Chapter 556: Goodbye Bai Ming (3k)
The sound of the city guard soldier was like a float thrown into a fish pond, instantly attracting the attention of half the street.
For a moment, passersby looked at Su Jiu and the others in surprise. Moving electronic products here was against the law.
“Electronic products…”
Looking at the guards who had arrived, Su Jiu frowned slightly. The opponents’ strength was not high, the highest leader being no more than a High-ranking War General. However, they were not here to cause trouble.
“See if it belongs to you and hand it over quickly.”
Then she looked at the four people and one monkey and said softly. Her phone was in her ring, so it couldn’t be checked. She didn’t know which of these guys had been detected.
The guard leader didn’t say much, his gaze swept over everyone like a sharp eagle, and finally landed on Su Jiu. After finding that he couldn’t see through her, his tone softened considerably as he said, “Please cooperate and hand over your electronic items immediately, otherwise we will take measures to drive you away…”
“Uh… is it this watch?”
Just as everyone’s eyes fell on Su Jiu, the Fat Monkey Aman suddenly spoke up, pushing down his long fur to reveal an electronic watch. The dim “Xiao Tian Cai” Chinese characters were visible on the watch’s LCD screen.
“It’s actually a high-end item only found in Dragon Country!”
Looking at this comical scene, the four Snow Demons were very surprised. No wonder they often uttered jokes that only outsiders knew.
Su Jiu felt that this Fat Monkey was not only quick to bow and had no integrity, but he was also very trendy. He might even have had other contact with the outside world, after all, War God Level experts could transform into human form…
“Isn’t this a pet?”
Seeing Aman’s actions, the soldiers seemed startled and took two steps back. They soon realized that the creature might just look short and like a monkey, but in reality, it was a higher race that could communicate.
The captain frowned, extended a white-gloved hand, and said softly, “Hand it to me to destroy, otherwise you won’t be allowed to enter. Many people from the Pseudo-Emperor’s side rely on various human items to steal secrets.”
Raising her eyebrows, Aman looked at the High-ranking War General Level captain before him. A hint of dissatisfaction emerged on his fat face, and he said in a deep voice, “This watch of mine contains a lot of important things, so it’s impossible for you to destroy it. At most, I won’t go in.”
“Boss, I’ll wait outside Run City.”
He cupped his hands towards Su Jiu again and said with a grin. Without waiting for her to speak, he strode towards the direction outside the city with his big, fat legs, looking quite leisurely.
Seeing this, Su Jiu had no choice but to nod.
“Hand over the watch, or you won’t be allowed to leave here either.”
As the soldiers, at the captain’s wave of command, surrounded him, frost emanated from their hands, and in moments, sharp ice blades formed. The ice blades, under the sunlight, looked cold and soul-stirring.
Looking at the surrounding people, Aman raised his eyelids, raised his arm, and pointed at the captain, saying lightly, “There are many who can stop me, but not you, kid. Count to three, and if you don’t leave quickly, don’t blame me for being impolite!”
The soldiers’ expressions remained unchanged. The captain squeezed an ice blade and pointed its edge at Aman, saying coldly, “A monkey dares to speak wildly in the Ancient Imperial Capital. You are truly bold.”
Aman remained silent, only his gaze became colder, with a hint of chilliveness in his eyes, as if a vortex of frost was slowly condensing above his head.
“This Fat Monkey definitely came here without knowing the rules. He must be from the Grand Prince’s side, right?”
“Tsk, it’s just his own fault. Using human things goes against my demon nature.”
“But recently, I heard from the palace maids that the Holy Emperor wants to persuade His Majesty the Snow Emperor to accept some human technology…”
“Hush! Don’t spread such rebellious things.”
The passersby Snow Demons also formed a large circle, discussing with great interest as they watched Aman and the guards prepare to clash.
Looking at the situation ahead, Su Jiu swept her gaze over the Fat Monkey Aman, who was on the verge of an outburst, and thought to herself that it was not good. She was about to step forward to mediate.
If Aman beat up these people, they would definitely be implicated. They still had a competition in the afternoon!
“What’s going on?”
Just as Su Jiu was about to step forward to speak, a familiar male voice sounded, even speaking in Dragon Country language, with a deep, muffled sound.
“This is Lord Ah Hu, who has been very close to the Holy Emperor recently!”
“I don’t know how Lord Ah Hu will handle these foreigners.”
Almost everyone turned to look this way. Su Jiu also followed the sound and saw the figure of an old acquaintance, Ah Hu, whom she had parted ways with at the Bear Country station.
He seemed to have used an avatar, with some tiger markings on his face, and was wearing a white court dress, looking quite like Li Kui wearing scholar’s clothes.
Moreover, his cultivation level had surprisingly reached Half-King Level. It seemed he had had quite a few encounters.
“Lord Ah Hu!”
Before Su Jiu could step forward to acknowledge Ah Hu, the soldiers immediately put their fists on their chests and bowed slightly, seeming to show great respect to this Dragon Country person.
