Chapter XXVI: The Crown Prince
After several days of hurrying, Zhou Tianlong and Nian Wantian finally came to Tianyu City and entered the palace of the Tianyu Dynasty.
At this time, Zhou Tianlong had the feeling that a countryman was entering the city. For the first time in his life, he saw the Imperial Palace, and its magnificence and magnificence were more than ten million times that of Qingyu Pavilion. Therefore, along the way, Zhou Tianlong looked left and right, and everything felt fresh, and Nian Wantian was also very polite to him, and introduced him to one palace after another. The guards and maids in the palace all cast contemptuous glances, and they all wondered in their hearts: Where did this hillbilly come from, and he didn't know anything. However, when they saw that even the dignified imperial guards were in charge of Nian Wantian and seemed to be very polite to him, they were also very puzzled in their hearts.
"This is the resting place of His Majesty the Rain Emperor, you wait outside the door! I'll go in and make a report!" At the door of a golden hall, Nian Wantian said to Zhou Tianlong.
Seeing that Nian Wantian entered the main hall, Zhou Tianlong looked up, and directly above the main hall, there was a blue plaque, and the three big characters on the plaque were shining with golden light, piercing people's eyes - Falling Heaven Palace.
"Falling Heaven Palace?" Zhou Tianlong looked at these three big words, and suddenly remembered in his heart that the Great Elder Yu Qingquan had told him a few days ago that the master of the sect leader Yu Dongyang and the rain emperor Ouyang Qingfeng, that is, the previous sect master of the Tianyu Sect, was called Yuluotian.
"It seems that the name of this palace is to commemorate his master!" Zhou Tianlong secretly thought: "This rain emperor is a person who values love and righteousness, although he is now the king of a country, he never forgets his master and sect. Thinking of this, Zhou Tianlong couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration in his heart: think of the source when drinking water, stay in a high position and never forget the roots, such a person is the real hero.
After a while, Nian Wantian walked out of the main hall and brought Zhou Tianlong into the main hall.
This hall is carved beams and painted buildings, magnificent, on the walls around it, all are all kinds of reliefs, there are mountains, there are sea tides, there are auspicious dragons, there are jade phoenixes. Inside the palace, there are twelve huge pillars, and the pillars are also carved with dragons of different shapes, which are lifelike. The whole hall looks full of imposing and majestic.
In front of the main hall, there is a huge dragon chair, on the dragon chair, there is a middle-aged man who looks to be only in his forties, of course, Zhou Tianlong knows that his actual age is far more than that. Although this person has a mediocre appearance, from the inside to the outside, he reveals a powerful momentum, with a kind of majesty unique to a person in a high position, and a pair of sharp eyes, as if they can penetrate people's hearts, making people dare not look directly.
Zhou Tianlong didn't need to guess to know that the person in front of Lu Dao was the ruler of the Tianyu Dynasty, the Rain Emperor Ouyang Qingfeng. He immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed upwards: "Grass people Zhou Tianlong pays a visit to His Majesty the Rain Emperor! Thank you for the grace of the Rain Emperor!"
"It's just a martial artist of the Seven Heavens of the Refining Body Realm?" Sensing Zhou Tianlong's strength, Ouyang Qingfeng frowned slightly, and secretly thought in his heart: "How can cultivation be so low at such ......an age?"
As if sensing Ouyang Qingfeng's doubts, Nian Wantian whispered in his ear: "Your Majesty, don't look at him as just a martial artist of the Seven Heavens of the Martial Realm, but it is said that on that day, even the daughter of Chen Xiaofeng, who is a Heavy Heaven of the Mortal Martial Realm, was not his opponent!"
"Oh, can you defeat the Mortal Martial Realm One Heavy Heaven with the Seven Heavens of the Body Refining Realm?" Ouyang Qingfeng raised his eyebrows: "This is the first time I've heard of this, it seems that although his cultivation is low, his strength is not low." Sure enough, it's not an ordinary person!"
"Get up and speak!" The voice was powerful and powerful, listening to its voice, Zhou Tianlong knew that his cultivation had reached a realm that he couldn't even imagine, far surpassing Chen Xiaofeng and the Great Elder and others.
"Your Majesty!" Although it was the first time he had seen such a big person, Zhou Tianlong did not feel the slightest nervousness, and still maintained an attitude of neither humility nor arrogance. Of course, this point stems from the self-confidence in his heart, a kind of self-confidence that is bound to become a strong man, Zhou Tianlong believes that although at this moment, he can only look up to the person in front of him, but one day, he will surpass him and become the strong man he looks up to.
"Yes, in this empire, there are really not many people who can be so calm when they see me for the first time, and they really deserve to be the person that his old man fancies!" Ouyang Qingfeng nodded and said.
"Who is his old man? Does he mean the sect master? But the sect master and the rain emperor are brothers in the same sect, so it doesn't seem appropriate to use the word old man!" Zhou Tianlong thought secretly in his heart, but it was inconvenient to ask.
"Could it be that this Rain Emperor knows my life experience?" Zhou Tianlong wondered in his heart.
"Zhilu said, why do I want to save you?" Ouyang Qingfeng smiled and looked at Zhou Tianlong.
