"Two hours later, we will go see Grandpa and he will take us to the palace." Xiao Hongchen said.
"Okay." Huo Yuhao casually handed over a piece of grilled fish, "Brother Xiao, have you had lunch? Want one?"
There was a hint of disdain in Xiao Hongchen's smile: "You're just going to treat me to something like this?"
"If you don't eat it, you'll be knocked down." Huo Yuhao didn't tolerate him and took it back neatly.
"Eat, why not? Don't forget it when the time comes." Xiao Hongchen took the grilled fish, didn't stay for a while, and left the laboratory with a final reminder.
A few days ago, Jing Hongchen suddenly told the two siblings to pay attention to maintaining their relationship with Huo Yuhao, and Xiao Hongchen didn't think too much about it.
Jing Hongchen is now very optimistic about Huo Yuhao. Although he is arrogant, Xiao Hongchen recognizes Huo Yuhao's strength. If the Hongchen family can win over such a genius, it is okay to give him a certain amount of investment.
Orange glanced at Xiao Hongchen who was leaving and quickly returned to normal.
In fact, Prince Xu Tianran was behind this banquet.
The attack on Mingde Hall was an excellent opportunity to get closer to Mingde Hall. Although His Majesty ordered that the princes were strictly prohibited from having direct contact with Jing Hongchen, those young students were also very worthy of investment.
However, Orange didn't pay much attention to other students. In her eyes, Huo Yuhao was the only one worth winning over.
She firmly believed that one Huo Yuhao could be more influential than a hundred Mingdetang students.
Huo Yuhao was also making his own little calculation in his mind.
He wanted to get to know the Sun and Moon Royal Family more closely.
Two hours passed quickly, and Huo Yuhao arrived at Jing Hongchen's office, preparing to lead him to the palace for a banquet.
Jing Hongchen released his ninth-level flying soul guide, and a film of light unfolded, wrapping Huo Yuhao and the Hongchen brothers and sisters in it, and slowly lifted into the air and flew towards the imperial city.
He deliberately slowed down and controlled the flying soul guide at a more suitable height, so that he could enjoy the scenery of Mingdu.
"Haha, Huo Yuhao, this is the most prosperous city on this continent." Jing Hongchen said with some pride.
Huo Yuhao nodded and looked down at Mingdu.
The road was wide enough for eight four-wheeled carriages to drive side by side. Many of the carriages were heading in the same direction as Huo Yuhao, heading towards the imperial city.
Huo Yuhao looked down for a while, and then chuckled: "Master Hongchen Hall, Mingdu is indeed very prosperous, but I feel that there is a serious problem in urban planning."
Xiao Hongchen asked in confusion: "What's the problem?"
"The road is designed to be too narrow." Huo Yuhao said with a smile.
"Is this still narrow?" Jing Hongchen frowned and asked, "The avenue can accommodate eight carriages abreast, and the road in front of the imperial city can even pass a dozen carriages at the same time."
"It's still not enough." Huo Yuhao said, "As the largest city in the mainland, ten lanes in both directions are far from enough."
"Master Hongchen Hall, I can assure you that with the population of Mingdu and the existing road width, within ten years these roads will be blocked by an endless stream of vehicles."
Meng Hongchen asked puzzledly: "But where are there so many carriages?"
Huo Yuhao smiled and said: "I believe it won't be long before soul power can replace horse power, and even ordinary people will be able to drive new vehicles powered by soul power."
Jing Hongchen and the others were stunned, and instantly understood what Huo Yuhao meant.
"If you want to widen roads, you have to do it as early as possible. Otherwise, when the number of vehicles increases, it will be difficult to build roads." Huo Yuhao said quietly.
"I will share my forward-looking thoughts with Your Majesty in my spare time." Jing Hongchen said thoughtfully.
"arrive."
During the conversation, Jing Hongchen led the three people to land in the Imperial City. Flying was prohibited in the Imperial City, but with Jing Hongchen's privileges, no guards dared to stop him.
He walked all the way without showing any tokens. The guards along the way just let him go and greeted him respectfully.
