Chapter 510: Chapter 172: Daoist Priest Fan Wants to Enter the Imperial Palace? The Fu Clan of the Imperial City! (A 10,000-Word Mega Chapter, Please Subscribe)_4
The eerily odd scene made many people rub their eyes, seriously suspecting whether they had missed a rope or something.
Maybe... there was someone pulling this thing along with a rope?
Hu Banban and the Little Prince looked at each other in disbelief.
Hu Banban could see that when His Highness the Little Prince looked at Daoist Fan Wu, his eyes were filled with stars. He instantly realized that Daoist Fan Wu’s actions had made a very grand impression in the young prince’s mind.
This filled Hu Banban with intense envy, after all, he had cared for His Highness for several years.
And yet His Highness had never looked up to him this much!
Of course...
He was only envious for a moment, for if His Highness truly admired him that much... Hu Banban would have had to consider how many times his head could be chopped off.
After all, for a prince to harbor admiration for him, a eunuch, was like wishing for death.
"Your Highness, let’s follow Daoist Fan Wu," Hu Banban made what he considered to be the right decision.
In his eyes, staying by the powerful Taoist Priest Fan’s side was absolutely the safest option.
Now the Little Prince was not inside the Imperial Palace.
What he lacked most was safety.
As they all walked into the ruins of the collapsed city wall, those watching from the outside exchanged puzzled glances.
They could clearly see on each other’s faces a thick layer of disbelief and bewilderment.
"Sir... they’ve entered the Imperial City... and we seem to be unaware of their identities. Moreover, non-residents of the Imperial City are forbidden from entering with weapons over a foot in length. I feel the sword that man is carrying on his back must be at least six feet long?"
From behind the Xuanjia soldier, a subordinate cautiously reminded.
"...Well then, why don’t you go and ask him to leave that great sword behind?" The corner of the Xuanjia soldier’s mouth twitched, he glanced back at his subordinate and said, "Then tell him he can take his item back after he leaves the Imperial City."
"Uh..." The subordinate suddenly found himself at a loss for words, not daring to perform such an act even if given a hundredfold courage!
The collapsed city wall stood before them, a stark presence.
No matter whether the other party had used a clever force or brute strength to bring it down.
They were people...
Unworthy of tangling with!
The Xuanjia soldier took a deep breath, "Report this up the chain and let those nobles worry about it! This is not something we are qualified to deal with."
"Yes, Sir!"
...
Inside the Great Zhou Imperial City.
At this moment, Fan Wu and his companions had already moved away from the city wall and ventured deeper into the Imperial City. This area also counts as the periphery of the Imperial City, which in modern urban terms, might be likened to the suburbs of a large city.
Even though it was a peripheral area, it was bustling and more prosperous than outside, already imbued with the flavor of Nanjun Prefecture Government.
The complex streets were filled with all sorts of people.
Even the ground was paved with superior bluestone slabs.
The ground inside the fortifications was extremely clean and tidy, as if a specific group regularly maintained it.
Every person in sight was filled with vigor. Even the plainly dressed commoners radiated a visibly oily sheen.
While they did not possess the air of wealthy landlords, they were much better off than the populace of other regions.
Perhaps it was because this was ultimately beneath the Emperor’s feet—the standard of living here was naturally much higher than other places.
Fan Wu did not rush to search for the jade pendant mentioned by his swindling master in the letter, but turned to Hu Banban and asked, "You are supposed to be taking this little brat back to the Imperial Palace, right?"
"Yes!" Hu Banban answered hurriedly, not daring to refrain from responding or hide anything.
Hu Banban explained, "The Little Prince has sneaked out for a day or two now. If we don’t hurry and take His Highness back, there’ll be chaos in the palace!"
"In that case, bring me along as well," said Fan Wu, "I happened to promise a brother-in-law to bring this guy into the Great Zhou Imperial Palace."
When Hu Banban heard that Fan Wu meant to go to the palace with him, he was so scared that he nearly had a heart attack.
Daoist Fan Wu entering the Imperial Palace?
What was his purpose? Could it be an assassination attempt?
After all, Daoist Fan Wu was so terrifying, Hu Banban couldn’t stop his wild speculations!
He really couldn’t think of any expert in the palace who could stand against Fan Wu.
Apparently, there was none!
Fortunately, Fan Wu’s subsequent words came in time to relax Hu Banban, who patted his chest and calmed the roller-coaster of thoughts before saying to Fan Wu, "I... may need to check with His Majesty."
Hu Banban said with a complex expression, "What you don’t know, Daoist Fan Wu, is that the return of His Highness the Prince of Nanjun... might stir many nerves. This matter is no small affair..."
"And moreover... there are very strict rules within the Imperial Palace that prevent us from casually bringing in people."
"No matter," Fan Wu said indifferently, "then let’s follow your palace’s rules."
