Chapter 21

With that Feng Delun, Ming Yongnian, and a baby disappeared in a flash of light.

The eight who were left behind shared a look.

"Was I imagining things but was eldest brother arguing with a baby?" Jie Qiqiang's eyes squinted thoughtfully.

"Technically, eldest brother's daughter is an adult, with no memories of being one." Wu Jinjing said.

Lan Jianhong was munching a melon he had pulled from somewhere. "For some reason I can understand why my father has white hair."

Jiang Xiaotong took a slice of Lan Jianhong's melon. "I bet it's because of you."

"Of course! No one in this world can drive my father crazy like me."

Luo Huifang laughed. "That's not something you should be proud of, Jianhong."

"If I have a son like Jianhong I'd rather throw him in a pigsty." Lai Meihui said.

"You are mean as always Meihui."

Li Jiayi sighed. "I should hunt for a parenting book for eldest brother."

Jiang Xiaotong seemed surprised. "There's parenting books in this world?! Wow, I wonder why the parents in this world are so shitty."

"What are you all loitering around for? Go! You're supposed to be selling all the loot, gossip about eldest brother and the little ancestor another day!" With Jin Liwei's command they all dispersed.

On the other side the baby was staring at a man with an extremely pretty face incredulously. This man took her right out of her father's robes!

***

Feng Delun, Ming Yongnian, and the little baby found themselves standing in front of a large city gate. The loud noise of the thriving city left the baby slightly deaf.

Many merchants lined up with their carts of goods, guards inspecting the items the merchants had brought to sell. There was a second line next to the merchants' where people could enter the city after a brief check. It was a very long line, but it was quickly moving.

Father, where is this?

[Dongfu, the capital city of the Zhen Empire, of the Eastern realm.]

No wonder the city was huge, it was a capital. She couldn't wait to see what the inside of the city looked like.

Her father and pretty teacher uncle lined up like any other people. Can't her father teleport them inside?

Father, why don't you teleport us into the city?

[You and your uncle have no permission from the emperor to teleport into the city. There are arrays surrounding the capital protecting it.]

By the end of her father's explanation they were already at the end of the line, they didn't have to wait too long.

The city guards were all serious looking uncles, just like pretty teacher uncle, but these guard uncles weren't as pretty as her pretty teacher uncle. Guard uncles have really deep creases on their faces, their faces were partially covered with their bright metal helmet. Even with her father being a few inches taller than the guard uncles, the guard uncles looked far larger with their armors.

But my father is stronger!

The guard uncles standing in front of her father, looked at her with interest. "State your purpose, your origin, and how long you will remain in the city."

"I, and my eldest brother came from the Northern realm, we are merely here to replenish our food and perhaps stay for the night." Pretty teacher uncle told the guard uncle.

"Travelling with a baby must be a hassle." The guard uncle commented. "I remembered that my son was crying for an entire day at your child's age, which made me want to escape the house and work more, it's a blessing your daughter is very quiet and well behaved. You can go through the gates."

Was the guard uncle ranting? That's unprofessional right? The people around here sure were lax.

Her father and uncle silently walked through the gate. There were golden squiggly writings that looked like a chicken had written it etched onto the gates. When she, her father, and pretty teacher uncle walked past the gate the chicken scratch glowed.

Warmth circled her wrist, a golden glow later she had a bracelet on her wrist, the bracelet was made out of the same squiggly chicken scratch writing on the door.

"Ah!" Father, my wrist is glowing!

"You really can't get used to the arrays in Dongfu." Pretty teacher uncle was rubbing his wrist, he also had a glowy golden bracelet on his wrist just like her.

"Ah?" Father, is my bracelet and pretty teacher uncle's an… array?

Her father quirked a brow. [Yes, if the person tagged with this array had ill will towards anyone inside of this city they would be teleported into the prison. And if the person stayed far longer than was announced at the gate they will be teleported outside of the city.]

Ohh, it's soo exciting!

So, this city had something as cool as this! That means her glowy bracelet was not a bracelet but an array. She remembered someone who made a similar ingenious innovation once— Who?

Her father and pretty teacher uncle made their way through the crowds, the city was packed with all sorts of people. Merchants, normal people, people wearing real fancy clothes, the patrolling guards.

A lot of people were sending her father and pretty teacher uncle looks. The ladies most of all blushed. The men looked on in envy, some of them were blushing though. The merchants had greedy eyes. While the guards nodded respectfully.

Humph! Her father and pretty teacher uncle were so pretty that these people can't take their eyes off of them. Her cheeks puffed up with underlying pride. She bet they all sensed her father's and pretty teacher uncle's amazing supreme aura.

Ouch!

Her father pinched her cheeks again. "Your imagination is too unruly."

Pretty teacher uncle began, "What was she…"

"It's best that you never find out, Delun."

"Owh!" Father, please let go your baby's cheeks!

Her father gave her cheeks a slight squeeze before withdrawing his hand. Her cheeks were definitely red, it'd be a miracle if it weren't swollen! Both her father, uncles, and aunties really loved pulling her cheeks. Well, her uncles and aunties only pulled her cheeks when her father wasn't around, and that was a very rare occasion. She was always stuck inside of her father's robes most of the time.

They went inside of a restaurant slash inn, a server was quick to approach them, he clasped his hands together and bowed. "Welcome, welcome master immortals to our restaurant! Where would you wish to be seated? The tables in the first floors are unfortunately occupied. But there are still empty tables on the second floor with excellent views!"

Pretty teacher uncle nodded. "Lead the way."

"Of course, of course!" The servant led them to an empty table. As the man had promised the views on the second floor were a sight worth paying for. They had a clear view of the entire restaurant and the city outside from the window, including the palace at the distance.

They could see a lot of activities being held in the palace, her father and pretty uncle frowned.

The servant with great EQ seemed to notice her father's and pretty teacher uncle's interest and explained, "Ah, the immortals must have been in seclusion for a while, but today is the coronation of the crown prince, Zhen Zhihao. He will ascend to the throne this noon, the whole world will be watching the coronation from the transmission device. In fact the immortals need not to go to the centre of the city to watch, we have our very own transmission device right here!"

Woah, a prince was ascending and she got to watch it, this was growing more, and more exciting!

Her pretty teacher uncle was surprised though. "Prince Zhen Zhihao is ascending?! But what of the previous emperor? What happened to him?"

The servant laughed full heartedly. "The previous emperor had abdicated last week. The emperor had stated that it was time for our empire to turn a new leaf, and it was high time he retired."

"What was he planning?" Her father muttered, too low for the servant to hear.

Her father and pretty teacher uncle ordered a cup of tea. While she wanted sweets.

Father, I want sweets! Sweets!

The corners of her father's lips were hooked. [You have no teeth, how are you planning to chew it?]

This was a big problem! A catastrophic problem! How would she eat her sweets, an idea lit up a bulb in her mind.

Father can chew it for me!

Her father scoffed. "In your dreams."

"Eldest brother?"

She was struck by another lightning of betrayal. But she really wanted to eat something sweet.

"Do you have anything sweet a baby could eat?" Her father asked.

"We could make your daughter a sweet lotus seeds congee." The servant offered.

"Yes, that will do."

The servant nodded and retired away to take their orders to the kitchen.

Ever since her father had asked the servant for something sweet that she could eat, her uncle had been staring dumbly at her father. Her very strict, pretty teacher uncle was really a soft person.