Huo Yuhao followed Jing Hongchen in a pretentious manner. Naturally, no one dared to ask about his identity. He released his mental detection and observed the environment of the Sun and Moon Imperial City.
This is the second time he has entered the Imperial City. The Imperial City is too big, and his mental detection can only cover less than one-fifth of the area. Moreover, he vaguely feels that there are powerful people in many palaces, and the same is true in many places. There is a shielding device.
Finally, Huo Yuhao and others stopped in front of the most luxurious and huge palace.
At this time, there were dozens of people blocking the door of the hall, including many guards who were checking the invitations of the students who came to the banquet.
As soon as Jing Hongchen appeared, both the guards and the students stopped to salute and said in unison: "I've seen Hall Master Hongchen."
Jing Hongchen nodded slightly to a guard who looked like a captain: "Thank you."
The captain clasped his fists: "By your Majesty's order."
With that said, Jing Hongchen led Huo Yuhao and the others into the palace.
Huo Yuhao fell into silence when he saw this.
All the way into an extremely magnificent hall, you can see a busy scene.
Tables decorated with flowers were neatly arranged. The entire hall was extremely bright, and attendants were placing delicacies on the table one after another.
There are already many Mingdetang students present in the main hall. The banquet has not yet started, and they are all chatting with each other.
"Huh? Self-help?"
Huo Yuhao immediately became interested when he saw the format of the banquet.
Jing Hongchen ordered: "I will go to accompany His Majesty in a while. You three can make your own arrangements."
"Yes, Grandpa (Lord of Hongchen Hall)." The three of them responded.
Jing Hongchen nodded and left alone.
Xiao Hongchen looked at Huo Yuhao: "Huo Yuhao, if you don't want to die, stay with me and Meng the whole time."
Huo Yuhao narrowed his eyes: "Why?"
"That's ridiculous, what kind of place do you think this is?" Xiao Hongchen sneered, "This is His Majesty's palace, even if Meng and I are here, we must obey the rules."
"If you offend His Majesty or other members of the royal family, even my grandfather may not be able to protect you."
Huo Yuhao asked: "Since you know this place is so dangerous, why did you bring me here?"
"The Hongchen Hall Master just led the way and didn't even check our invitations. Why go to all the trouble of sending me an invitation?"
Xiao Hongchen snorted: "Do you think you can refuse? Someone called your name and asked you to come. Later, stop talking. You can do whatever Meng and I do."
Call me by name?
Huo Yuhao frowned, confused and casually responded: "I know."
Students continued to enter the hall. A total of 150 students were invited to this banquet. Together with some ministers, officials and many attendants, there were nearly 300 people in the hall at this moment, but it did not seem crowded at all.
"His Royal Highness the Third Prince has arrived——"
A loud order forced the noise in the hall to stop abruptly. All the students stopped talking and looked towards the main hall in the distance.
I saw a young man with dark skin but handsome eyebrows who had appeared at some point.
"I have met His Highness the Third Prince."
The third prince, Xu Tianci, waved his hand and said, "You are all from the Sun and Moon Academy, so there is no need for too many etiquette restrictions."
Is this the third prince?
Huo Yuhao looked at the hall with great interest.
Before he had time to think more, the loud messenger shouted again:
"The fifth prince and the seventh prince have arrived——"
Two more princes appeared. The one with a resolute and rough face was the fifth prince Xu Tianyi, and the one with a gentle and elegant temperament was the seventh prince Xu Tianyu.
The fifth prince shouted boldly: "Haha, my father said, there is no distinction between monarch and minister today, you just need to eat and drink well."
Huo Yuhao was speechless below.
Those who are emperors can say all day long that there is no distinction between monarch and ministers. Do those below who are ministers dare to do the same?
The seventh prince smiled softly and said gently: "Everyone is happy, Tianyu will be satisfied."
Huo Yuhao silently observed the three princes.
The three princes should all be no more than twenty-seven or eighty years old, and their cultivation levels are probably around the level of the Soul Emperor.
