Chapter 343: The Emperor (1/2)
The white-winged woman was filled with reverence and fear as she looked at the Emperor. She had expected them to put great importance on her news, but to come out himself, she would never have expected this.
Although she was honored, she also suddenly started to doubt herself. Was it indeed a Sovereign Beast she had encountered? Had she not just been confused?
If she had made a mistake, she did not doubt that she would end up dead. Lying to the Emperor was, without a doubt, the biggest taboo of them all.
”This... this way,” she said trembling as she started to walk out the palace with trembling legs.
The Emperor could not walk to the harbor; it was not befitting for someone of his status. As soon as they exited the palace, a luxurious carriage was waiting for them.
Outside the carriage wasere a regiment of soldiers, all of them were standing motionless, their eyes sharp and their bodies taut.
No one knew the purpose of this Sovereign Beast that had just appeared, if heit was here to cause problems, then they needed a lot of people to deal with him, but if he was here as a friend, then they also needed to show him due respect.
While the rumors of an unknown sovereign beast started to spread from the palace, and cause many to become nervous, Xue Wei was casual and relaxed at the harbor, finishing all procedures.
He was calm and collected, not at all worried. ”Should we leave the harbor?” Lin Xiao asked when they had stored the ship in their storage treasure, but Xue Wei just shook his head.
”They can't find us if we leave,” he said confidently. ”Who?” Lin Xiao was perplexed. They knew no one in the Demon Phoenix Continent, so who should look for them?
”Did you not notice how hurriedfast that winged lady was with leaving?” Xue Wei asked with a slight smile on her face, and Lin Xiao suddenly realized it. She had left veryso fast.
”She is fetching someone?” Lin Xiao suddenly understood what Xue Wei meant, and his face showed signs of worry.
”She should have told the Emperor about my appearance,” Xue Wei said with a nod of his head.
”Aren't you worried about them suddenly capturing you?” Lin Xiao continued, but Xue Wei shook his head.
”He should be treating me with respect.” Xue Wei said with certainty. ”I might not be of his race, but I am a Sovereign Beast. The four Sovereign Beast races are all friends. It is unnatural for them to attack one another.”
Hearing Xue Wei's words, they calmed down. If he said that there was a sense of brotherhood between Sovereign Beasts, then they would trust in him.
Xue Wei was sometimes a bit too cruel and bloodthirsty, but he would never lie to them, nor had he put their lives at risk intentionally.
Since that was the case, they were eager to see who was the one that was sent to greet them. Was it going to be an essential official? Was it going to maybe even be a prince? They were quite curious as to how much importance would be put on them.
They did not have to wait for long before they heard the commotion at the northern entrance to the harbor.
A large entourage was arriving, there were around five hundred Primordial Beasts, all of them at the Heavenly Knight rank, and on top of that were ten Ordinary Saints.
In the middle of this army of experts was a sizeable luxurious carriage. The carriage was very different from others Xue Wei had seen, it was as if it had been created solely from rare materials such as moonstone and star gems.
”We might have hooked a big fish this time,” Xue Wei muttered, his eyes displaying how stunned he was, but he said nothing and continued to observe this army of experts.
Flying in front of them all was a figure they had instantly recognized. It was the white-winged woman, but she looked anything but comfortable, her eyes were showing tinges of panic, her body was trembling, and when she noticed that Xue Wei and the others were casually standing around the southern parts of the harbor, she seemed as if she had found her savior.
She started leading the entourage towards them. Everyone they came across quickly made way for the carriage, no one dared to be in the way.
Xue Wei was quite surprised. From what he could see, the one who had appeared was of very high standing. Otherwise, he would not be followed by such a large entourage.
”Could it be...” Seeing how everyone was filled with awe and reverence as the carriage passed, Xue Wei was somewhat confident that the person within this carriage was of exceptional standing.
Even the country's prime minister would not be treated with such reverence. A prince? Perhaps, but it had to be a prince of a certain standing.
Even if it was a prince, he should not have the power to summon this many supporters, only with the Emperor's accept would it be possible to send this many people out to greet them.
This also left one rather frightening option. The Emperor could have come himself.
Just the thought of that made Xue Wei feel a chill run down his spine. If the Emperor himself had arrived, it would naturally be a good thing if he was friendly. However, it was also a possibility that he would take Xue Wei as someone who had overstepped his boundaries, and someone who wanted to take over his kingdom.
Thinking like this, a slight bit of worry appeared in his heart. He knew, from his inherited Azure Dragon memories, that the Sovereign Beasts had a brotherly relationship.
However, one thing was what he knew from memories; another was what was real. He had never encountered another sovereign beast, so the actual reaction was unknown.
Of course, he did not tell his friends about his worries. He knew that if they were aware, they would be filled with fear, so he stayed silent and looked calm and composed outside.
The speed atof which the entourage was traveling was rather fast; they were not caring about whether or not people would move out of the way, if they did not, they would simply be pushed away.
Although the soldiers killed no one, many ended up wounded in various ways.
Even when they were wounded, no one dared to say anything about it. They were not even paid any kind of remuneration, but they still felt awed when looking at the carriage.