Chapter 247 Undercurrents.

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Han Lingshi spent the night reading as much as she could about the places she needed to visit. The young lady then had a meal with Hao Ren and the young man said, "I will lead you through the city below, if you have anything that you wish to do, tell me. I will see that your instructions are implemented properly." Han Lingshi did not object to this. The next morning she left the palace with Ye Lan, and Ye Jian beside her. Hao Ren walked beside her with a faint smile on his face. The people who did not know him closely thought that Hao Ren was a battle monger. He conquered the four nations in fifteen years, this was an achievement that was paid with blood of humans. In the past fifteen years, Hao Ren had been using all sorts of means to erase the Royal Families of the four nations and any loyalists were removed as well. He was very thoughtful about the populace, but the masses were scared of this man who established the Crescent Moon Kingdom. They did not know anything about him and all the news they received came from the mouths of the travelling cultivators who only saw him at war or fighting some experts over some issues of the territory. The moment, Hao Ren and the three descended on the ground, Han Lingshi said, "Where is Yang? I remember when I saw him last night I asked him to come along with me." Hao Ren pointed ahead and said, "Yin will bring him to the city gates. He might be a child but he has the strength of a Core formation realm practitioner. Have him handle errands for you on the way. Ye Lan can be the second in command, and Ye Jian, protect them with all your might." Ye Lan and Ye Jian nodded and accepted the commands. Han Lingshi rolled her eyes at the young man, but she did not say anything in protest of his arrangements. They came down and the guards stationed below the palace, saluted them. Hao Ren nodded at them and ran a quick gaze over them. Then he said, "Welcome to the Phoenix Pearl City." Han Lingshi raised her name and asked, "How did you come up with this name?" Hao Ren shook his head and replied, "It was not me who came up with this name, it was the original name of this city, the capital before it was captured and divided by the four nations." Han Lingshi nodded, and they ventured inside the city. Although the place had been renovated, and the streets were paved with tiles. Han Lingshi sensed something amiss. She looked at the civilians who bowed to Hao Ren and the Ye Duo. She frowned, and said, "Ren, go back." Hao Ren was not surprised, but he asked with a smile, "Did you notice it?" Han Lingshi nodded and replied, "I understand that fear is necessary to have respect, but they look at you as if you are some demon. This impression will not work. Go, I will handle things here, also, take Ye Jian away with you. His stone like feature is not helping either." Ye Jian was at a loss, his practice of sword has made him look uncaring but that was not the truth. However, seeing that even Hao Ren did not put up any protest, he agreed and left with him. Han Lingshi shook her head, before she began roaming around aimlessly with Ye Lan. She found a couple of children who were playing on the side. Han Lingshi approached them carefully and exclaimed from the side, "Ye Lan, what a wonderful game is this? I wonder if they would teach me?" The little boy said, "Sister Fairy, if you agree to marry me, I will take you to meet my grandpa, he is a big shot in the elders." Han Lingshi was shocked and then she burst out in laughter, she said, "Little brother, big sister is already married, I cannot leave my husband. How about this, when you grow up strong and wise, I will find you a wife prettier than me?" The little boy walked up to her and asked, "Is there really someone prettier than you in this world?" Han Lingshi bent down and poked his nose as she said, "Yes, there is. You will know when you get big." After coaxing the kids, Han Lingshi made her way to meet the elders. ... Hao Ren was hiding between the layers of the void, and clicked his tongue, "Had this kid been a bit older, I would have broken his butt into pieces, this brat dares to pull moves on my wife. Hmph!" Ye Jian was beside him and he could not help but think, 'If the people knew that the legendary Wandering Dragon was so petty, I wonder what they would think.' ... While Han Lingshi was handling the situation with the city folk, far from the Phoenix Pearl City, in the wilderness of the eastern provinces, a group of men and women were sitting inside a cavern. They all looked haggard, but they were wearing brocade clothes and jewelry that could make even the rich feel poor. One of the men stood up and said, "I have just received the news, it seems that someone is making moves to quench the smolders of rebellion in the hearts of the masses. I just got a message from a former spy of the grey cloud division. Someone from the Crescent Moon Palace is roaming around talking to the elders and fixing their concerns. If we did not do anything this time, we will never get a chance to avenge the loss we have suffered." The people nodded; their faces looked calm but their eyes brimmed with killing intention. Hao Ren was someone who appeared out of the blues and then turned their lives upside down. They were the remnants of the royal family of the fallen Cloud Empire. The person who was leading them seemed to be the duke of the fallen empire, he looked at the young man and asked, "Can you find out who this person is, and when they will enter the borders of the Cloud Empire? If that person is paying attention to the situation with the masses, then they must be close to the Wandering Dragon. This time, I want to chip some scales of this bastard." The young man nodded and left the cavern hurriedly. Han Lingshi did not know, but she had become a target.

Chapter 247 Undercurrents.

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