The Emperor of the Three Realms

chapter 130

It had to be said that when a woman became stubborn and stubborn, even the strength of ten oxen would not be able to make her change her mind.    

Especially for someone who has a firm heart like Princess Gouyu. He had completely freed himself from the identity of a princess by the time he fully grasped his own thoughts, and voluntarily adopted his identity as a follower of Jiang Chen.    

He was firm in his intentions no matter what Jiang Chen said.    

“Don't say anymore Jiang Chen. Even if you hit me, yell at me, or kick me out, my skin remains thick and hard to take off.” Gouyu had actually started to make this fraudulent move.    

“Alright, you win.” Jiang Chen understood Gouyu very well. Once this woman goes crazy, she will become like a wild horse that loses its harness. No matter whether you snapped it or chased it away, all of it would be for naught.    

The only thing to do is to let it behave as it is.    

Three days later, Jiang Chen's entourage officially departed. Jiang Chen's eight personal guards were among his followers, but he did not bring the four Sheng battalion brothers with him and instead sent them back to the Tiandu army.    

After a lot of experience and a lot of training, the four Sheng battalion brothers had all managed to break into the senior ranks of the Tiandu army and become the personnel that the royal family relied on.    

Jiang Feng brought along the head of his personal bodyguard, Jiang Ying and some of his trusted followers.    

Jiang Tong and his son brought some family members. The group numbered about twenty or thirty people. Of course, this also included Gouyu and Qiao Baishi.    

When they heard that Gouyu was willing to become Jiang Chen's follower and accompanied him on his journey, Jiang Feng and Jiang Tong felt somewhat surprised. The two of them were suspicious: What was so alluring about Jiang Chen that even a grand princess would give up endless wealth and prosperity to become his follower?    

It was fortunate that Jiang Chen valued Gouyu greatly and made her the captain of her bodyguard, putting her in charge of training her eight personal bodyguards. With Gouyu's true qi master level, he did possess the qualifications to do so.    

As Jiang Chen's disciple, Qiao Baishi was naturally his close follower.    

As for Jiang Chen's servant Jiang Zheng, Jiang Chen had arranged for him to be in the Healing Hall beside Ying Wuyou. Since he also had ten percent dry parts, his days in the Healing Hall could be considered very relaxing and pleasant.    

Jiang Zheng's life goals could be considered to have reached their peak, the three natural characteristics of a greatest steward had all been realized.    

Jiang Zheng actually wanted to continue following Jiang Chen, but he knew that he was not a practitioner. If he continued to be near the young master, not only would he mean nothing, but he might even become a burden to the young master.    

This kind of arrangement is actually the best.    

When they left, Eastern Zhiruo felt extremely depressed and continued to make a fuss that she wanted to go with Jiang Chen. However, Jiang Chen knew that Eastern Zhiruo's body was fragile and completely unsuitable for long-distance travel.    

Jiang Chen had also left special instructions on the Healing Hall in regards to Eastern Zhiruo's condition and made plenty of preparations, ensuring that Eastern Zhiruo had no worries regarding his life.    

Although the group of around twenty people looked quite small, no one dared to rob them wherever they went once they learned that it was Jiang Chen's group.    

Everyone knew that there were a million strong Swordbird soldiers ready to help Jiang Chen. When that black and dense mass appeared, one would not even know how they could die.    

Jiang Chen specifically took the time to visit Mang Qi when he passed the Boundless Catacombs.    

When Mang Qi saw Jiang Chen, he sighed. “Master, I can sense that you have encountered danger, but unfortunately, I have no way to go. I'm very sorry.”    

“This issue is not your fault. Now that I think about the situation, I rejoice at my success of escaping.”    

However, Mang Qi sneered and took an exception to Jiang Chen's words, “Teacher, you were born with great wealth and won't die that easily. Although I was a little worried, I also knew that you would definitely turn a disaster into a blessing. At most, it was just fear without danger. ”    

"Oh? You trust me so much huh?”    

Mang Qi laughed out loud, “I do trust you more. Oh right, you should still bring the Swordbird army with you. If laid out appropriately, this will still give you help in times of need.”    

“I will not take troops in large numbers. Golden Wing Sword Bird is enough.”    

Eight hundred Gold-winged Sword Birds would be sufficient combat power. If he were to bring the rest of the Swordbird army with him, the numbers would be too many and shocking. It was easy to cause a national panic every time he crossed the border.    

It would be best if such an event were avoided as much as possible.    

When he heard Jiang Chen say this, Mang Qi also nodded. “The fighting ability of Goldwing Swordbirds is not bad. The strength of the Greenwing Swordbirds only lay in numbers. If you really need it, contact me anytime.”    

"Of course."    

Mang Qi nodded, thought for a moment and said, “Alright, so are you going to head to the Skylaurel Kingdom? The Boundless Catacombs crossed the underground world of the entire alliance of sixteen kingdoms, and even surpassed the reach of the sixteen kingdoms. If you encounter any danger in the Skylaurel Kingdom, you can find a way to reach the Boundless Catacombs there and mention my name. Maybe you will receive help from the periphery of Catacombs.”    

The influence of Mang Qi only existed on the outskirts of the Boundless Catacombs.    

…    

The Skylaurel Kingdom was located in the middle region of the sixteen kingdom alliance. Its position was a bit to the south, its territory was vast and resources were abundant.    

In terms of territory, the Skylaurel Kingdom was at least the size of three Eastern Kingdoms.    

Skylaurel Kingdom was at the peak of the sixteen kingdoms alliance for all kinds of training resources. After all, there was a huge supporter, the Precious Tree Sect, who stood behind the Skylaurel Kingdom.    

