Chapter 584 - 563 First Update
The procession, adorned with gold and encrusted with jade, had claimed the attention of everyone since leaving the Imperial Palace. The pure white horses, not a spot of different hair on them, should have been galloping across grasslands. Yet now, they were harnessed with extremely luxurious, heavy saddles, embroidered so richly that they dazzled the eye, pulling carriages decked with blue canopies and golden threaded patterns, so bright it was hard to look away.
Twelve horses, four carriages, and thirty-two guards in uniform—black with golden edges of the Imperial Forest Guard—all exuded an overwhelming sense of nobility.
From the Imperial Palace to the Nanmen of Zheng Capital, the procession made its way through bustling streets. Commoners paused their steps to watch and speculated about the identity of the person inside the carriages. Officials from Nanzheng who were in the know had already kept well away from the itinerary; those who stumbled upon it by chance closed the windows facing the street and hung their heads, refusing to watch.
As subjects of the court, they felt both shame and rage at such a debacle that embarrassed the Nanzheng Imperial Court, deeming the ostentatious and lavish display highly inappropriate for the times.
And the fact that palace banners were paving the way was simply absurd.
In a tavern facing the street, with a barely opened window, a person seated inside fixed their gaze directly onto the carriages.
"Princely Heir, this convoy is heading to Bu Er Temple; it’s our only chance to blend in. It’s said that the carriages are carrying the Empress of Nanzheng State who’s going to pray at the temple, but the one leading the team is Ju Nanyi, a tough nut to crack," said Gu Dao, stepping forward as his master watched the procession below without moving, relaying the intelligence he had gathered.
Zong Yunqian wasn’t interested in whoever was sitting inside the palanquin. Moreover, as Gu Dao and Xi Feng gathered information, those privy to the inside story naturally kept mum on such a humiliating matter. All they knew was that Zheng Congyuan had married an empress and that there was something unclear between Nanzheng Imperial Clan and Ghoul Ravine.
The situation at hand was that Ghoul Ravine had swiftly replaced Qiandao Temple, and to this day, there was still no trace of the temple’s mages. Thus, their priority was to find out where those people had gone, and whether Master Bu Er would hold the answers was something Zong Yunqian couldn’t be sure of.
Gu Dao glanced at his master and, seeing that he hadn’t spoken, grew somewhat anxious as the procession slowly faded from their view. To follow or not to follow?