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Chapter 194 Return to Kyoto
Outside the Hengduan Mountains, Zhong Lin and Jiang Yuan, each riding a horse, walked slowly on the mountain path.

Although it is a desolate mountain range, one can still see that forces from all sides are constantly entering it.

Jiang Yuan's eyes were full of envy and desire. The people in front of him were all representatives of various forces, some were sects, some were aristocratic families, and some were independent cultivators. If they were willing to help the Jiang royal family, why would they need to sell out the treasures left by their ancestors?

Zhong Lin turned his head and glanced at Jiang Yuan, and could naturally see what she was thinking.

"Don't look at it anymore. It's useless to look at it anymore. If you are poor, no one will care about you in the downtown area, but if you are rich, you will have distant relatives in the mountains. The reason why these people took the trouble to send gifts to this desolate Hengduan Mountains is because the Jianding Sect has enough power to force them to come. Everything in the world can only be achieved through self-improvement. The Jiang royal family owns the secret treasure of the spirit pool, and its foundation is no weaker than that of the Jianding Sect. You are the ones who ruined yourselves." Zhong Lin teased.

Jiang Yuan was stunned when he heard this, and then he sighed deeply.

Zhong Lin's words really hit the nail on the head. The Jiang royal family was losing its talent, and the royal disciples had long been blinded by the worldly affairs and only knew how to enjoy themselves.

The secret treasures of the Spirit Pool do not only help people break through to the first level and condense true energy, its greatest use is to break through to the innate level and even reach the peak of the innate level.

But now, they can’t even find a second-grade warrior from the royal family who meets the requirements, and can only rely on the aging ancestor to support them.

"drive!"

Zhong Lin whipped the horsewhip, and the BMW under his feet accelerated instantly.

With Zhong Lin's current level of cultivation, the fastest way to reach Kyoto is to run by himself instead of riding a horse. The speed and endurance of a Xiantian realm cultivator are not comparable to those of a so-called thousand-mile horse, but he is naturally unwilling to do so and is not in a hurry.

Jiang Yuan followed closely behind, not daring to be negligent.

There was no one to assassinate her on the way this time. The last time Jiang Yuan returned to the capital of Chen State, he directly killed all his restless brothers and sisters. Moreover, she came secretly this time and no one knew about her actions.

After stopping and walking along the way, it took only more than half a month to reach the capital of Chen State.

Zhong Lin looked up at the tall city wall in front of him. The last time he came here, he turned around and left without going in. He didn't expect to come back after half a year.

The city wall of the capital is very tall. At a glance, it is more than 20 zhang high and 70 to 80 zhang wide, enough for three carriages to run side by side.

The city gate tower is even taller, with many battlements and arrow towers built on both sides, making the entire city impenetrable.

This is definitely a majestic city.

The city walls are covered with mottled spots left by years of wind and rain, as well as marks of swords and spears left by the powerful enemies when they attacked the city.

Wow!
There were sounds of footsteps in the distance, and a moment later, a large number of armored cavalry guards came galloping out of the city, led by a familiar general.

"I, General Niu Dali, pay my respects to Her Royal Highness the Princess and to Master Zhong."

Niu Dali dismounted from his horse and knelt on one knee to salute.

Zhong Lin also smiled: "General Niu, long time no see."

Niu Dali was also delighted. He didn't expect that Zhong Lin still remembered him.

He had known for some time that Jianding Sect had invited all forces in the world to hold a Grandmaster Banquet. Now, Young Master Zhong had become a Grandmaster-level expert, the most powerful being on this continent.

A master-level expert can rule an entire country. Being remembered by such an expert is the greatest honor in itself.

Niu Dali also showed a silly smile on his face: "Master Zhong, do you still remember me?"

"Of course I remember that if you can't make it in Chen State in the future, you can come to me and be my bodyguard." Zhong Lin said with a smile.

Niu Dali showed surprise on his face and opened his mouth to say thank you, but then he looked awkwardly at Jiang Yuan who was standing beside him.

Jiang Yuan also pouted and said with a hint of dissatisfaction: "Brother, how can you poach someone in front of me? But if you really like me, I am willing to let her go."

Zhong Lin waved his hand. This sentence was just a joke.

"Brother, the Emperor and the Grandfather originally wanted to personally lead the civil and military officials out of the city to welcome you. I know you don't like that, so I asked them to wait in the palace."

Zhong Lin nodded and said, "You make the arrangements." "General Niu."

"The end will be here."

"Open the way and return to the palace."

"Yes."

Niu Dali jumped onto his horse and waved his right hand. The guards behind him stood on both sides and cleared the way ahead.

The city has been under martial law for a long time and is tightly blocked everywhere.

Jiang Yuan had already sent a pigeon to send a message. Facing Zhong Lin's arrival, the entire Jiang royal family did not dare to neglect him. Even if they could not go out of the city to welcome him, they had to go to other places.

Walking through the two city gates that are nearly thirty meters wide in total, there must be eighteen such majestic city gates in the outer city of the entire capital to meet the needs of this city.

I rode my horse slowly into the city. There were no pedestrians on the streets and the road was very smooth.

After passing through the outer city, you will arrive at the inner city.

Unlike the market towns or county towns that Zhong Lin had visited before, those places had relatively small populations. Even if there were dignitaries, they could only live in a few streets, so it was not worth building a separate inner city.

The capital city has a population of millions and occupies an extremely vast area, with many high-ranking officials, noble families and aristocratic clans.

Therefore, the division between inner and outer cities was formed.

A strong and majestic city wall clearly divides the inner and outer cities. Ordinary people and lower-ranking officials can only live in the outer city.

Only the real aristocratic families, high-ranking officials and nobles are qualified to live in the inner city.

Youyou walked through the inner city and finally arrived in front of the palace.

This is the entire capital, and it can even be said to be the most important core place in the entire Dachen.

Zhong Lin looked at the palace in front of him. Hundreds of heavily armored and fully armed Yulin Guards were responsible for guarding the palace gate.

These Yulin Guards are the elite among the elite, and all of them come from good families.

Many of them are even illegitimate sons of noble families. They are ambitious and have decent martial arts skills, so they can join the Yulin Guard.

At a glance, he found dozens of fighters who were no less skilled than Niu Dali among the hundreds of Yulin Guards. They were all fifth-grade cultivators with strong Qi and blood.

The remaining people were generally strong as well, at least they were all third-grade warriors with accomplished bone forging skills.

This is already very good. A seventh-grade warrior is a rare expert anywhere. If he can condense his qi and blood, he can even create a century-old family.

The Yulin Guards in front of us are so powerful, which shows that the Jiang royal family is not useless.

"Mr. Zhong, I can only take you here. Princess, I will take my leave."

Niu Dali bowed to Zhong Lin and Jiang Yuan, then turned and left with his guards.

The imperial palace was in front, so naturally he was not allowed to lead his troops in.

Zhong Lin nodded and said to Jiang Yuan with a smile, "I heard that the only way to enter the palace is on foot. Do you want to dismount?"

"Brother, you're joking. Others can't do it, but I can. Go!"

Jiang Yuan rode his horse first, and Zhong Lin laughed and followed closely behind.

(End of this chapter)