Chapter 164: Gateway to the Valley
Chapter 164: Gateway to the Valley
At this time, the rice in the rice fields is almost mature. Looking at the heavy rice ears, you know that there will be a good harvest in the future. A breeze blows, and wave-like ripples appear in the rice fields, and the fragrance of rice blows in the wind.
"Please make way for me, pedestrians, please walk to the sidewalk next to you."
Just as everyone was immersed in the beautiful scenery outside the valley, a deep voice came from behind.
Everyone looked back and saw that several carriages were coming in from outside, and King Wu and his men were blocking the carriages' way. This was also because they were almost lined up in a row, otherwise the carriages could have passed through such a wide road.
The awkward group of people had no choice but to walk to the sidewalk nearby and watch as one carriage after another drove towards the town in the distance.
When they entered the town, they felt the atmosphere of peacetime in the Daxing Empire, but they also seemed to feel a little different. There was no depressing atmosphere here.
Moreover, there are no beggars here. Most people are busy, and the proportion of warriors is unusually high. What shocked them even more was that the warriors interacted with ordinary people without any condescending attitude.
"Look, that white tiger! That's Xiaobai, right?" The fifth prince suddenly pointed at a figure at the edge of the square and said excitedly.
According to the Liang family's information, the white tiger is the favorite creature of the young royal members. The reason for this is that the white tiger Xiaobai is a exotic beast and possesses the intelligence of a spiritual beast.
There are many legends about Xiaobai among the people. Because Xiaobai often leaves the valley to patrol his territory, he often saves some humans. Gradually, the stories about Xiaobai spread in Daxing.
Xiaobai, who was basking in the sun in the square, seemed to feel the gaze of a stranger. The key point was that the other party seemed to be very strong, so he looked up lazily and looked at King Wu and the others.
"Ah, Xiaobai is looking at me with such an oppressive look in his eyes. Is this the might of the tiger?" The Fifth Prince seemed to really like Xiaobai. Even though he felt the pressure released by Xiaobai, he was not afraid. Instead, he shouted excitedly.
"It really is an exotic beast, a 4th-grade exotic beast." King Wu also felt Xiaobai's pressure. He could sense Xiaobai's cultivation level through Xiaobai's pressure.
"Ow~"
Suddenly, Xiaobai let out a huge tiger roar, then looked at King Wu and lay down to continue basking in the sun. Xiaobai was arranged by Liang Zifeng to be on duty in the town today. Because everyone else was busy in the valley, Dahei and his mother and daughter were too lazy to leave the valley, so Xiaobai was left with nothing to do.
King Wu was speechless at this moment, because he actually felt that Xiaobai's look at him was a warning. He was a peak 2nd-grade being, but he was actually warned by a 4th-grade monster.
Soon after Xiaobai's tiger roar stopped, a team of law enforcers came to King Wu. When they saw King Wu's princely attire and the attire of the two princes, the law enforcers saluted King Wu respectfully.
"I wonder which prince of the royal family you are?" A fourth-rank law enforcer stepped forward and asked King Wu.
"I am Zhou Chenjin, this is the fifth prince of Daxing, and this is the sixth prince of Daxing."
"So it's His Majesty the King of Wu, and the two princes. My humble servant apologizes for being rude." The law enforcer did not kneel like ordinary people, but bowed respectfully to the King of Wu and the other two.
After the law enforcer finished his salute, he looked at the remaining two and guessed that they were the royal entourage. He did not ask any questions, but instead asked King Wu about the purpose of their coming here.
"We are here on His Majesty's orders to pass on the decree to confer upon Mr. Liang Zifeng the title of King of Backer Mountain. From now on, Mr. Liang will be His Royal Highness the Prince of Daxing."
King Wu first bowed in the direction of the capital, and then spoke calmly. He also said it loudly on purpose, and the purpose was self-evident.
"This..." The law enforcer did not show a happy expression, but frowned and thought for a while, then said respectfully to King Wu, "Your Highness King Wu, please wait a moment, I will go and report it."
"Yeah." King Wu frowned slightly, but still nodded somewhat unhappily.
So, the law enforcer asked his men to go to the valley and report the situation there to Liang Zifeng. However, just as the men were about to turn around and leave, they saw a veiled beauty walking towards them, followed by a group of onlookers.
The law enforcer heaved a sigh of relief upon seeing this, and hurried over and said, "Miss Xiao Zhao, you're here?"
"Well, you go down."
Needless to say, the beautiful woman with a veil was naturally Leng Yuzhao. Liang Zifeng already knew what happened here, so he sent Leng Yuzhao to greet King Wu and his companions.
"Yes." The law enforcers responded and left.
Leng Yuzhao came in front of Wu Wang and his companions, glanced at Wu Wang calmly, and saw that his eyes were full of admiration without any disgrace, so he nodded and said, "Young Master asked me to pick you up, follow me."
After finishing speaking, without waiting for King Wu to speak, he turned and walked towards the valley entrance, leaving King Wu and the others looking at each other for a moment, and finally had to follow him.
"Uncle, she is the maid Xiao Zhao mentioned in the information, right?" The Fifth Prince looked at Leng Yuzhao in front of him and asked King Wu in a low voice.
King Wu nodded, and then whispered, "Don't talk, just follow me."
After seeing the Fifth Prince calm down, King Wu muttered to himself, "It doesn't look like a top-grade furnace at all. Could the rumors be wrong? It looks good, and it's considered top-grade in the palace.
But why can't I sense her cultivation? Is it a secret method to conceal her breath? Also, how can I sense danger from her? She's just a maid, how can she cause harm to me?"
When King Wu felt a vague sense of danger from Leng Yuzhao, he felt somewhat doubtful. His sixth sense was very sharp, and with the help of it, he had avoided danger several times, but this time he became a little doubtful.
When everyone arrived at the valley entrance, Leng Yuzhao stopped, took out five jade tokens from his ring and handed them to Wu Wang and his companions, saying calmly, "You can enter the valley only if you have the jade tokens."
Today, the entrance to the valley is no longer just a cliff. There is also a memorial archway in front of the cliff with the three large characters "White Tiger Valley" written on it. Leng Yuzhao disappeared when he crossed the memorial archway.
Upon seeing this, King Wu looked at the archway and discovered that when Leng Yuzhao crossed the archway, circles of ripples were created, and then the waves returned to calm.
He knew that the archway was the gateway to the valley, so he took the jade token and led the others into the archway.
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