A day’s ti was not too long, and now it was ti for the seven of them to prepare to depart for the royal palace.
"It’s ti, let’s get ready to leave." Chu Wu said.
"Ti... It seems like it’s been ages since I last used a clock." Jun Wu Xiao said.
Yue Guang and Dao San Qian nodded in agreent. Their cultivation counted ti in days, months, and years, not hours, so they only needed to count the number of sunrises.
Yan ng Long was a bit surprised upon hearing this, as clocks were not such a rare item. She asked:
"Do none of you have a clock?"
Before Jun Wu Xiao could reply, Zhu Ji Feng addressed her:
"You’ve forgotten where they co from. Besides, they don’t need clocks since their cultivation periods are at least months long."
"He’s not wrong. Our cultivation ti is so long that clocks are unnecessary. Besides, we live isolated from society, and if a clock were to break, there wouldn’t be any ans to fix it. So that is why I don’t have a clock." Yue Guang explained.
Realizing her question was sowhat silly, Yan ng Long admitted:
"Ah, you’re right. I’ve seen many clocks but I haven’t used them in a long ti."
"By the way, Chu Wu, are we going to run to the royal palace, or will we use so other transport?" Dao San Qian asked.
Jun Wu Xiao and Yue Guang looked puzzled for a mont. To them, running there directly was sufficient, so there was no need for complications. Jun Wu Xiao said:
"We run quite fast, so I don’t think we need any other ans. Haven’t we always just charged straight into the royal palace before?"
Yue Guang nodded in agreent. If running was faster, why use another thod.
"Ugh..." Dao San Qian was at a loss for words, it seed his friends hadn’t considered the current situation compared to the past.
Hearing him, Chu Wu held his face in his hand and said:
"Do you rember what we are going to the royal palace for today? It’s to attend the discussion, not to capture the emperor, so we should respect the court’s etiquette a bit."
"Ah."
"What do you an by ’ah’? Do you actually understand?" Chu Wu exclaid.
Jun Wu Xiao and Yue Guang had beco accustod to acting on a whim, so they hadn’t paid much attention to these matters. Now realizing the issue, they both said:
"We understand now."
"Good, I’ve had a carriage prepared. We’ll all set out together shortly. And rember, don’t hit anyone or cause any trouble once we’re inside the royal palace." Chu Wu continued his instructions.
In his eyes, these two were the most unstable of the seven and also the most powerful, so he feared they might disrupt the imperial court.
Both looked at Chu Wu and Yue Guang responded:
"Are you suggesting we like to cause trouble? Not at all, we have always loved peace and hated fighting."
Jun Wu Xiao nodded in agreent, but the others were internally cursing:
"Trust you two? Among us all, you two are the most fond of fighting."
Seeing the expressions on their faces, Jun Wu Xiao laughed, knowing they wouldn’t believe him:
"Ha ha, just kidding. We do like to fight, but we’ve agreed to a truce for now. Besides, what fun is there in fighting with ordinary people? They can’t even withstand a single hit. We wouldn’t fight with them."
This ti, his explanation seed more reasonable, so Chu Wu felt more reassured. He knew they didn’t like to bully the weak but preferred worthy opponents.
"Alright, let’s go then." Chu Wu said.
As the seven of them stepped outside, they saw two carriages already prepared. Jun Wu Xiao asked:
"Why are there two? Moreover, why does one look especially more luxurious? Are you discriminating?"
Others also have the sa question.
"No, the more luxurious one was a gift from the emperor to . It’s also a symbol of status and is designed with only one seat. Moreover, having all of you sit on its roof would look very unattractive, so I had to find another one." Chu Wu explained.
"I see, but it doesn’t matter much. As long as we get there." Zhu Ji Feng said.
Everyone agreed, as reaching the royal palace wouldn’t take much ti anyway. Otherwise, they would have carried the horses and carriage close to the royal palace and then boarded the carriage.
Soon after, they arrived at the entrance, where the guards saw Chu Wu’s carriage and had no objections, but they stopped the one following. They said:
"Please verify your identities before entering."
After hearing the request, the six people in the car started: you look at , I look at you, we look at each other. Jun Wu Xiao asked:
"Does anyone have anything that can verify their identity? Technically, I’m not even a citizen of this kingdom."
"I’m in the sa situation. The four of you, on the other hand, were born here, so maybe you have sothing?" Yue Guang added.
The four others looked at each other, they were indeed citizens of the kingdom but rely commoners. Sheng Yuan said:
"We are citizens here, but we’re just commoners. We don’t even hold the smallest official title, so how could we possibly have access to the royal palace?"
The atmosphere beca extrely awkward. At that mont, Jun Wu Xiao ca up with an idea:
"If we don’t have it, let’s just stay here. We can leave the rest to Chu Wu to handle, right?"
"Exactly, let him deal with it. We shouldn’t do anything." the others nodded in agreent.
As expected, when Chu Wu heard the commotion, he knew they were being stopped. He told his driver:
"Stop here and wait for a mont."
"Yes, sir." the driver replied and quickly brought the carriage to a halt.
Chu Wu stepped down and walked toward the guards. Upon seeing him approach, the guards bowed respectfully and greeted:
"General Chu Wu."
Though he was no longer a general, the courtiers respected him enough to still address him as such. He didn’t decline their formality. After all, a title was just a title, no matter what they called him, it didn’t affect him.
"These are guests I’ve invited, so please let them through. I’ll personally inform His Majesty if there’s any issue." Chu Wu stated.
The guards, reassured by Chu Wu’s guarantee, felt confident enough to let everyone pass. In the court, Chu Wu was highly esteed and trusted.
"You may all continue inside." the guard said.
Both carriages then proceeded inward. Upon reaching an area where only pedestrian access was allowed, Chu Wu got off his carriage. He had the other carriage stop as well and said:
"We have to walk from here, so everyone gets down."
"Ah, we’ve arrived? I want to see what’s so special about the royal palace in the greatest kingdom." Jun Wu Xiao said.
"Indeed, although I’ve stord into imperial palaces before, those were from minor kingdoms. This place cannot be compared to those." Yue Guang added
The rest of the people were equally curious, after all, they were very poor. Now being able to go to a place that can be said to be the most luxurious is also very curious.
Although before on the hot air balloon, they only looked at the whole scene, so they did see it, but only the outside. Furthermore, they wanted to see the whole scene, so they did not focus on the royal palace.
Stepping down from the carriage, all six people were amazed at the majestic architecture before their eyes when viewed from a close distance.
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