Then, a soldier stepped forward and quietly explained the situation to Ah Hu, then pointed at Su Jiu and the others, saying, “These are the outsiders who are disturbing the order.”
Following the description, Ah Hu saw Su Jiu. He slowly swallowed, his pupils widened, and almost instinctively pushed the soldier away, exclaiming in surprise, “Is it… Miss Su?”
Su Jiu nodded with a smile, acknowledging him.
The crowd was greatly surprised to find that Ah Hu knew Su Jiu. The captain’s face turned slightly pale, as offending the acquaintances of influential people could easily lead to trouble.
Knowing it was Su Jiu’s matter, Ah Hu raised his thick eyebrows, then waved his hand at the captain of the soldier squad and said loudly, “Why aren’t you letting Miss Su’s friends go? Miss Su is also a friend of the Holy Emperor.”
Upon hearing this, the soldiers’ expressions changed even more. They no longer dared to surround Aman and dispersed, not wanting to earn a security guard’s salary only to do something foolish like offending powerful figures.
“If you have any high-level ice-attribute essence blood, remember to leave some for me.”
Looking at the dispersing people, Aman decided to wait for Su Jiu outside the city. He grinned and left the city, still looking rather nonchalant.
After resolving the matter, Ah Hu instructed the soldiers to arrange accommodation for Ye Jie and the others.
“Miss Su, the Young Master is in the conference hall, discussing the ceasefire matter you requested with that White Holy Emperor. However, judging by the White Holy Emperor’s attitude, he seems quite helpless about the whole thing.”
Then Ah Hu led the way, taking Su Jiu towards the civic hall in the center of the Ancient Imperial Capital city.
“Bai Sheng Huang said he is helpless? But the legends say that the Holy Emperor is a destined person who can change some historical policies and even influence the decisions of the royal family.”
Her face showed surprise, and she murmured to herself. Su Jiu followed him, under the envious gazes of the crowd.
“Another friend of the Holy Emperor, could it be related to the new policy?”
The soldiers gathered again, looking at the receding figures of Su Jiu and the other, and couldn’t help but whisper to each other.
“New policy? What’s the difference between that new policy and ceding land and paying reparations? Letting us keep our lands for ourselves, and then letting the Pseudo-Emperor’s side intermarry with humans, isn’t this just giving away another piece of land to humans?”
The captain scoffed. Although he was submissive to Ah Hu, it didn’t prevent him from bragging to his subordinates.
“The Holy Emperor is not of my race, so naturally he doesn’t understand the importance of following tradition. It’s just that the decline in population is attributed to the consequences of isolationism… similar to the Pseudo-Emperor.”
The captain’s words also drew the agreement of his team members. At least in their eyes, this Holy Emperor did cause them some dissatisfaction, but these were just complaints and grumbles in their hearts.
…
“White Holy Emperor, does it have to be approved by the National Master?”
In a spacious room, Li Yi sat at a stone table, holding a roll of yellow leather map. The map showed the land distribution of the Snow Country.
“There’s no way. Even with Hannah, it’s up to four clan elders. She doesn’t want to start a war, after all, she knows how shrewd and capable the Grand Prince is. Besides his radical policies, he’s also a madman.”
Opposite him was Bai Ming, dressed in Western-style inner wear. He placed his hands together on the table, resting his head on them in thought.
Li Yi nodded in agreement and said softly, “That’s true. I heard that this time, he set up a trap using the National Master selection to completely eliminate those races that followed him, killing the chickens to warn the monkeys, showing his true colors as a formidable figure.”
“However, I think intermarriage with humans and the large-scale introduction of human technology are quite reasonable. Hannah doesn’t oppose importing technology either, but the Elder of the Second Clan, who actually holds power, is too stubborn.”
Raising his head slightly, Bai Ming spoke with some emotion. He was just a carefree prince here, living a life of ease. If it weren’t for his girlfriend, he would have returned to Dragon Country long ago.
Hearing this, Li Yi suddenly thought of something. He looked around, found no one, covered his face, and said in a low voice, “There are rumors in the market that the disappearance of the Fourth Princess was his doing…”
“The disappearance of the Fourth Princess? Is it Aisha?”
Suddenly, a familiar female voice sounded in their ears. Both of them turned their heads, surprise appearing on both faces simultaneously.
“Brother-in-law (Boss), why are you here?”
“Don’t worry about that for now, answer my question first.”
Seeing their surprised expressions, Su Jiu smiled and waved her hand, then found a place to sit down. She rested her chin on the stone table and quietly watched the two.
Ah Hu, who had led the way before, stood beside her like a guard, without any transgression.
Sensing Su Jiu’s serious tone, Bai Ming’s eyes flashed with a hint of thought. After a long while, he slowly said:
“It seems her name is Aisha. She is a concubine’s daughter, and she looks somewhat like Hannah. For a time, the foreign races on the Grand Prince’s side were desperately trying to hunt Hannah. Those clan elders were forced to the limit, but due to their status, they couldn’t act against the royal family…”
“They resorted to a scheme of substituting the beams and exchanging the pillars!”
