Chapter 157 Worship

"Let's go into the city first."

Zhou Xianzong pulled back the carriage curtain and said calmly.

"yes."

Erhu nodded.

"Show me the map."

Zhou Xianzong spoke up.

Upon hearing this, Erhu quickly handed over the map.

To be honest, this was the first time Zhou Xianzong had ever looked at a map.

He didn't need to worry about the journey.

After a cursory glance, Zhou Xianzong realized that Silver City was actually located between Tianwu City and the Zhou Dynasty.

This means that they had covered half the distance in less than a day.

This is the power of a Celestial Realm demon beast; traveling ten thousand miles a day is no problem for it.

Silver City was also a place they had to pass through.

This city is ten times larger than Tianwu City, and Yincheng is still under the jurisdiction of the Zhou Dynasty.

To put it simply, Yincheng was a vassal state of the Zhou Dynasty.

But once you leave Yincheng, it is no longer Zhou territory.

The map also marks the major powers in Silver City.

There was also a family surnamed Ye among them.

"The surname Ye?"

Zhou Xianzong frowned, feeling a sense of familiarity.

But he didn't remember having any interaction with any Ye family in the story.

Forget it, I'm too lazy to think about it. I guess I just remembered it wrong.

"Let's go straight to the City Lord's Mansion. We'll use the teleportation array there to travel to the Zhou Dynasty."

Zhou Xianzong gave an order.

"Yes, boss."

Erhu nodded and drove the carriage away at high speed.

The three quickly entered the city and headed forward. In less than half an incense stick's time, they arrived at the magnificent city lord's mansion in Silver City.

Many people nearby turned to look, startled.

"Whose young master or princess is this, riding in a carriage made of celestial beasts?"

"I don't know. There are no markings on this carriage, and I've never seen a carriage like this before."

"Those who can come to the City Lord's Mansion must be either rich or noble."

Everyone was amazed and dared not approach, for fear of causing trouble.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Xianzong's lips twitched.

Is this the treatment of a major villain? Wherever he goes, he can awe all heroes and amaze everyone.

If this were the main character, there would probably be two clueless extras who would jump out and give the main character free experience points.

It's better to play the villain; at least you won't encounter such stupid NPCs, and it saves you from getting annoyed.

Without Zhou Xianzong saying a word, Erhu jumped off the carriage and headed towards the city lord's mansion.

"Stop right there, what are you doing?"

At the gate of the mansion, two guards asked in cold voices.

Erhu took out the token given to him by Zhou Xianzong, tossed it to the guard, and said.

"The Crown Prince of Zhou has arrived. This is his decree! Give this to your lord, and he will understand."

Unlike other protagonists in novels, Zhou Xianzong dislikes acting discreetly and prefers to act ostentatiously.

My father was the crown prince of the Zhou Dynasty, and Yincheng was a vassal state of the Zhou Dynasty.

Now that I'm here, I can't just keep it a secret, that would be too much trouble.

Simply state your identity; it's quick and easy.

This also highlights his arrogance and domineering nature as the main villain.

In addition, there is another benefit to doing this, which is to show off.

As expected, the crowd erupted in uproar upon hearing that the Crown Prince of the Zhou Dynasty had arrived.

They stared at the carriage in disbelief. In an instant, the originally simple and unadorned carriage became sacred, majestic, and inviolable.

No one expected that the person in the carriage was actually the current Crown Prince of the Zhou Dynasty.

It is said that His Highness the Crown Prince resides in the Zhou Dynasty's imperial palace, and ordinary people can never see him.

And now, he has actually appeared in Silver City.

The two guards were genuinely frightened.

The two of them dared not delay and immediately spoke up.

"Your Highness, please wait a moment while I go and consult the city lord."

"I thought that a great figure like the Crown Prince would travel by dragon or high-level magic artifact, but I didn't expect him to be so low-key, just riding in the most ordinary Celestial Realm demon beast carriage."

The crowd was abuzz with discussion, all quite surprised by Zhou Xianzong's arrival.

Zhou Xianzong also peered through the carriage curtain at the people outside.

After leaving Tianwu City, we hardly saw anyone along the way.

He had previously thought that Tianwu City was too small and too backward, which was why there were so many poor people and commoners.

Larger cities are invariably inhabited by cultivators.

But upon arriving in the vast Silver City, he discovered that it was also home to countless ordinary people.

They have a curiosity about everything new.

Unlike in the novel, these ordinary people don't know everything.

Da da da!

Soon, footsteps echoed from the city lord's mansion.

The guards who had left returned very quickly.

Accompanying the two were a middle-aged man, a woman, and a group of soldiers in armor.

"Your subject, Hao Danteng, Lord of Silver City, pays respects to Your Highness."

The middle-aged man, dressed in brocade robes with a city lord's token at his waist, knelt on one knee, bowed his head, and spoke respectfully.

Yincheng was a vassal state of the Zhou Dynasty; to put it bluntly, Hao Danteng was a subordinate of Emperor Xianzong of Zhou.

He was naturally familiar with the Crown Prince's Decree, and when the guard presented it to him, he was somewhat incredulous.

But the Crown Prince in front of him clearly told him that the current Crown Prince, Zhou Xianzong, had arrived.

Therefore, Hao Danteng did not hesitate at all and hurriedly came to greet him with his wife and personal guards.

"Greetings, Your Highness."

Lady Hao and her personal guards also knelt down.

Upon seeing that it really was His Highness the Crown Prince, everyone's previous jovial expressions vanished, and they immediately knelt down.

Zhou Xianzong stepped out of the carriage.

Is this what it feels like to be in a high position of power?

Even if you do nothing but stand here quietly, people will worship you.

The most deadly form of showing off is the subtle kind.

"Get up, all of you. I'm just passing through and came to take a look. Everything is fine as it is. There's no need to change anything because of my arrival."

Zhou Xianzong looked at Hao Danteng and said.

"Yes, Your Highness."

Hao Danteng nodded and breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhou Xianzong came to Yincheng for no reason. At first, he thought he had done something wrong and was very nervous.

In hindsight, he was indeed overthinking things.

When the city lord stood up, everyone else also stood up.

Let's go.

Zhou Xianzong led Yingxi and Erhu towards the mansion.

After Zhou Xianzong and the others left, the guards who remained called out to the crowd.

"No one is allowed to spread the news of His Highness the Crown Prince's visit to Yincheng. Do you understand?"

Although the crowd did not understand why, they still responded.

The guards did this for the safety of Emperor Zhou Xianzong.

In case some brainless bandits have a sudden urge to hunt down Zhou Xianzong.

Whether they succeed or not, they will all suffer.

Of course, that's a story for later; let's turn our attention back to the City Lord's Mansion for now.

As Zhou Xianzong traveled along, he found that the soldiers in the city were well-trained and the layout of the mansion was strictly in accordance with the requirements.

This surprised him somewhat, but he also felt that Hao Danteng was indeed a capable person.

In other cities, far from the capital and located on the very periphery of the Zhou Dynasty, they might obey the Zhou Dynasty's orders, but it would be impossible for them to do so.

As the saying goes, "the emperor is far away and the sky is high," and everyone has their own ideas.

After entering the main hall of the mansion, Hao Danteng retrieved all the official documents, handed them to Zhou Xianzong, and said.

"Your Highness, these are the decisions and changes made by Yincheng over the past year. Please take a look and see if there are any changes that need to be made."

Zhou Xianzong glanced at it symbolically twice and then placed it on the table.

He wasn't interested in these things, nor were they areas he was good at.

(End of this chapter)