Chapter 735: Standing on the Top of the Forbidden City
Although Xia Liuchuan was a little worried, there was nothing he could do and he had to leave Xia Dongyue's office.
"Brother, you look like something is on your mind. Is it because you didn't get the Guardian Cocoon?" When Xia Xianyue saw Xia Liuchuan, she saw that Xia Liuchuan had a frown on his face, so she asked with concern.
"Zhou Wen is on his way to the imperial capital. The old man has ordered the people in the East Courtyard to bring him back before Zhou Wen enters the imperial capital." Xia Liuchuan said.
"Why did the old man bring Zhou Wen back?" Xia Xinyue didn't know about this. After hearing this, her expression changed slightly.
Xia Liuchuan quickly stopped Xia Xianyue from continuing. He looked around and saw that no one else was passing by. Then he whispered, "Just keep this a secret. Don't mention it again, and don't tell anyone. Also, don't ask too many questions about the old man. Do you understand?"
"Why?" Xia Xinyue still didn't quite understand.
In fact, Xia Xinyue had a very vague impression of the old man. Although the old man was the real person in charge of the Xia family, Xia Xinyue had grown up in the Xia family, but she had seen the old man only a few times.
In her impression, the old man was a serious old man in a white robe. He would only appear occasionally during some important sacrifices of the Xia family. He usually lived in the east courtyard.
The East Courtyard is also a forbidden area in the Xia family. Without the old man's summons, even Xia Dongyue cannot enter or leave the East Courtyard at will.
Only those who are responsible for taking care of the old man's daily life can enter the East Courtyard.
Most of those who are responsible for taking care of the old man's daily life are not from the Xia family, but they are all loyal to the old man and will not question or hesitate about his orders.
When Xia Xinyue was young, she once met an elder of the Xia family. He had no idea what mistake he had made, but was forcibly taken away by people from the East Courtyard. After entering the East Courtyard, he never came out again.
"Don't ask why. Believe me, I won't hurt you." Xia Liuchuan and Xia Xinyue looked at each other and said.
"I understand." Xia Xianyue nodded slightly.
"Go and have a rest. Since this matter has been handed over to the East Court, we don't need to worry about it anymore." Xia Liuchuan seemed to be worried about something, and after saying that, he returned to his residence.
But before he opened the door, someone came with a message saying that the old man wanted to see him.
Xia Liuchuan was shocked. He had already guessed why the old man was looking for him.
Xia Liuchuan took a deep breath and followed the butler towards the east courtyard.
If it wasn't necessary, Xia Liuchuan would rather never enter the East Courtyard again in his life.
When he was young, he actually liked to go to the East Courtyard to play, and the old man doted on him very much. Other people in the Xia family were not allowed to enter the East Courtyard at will, but he was allowed by the old man to enter and exit freely.
At that time, Xia Liuchuan could get whatever he wanted. Even if he pulled out the flowers and plants that the old man had planted with his own hands, the old man would just laugh and never punish him.
But after he turned fifteen, Xia Liuchuan rarely went to the East Courtyard. Although his privileges were still there, he was unwilling to go there anymore.
Stepping into the familiar garden and looking at the familiar furnishings and flowers, Xia Liuchuan felt indescribably complicated.
"Xiaochuan, Dongyue has already told me everything about you. Don't worry, I will let Zhou Wen enter the imperial capital alive, so that you can win the bet and get the chance to contract with the guardian." An old man in a white robe was sitting in the stone pavilion, feeding the carp in the pond next to the pavilion.
"Sorry for the trouble." Xia Liuchuan said with a slight bow.
He is a fearless man who dares to do anything, but he dares not act recklessly in front of this old man.
The old man continued while feeding the fish, "It's not a big deal, just a little time to slow down. After you've contracted the guardian, I want you to bring Zhou Wen back to me personally. Can you do it?"
"Grandpa, everyone around you is better than me, why do you have to let me go?" Xia Liuchuan said.
"If you don't want to, then let Xianyue go." The old man said lightly.
Xia Liuchuan opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he said nothing and just nodded: "I understand, I will go and bring Zhou Wen back."
"Remember, you are the future master of the Xia family. No matter how powerful the people below you are, they are still just servants." said the old man.
"Ryukawa understands." Xia Liuchuan said with his head down.
Zhou Wen rushed all the way to the imperial capital, but he didn't encounter any strange things. Apart from the fact that the wood was too heavy, which made his journey very difficult, there was no other trouble.
When Zhou Wen saw the boundary marker with the words "Imperial Capital" from afar, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"Old Sheep, where should we put this piece of wood after we arrive at the imperial capital?" Zhou Wen asked the antelope beside him.
The antelope wrote on the ground with its hoof: "Standing on the top of the Forbidden City."
Zhou Wen saw clearly what Antelope had written and his eyes widened.
The Forbidden City in the imperial capital is now a very special dimensional realm, and it is also one of the dimensional realms that the Xia family values most. Its importance is no less than that of the ancient sword tomb.
As far as Zhou Wen knew, ever since the dimensional storm, the Xia family had sealed off the Forbidden City dimensional area, preventing anyone from approaching.
If he wanted to go in, it shouldn't be difficult with the power of the invisibility cloak.
However, if you want to carry such a big thing into the Forbidden City, it is impossible to do it without being noticed, and there will definitely be a conflict with the Xia family.
"Lao Yang, you really didn't mean to trick me?" Zhou Wen seriously suspected that Lao Yang was deliberately tricking him because he had forced Lao Yang to go on the road with him.
The antelope ignored him and stepped over the boundary marker of the imperial capital.
Zhou Wen had no choice but to follow him. He had no other choice now.
Zhou Wen seldom went out and had never seen a city as big as the imperial capital. Compared with it, Luoyang seemed a little small in scale and population.
Because there were too many people, Zhou Wen did not ride the mighty King Kong bull, but carried the wood forward by himself.
Although this is the imperial capital, they all looked sideways when they saw Zhou Wen carrying such a large piece of wood on the street.
Zhou Wen had originally planned to contact Wang Lu after arriving in the imperial capital. However, since he was carrying a large log, it was difficult to invite her to dinner. So Zhou Wen simply decided not to contact her for now. He would contact her again after he resolved the log issue.
He found a hotel to stay in. The room rate was quite expensive, but Zhou Wen still paid it readily and booked a room for a week.
This place is relatively close to the Forbidden City. Through the floor-to-ceiling windows in the room, you can see the Forbidden City in the distance. This is why Zhou Wen chose to live here.
"How can I get this piece of wood in?" Zhou Wen stood in front of the French window, gazing at the ancient Forbidden City in the distance, many thoughts flashed through his mind.
My condition today is very bad and I have some problems with my thinking. I owe you two more chapters. Together with the previous two chapters, I owe you four chapters in total.
I haven't seen any comments in the past few days, and I always feel like something is missing. It feels like I was originally playing an online game, and suddenly it became a single-player game. It's a bit hard to adapt.
(End of this chapter)