When Liu Zhenhuan was boasting through the bone connection treasure box, the Mulan City hunting task had already been completely settled.
These days, he was indeed busy beyond measure, almost dizzy from the hectic schedule.
It would take two nights and a day for Yitiao to reach the Cloud Mist Mountain where Flower Court is located, while taking the "Wanli Feiyun" from Heru City to Mulan City only took one night and a little more than half a day; therefore, from the moment the "Garfield’s Not at Home" plan was devised, Liu Zhenhuan had already considered delaying the time to snatch the flower official to coordinate with Yitiao’s military action over there.
Although he couldn’t take the main force to Mulan City this time, with Old Liu and his family, plus a group of black ultra Ents in the guard flag team, not to mention snatching the "Four Dusty Flowers" from the silk continent’s bandit heroes, even facing the high-ranking members of the Demon Clan face to face, Old Liu wouldn’t be afraid in the slightest.
Originally, Liu Zhenhuan could have comfortably sat in Heru City, as long as he entrusted the Vajra Magic Teleportation Array to the Fifth Prince to be taken to Mulan City.
However, due to some nostalgic feelings at play, he never forgot the majestic appearance of the heavenly soldiers and Master Li, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King riding the clouds and mist, so this time, having such a great opportunity, he naturally wanted to personally experience the thrill of driving on the Nimbus.
The "Wanli Feiyun" equipment indeed had magical qualities, simply relying on the large formation engraved on the metal octagonal plate to gather clouds and support a powerful floating cloud barrier, which, when expanded to its maximum state, could even carry over a thousand people, with propulsion entirely reliant on the strong winds at high altitude as a natural driver, allowing enjoyment of continuous and stable fast flight without any cost.
As remarkable as this thing was, it had irremediable defects—it couldn’t be used in rainy weather because lightning would interfere with and destroy the cloud structure of the feiyun; additionally, if excessively attacked by elements, the stability of the floating cloud barrier would also be broken, so this Shu Shi equipment couldn’t function as a military fortress like the Babylon Hanging Gardens, serving purely as a means of transportation.
Liu Zhenhuan initially imagined it beautifully without personal experience, but when it came to actually experiencing it, he realized riding the clouds might not be as pleasant as imagined. As soon as he stepped on the "Wanli Feiyun" and experienced the high-speed altitude, the fierce northerly wind blew his hair into a wax candle shape that everyone pushed over like a fallen wall.
It was only at this point that he understood why every Tang Zang Empire Jinwu enforcer wore helmets to board the "Wanli Feiyun." Luckily, his family was all left in Heru City to study Zen with the Fourth Prince; if he had taken them all, surely several would have caught severe colds.
According to the Fifth Prince of the Tang Zang Empire’s introduction, the Mulan City hosting the "Hero Conference" is also an ancient famed city in the Tang Zang Empire, rich in cotton and Soft Mulberry, with the sound of weaving heard in every household; this place was known as the "Plain of Silkworms" in ancient times, the homeland of the Silkworm People from the clan of Leizu among eastern scholars, a prosperous locale famous throughout history for "teaching songs to girls from a thousand households, planting mulberries over a hundred miles."
Today, a certain number of Silkworm People still live in this city, specifically responsible for weaving silk and embroidery for the Tang Zang Empire’s royal family.
"Among eastern scholars, the Mi People and Silkworm People are currently the only two exceptions remaining in the world." The Fifth Prince had an interesting conversation with Old Liu on the "Wanli Feiyun", while the "whistling" wind blew the cigar in the prince’s mouth like a sizzling fuse: "Perhaps because Mi People and Silkworm People lack combat power and unruly temperaments, and their life skills are exceptionally outstanding, Emperor Yun Qin spared them from extermination back then."
"Actually, I don’t really think Emperor Yun Qin was so ’tyrannical’ back then. After securing the throne as a plain-clothes emperor, purging the meritorious officials wasn’t unusual. A lifetime of merits and demerits should be assessed at a 30-70 ratio to be reasonable; we shouldn’t hold biases against history." Liu Zhenhuan understood Emperor Yun Qin’s actions at the time, as silk and rice were hard currencies on any continent. No matter how one discards the bow after the bird is gone, there’s no sense in destroying the whole mint.
"What Your Majesty says is reasonable. Emperor Yun Qin’s reign ended with his second successor, but even now, some traditionalists still believe the Hanliu Empire that replaced Yun Qin was unjust, so those remnants collectively moved to the ’Continent of Juan,’ which is a continent north of our Silk Continent. People there call themselves Silken People because they believe they are the orthodox." The Fifth Prince chuckled: "Actually, all of you Aegean traders purchase silk and porcelain from the ’Continent of Juan,’ although you might not know this."
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"Of course! If you Aegean traders actually came to the real Silk Continent, how could you have sailed through the Storm Strait?" The Fifth Prince awoke Liu Zhenhuan with a single remark: "The Continent of Juan spans the outer sea, cutting the Storm Strait right in the middle, with their race and language identical to the Silk Continent. Since they also call themselves the Silk Continent, you naturally wouldn’t know what’s true or false! Although these remnants call themselves Silken People, to us, they are known as Juan People."
"Haha, I am not too clear about this because I came over from the Sangri Continent."
"Your Majesty, the identity I prepared for you is as a prince from the Continent of Juan, and since you also have black eyes, you can basically blend in. Regarding your identity, I always feel the more ambiguous the better." The Fifth Prince gave Old Liu a little compliment: "Your Majesty is so handsome, you have to be careful when going to Mulan City! Because the Silkworm girls in Mulan City are very enthusiastic; if they fancy you, they will tie a silk ribbon around your neck—not that you marry her, but she marries you. If you dare refuse, the entire family’s members will come after you."