Chapter 87 Marquis Thousand Years

wards Hao Ren's body in a mix of black and white!This Lu Qi has extraordinary Go skills, and he is also no slouch when it comes to cultivation!He looks only in his twenties but may have already cultiv...Chapter 87: Marquis Thousand Years

The golden building, more majestic than the Forbidden City, stretched endlessly into the distance. Dozens of meters of red walls adorned with dazzling gold glazed tiles extended outwards, vanishing at the horizon.

Around the walls were hundreds of golden-armored warriors patrolling in all directions, appearing like tiny golden dots that constantly moved.

On either side of the entrance path stood over eighty elders dressed in purple robes, bowing respectfully. On top of the gate tower, more than twenty robust black-armored generals led their soldiers in saluting with clasped hands and deep bows.

"Welcome back, King!"

As Zhao Guang took a few steps forward, all eighty elders and over twenty generals, along with hundreds of soldiers behind them, shouted together. The noise was deafening, stirring up ripples in the nearby sea.

Zhao Guang casually waved his hand, then led Hao Ren steadily into the main gate. Behind him followed the eighty elders in a continuous stream. Meanwhile, those generals deeply bowed again and took their soldiers along the walls to continue patrolling various corners.

After passing through this outer wall, Hao Ren discovered that there were layers upon layers of different palaces inside. Similarly, within each area, there were officers and soldiers in varying uniforms patrolling around.

Dududu... A bent-over old man wearing a gray robe ran over.

"Your Majesty the Dragon King! Your humble servant didn't know you had returned, thus failed to greet you properly!" He rushed up to the Dragon King and was about to kneel down in front of him.

Zhao Guang casually flicked his finger, causing him to leap into the air. As he continued walking, he asked, "Grand Minister Xia, has anything significant happened recently"

The Grand Minister Xia followed Zhao Guang step by step, saying, "Reporting to Dragon King, in the past month, everything at the Dragon Palace has been peaceful and calm. All affairs are under the management of various elders and have proceeded smoothly..."

"Talk about something useful," Zhao Guang said.

"Yes..." Grand Minister Xia nodded. "In the past month, I've passed on important matters to Elder Sun and Elder Lu on land for you to review. For minor issues, I and the elders staying at the Dragon Palace have dealt with them ourselves. Among these small matters is that the South Sea sent

36 ripe millennium Scarlet Fire Fruits; I have stored them in the ice warehouse. The sixth princess of the North Sea got married, so we gifted her six top-grade pearls with array effects as congratulations. The Clear River Dragon King of the West Sea borrowed a Yellow-Rank cultivation technique, 'Seven Hearts Seven Spirits Formula,' last week for his nephew's cultivation purposes...

After discussing it with several elders, we lent them the book. They promised to return it in a month and might send some gifts back..."

As Zhao Guang walked, he listened to Grand Minister Xia's report and occasionally nodded affirmatively. Grand Minister Xia was very cautious, afraid of saying anything wrong.

Hao Ren, who was walking beside Zhao Guang, saw over eighty elders following behind them with their heads down and light footsteps, feeling the awe-inspiring power of a sovereign for the first time!

Although Zhao Guang is usually taciturn in daily life, he is actually quite approachable. Who would have thought that he commands three million sea creatures of the East Sea With every move, he can turn the tides and control the clouds!

"Is Elder Zhao's altar almost ready" Zhao Guang suddenly asked.

"Seventy-eight steps are completed; currently, six large arrays and thirty-two small arrays have been activated. We estimate that it will be fully completed in another ten days or so. Senior Third Uncle has immense strength and is now無敵於人間；下個月的天劫，定能順利度過，飛昇天龍！"

Standing beside Zhao Guang, Hao Ren guessed they were referring to Zhao Yanzi's third uncle. Although he knew that Zhao Yanzi's third uncle was indeed very powerful, he had never truly grasped the concept until now. Hearing the phrase "無敵於人間" (unparalleled in the mortal world), he could now appreciate how terrifying his strength must be.

