C138 "Depart, head to the capital."
The date of his official departure for the imperial city had been set. Gongsun Ztian was only the one who had been notified. Fortunately, he didn't need to worry about the preparations for his departure. All he needed to do was to wait and travel with his luggage.
Three days later, outside the Situ Family's gate.
"Gongzi, you're here. When you get to the car with Madam, all the luggage will be waiting for you!" Little girl Lan'er skipped over to Gongsun Ze Tian's side and said as if he was offering a treasure.
It was no wonder that she had spent most of her time studying with Gongsun Zaitian. Other than Gongsun Zaitian occasionally bringing her some new gadgets, she had no childhood.
As for Gongsun Ztian's actual age, it was likely that he wouldn't have much interest in 'childhood', not to mention the fact that he couldn't remember the usefulness of 'childhood'.
This trip, in Gongsun Zaitian's eyes, was merely a visit to the imperial city, but in the eyes of the Little girl Lan'er, it was a rare trip. She could see landscapes that she could not see in the courtyard of the Situ Family, just like the mountains and rivers that her master had told her about, as well as the various strange flowers, birds, fish, and bugs.
The little girl knew that her young master was very knowledgeable. Under his description, the mountain was majestic and magnificent, but how could it be considered majestic and magnificent? She did not know about any of this. So she wanted to see it with her own eyes.
"Why do you have to leave so early!" Gongsun Zaitian had two dark circles under his eyes, looking listless.
"Of course we have to get up early to set off. This way, we can travel a little longer on the road and go a little further!" The little girl naively gave her young master an answer, but she completely ignored a question. That was, her young master did not want to know the reason, but wanted to protest how he was going to solve the problem of his lack of sleep.
But soon, Gongsun Ztian's sleepiness disappeared. He noticed the 'luggage' that the girl had mentioned just now. That seemingly endless convoy of luggage that almost exploded the car. He just wanted to turn around and go back to sleep.
"These are the things you packaged for me?" Looking at such a spectacular 'luggage queue', Gongsun Ztian could feel the pain on his cheek. Resisting the throbbing in his heart and the trembling of his facial muscles, he asked.
"No, how could the young master have such a treasure?!" The little girl answered with a smile.
Hearing the girl's words, Gongsun Zaitian felt slightly at ease. He continued to ask, "Then whose luggage are these?"
"Oh, there are more than 50 cars on this trip. The first 30 cars are Madam's luggage!" This little girl really had the potential to be a 'secretary'. To her, this kind of stats were akin to 'family information'.
"Well, what about the other twenty-odd cars?" When Gongsun Zaitian heard that it was his mother's luggage that accounted for the majority of the luggage, he immediately understood that Gongsun Zaitian had long since gotten used to his mother's behavior.
"Haha, young master is so stupid, of course Lan Er packed his luggage!" The little girl said mischievously.
"What?" At this time, Gongsun Ztian's mouth was wide enough for half a pound of cooked egg, or 250 grams of it, to be stuffed inside.
"Lan Er, it must have been hard for you to get rid of all these! If the Lady did not give Lan Er more than twenty cars, he could have prepared even more things! Due to the limited number of vehicles, we can only give up on a lot of things we can't bring along! " The girl said with a bit of regret.
He thought that with his mother alone, it would be enough for him to suffer. He never thought that he would have a prodigy, and at such a young age, if he continued to nurture her, even surpassing his mother's actions would be within his reach. Gongsun Ze Tian even imagined the spectacular scene of her 'surpassing the blue by blue'.
"Are those twenty-odd cars all mine?" Gongsun Ztian realized a problem and quickly asked.
"That's not it!" The little girl gave him an answer that made Gongsun Zaitian feel slightly at ease.
"All of them belong to us?" Gongsun Ztian comforted himself in his heart and continued to ask weakly.
"That's not it either!" The little girl once again gave him the news that Gongsun Ze's Heavenly Tiger's body was in shock.
"Then whose is it?" Since the luggage had nothing to do with him, there was no need to worry. Gongsun Ze Tian had returned to normal and asked casually.
"It's all mine, this is the young master's!" The little girl said to Gongsun Ze Tian while she took out a small package from her back.
"What?" Gongsun Ztian felt that at this moment, he was petrified. He could clearly feel the legendary 'eternal immortality'.
"Young Master can only carry his own luggage. Because the car is full, we really can't carry the bag anymore. It's not good to add another car for such a small package, right? However, even if there is one more car, I am afraid there will be no place for Young Master to put the package! " The Little girl Lan'er explained to Gongsun Zaitian with an innocent and serious expression.
"You only packed this little for me in these three days?" Gongsun Ztian asked somewhat sorrowfully.
"No, I just packed some clothes this morning. I've been busy with my own luggage for the past two days, how could I care about you, Young Noble!" The little girl felt that she had put in a lot of effort and her young master did not understand her, so she replied grudgingly and unwillingly.
"..." Gongsun Ztian had completely fainted. The only good thing about it was that he could continue taking a nap.
