96 Letter of Invitation. (1/2)

Bao Zhang was quietly reclining on the driver's side as he watched the dirt road surrounded by trees.

According to his mother, this road was the path that leads directly to the entrance of the southern gate of the Zhang family.

While he watched lazily, Honoka approached carrying in her hand a cage with a messenger bird inside.

That messenger bird had been bought by Honoka after they left the restaurant <Mirmillo Flower Restaurant>.

”Honoka, why did you buy that messenger bird?”

According to what Bao Zhang had understood, this was the first time Honoka came to the Zhou Kingdom and, because of that, Honoka surely had no acquaintance in the kingdom to whom he could send a message.

So why buy the messenger bird? Does she know anyone?

Honoka opened the cage and pulled out the reddish messenger bird.

”When I told my father that I wanted to visit the Zhou Kingdom, he was adamantly opposed to me coming out ... but I wanted to meet outside the sect at least once, so I insisted to my mother,” Honoka said while she takes out a letter from the pocket of her tunic and showed to Bao Zhang.

”My mother let me come in exchange for sending this letter of invitation when I arrive here.”

”Invitation?”

”That's right, the tournament to choose the new central disciples in the sect is near. Because the 'ruined desert' has giant sandstorms, the messenger birds usually end up lost in the storms and that's why my mother entrusted me with the delivery of the letter of invitation when I arrived here.”

”Is there going to be a guest at the tournament?” Bao Zhang asked with interest since he himself would be participating in the next tournament.

Honoka nodded and placed the invitation letter in the talons of the messenger bird and then she ordered;

”Take the letter to the royal family!”

*Shriek*

The messenger bird let out a loud squeak, implying that it received the order and then flapped its wings and flew towards the sky.

”So the real family will also attend the tournament...” Bao Zhang muttered, as he watched the messenger bird fly and vanish into the blue sky.

Then he looked down and saw a wall ahead with a large door guarded by guards wearing shining armor and the emblem of the Zhang family on the chest of their armor.

At the same time that Bao Zhang saw the guards, the guards also saw the carriage approaching.

After the carriage stopped, one of the guards approached.

The guard was about to speak when he was stopped by Bao Zhang who took out his 'internal disciple' badge and showed it to the guard.

”S-Sect of the golden sword? Are you from the Sect of the golden sword?”

”That's right, I am an internal disciple of the Sect and inside the carriage there is an important Elder of the Sect, with this you must know what to do, right?”

The guard began to shed cold sweat upon hearing the word 'Elder important' and immediately leaned hastily showing his utmost respect.