Monarch Of Time

Chapter 117 - 117 The Xiao marquess

The Xiao marquessʼ estate, was situated in the southwest of the imperial city.

It was a huge estate that had more than 1000 servants and 5000 guards.

The Xiao marquess, Xiao Zhengsheng, was completely different from Lin Shang. He was a real noble of the ʼSky Fortune Kingdomʼ who had good relations even with the King himself. Like most other nobles of the ʼSky Fortune Kingdomʼ, the Xiao marquess also had a small personal army, which actually wasnʼt inferior to even Zhen Wangʼs own army.

The moment that the guards of the estate saw the black dragon flying above their heads, they shouted

ʼʼQuickly! Activate the formations!ʼʼ

ʼʼActivate the defensive formations!ʼʼ

The moment that the commands were sounded, layer after layer of white barriers immediately covered the marquess estate.

The Lin family mansion only had one layer of protection, while the marquess estate had more than 5.

This was the difference between the Xiao and the Lin families.

ROAR

Little Black opened his mouth and roared after seeing the barriers of light that covered the marquess estate.

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5 small popping sounds were heard, as the barriers that had been created by rank 3 bronze grade formation masters, were instantly destroyed.

The guards looked at the dragon in the air terrified, unable to find even the slightest bit of courage to oppose him.

Shun Long looked at the guards that were already trembling from fear and asked

ʼʼWhere is Xiao Zhengsheng?ʼʼ

The head guard didnʼt seem to have any loyalty towards his lord as he was the first one to respond to Shun Longʼs question saying

ʼʼThe marquess is inside the imperial palace! He was summoned by his majesty the King earlier.ʼʼ

Without a momentʼs hesitation, the young man and his dragon immediately flew towards the imperial palace.

Inside the palace, in a huge hall, Xiao Zhengsheng was drinking wine and chatting with the king as if they were old friends.

The king, Dong Weifeng seemed to be a man in his early 60s, and although his hair had turned white, his eyes still hadnʼt lost their l.u.s.ter, as he looked at Xiao Zhengsheng in front of him and said

ʼʼZhengsheng, I heard that your son will be entering inside a secret realm with the ʼfloating cloud sectʼ. Now that both of your sons have entered the sect, itʼs only a matter of time before your family rises to prominence.

I am actually planning to confer you the title of Duke, what do you think?ʼʼ

Xiao Zhengsheng was nearly 190cm(6.2ft) tall, and his face was almost identical to his son Xiao Juyanʼs. Although he was an expert at the peak of rank 9 in earth grade, Xiao Zhengsheng was actually still in his early 40s.

Hearing the kingʼs, Dong Weifengʼs words, Xiao Zhengsheng smiled as he said

ʼʼThat wonʼt be necessary your Majesty. After all, once Juyan reaches the Heaven grade, a single ʼSky Fortune Kingdomʼ will be very small to keep us here.ʼʼ

Dong Weifengʼs eyes twitched when he heard this, but he soon nodded his head and said

ʼʼOf course! Since your eldest son is such an exceptional genius, then itʼs only a matter of time before he reaches the Heaven grade. Actually, my second d-ʼʼ

ʼʼYOUR MAJESTY!ʼʼ

ʼʼYOUR MAJESTY!ʼʼ

The doors of the hall immediately swung open, when 2 guards barged inside, only to see a furious look in Dong Weifengʼs face.

The 2 guards immediately knelt down as they heard Dong Weifengʼs angry voice

ʼʼYou better have a good explanation for barging in here!ʼʼ

The guards both nodded their heads repeatedly, and looking at Xiao Zhengsheng they said

ʼʼYour majesty! We have received word that the Xiao marquessʼ estate was attacked just now and the attacker is now heading towards the palace!ʼʼ

ʼʼWHAT?!ʼʼ

Both Dong Weifeng as well as Xiao Zhengsheng had incredulous looks on their faces as they heard this.

To attack the Xiao marquess estate... even an expert at the peak of rank 9 earth grade wouldnʼt be able to break through the layers of defensive formations inside.

Xiao Zhengsheng looked at the guards as he asked

ʼʼJust who-ʼʼ

BANG

Xiao Zhengsheng didnʼt even have time to complete his words before the roof of the hall was suddenly destroyed.

ʼʼActivate the defensive formations!ʼʼ

ʼʼProtect the King!ʼʼ

The voices of the guards sounded as layers after layers of white light covered the entire palace, while an army of soldiers rushed inside the hall to protect Dong Weifeng.

Behind Dong Weifeng, 2 black-clothed men had also appeared from the shadows, and surprisingly, their auras were just as strong as Xiao Zhengshengʼs... at the peak of rank 9 in earth grade.

Looking at the black dragon in the sky, everyone in the hall, including the king and the Xiao marquess were shocked.

ʼʼXiao Zhengsheng, are you ready to die?ʼʼ

Looking at Shun Longʼs outer disciple robes, Xiao Zhengsheng had a serious look on his face as he asked

ʼʼWho are you? I donʼt recall meeting you before!ʼʼ

A palace guard was about to speak, but Dong Weifeng raised his hand indicating for them to not act rashly. Just based on the fact that Shun Long was an outer disciple of the ʼfloating cloud sectʼ, unless necessary, the king wasnʼt willing to clash with him.

Hearing Xiao Zhengshengʼs question, Shun Long laughed as he said

ʼʼYou are right! I have never met you before either...ʼʼ

ʼʼThen...?ʼʼ

Everyone was stunned by Shun Longʼs reply, until they then heard the latter part of his answer

ʼʼ...And yet, even though you had never met me, you still decided to assist Lin Shang in his assassination attempt against me. Now tell me, do you have any last words?ʼʼ