He had long been prepared ntally, and all he had to do was clean up his body. He practiced so common gestures in the mirror for a while, and after three total hours of preparation, he set out for the Imperial Palace at 11 am.
Each person attending was able to bring one servant along with them. Naturally, Skynder brought Li Youcai.
Although Li Youcai was stunningly handso, like he had normally been in the Sky Barony, he looked like a normal servant. He seed to be good at disguising his looks.
Skynder was glad he did not have to bother making himself look worse, and could focus on making himself presentable.
Skynder rode in the sa carriage as the rest of his aunt's family. Luckily, they were able to bring a slightly larger carriage than usual considering the situation.
Plus, the roads in the noble section of the empire were much larger than those in the commoner section.
The journey was not long. Skynder had taken it multiple tis before.
In just a short amount of ti, they arrived.
"You three stay with . Skynder, you are free to join us or do your own thing." Aunt Skyless said.
"Thank you. I will go off on my own."
Aunt Skyless nodded and left the carriage with her two children. Skynder looked at Li Youcai, and Li Youcai looked at him.
They both nodded and stepped out of the carriage.
Their carriage, along with many others, had been parked outside the gates of the Imperial Palace.
Ahead was a lit up path, though the sun was still so high that it was hard to notice.
There were servants everywhere, both of other nobles and of the Imperial Palace.
Decorations were strung up, and riches seed to be thrown around.
Beautiful n and won dressed in elegant clothes walked around. So families did not bring their children, but so, such as aunt Skyless, had.
Skynder, a young child attended only by a servant, was a rare sight.
However, in such a gathering place, he did not stand out much.
He began to walk along the path towards the Imperial Palace. It was much more welcoming than the previous tis.
The door was wide open and inside was a true banquet.
Red carpet, lights, people, it was a beautiful scene. Even Skynder was montarily astonished.
If he did not know anyone, he would most likely have to sit in the corner and watch from afar, or at least join his aunt.
However, he had prepared for a reason.
Just monts after entering a room, a familiar mother and daughter, dressed in incredibly expensive clothes, walked up to him with a warm smile.
"It is good to see you again, Skynder." Duchess Vass said.
Her daughter smiled brightly, clearly happy to see Skynder.
Skynder put on his best smile and spoke. "Likewise. How are you both doing?"
Val, the daughter of Duchess Vass, giggled and spoke. "We've been well. I suppose you've been great as well."
Skynder nodded.
Although Skynder himself would not normally draw much attention, even as a child attending alone, the Duchess was a different story.
After all, she was a Duchess, a noble at the top. Above her were only royals and imperials.
Of course, this was only if put on black and white paper, but in general, the title roughly determined the status of a noble.
Skynder and Duchess Vass, as well as her daughter, received many glances. So people seed to even speak about them.
"Did you hear what that child of the Sky Barony did?"
"Of course, who hasn't? An admirable young hero indeed. If only my son was as brave as him."
Such conversations were rare, but present.
Skynder spoke with Duchess Vass and her daughter. Eventually, they took a seat at one of the large round tables in the room.
Although the Duchess needed to et and greet more people, the event had not even officially started yet.
As they spoke while sitting, soone ca up. He was a middle aged man, with a deep look in his eyes.
Duchess Vass stood up to greet him. "Chief of the imperial guard, Sword Master Deyr. It is an honor to et you."
The middle aged man raised his hand. "No need for formalities on such an occasion. I just ca over to say hello."
Skynder was shocked. He had never expected this man to be a Sword Master, as well as the Chief of the imperial guard.
There were only five Sword Masters in the entire Empire. That included Sword Master Shang and the Chief of the imperial guard, Deyr.
It also consisted of two of Master Shang's disciples and another Sword Master.
Suddenly, Sword Master Deyr looked at Skynder. "I've heard of young hero Skynder's achievents. Even if you are not talented in the way of the sword, intelligence is just as important. When you get older, consider joining the imperial guard."
Skynder nodded seriously, not daring to show the slightest disrespect.
The imperial guard was the highest level of policing in the entire Empire. In the past, they even used to serve as the personal guards of the Emperor. However, the existence of Sword Master Shang changed that. Now, they only protected him when Sword Master Shang was not around.
This occasionally happened throughout the empire's history whenever an especially strong Sword Master was born.
"I will consider it. It would be my honor, Sword Master Deyr."
Sword Master Deyr smiled and, after a mont of conversation, took his leave.
Val turned to him and spoke. "It seems that even Sword Masters have beco interested in you."
Skynder laughed and brushed it off, but it seed true. Not just Sword Masters, but everyone's gaze at him seed slightly different than before.
There were a few exceptions, such as the Emperor, Sword Master Shang, and Li Youcai, who had known all along that it was false.
Even the Fatty could no longer look at him without so sort of respect.
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