"Back to Your Majesty, the grass people have already heard from the Great Elder, Your Majesty the Rain Emperor, you used to be a disciple of the Tianyu Sect, and you are the sect master's own junior disciple!" Zhou Tianlong replied.
"Not exactly. Ouyang Qingfeng said slowly: "In my life, half of my life is busy cultivating, and the other half is dedicated to the empire. Now that I am getting older, although I am the king of a country and have a lot of children under my knees, none of them have a high talent in cultivation, if the throne is passed on to them, I am afraid that it will be difficult for the Tianyu Dynasty to continue. So, I need an heir to rule the empire for me! I think you're a good fit!"
"What?" The abrupt sentence made Zhou Tianlong suddenly feel the world spinning, and even suspected that he was dreaming now, there was really a pie in the sky in this world?
"This ......" No matter how smart Zhou Tianlong's head is, it can't be turned around at this moment.
Nian Wantian's mouth opened wide at this moment, and the doubts in his heart also made his head start to short-circuit: "This Rain Emperor is crazy! The first time we met, I handed over the entire empire to a stranger! This ......"
"Zhou Tianlong, I know that this is very sudden for you, you may find it difficult to understand for a while, and it will be difficult to accept! Don't worry, anyway, although I am old, fortunately, my cultivation is still there, and it is not a big problem to live for a few more decades. However, I am indeed tired, I really hope that you can take my place, I can live a quiet life for a few years!" Ouyang Qingfeng's face was suddenly filled with bitterness. Zhou Tianlong could clearly feel that although he was the king of a country, his life was not happy, and the heavy state affairs weighed on his heart day and night. Behind that seemingly glamorous and gorgeous, he has endured too much.
"Your Majesty the Emperor Huiyu! The grass people don't understand, what is this for?" Zhou Tianlong really couldn't help it, he didn't want to become the crown prince of a country like this.
Suddenly, a strange thought suddenly came to his mind: "Wait, Crown Prince...... The relationship between the Rain Emperor and the Sect Master...... The attitude of the Sect Master towards me...... The Rain Emperor's attitude towards me...... Could it be ...... No, the Rain Emperor should be in his sixties, and he can't be right in age! But why should he be so good to me?"
"When you reach the Huangwu Realm, you will understand everything now, why did Senior Brother Dongyang do this to you? Why did I do this to you? Now, as long as you know the Dao, I will never harm you! Of course, if you don't want to, I will never force it. This location, which looks very glamorous, is actually a fire pit. If you really promise me, I just hope that one day you won't blame me!" Ouyang Qingfeng said slowly, looking at Zhou Tianlong's eyes, full of anticipation.
Looking at Ouyang Qingfeng's eyes, Zhou Tianlong knew that he was really tired, but at this moment, he really couldn't help him, after all, he had to spend most of his energy on cultivation, and it was difficult to be distracted to govern an empire, and whether he had the ability or not was still between the two words, after all, the work of the emperor was not something that could be done by a casual person. Therefore, Zhou Tianlong raised his head and looked at Ouyang Qingfeng solemnly: "The grass people have thanked His Majesty the Rain Emperor for his kindness! As for this matter, I need to think about it seriously, and I am afraid that I will not be able to give His Majesty an answer in a short period of time! Since His Majesty said that I will understand everything when I arrive at the Emperor Martial Realm, then I will wait until the Emperor Martial Realm to give His Majesty an answer." On the one hand, I really don't want to accept this inexplicable gift, and on the other hand, if the king of a country is only a martial artist in the body refining realm, I am afraid that the majesty of this empire will be completely lost. Therefore, I can only wait until my strength is strong before giving an answer to Your Majesty, and then I can live up to Your Majesty's trust!"
"Hehe! You will take me into an army! It's okay, when you reach the Imperial Martial Realm, it's not too late to give me an answer! I believe that this day will not be too long! If it were someone else, it might take a lifetime to reach that realm, just like me, it would be very fast to reach the Imperial Martial Realm at the age of fifty, I am afraid that there is really no one in the Tianyu Empire who can surpass me except for Senior Brother Dongyang. But if it's you, I believe that at most ten years, it should be about the same!" Ouyang Qingfeng seemed to be full of confidence in Zhou Tianlong.
"Borrow your majesty's auspicious words!" For this kind of words, Zhou Tianlong has no bottom in his heart, although Zhou Soul said that he is an immortal genius, but he can enter the Huangwu Realm from the Body Refining Realm in ten years, I am afraid that the entire Tianyu Empire does not, even in the entire Shengwu Continent, presumably only that Zhou Huanyu can do it.
"Okay, you must be tired after a few days of continuous travel. Let's go and rest today, and in three days, come here to find me! Nian Wantian, take him down!" Ouyang Qingfeng ordered.
Zhou Tianlong knelt down and saluted again, and slowly retreated with Nian Wantian.
Looking at Zhou Tianlong gradually moving away, Ouyang Qingfeng slowly exhaled: "Since Senior Brother asked me to keep it secret, then I can only keep it secret! Hehe! You don't understand what this is for, because you are the one who brought the Tianyu Sect to the Heavenly Rain Sect, and that person is the person I respect the most in my life!"