived at the steps outside the palace, he felt many unusual breath fluctuations. Although they seemed weaker than Xiao Bing’s, they were strong and weird, and Xiao Bing could not go in without being noticed.

Another site was the hall next to the palace which had a more terrifying aura than the emperor’s palace. Xiao Bing could feel that the person inside might be as powerful as himself.

Nothing could be found on this night and before being discovered, Xiao Bing had to exit the Kokyo and returned to the hotel when it was dawn.

If Xiao Bing did not leave before dawn, it would be difficult for him not to be discovered, even if he was that good. Xiao Bing was a man, not god, and he still belonged to the human category.

Xiao Bing was looking forward to reaching eternity, but that realm was just a rumor. Some people said that Dharma had reached that level, but he died anyway. So everyone would die and the so-called immortality might not be true. However, it was just a speculation on Xiao Bing’s part, and before he attained it, he was always full of expectation.

Thinking of the strong aura that he felt in the Imperial Palace last night, Xiao Bing finally understood what Monitor said: Don’t belittle the people in Country R. Although it was a tiny country compared to Huaxia, they had studied Martial Arts since ancient times. Although they did not have a more profound foundation than Huaxia, they did have some masters.

Although Xiao Bing was strong, he was unable to defeat a whole country. So he had to change his plan and follow the princess.

Xiao Bing did not sleep all night. He lay in bed from four to ten in the morning. Then he checked out with his small backpack and the long knife, and went to the Sakura Manor by taxi.

Taxis were not allowed into the manor, so Xiao Bing had to alight when he arrived at the gates. He walked forward and two guards immediately stopped him, pointed their guns at him and said, “Stop.”

Xiao Bing took his waist tag out and showed them. He said, “I’m Aoki Ichiro, the princess’s new guard.”

The two soldiers hurriedly put the guns down and saluted him. One of them spoke into the walkie-talkie, “The princess’s new guard, Aoki Ichiro is here. Open the doors and let him in immediately.”

One could tell from their eyes that they respected Xiao Bing very much. After the doors opened, they said apologetically, “Sorry, Mr. Aoki, it was our responsibility to stop anyone who tries to enter.”

Xiao Bing nodded and smiled. “I understand. You have your duties to fulfill and I have mine. Especially since you are soldiers. I am going in.”

“Please enter, Mr. Aoki. In addition, please remember to always carry your waist tag, whenever you come in and go out.”

Xiao Bing smiled and said, “Okay!”

Xiao Bing walked into the courtyard. When he saw the surroundings, he was stunned. How beautiful it was!

The manor had a lot of sakura trees. Even such an iron-blooded man like Xiao Bing could not help being fascinated by the blooms in the flower garden.