The third prince is the tallest, probably close to the Soul Saint level. The fifth prince is second, the seventh prince is the lowest, and only the Soul Emperor is the leader.
However, Huo Yuhao was most optimistic about the seventh prince, because his soul power fluctuations seemed to be the most solid, unlike the other two, who were not as frivolous as they were, and were suspected of undermining others' success.
Moreover, he made the most comfortable first impression. When the Seventh Prince spoke, he could see smiles of satisfaction and recognition on the faces of many students.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived——"
The loud herald shouted again.
"Third brother, fifth brother, seventh brother, are you a little too impatient? Father is not here yet." A young man in white clothes in a wheelchair slowly appeared with the help of others, with a gentle tone. It contains a hint of the majesty necessary for a superior person.
When he saw the visitor, Huo Yuhao couldn't help being stunned, not only because the prince was sitting in a wheelchair, but also because of the person pushing the wheelchair for him behind him.
"Senior Orange?" Huo Yuhao raised his eyebrows, and the question flashed across his mind.
He didn't find it very surprising, and even thought it was very reasonable.
Because Orange often asked him intentionally or unintentionally whether he had the intention to enter the imperial city and serve the royal family, it was reasonable for her to have a relationship with a member of the royal family.
It's just that Huo Yuhao didn't expect that Orange would be someone close to the prince.
The fifth prince laughed and said, "Brother, I can't wait any longer."
The third prince did not agree, but looked at the two men with a playful look. The seventh prince sighed softly and shook his head.
Prince Xu Tianran's eyes narrowed slightly, and there was a hint of gunpowder in the air.
Huo Yuhao looked at the four princes with great interest. After staying in Mingdu for three months, he also heard many rumors about the four princes.
Xu Tianran holds the position of prince, but unfortunately he is partially disabled. Several other princes have coveted the position of prince for a long time.
The other three princes all have the opportunity to take the throne. After all, letting a disabled person succeed will have a great impact on the face of the royal family.
"Your Majesty has arrived——"
Just when the atmosphere between the princes was not right, the voice sounded for the last time, louder than the previous ones.
Then, a thin old man who was a little old but cheered up slowly walked out and scanned the entire hall with a majestic gaze.
"Long live your Majesty—"
All the students and attendants in the hall knelt down and shouted.
The old man is naturally His Majesty the Emperor of the Sun and Moon Empire.
Huo Yuhao was looking at the other party with his detection when he heard Xiao Hongchen say in a low voice from the side: "Idiot, why don't you kneel down?"
"Why should I kneel down?" Huo Yuhao asked, "Why don't you kneel down?"
Xiao Hongchen said angrily: "Meng and I have our own titles. We don't have to kneel down when we see His Majesty. But if you don't kneel down, you will be disrespectful to His Majesty. The personal guards will find you in trouble later."
Indeed, as he said, there were personal guards scanning the entire place, searching for those who did not kneel with vicious eyes.
Huo Yuhao didn't want to kneel down or cause trouble, so he simply used simulation to make himself invisible.
Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen looked ashamed when they saw this.
"Get flat." The Sun and Moon Emperor nodded with satisfaction.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Only then did all the students from Mingde Hall stand up, and Huo Yuhao also appeared again.
"You are so brave, you dare to be disrespectful to His Majesty." Xiao Hongchen praised.
"What? Do you want to report me for this trivial matter?" Huo Yuhao looked at Xiao Hongchen with a dark smile.
"Interesting." Xiao Hongchen said no more, but the corners of his mouth kept rising.
Emperor Sun and Moon first looked at the princes: "We have deep blood ties. My biggest wish in my later years is to see you brothers living in harmony."
The third prince immediately said: "Father, we brothers are united. Even if there is any unpleasantness, we will not take it seriously in the end."
The fifth prince agreed: "Father, third brother is right."
Huo Yuhao couldn't help but want to laugh after hearing this.
There was a smell of gunpowder among these princes just now, but now they are in harmony.
The Sun and Moon Emperor in front of him should be He Caitou's biological uncle, the prince who killed He Caitou's parents and usurped the throne.