The Precious Tree Sect was one of the four great sects in the sixteen kingdom alliance, and a heavyweight sect that could keep up with the Purple Sun Sect.    

Riding the Goldwing Swordbirds caused the journey to be quite easy. Jiang Chen and his group crossed the territory of three or four kingdoms and finally arrived at the border of the Skylaurel Kingdom after roughly ten days.    

They had just entered the borders of the Skylaurel Kingdom when their Swordbird army was stopped by the Wyvern Knight who served as the border guard.    

"Who are you? How dare you fly within the borders of Skylaurel Kingdom?”    

Wyverns were a common sight on the border of the Skylaurel Kingdom. In fact, Ye Rong had also once rode a wyvern variation, but his pedigree was much more noble.    

Jiang Chen did not feel upset when the Wyvern Knight stopped him and took out the medal Ye Rong had given him. “I am a friend of Prince Ye.”    

“Mm. The medal is real. Since you are a friend of the Prince, you are entitled to fly in the Skylaurel Kingdom. However, please continue according to the flight path. Remember, don't fly recklessly. There are many powers within the kingdom and they have set many forbidden zones. If you follow the wrong flight path, you can cause a lot of unnecessary problems.”    

This Wyvern Knight was quite responsible and warm-hearted as he gave some important pointers to Jiang Chen's group.    

Jiang Chen nodded and took out a bottle of pills. “Thank you brother, here are some qi filling pills that are named Wide Sea Pills. You will be able to recover fifty percent of your actual qi instantly. Treat that as my token of appreciation and thank you for your tip.”    

The Wyvern Knight started and automatically caught the bottle that had been flown. When he unclogged it and brought it closer to the nose to sniff, his facial expression immediately changed slightly.    

He thought the other party was joking and carelessly gave him some unusual pills.    

But who would have thought this was truly a qi enhancement pill with high potential. Those items would be considered as valuable items even within the Skylaurel Kingdom market!    

Knight Wyvern was overjoyed, “As expected of the prince's honored guest. What right do I have to receive such a great reward? I am not worthy of it!”    

Even though he said he was unworthy, yet the hand holding the pill bottle was clasped tightly around him, as if afraid the wind would blow him away if he let go of his grasp. He looked like he had received a precious treasure.    

No wonder he lost his composure like this. His status as a Wyvern Knight patrolling the border seemed illustrious on the surface but his actual position was not very high.    

His income was even more miserable. Although he could occasionally pick up a few items, it was merely a drop of water in a bucket when used in martial dao training.    

A precious qi charging pill at this level was truly a luxury item to him. He had never even dared to think about it before, let alone buy it.    

“I have traveled to various kingdoms and seen many border patrols. It's rare to meet someone as warm-hearted as you.” Jiang Chen smiled. “This is just a small gift not worth mentioning.”    

Wyvern Knight chuckled and scratched his head, slightly embarrassed. “Really, since you are not in a hurry, I will tell you some more prohibitions.”    

“After you enter from here and fly for about one thousand two hundred li along this road to enter this region, you should be on your guard. If you see someone wearing a red robe embroidered with blue stripes, you have to be very careful. Such a person is not someone you should provoke.”    

"Oh? What kind of strong man is this?”    

“It was someone from the Northern Palace of Azure Heaven. The Northern Palace of Azure Heaven was one of the secular locations of the Precious Tree Sect in the Skylaurel Kingdom where the ceremony was conducted. They are located in the northwestern region of Skylaurel Kingdom and have absolute influence!”    

“North Palace Azure Heaven.” Jiang Chen silently recalled these four words.    

“Then here, a secluded valley with thick and thick fog. Don't linger here in any way. Although the people here were not as domineering as the people in the Azure Heaven Northern Palace, this place was also a place where one might get into trouble. If you do not handle it properly, you will be arrested and become a drug slave. They will not kill or beat you, but only make you work hard for ten, twenty years. This place is called Qingyang Valley.”    

“Qingyang Valley...” Jiang Chen also remembered this name.    

“After you cross the Qingyang Valley, there is still some strength but it is not enough to endanger your life. Even if there was a problem, the identity of the fourth prince was enough to solve it. In conclusion, be careful when you are around Azure Heaven Northern Palace and Qingyang Valley as you head to the capital.”    

“When you arrive in the capital, then it is clear that everyone you meet inside the kingdom is somehow related to the Royal Family if you really dig into their background. Therefore, try not to offend anyone. It seems like you are friends with the prince but many times, this identity is useless. Not because the identity of the prince alone was not enough, but his identity was too sensitive. There were more than ten princes in the capital and they were all watching each other, trying to find flaws that could be exploited. They attacked each other and tried to destroy each other. Every prince in the capital handled himself very carefully, as if stepping on thin ice. Therefore, upon arriving at the capital, do not break through flying in the air. You have to enter the capital on foot, otherwise you will break a huge taboo!    

Needless to say, the Wyvern Knight was an honest person. He had tried his best to give an idea to Jiang Chen after benefiting from it.    

“Haha, thank you brother for taking great pains to give us this overview. I feel much more confident.”    

The Wyvern Knight chuckled. “No problem, no problem. Right, my name is Tang Long and my house is also in the capital. Since you are going to the capital, can you take back some items for me?”    

“Of course, this is just a small help.”    

Tang Long hesitated for a moment and then spoke seriously, “I. Don't get into trouble in that place. In addition, the item I wanted to send home was much needed and had to arrive within seven days. It would be very inconvenient if it was late, so..”    

“Just relax, tell us the address. We will definitely not offend anyone and delay your affairs.”    

Tang Long chuckled as he handed the address to Jiang Chen.