The Romance Of The Thousand Loves
CH. 49. GUESTS ARE NOT INVITED

Elder Lan, elders Yan, Della and Hanzho as well as the Trade Caravans stopped in front of the border gate. Above the gate is the inscription 'Foenician Kingdom.' In front of them was a long queue. Gate Keeper seemed busy serving and checking the belongings of Cultivators and other ordinary humans.

Hanzho opened the map and once again checked the route on the map whether it was on track or not.

"We are currently entering the Tunisian Empire. And ahead there was the Imperial Border as well as the Empire's boundary. The Kingdom of Phoenicia was the border between the Diamond Empire and the Tunisian Empire. So the checking here is getting more complicated than usual." Clearly Hanzho while folding back the map and storing it in the space ring.

Elder Yan, Lan and Della nodded in understanding. The four of them were already very familiar. During the journey, they tell each other about their pasts. During the journey they helped each other against several Muthical Beasts. Elder Lan and and Yan also raised Della to be their temporary disciple during this trip. Della who was very happy to have two people at once a very strong teacher, was very happy and unceasingly practiced. Even he often fought a fourth-rate Mythical Beast alone for his progress.

Elder Lan and Yan were also not in vain to raise Della to become a disciple, her understanding of the teachings of the two of them was extremely fast and her cultivation talent was simply incredible. Besides that Della turned out to have a very rare Heavenly Spirit Root in the world. With the right technique, these few weeks his cultivation had been at the realm of a one-star Master who was previously still at the realm of a two-star Warrior. A surprising talent.

"Although not comparable to the lady, but Della's talent is terrible." Inner elder Lan one day while watching Della cultivating.

"Teacher Yan before entering the Phoenician Kingdom I want to train for a while inside the stretcher. My Spirit Root is full and is shaking." Said Della to elder Yan who was nearby.

Elder Lan saw Della's dantian was indeed as she said. Elder Yan nodded slowly then smiled.

Della got off her horse and entered into an empty tent that was deliberately prepared for her. But ever since he was made a student, he would rather ride a horse with his two teachers and ask them both a lot of questions. But there was one thing he never asked about - their origin.

After a while of waiting, it was finally their turn to be examined.

"Take out your identification." One of them intercepted.

Quietly Hanzho issued his identification mark as a trade caravan. She said. "I am the leader of the trade caravan. They're both our bodyguards." Appoint Hanzho to elder Lan and elder Yan wearing a veil.

The guard received the Hanzho sign and then poured his inner power into the token. After being channeled in, the token shone a little and issued the inscription 'Cavity Trade Intent.' The guard nodded slowly then returned Hanzho's token.

"Welcome to our Kingdom sir." Said the guards after learning the identity of Hanzho's group. The guards opened the gate wide and allowed the Hanzho group to enter. They did not check Hanzho's belongings and his group was like no other.

"It seems like the trade caravan is quite respected." Murmured elder Lan.

"Yes Lan's sister. The trade caravans are the largest group in the world. We are everywhere and we bring every need that every country we want to go through. Trade caravans are not just a figment of the imagination even though we are not too strong, but rarely dare to harass us. That's because, we're protected by every Empire or Kingdom we're in." Hanzho was proud.

"Hmmm.. Looks like the Hanzho brothers quite enjoyed his role as a trade caravan." Babe elder Lan from the side.

"Hehe Lan's sister was right. I need to be able to play a good role so that this mission doesn't fail and so that Miss Della can be calm." Reply Hanzho.

Elder Lan and Yan nodded at Hanzho's diplomatic reply. As with any mission, the important thing is how the mission can be run well and there should be no defects in the mission. It could be that a small, overlooked mistake could be a life-betting determinant in the future. And Hanzho had already carried out his mission quite well as if Hanzho was one of the elders of the Trade Caravan who had joined since the existence of this organization.

While enjoying the scenery inside the city, suddenly everyone in the city felt a very strong presence. The guards and bodyguards in the city immediately ran towards the city. Several strong people were flying in the air towards the city gate.

Hanzho's group stops his horse from seeing what happened and who comes. The streets that were originally quite crowded were suddenly quiet, the shops were closed quickly. People run into the house. In the quiet streets left only the Hanzho group.

The strong presence was getting closer. Elder Lan and elder Yan could clearly sense what was about to happen. They turned the horse's bow and quickly spurred him closer to the city's gerbanf. Hanzho and his group who were about to catch up, immediately stopped as a translucent energy shield protected them. A very strong shield. As if elders Lan and Yan were quite serious this time around.

