Chapter 322: Arrival (3rd Watch)
Everyone persevered for more than ten days, and finally approached the capital of the Star Empire, Xingyu City.
"For the sake of safety, Miss Xie and I will enter the city after nightfall, and a few of you will stay in the space and wait for our signal!"
After waiting quietly until nightfall, Hou Bufan took Anne and quickly approached the city gate, and found that the guards on the city tower were dozing, so he flew up to the city wall.
Although their movements were very light, they still woke up one of the nearest soldiers.
"It's okay, otherwise I will be beaten by the general!"
The two of them could have killed him with one move, but a not-so-obvious rope in his right hand aroused Hou Bufan's vigilance and stopped Annie.
After waiting for more than ten minutes, the surrounding tranquility can even hear the needle falling on the ground, and the person who is in good spirits will also fall asleep quickly in this case.
Finally, when he fell asleep, the two of them hurried out of the city walls and quickly arrived in the city.
This Xingyu City is indeed big, and they have all wandered around it for two hours, but they still haven't found the location of the palace.
Secretly looking at the time, Hou Bufan knew that it was impossible to find it today, so he found a very safe place and let Anne enter the space, while he stayed outside.
It didn't take long for the first light to appear, and many people who were engaged in small business appeared on every street one after another.
"Old woman, hurry up!
"Urge, urge, urge! You know all day long! Dead old man!"
The two old men who were supporting each other stepped on Hou Bufan's hands at this time, and he could only grit his teeth and hold on.
Fortunately, these two old men didn't care, so they didn't find Hou Bufan, who had been released from invisibility.
"Today's luck is really back, and I was stepped on twice for no reason. Although he complained a little in his heart, after all, the two old men were unintentional, and he quickly adjusted his mentality.
In order not to arouse the suspicion of people on the street, he quickly approached a small restaurant, poured half a bottle of wine into his stomach, and staggered into the street.
Those who saw him avoided him from a distance, and some women with children told their children in righteous words: Don't learn from this drunkard!
Hou Bufan could only put on a deaf face and walked forward, and when he passed by them, he smiled stupidly before slowly disappearing into the street.
Finally, I came to a street where there were not many people, came to the only place where there was a stall, asked for a bowl of local breakfast, and kept eating the food in the bowl with my head down.
After eating quickly, while paying the bill, he inquired about the situation in the city, and left the place without hurry.
At this time, the sky was already bright, and he didn't dare to appear in a crowded place, because his current face was known to almost the entire Panlong Continent.
quickly came to a dead end, entered the space, changed clothes inside, and carefully put himself on as a middle-aged man before appearing outside.
Ordinary people can't be in an ordinary appearance, and they are not conspicuous in the crowd, and with the memory of previous inquiries, they quickly approach the location of the palace.
This capital is maddeningly big, he has been walking in the city for half a day, he is still in the south city, if you want to go to the north city where the palace is located, at least in the afternoon.
Anyway, he was not in a hurry, he hurried slowly, while looking at the surrounding customs and customs, and found that the hierarchy of people here is very strict, what kind of work people do, except for some small businessmen, others will not go to the rich people's places.
At three or four o'clock in the afternoon, I found that there was no one around me who was dressed similarly to me, and after knowing that I couldn't go on like this, I was looking for a place to hide.
Looking around, there are not only gorgeously dressed pedestrians, but also patrol soldiers from time to time.
Just as the soldier was approaching him, he saw a middle-aged man pulling a cart, and hurriedly ran over to help him push the cart while approaching.
This man was really honest enough to thank him vigorously, and did not ask him who he was.
After evading the patrol's interrogation, I learned that the person pulling the cart was very good, and he was the driver who delivered charcoal to the prince's mansion, because his charcoal was not only good, but also easy to ignite, and the deep love of the prince gave him a passable token.
"It seems that the bad luck in the morning is gone, and good luck is coming!" After saying this in his heart, he honestly pushed the cart until he came to a large courtyard.
The middle-aged man's car went in, but the man guarding the door stopped Hou Bufan and shouted, "What are you doing?"
"Master Jun, he was invited by me to help push the cart! There is a lot of charcoal delivered today, you see?" Fortunately, the middle-aged man who delivered the carbon helped him play a round, so that the guards did not suspect him.
"You can't go in!
"Okay, I'll wait, I'll wait!" Hou Bufan said with a flattering nod.
After the middle-aged man pulled the car in, he secretly looked at the surrounding situation, and found that these people didn't care about him, so they wanted to find a chance to leave.
But there are patrols all around, and if he disappears for no reason, it will definitely affect the future plans. In order to startle the snake, he has been waiting for an opportunity.
A few minutes later, a lot of horses and soldiers suddenly appeared in the distance, and when the soldiers at the door immediately stood up straight, Hou Bufan asked, "Master Jun, is the prince back?"
Only then did they notice Hou Bufan's existence, and immediately beat him out of the way.
After leaving here quickly, he saw that the eyes of the people around him were attracted by the visitors, and he slowly used his advanced stealth and naturally disappeared from everyone's field of vision.
After waiting in place for a long time, the people who came over entered the palace.
"The defense of this Star Empire is too strong, I have to be careful!"
After muttering a sentence in his heart, he slowly sneaked through the shadows around him, and only after walking out of this street did he breathe a sigh of relief.
"The prince's mansion has been seen, and the palace must not be far from here!"
After confirming his judgment, he immediately ran farther away, but there were too many patrols nearby, and after running for a while, he would stop for a long time before he could continue to move forward.
After waiting until dark, his mobility returned to normal, and after more than an hour of wild running, he came to the outside of a large palace.
"Finally found it! It will take a lot of time to find the Star Emperor! I'm afraid that there will be changes at the border gates!" muttered worriedly, before slowly sneaking inside.
When he entered inside, he was really taken aback by the layout inside, it turned out that the defense in the palace was so tight, if he hadn't been able to stealth at a high level, he would have been discovered by the other party a long time ago.
Knowing that he was in a hurry, he simply slowed down his pace and walked slowly through the road, but the guards around him patrolled too often, and before you could discern the direction, they appeared in your field of vision again.
After hiding and moving forward for a while, Hou Bufan's physical strength has bottomed out, but he is still gritting his teeth and holding on......