In three days, the dignified Third Young Master of Situ Family would be reduced to an existence on the same level as a servant.
Since the outcome had been decided, he could only proceed step by step. Gongsun Ztian also followed the dozens of luggage carriages on their way to the imperial capital.
However, what Gongsun Ztian did not know was that in this trip, there was a fated meeting waiting for him. Furthermore, during his departure this time, he did not expect to return here many years later.
The imperial capital. Within the imperial city.
"Eunuch Wei, how are the arrangements for the selection competition?" The most powerful emperor of the Honglong Empire, His Majesty Emperor Hong Zheng, asked the eunuch of the Wei Lao who was standing by the side with her hands crossed.
"We are in the midst of preparing. The arena has already been prepared and it is scheduled to be held at the Imperial Family's Phantom Martial Academy." We've already informed the old Headmaster about this and he's also very interested in this competition. Eunuch Wei answered. Although this elder was not old, his memory and ability to handle matters was astonishing.
"Haha, as a teacher, my greatest interest is to gather and nurture talents. However, the essence of this competition is to train some talents for the Empire. If the results of this year's competition are good, we will host it once every five years." Since he ascended the throne, he felt that what he lacked the most was talent. Thus, the reason why he hosted this gathering was so that he could discover many talents so that he could serve the imperial government.
"Your majesty is wise!" Eunuch Wei bowed and said.
"Alright, Wei Lao, you don't have to hit our horses. Isn't it enough for the people who want to hit our horses?" Hong Zheng Emperor said half-jokingly.
"I saved it!" Eunuch Wei bowed once again as he replied.
"Have the large families and powers notified of this event?" Hong Zheng Emperor thought of something and asked.
All the families and powers have been informed that they are very interested in this year's competition. Many families have brought their heirs to the capital, and they need to test the strength of the younger generation.
"Then when we find a talent, we'll have to make the first move!" Even if we have to snatch it, you have to snatch it for me. " Hong Zheng Emperor said excitedly.
"This old servant accepts the decree!" But you don't have to worry, your majesty. The various families still support you, so when I have the chance, I want to let my son serve your majesty. Eunuch Wei laughed and replied.
"Oh right, Wei Lao, do you have any further news about Listening Rain Pavilion?" Hong Zheng suddenly thought of something and changed the topic.
"According to the eagle eye's report, this power is a little special, regardless of whether it is outside or inside, it is completely airtight. It can be seen that the owner of this power is a rare talent, but we have yet to obtain any useful information, and there is even less information regarding the leader of this power." Eunuch Wei replied with some regret.
"It's another mysterious power. I hope it's not a force that is hostile to the empire!" Try frontal contact! At the very least, let's test their attitude! " Hong Zheng thought for a while and then ordered Eunuch Wei again.
"This old servant will arrange it now!" However, based on what they had obtained so far, it seemed that this power did not reject anyone. As long as they sincerely cooperated, they would open their doors. In this old servant's point of view, this power may not have a true relationship with each other, but it should not be hostile to the imperial government. " The Eunuch Wei told them everything he knew, hoping that he would be able to help the Emperor.
"Hmm, a very powerful opponent. A similarly scheming one, one that is deep enough to 'faintly touch the world'." Hong Zheng nodded in admiration.
"This old servant feels that this faction is not a small one!" The Eunuch Wei spoke with astonishing words.
"Oh? "How do you know?" Hong Zheng asked in confusion.
"This old servant has met the Principal before. I have personally analyzed and evaluated this Listening Rain Pavilion!" Eunuch Wei thought for a moment, then slowly said.
"Quickly inform me." Hearing such words, Hong Zheng became interested as well.
"The Headmaster and I agree that all the information we have on this faction contains a lot of information. It's very likely that the other party intentionally leaked it to us." The Eunuch Wei continued.
"Why do you think so?" Hong Zheng became even more doubtful. Logically speaking, information should be checked and verified layer by layer. A piece of information that contained a lot of information was equivalent to a false information. What was the use of this kind of information?
"There are two reasons. Firstly, the process of us obtaining information is too simple. Even the weak and ordinary powers can easily obtain and understand this information. However, if we were to advance further in order to obtain more information, it would be akin to ascending to the heavens. Secondly, it's impossible for our people and the people from the Surveillance Council to infiltrate and infiltrate into this force. Their personnel selection and selection are very strange, it's possible to eliminate all suspicious people without any suspense. Eunuch Wei organized and dictated the results of his analysis.
"Is there such a thing?" This was the first time Hong Zheng had heard of such a magical power.
In the Honglong Continent, there were almost no spies from the imperial government. This was because those spies needed to report the development of the various powers in time so that the imperial government could control these martial arts forces or large clans.
"That's right. However, our people have returned safely. This means that they have discovered us, but do not wish to become enemies with us." Eunuch Wei added.
"Listening Rain Pavilion, what kind of power is this!? And what kind of person established and led such a force? " Hong was listening to these people and suddenly realized that he was interested in this power, or in the person who created it.
