Half an hour had passed...

Finally, the follower sent by the Third Prince had returned with a purchase contract for this market from the man's father, which had only taken half an hour to get the contract.

"Here, sir, Your Highness." His follower knelt in front of the Third Prince, handing him a purchase agreement.

Blop!!!

"Thank you very much," the Third Prince took the scroll of contract paper and put it into his dimensional ring. Then he turned to Zheng-Fu and said, "I've fulfilled your request. By the way, can you help me with something?" The Third Prince said it with a mischievous smile on his face.

Help!?

"Your Highness, is there anything you want me to help with?" Zheng-Fu asked with a puzzled look, and this time he was not faking it.

"What I need your help with is not a big deal. I just want you to follow me into the royal palace. That's all," the Third Prince said with a happy smile. He was finally able to find a reason to invite Zheng-Fu into the palace to meet his brother.

"Enter the royal palace? I'm... ur... Alright, but let me go to tell my comrades about it first. Then I'll…"

"For that matter, I already have my people to invite them too. You don't have to worry," As soon as Zheng-Fu said that he wanted to tell Bao-Jin first, the Third Prince immediately interjected that he had invited them to go to the imperial palace as well.

"You're fast... Alright then, let's go," Zheng-Fu let out a wry smile and praised the Third Prince for quickly handling the whole matter.

"Ha ha ha! Well, I've been waiting for this moment all this time. How can I be slow?" The Third Prince laughed out loud and happily, ignoring what the surrounding people thought.

After that, Zheng-Fu followed the Third Prince to the royal palace to meet Lu-Song-Xi, the current King of Blueland, as agreed. And when they had left, all kinds of gossip sounded uninterrupted, wondering who he was and where he came from.

Throughout the conversation between the Third Prince and Zheng-Fu, the Third Prince did not even call his name once, so no one knew his name and surname. But even if no one knew, they were still talking about it.

Not only that, but the old man from whom Zheng-Fu had bought all the items had also become very attractive, and many people came to befriend him because they thought that in the future, Zheng-Fu would definitely return to him.

The distance from this outer market to the royal palace took about half an hour to travel. But before going to the palace, Zheng-Fu asked to stop at the Purple Dragon Auction House first. He had to take the letter to the elder's granddaughter from the Jungle Wood Village.

After handing the letter over to the young woman, he immediately came out without speaking to the auctioneer for a long time because the Third Prince was waiting outside. But, of course, Wang-Ke asked to talk to Zheng-Fu again later after Zheng-Fu finished his errands. Zheng-Fu agreed since he had something to talk to Wang-Ke about as well.

Zheng-Fu and the Third Prince's troops continued their journey without hurry because the Third Prince wanted to talk to Zheng-Fu about various matters on his mind. But no matter what the Third Prince asked, Zheng-Fu would always indirectly reject it.

"Sigh... I'm sorry for asking you so many questions. And I know it's none of your business to answer those questions. But I'm still expecting some responses because, as you can see, the country is now starting to decline. The combat troops' strength, the economy, and livelihoods have significantly deteriorated in comparison to before," said the Third Prince, with a sad expression on his face.

"It's alright, Your Highness. I'll answer as much as I can. But which one I can't, I have to apologize. And from what you said, the deterioration of the capital is because the rules and regulations are too lax. And the livelihood of the villagers is worse because... it's like what you've seen at the outer market.

If the three zones were combined, people's lives would have been better," Zheng-Fu said with a calm expression, just like what he had said was only ordinary.

Ah!!!

But to the Third Prince, it was not ordinary at all. It was the words that made his eyes light up. Even if it was just a few words, it turned out to be great. And that made the Third Prince feel even more admiration for Zheng-Fu.

"Respect, Third Prince!!!"

Suddenly, a respectful greeting sounded as Zheng-Fu, the Third Prince, and his followers arrived in front of the inner zone entrance. In front of the entrance were more than twenty guards. Each of them was a skilled master of the Nascent Soul stage.

"Umm... Take it easy, I just passed through," the Third Prince replied shortly before leading the others past the guards.

"Yes, sir!!!"

When entering the inner zone, the conditions of houses and people were very different from the outer and central zones, which were like hell and heaven. There were just very big, beautifully decorated houses in this zone, and the people here dressed in fine silks.

"The people in this zone really look wealthy, Your Highness," Zheng-Fu snorted as he entered the inner zone and saw the people and vast houses.