(Note: The last sentence was not properly translated due to an error. It should read as follows):

"Seventy-eight steps are completed; currently, six large arrays and thirty-two small arrays have been activated. We estimate that it will be fully completed in another ten days or so. Senior Third Uncle has immense strength and is now無敵於人間；下個月的天劫，定能順利度過，飛昇天龍！" This means "Seventy-eight steps are completed; currently, six large arrays and thirty-two small arrays have been activated. We estimate that it will be fully completed in another ten days or so. His Highness Third Uncle has immense strength and is now無敵於人間 (unparalleled in the mortal world); he is sure to smoothly pass next month's celestial tribulation and ascend to the heavens!"

Entering a grand hall, Zhao Guang suddenly turned around and said, "Elders, all of you can go back to rest."

"That..." Chancellor Xia discreetly pointed at Hao Ren beside Zhao Guang with his hand, hesitating whether or not to speak.

"Oh," Zhao Guang realized it, raised his hand, and pointed at Hao Ren beside him, "This is Zi's consort prince, Hao Ren."

“Long live the Consort Prince!” More than eighty elders bowed simultaneously and shouted.

This scene made Hao Ren feel both honored and overwhelmed.

"Foolish kid, there’s a magic array protecting this place; no seawater is here. Why are you still sucking on an aqua bead" Seeing Hao Ren's bulging cheeks without him speaking, Zhao Guang said.

Hao Ren finally reacted and spat out the aqua bead in his mouth.

He had been following Zhao Guang through half of the Dragon Palace all along, marveling at this wonder after that. He also listened to various reports from Chancellor Xia, still not adjusting to the change yet.

Chancellor Xia took out a silk handkerchief and picked up Hao Ren's aqua bead, then handed it back to him.

Hao Ren realized this was an intentional act of flattery but still said “thank you” to him.

"Chancellor Xia, take Ah Ren around to see the place. It’s his first time here and he's not familiar with the Dragon Palace. If he doesn't understand something at times, be patient in explaining it to him." Zhao Guang said.

“We will strictly follow the decree of His Majesty the Dragon King!” Chancellor Xia bowed deeply, glanced at Hao Ren, then walked backwards out of the palace.

Zhao Guang stayed in the palace to handle some matters, as Chancellor Xia mentioned, he would convey major issues to Elder Lu and Elder Sun for them to pass on to Zhao Guang for handling. Minor issues, however, would be discussed with the elders who were staying behind at the Dragon Palace. Yet there were still a few issues that fell between these two categories.

These matters didn't need to be reported upwards but were too important to be handled arbitrarily. As such, they were temporarily put on hold until Zhao Guang returned to the Dragon Palace for approval.

While Zhao Guang was quietly dealing with this backlog of tasks, Hao Ren and Chancellor Xia had already arrived outside Zhao Guang's office chamber.

Seeing that Chancellor Xia always kept his back bent over, Hao Ren suspected he might be a shrimp spirit in disguise. However, to avoid hurting his pride, Hao Ren held back from commenting.

"Son-in-law, since you're visiting the Dragon Palace for the first time and are not familiar with it yet, let me accompany you on a tour," Chancellor Xia, maintaining a half-meter distance from Hao Ren, asked respectfully.

"Then I'll be grateful to Chancellor Xia." Hao Ren followed their customs by bowing slightly in thanks.

Seeing that this well-known but never-seen-before "son-in-law" was so easy to please, Chancellor Xia's spirits lifted. His hunched back straightened a little and his voice became more resonant as he led Hao Ren towards the rear of the palace, saying, "Son-in-law, follow me. Up ahead is the Hall of a Hundred Flowers, where only century-old or even millennium-old exotic fruits are grown, all excellent materials for alchemy. I can take you to see it, but please don't touch anything because some items carry powerful energies... if something happens to you, I wouldn’t be able to bear the responsibility..."

"And further on is the Palace of Strange Spirits, where we raise rare beasts from across heaven and earth. Heaven has compassion towards life; in our Dragon Palace, we do not take their lives but merely provide them with an environment for survival given that the current scarcity of terrestrial qi makes it difficult for these creatures to survive elsewhere..."

Even before reaching any of these places, Chancellor Xia became increasingly excited and animated.

Following behind him and hearing about all this strange lore, Hao Ren suddenly wondered if such a grand palace would have a "harem" or not...

The hunchbacked Chancellor Xia suddenly turned around.y waved at him together.Hao Ren sat down where they had saved a spot for him and was about to speak when Xie Yujia preempted him by reporting, "That Xu Ke I’ve found out that he is the top scorer in G...