Around The Palace

With a new look, he came out of the dark alley.

What he saw was the shock of everyone in the city.

They seemed to be shocked by the answer he gave to Niu Di.

The latter was now flying above the city, in front of his eagle, emitting a red aura that was so majestic that his own eyes looked like a pair of suns.

People were amazed when they saw him, thinking that he actually gave off a very menacing flavor.

Most Infinite Sovereigns felt he could defeat them easily.

This was someone who actually had the qualifications to become an Immortal Candidate.

Even if he is not the favorite, he still has a chance. Perhaps a certain luck would make him soar all of a sudden.

The citizens of the Red Cloud Kingdom deeply regretted his decision of preferring to support Young Master Ling instead of fighting on his own when he had the qualifications.

If only they knew that he was even submissive to that man, they would have been even more disappointed.

"Ming Ze, how dare you brag when you're afraid. Come if you really have the strength!" The man shouted again, becoming even angrier.

His sun-like eyes scanned the entire city, looking at everyone at once, wanting to find Ming Ze's figure.

Unfortunately, his observation failed to find the man even though he had already seen him.

Not to mention him, even an Immortal might not be able to find him when he was disguised with the Thousand Face Mask.

Unfortunately, now he couldn't move freely after coming out of that dark one.

Everyone was motionless because they were watching Niu Di's figure. If he moved, he would look too conspicuous.

Fortunately, after some time, people started to get bored as the man, Ming Ze they were waiting for still didn't appear.

They began to move, some going into their homes.

Conflicts were frequent in this city, and it couldn't really affect life in the city.

Even when two powerful cultivators started fighting, they tended to stay away directly from the city.

This wasn't because they wanted to, but because a casual movement from them could make them arrive at a different place.

As long as they stayed away, then the city would be fine.

Ming Ze finally continued his journey to the city center, being casual.

Not long after, he finally arrived in front of this royal palace that was completely composed of the color red.

The building was tall, similar to towers arranged where the center was the tallest.

Although it was surrounded by a parapet, he could still see that part of the palace quite clearly, only unable to see the courtyard.

The gates were also tightly closed, guarded by soldiers who did not hesitate to attack anyone who approached.

Around, there were more gardens, whether they were leisure gardens or flower gardens. There were hardly any shops in sight, and most of them only sold luxurious clothes, clearly built to beautify the area around the palace.

Ming Ze couldn't stop staring at the surroundings, like a bumpkin who had just seen the world.

He couldn't be blamed because what he saw was the opulence of another world.

"This is the place where the Red Cloud Immortal ruled the Seven Realms after he gained Immortality!" An elder explained about the palace to his disciples.

Saying this place was a tourist spot wouldn't be wrong either because of the large number of visitors, the majority being young people with their elders.

"Master, is it true that the Red Cloud Immortal's wife is still alive?" asked a youth among the group of youngsters to the elder who had just spoken.

He appeared to be 16 years old, possessing a handsome face that was rather pretty.

His brown hair was a little messy but that only made him more alluring.

The girls in his group seemed to really like him.

Even the mature women who happened to pass by were looking at him with pleasant gazes.

His question was rather interesting, making even Ming Ze stare in his direction.

"Uhmmm..." The elder was somewhat awkward when asked about it.

Even so, he still explained. "It's true that the Empress has appeared once after several generations since the Red Cloud Immortal era, however that was also a very long time ago, so we can't say about now. If she is still alive, it is naturally very remarkable."

"Ahhh, I hope she's still alive. I heard there hasn't been a woman more beautiful than her in our kingdom, I really want to see her." The youth seemed filled with curiosity when he said that, making the elder roll his eyes.

"Boy, you'd better stop talking about the Empress. Don't make trouble for us!" The elder whispered softly, reminding the youth.

If it had been any other disciple who spoke of this, he probably would have kicked him already, but the young man was a genius, he was too dear to him and wanted to make him an outstanding cultivator in the future.

"I know, I know..." Fortunately, the young man was not stupid, he was cooperative after being given advice.

Only, he showed an expression that was hard to explain, like he was thinking of his own special plan.

'Is it just my feelings, this boy I feel is vile and evil,' Ming Ze thought and let his thoughts be heard by the System.

It was just what his instincts told him.

'There's nothing strange about his stats, and he just has better talent than most but isn't worthy of the highest genius. He's just a genius for the common people.' System replied.

'Perhaps it comes from his mind. He has a vile and evil mind,' Ming Ze replied.

Creak!

Right after that, the parapet gate was suddenly opened, shocking the people.

What was behind the gate was a woman wearing a crown and female soldiers wearing armor.

The woman wearing the crown had a rather chubby body, still visible even though she was wearing a loose dress.

Her skin was slightly reddish, like she was the type to get angry easily.

If only she was slim, she would probably be very beautiful, but it seemed that she couldn't afford to eat less.

"Greetings, Your Majesty!" Everyone immediately saluted her.

"This is the Queen," some people said.

The Queen was the wife of the current king. It was a different position to the empress because in a kingdom with an Immortal, only the Immortal's wife could use the title empress.

If she was the Red Cloud Queen, then that meant she was Niu Di's mother.

People were curious as to why she appeared now. Is it to help her son find Ming Ze?