257 The King (1/2)

Xue Wei was rather curious about this one person who was known as the King. If he was as young as they said, he was quite accomplished—even more so when he saw the entire continent that was neatly under control of the sovereign. He could not help but feel astounded.

Seeing the previously hesitant expression on Xue Wei's face turn into a slightly excited smile, Elder Sun heaved a heavy sigh of relief.

He was sure that the King would not cause problems for them. However, if they were too alert and hostile towards the King, it was hard to tell if he would feel insulted and as a result return the favor by locking them up in prison.

From behind the group of guards came a gaudily clad woman. Her voluptuous figure bounced with every step she took, causing many of the guards to swallow hard.

Although her body was incredibly alluring, Xue Wei only glanced down at it briefly before his eyes went to the face.

Although he had a hard time finding these experts with multiple eyes aesthetically pleasing, he had to admit that this woman was a rarely seen beauty.

She had four eyes, and all of them were phoenix eyes, slanting upwards, the pupils and irides as dark as midnight. Her red lips were plump and when she saw the young men she could not help but lick her lips slightly, leaving them moist and shining.

Her skin was pale like jade, her demeanor fiery. When looking at her, one could easily guess that this woman immense strength and authority.

Xue Wei cupped his hands and bowed to the woman. His three friends behind him copied the gesture. Seeing this, all of the people present were surprised.

A pearl-like laughter erupted from the lips of the woman as she hid her mouth behind her hand.

”Please, rise,” the woman said with a laugh, her eyes displaying mirth and her lips hooked up in a smile.

”How can I accept the bow of such esteemed guests such as yourselves?” she continued on as she stepped forward. Xue Wei and the others rose as requested, and they looked at the woman in front of them.

”I am but merely His Highness' loyal subject who has been tasked with guiding you through the palace.”

Although the woman was downplaying her own ability, Xue Wei just smiled at her. Despite her alleged friendliness, he felt that she held great secrets and power. Upsetting her would be quite troublesome.

”Well then, follow me,” she said as she gestured for them to follow behind her. Without further ado, the rest of them followed behind her with a smile on their faces.

When they were following behind the beauty, all of them spent the short trip marveling at the overwhelming luxury of the palace. It was much more lavish than what they had previously expected.

Not only was everything decorated with gemstones, gold, jade, and other rare materials, but the floor was also made from the same kind of marble as the walls, shining beautifully in the light that shone through the massive windows.

As they entered the palace, they walked through halls, hallways, corridors, gardens, and even roads. And eventually, they reached the inner part of the palace where a large building was climbing high into the sky, the towers trying to stretch towards the heaven above.

Xue Wei was astounded when he saw the building. This place had a completely different style of architecture from Chang'an, and it was extremely beautiful.

It seemed that these multi-eyed experts truly valued beauty and luxury.

”Please wait here while I go inform his Highness of your arrival,” the beauty said before she started swaggering into the palace herself. Elder Sun stood outside with a slightly embarrassed look on his face as he looked at her hips that swayed from one side to another.

He knew Mu Bing'Er from long ago, and although she was rather old, her appearance was still quite young and her behavior only became more and more brazen as the years went by.

He remembered the time she was an innocent young woman who dreamt about doing great things for Yan Dalu, but in the blink of an eye she had grown up and grown accustomed to the scheming and planning that plagued the turbulent royal court.

Sighing while thinking about the past, Elder Sun said nothing. He felt guilty towards Mu Bing'Er for bringing her to this kind of life, but as a four-eyed expert, there were really only two options open for them; one was to enter the royal court and the other was to become a teacher at the Garden of Shadows.

Although the Garden of Shadows was quite a renowned place, if someone truly wished to make a difference in the continent, it was obviously not as a teacher, and thus he had helped her enter the royal court. Unfortunately, he had also sent her to the wolves himself, and seen the once innocent and hopeful girl become black-bellied and frivolous.

Xue Wei, Hei Gou, Bai Tianyi, and Lin Xiao were unaware of the internal sadness that Elder Sun was experiencing at that particular moment. All they knew was that they would soon meet the most revered expert in Yan Dalu. Although they were not ones to be easily nervous, they still felt a bit of apprehension alongside some excitement.

Not long after her entrance, Mu Bing'Er came back outside with an alluring smile on her red lips.

”His Highness would love to see you,” she said with a giggle before gesturing for them to follow her.

Seeing her enthusiasm, they also felt greatly relieved, and all of them followed her past the guards into a great entrance hall where a magnificent set of stairs on each side of a doorway were leading to the upper levels.

The doorway was open, and leading into a great hall. In the hall, Xue Wei could vaguely see a massive throne, upon which sat a figure.