"Umm... most of the people in this zone are nobles or wealthy millionaires with famous or major families. This zone is different from the central zone and the outer zone, where maybe only a few households are famous families or rich people," the Third Prince replied with a slightly tired and troubled look on his face.

"Sigh... It's understandable. It's common among human beings, big fish always eat small fish. The rich are better than the poor. But those who want to be rich are the variables. They can do both good and bad to make themselves as rich as others," Zheng-Fu let out a long sigh and spoke about the truth of the world that could not be changed no matter what era it was.

Upon entering the inner zone, when the people walking along the road saw the Third Price, they all paid their respects. But when they saw Zheng-Fu, a curious expression suddenly appeared, along with the gossip that followed.

"Who is that with the Third Prince?"

"How could I know? Is he his secret son...?"

"Are you crazy? The Third Prince doesn't have a wife yet, so how can he have a child? I've heard that the Third Prince is so busy with the war that he has little time to pay attention to women."

"Or does he like men!?"

People's conversations persisted in low voices along the way. Zheng-Fu could hear every word of them. It caused his brows to furrow together in an instant because someone thought in a bad way, and he could not take it. For example, someone thought that he and the Third Prince were lovers or that he was his secret son.

"Respect, Third Prince!!!"

Suddenly, a voice of humility and respect, but with a hint of insincerity, rang out as a tall and fierce middle-aged man appeared with nearly ten followers.

Each of his followers was a skilled martial artist on an intermediate level of the Nascent Soul stage. There was only a middle-aged man in front of the group who was on the eighth level of the Nascent Soul stage, higher than anyone in the group.

And not only was this group of people around, but there were also many groups hiding in different corners, staring at them. But those people could not escape Zheng-Fu's sharp psychic. As for the Third Prince, when he saw a large middle-aged man appear, his face immediately turned into a frown.

"Master Sou-Jie-Xiong… Nice to see you," the Third Prince said with a polite expression before continuing. "What wind is carrying you here?" He said that with a calm expression on his face.

"There wasn't any wind that carried me, sir, Your Highness. Well, I just came for a walk around here and just happened to come across you," Sou-Jie-Xiong said with a sly smile on his face before turning to look at Zheng-Fu to examine him.

Huh!!!

When he sensed Zheng-Fu's energy level, he blew his breath out in contemptuous before withdrawing his gaze. He looked at the Third Prince once more and said, "I'll have to excuse myself and apologize for making Your Highness waste time." Sou-Jie-Xiong clasped his hands up before saying goodbye and walking away without caring.

*He's not just examining me but also making an insulting face at me. Looks like he wants to get hurt... This kind of person needs to be fixed up a bit. Those bastards don't see the head of a weaker person. I hate them so much!* Zheng-Fu said in his mind, looking to follow Sou-Jie-Xiong's back, before turning to the Third Prince and asking,

"May I ask who the man is just now, sir?" Zheng-Fu asked with a very curious look as he stared at the large middle-aged man.

"Um… That man is the second elder of the Raging Sword Sect. Let's continue our journey," the Third Prince explained only a little about the middle-aged man just now before telling Zheng-Fu to continue their journey without paying attention to the man anymore. That was because the Third Prince knew exactly what Zheng-Fu was thinking.

And if the Third Prince's thoughts were true, this situation would definitely cause chaos. If what happened was an issue with the general public, it might not be a big deal. But this time, the other side was the top sect in this capital city. Even though he already knew about Zheng-Fu's abilities, if there was a fight, the consequences would be bad.

Therefore, the Third Prince tried to make Zheng-Fu ignore this matter, though he did not know if it would work or not. He did not have the ability to force Zheng-Fu to do anything at all.

"Your Highness, don't worry. I won't do anything right now. But if something like this happens again next time, I can't guarantee that nothing will happen," Zheng-Fu said in a cold and creepy voice, with his eyes looking like a bloodthirsty demon.

Gulp!!!

'Is he really a child?' the Third Prince even secretly swallowed his saliva in fear of Zheng-Fu's expressions and words, doubting Zheng-Fu's age.

After the incident that happened on the way, they immediately continued their journey. This time, the Third Prince hurried up more than before. He was afraid that someone like Sou-Jie-Xiong would happen to appear again and cause more trouble for Zheng-Fu.

The Third Prince had accelerated his foot more than before. The distance between where they were and the royal palace was only a few li apart. Therefore, during the rest of the journey, the Third Prince did not think to discuss anything further. Instead, it was Zheng-Fu who asked about various things, as if deliberately delaying the journey.

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