Logically speaking, he should be a ruthless and iron-blooded tyrant, but now he is an emperor who cares about the love between his children.
Only Xu Tianran looked at the Sun and Moon Emperor without being humble or arrogant: "Father, your greatest wish should be to witness the Sun and Moon Empire unify the continent and spread the glory of the Sun and the Moon throughout the continent."
"Yes, conquering the entire continent is also my biggest wish." The Emperor of the Sun and Moon laughed loudly and looked at the students in the hall. "There are so many talents at my disposal, serving the Sun and Moon Empire, and defeating the Sun and Moon Empire." The Three Kingdoms of Mainland China are just around the corner.”
The hearty laughter of Emperor Sun and Moon spread throughout the hall, and suddenly, someone took the lead in shouting.
"Destroy the three kingdoms of the mainland, long live the Sun and Moon Empire!"
"Long live your Majesty!"
Then, more and more students' emotions were aroused and they shouted loudly.
"Long live the Sun and Moon Empire!"
"Long live your Majesty!"
The Emperor of the Sun and Moon had a panoramic view of the students' responses, and there was a hint of ambition and fanaticism in his old eyes.
Huo Yuhao looked coldly at the Sun and Moon Emperor.
He retracted his previous thoughts. The Sun and Moon Emperor did not cut off his claws and ambitions.
It seems that Emperor Sun and Moon likes the prince he appointed. The two of them were singing along just now, but the other princes did not understand his meaning at all.
"This is your human emperor. Who are his princes?"
The voice of the Ice Emperor came from within the spiritual sea.
"Yeah." Huo Yuhao nodded, "Isn't it troublesome? Because human emperors have many heirs, they will produce so many heirs, and then each heir will compete for the position of emperor."
Ice Emperor said: "Can you actually pass it on to your own heirs?"
Huo Yuhao was stunned for a moment when he heard this.
The Ice Emperor continued: "Among the soul beasts, there is no saying that the ruler is passed down to his heirs. Only the strongest one is the only emperor, and anyone can challenge it."
"If it wins, it is still the emperor. If it loses, the challenger becomes the new emperor."
Huo Yuhao said to himself with emotion: "Yes, why can a human emperor pass his rule to his own heirs?"
Snow Emperor observed for a while: "That prince should be the future emperor, right?"
"Not necessarily." Huo Yuhao said.
Snow Emperor asked: "Isn't it necessarily true that his cultivation level is the strongest?"
"The strongest? How strong?" Huo Yuhao frowned.
He could feel that Xu Tianran's cultivation level was higher than that of the other three princes, but he didn't know exactly how strong it was.
"Title Douluo." Snow Emperor said.
"How can it be!"
Huo Yuhao's eyes widened violently, and he was stunned for a while.
He was really almost shocked.
Titled Douluo?
How could Xu Tianran be a titled Douluo?
"I don't believe it." Huo Yuhao quickly regained his composure and said firmly, "Snow Emperor, do you know what the concept of such a young Titled Douluo is?"
"He is no more than thirty years old now, and his lower limbs are still disabled, which has a devastating impact on his own cultivation. How can he still reach the level of Titled Douluo under such circumstances?"
"I'm not lying to you." Snow Emperor said with a smile, "Although he is the most vain titled Douluo with soul power I have ever seen. His vainness is just like Tianmeng's spiritual power. He has quantity but no quality, but his cultivation is indeed real. It has actually reached the level of a titled Douluo."
Tianmeng said weakly: "That...I can prove..."
Huo Yuhao thought for a while.
Suddenly, he said to the spiritual sea: "Tianmeng."
"Ah? What's wrong with Yuhao?"
"Lend me some strength."
"Ah? Why so sudden? It's not dangerous now..."
Huo Yuhao frowned and looked coldly at Xu Tianran in the distance.
Xu Tianran was sitting in a wheelchair. The hem of his white robe completely covered his lower body, making it impossible to tell whether he was really disabled.
"Let me look at Xu Tianran's legs."
