44 The Bloody Royal Feast I (1/2)

After leaving the restaurant, Ling Chen and Fang Lan immediately made their way to the Royal Palace of the Fire Crow Kingdom.

The Royal Capital of the Fire Crow Kingdom was far bigger and more developed than any of the towns and cities they have visited so far.

Some of the streets were fifty to sixty meters wide, with an endless stream of horses and carriages that trotted along and if Kapoti Town and the other cities they've visited were to be compared, it could only be described as a rural backwater.

”Young Master, the members of the royal family of the Fire Crow Kingdom are written in red or yellow in the Blackbook.” Suddenly asked Fang Lan as they were making their way to the Royal Palace.

” Red,” Bluntly answered Ling Chen.

Listening to Ling Chen's answer, Fang Lan's eyes flickered with sharpeners as he added.” It seems like the Royal Family of the Fire Crow Kingdom really don't put our Heavenly Demon Sect in their eyes.”

”They even ignored the Iron Rule passed down by the sect. How should they be dealt with?” Asked Fang Lan as his body was emanating a terrifying killing intent.

”You already know the punishment for traitors.” Indifferently answered Ling Chen with his childish voice.

Before Ling Chen left the Heavenly Demon Sect for his mission, his father gave him a small black book that contained the names of the people and influences within the Heavenly Demon Sect Domain that either betrayed them and were spies for the other fifteen great influences, more precisely the Yan Empire.

Although the Heavenly Demon Sect didn't interfere with the governance and the power struggles between the kingdoms and influences within his domain, It didn't mean that they didn't keep an eye on them.

They had spies and people everywhere within their domain. Their jobs were to assess and monitor all the influences within their domain.

The Heavenly Demon sect didn't impose many rules on the influences within his domain. They only had one Iron Rule which was to never betray them at any cost and collide with the other influences. Except for that and paying a small taxes every year, there was nothing.

Even if a kingdom raged war and occupied other kingdoms, the Heavenly Demon sect wouldn't interfere. Hell!, one could even overthrow a royal family and the Heavenly Demon Sect wouldn't care as long as one pays his taxes and stay loyal to them.

In the past, the Royal family of the Fire Crow Kingdom was surnamed Jiang, not Han. However, two hundred years ago, In a violent rebellion, the Han Clan which was one the four greats clan of the Fire Crow Kingdom at the time suppressed the then Royal Clan and took over the King's Token which gave them the right of rulership.

The King's Token was a token given to every kingdom's Ruler as a proof of their legitimacy by the Heavenly Demon Sect.

Throughout these two hundred years that the Han Clan has taken over, the Fire Crow Kingdom had constantly expanded and annexed two other smaller countries, causing their strength to rise as a whole.

At this moment, Ling Chen and Fang Lan were leisurely advancing forwards, making their way to the Royal Palace. Very swiftly, they soon arrived before the gate of a magnificent Palace.

Before the gate of this enormous magnificent palace were rows of heroic-looking soldiers. There were also two huge stones sculptures of Fire Crows which stood next to the gate. The two stones sculptures looked very intimidating, and their heads were staring down at the passerby, appearing quite fearful.

All the pedestrians walking through the nearby streets couldn't help but unconsciously move a bit farther away, not daring to get too close.

As for Ling Chen and Fang Lan, they walked straight towards it.

” Halt.”

”Who are the two of you? This is a restricted place for a civilian. If you have any matters, please speak” One of the guards standing at the gate to the Royal Palace shouted. At the same time, they unsheathed their swords and pointed at the two of them.

Both Ling Chen and Fang Lan understood; this was the royal palace of the king, the ruler of this country. Once one reached a distance of thirty meters or so of the palace without permission, the Royal guards could simply kill the incomer.

” I want to meet your king. Tell him that I am a disciple of the Heavenly Demon Sect.” Fang Lan calmly spoke as he showed his core disciple token to the guards.

Though Ling Chen's mission was to annihilate the Royal Family of the Fire Crow Kingdom, he didn't want to just barge in and alert the enemy. He just wanted to catch all of them in a net. As such, his best course of action was to pretend to come in peace.

He might be a child, but he wasn't that stupid. He was raised and grew up in an environment where if he wasn't strong and quick-witted, death was the only thing that awaits him. Not to mention, after he opened his upper-dantian and awakened his Nascent Soul, reluctantly his way of thinking went far beyond that of a child.

Upon hearing Fang Lan's answered, the countenance of the guards changed abruptly. Although they've never been to the Heavenly Demon Sect, as people living within the domain of the Heavenly Demon Sect, they knew what they represented. They were the true ruler of the lands.

”Give me a second, I will report this to the Royal family quickly.” Said one of the guards as he opened the gate and ran inside at an astonishing speed.

After a short while, the entrance gate of the Royal Palace opened again, and a row of figures appeared in front of them. They were led by a young man. The young man was very good looking with a golden crown on his head; projecting an aura of royalty.

Behind the young man, there stood several powerful experts. It was evident that they were all extremely powerful characters of the Fire crow Kingdom from the aura they were emanating.