At the city gate had gathered dozens of guards. On average they were at the Grand Master realm. Three Saint Expert realm cultivators floated above the city wall gate. They look alert. Elder Lan and elder Yan stopped the pace of his horse right in front of the gate. The guards did not feel the air of their existence. The guards were too focused with a powerful existence casually speeding away from the south.

Swwoosh...

The two cultivators in the Holy Ancestor realm arrived quietly. The two of them looked at the crowd that greeted them with smiles.

"Is this how you welcome us?" Asked one of them with intense pressure. The guards who were in the Ancestor realm downwards became unable to move.

"Please excuse our esteemed senior just in case." One of the three people who were in the Saint Expert realm advanced and respected politely.

"Oh do I let you talk?" Tanya was full of pressure from a Holy Ancestor realm.

The person apologizing was silent for a moment. Seeing that, the other two friends came forward and respected.

"Esteemed senior, too. The three of us are the guards of this Tunisian Empire. We don't know what it's gonna take for you two to come to our little Empire." Said the oldest one among the Imperial guards.

"Would it be a reason for us to come visit here?" Ask one of the two people who had just been quiet. The man's gaze looked demeaning. But he did not know that his life was in danger if he went any further.

The man from the Tunisian Empire gulped. In this world, cultivators who were already at Saint Expert realm and above had been at a different level than the other realms. A Saint realm Cultivator Expert upwards had gone through the Heavenly Lightning Tribulation. The higher one's cultivation, the greater the Heavenly Tribulation Lightning received.

Therefore Cultivators of Saint Expert realm to the top there is a difference of one star alone can be a determinant of victory let alone a difference of realm. Currently before the Imperial Guard Cultivators who were at the six-star Saint Expert realm while the two people who were in front of them were two-star Holy Ancestor realm cultivators. A pretty significant difference.

The person older than the two cultivators of the Holy Ancestor realm looked bored. He was not interested in the conversation.

"That's it. If there's anything interesting in this Kingdom we'll be out of here soon. If not better this Kingdom is stockpiled along with all its inhabitants." Strictly speaking the older male amongst the two cultivators of the Holy Ancestor realm.

The three people who were in the Saint Expert realm looked at each other. They speak through the mind. Discussing the requirements of the two strong men in front of them. The three old men advanced together.

"Honored senior. This kingdom was only a small kingdom and there were no precious items in it. This is all we can give." Said the oldest person among the three cultivators of the Empire. He opened his palm and a sealed box of old wood appeared. The old wooden box looks ordinary but has a very high value for people who know it.

Those two people of the Holy Ancestor realm looked ordinary. They did not know the value of the old wooden box. The two of them were more interested in the seal that protected the box. The seal exuded a powerful intimidating aura. Of course the seal was not an arbitrary seal. If it managed to break the seal code it might be possible that they could learn it.

The older man advanced and examined the worn out wooden box that was still in the hands of the Empire's cultivators.

"What's your name, old man?" Asked the person who advanced earlier in a cold tone. There's no interest in that question.

"My name is Lindong senior." Reply to the old man holding the wooden box nervously.

"Remember my name is Liang and where did you get this box and who sealed it?" Asked Liang flatly.

"I also don't know the origin of this senior box. I found it while I was in the Red Dawn Desert a few years ago. This wooden box is the only thing I can get from the wreckage." Lindong replied nervously. The person named Liang frowned.

"Red Dawn on the Land of Death?" Asked Liang curiously.

"Senior bill." Lindong replied.

The person named Liang seemed to think for a moment.

"Well shall I take this wooden box in exchange for this Kingdom." Said Liang taking the worn wooden box from Lindong's hand. Liang weighed the box and watched it for a moment.

"Senior Liang are you letting them just like that?" Ask Liang's friend who is younger than him.

"Junior Lahat, I have no interest in their lives being no higher than the old wooden box. The life of this one little kingdom was only worth this worn-out wooden box. Really low." Liang replied casually.

"Then where do we go next Junior Liang?" Ask Lahat.

"We will head to the Red Dawn Desert on the Land Of Death continent and rob the treasures there. Listen there is a treasure hunt in the desert. Of course it'll be more interesting than here." Liang replied flying quickly leaving the people of the Phoenician Kingdom angry to hear Liang's remark about the price of their lives. Unfortunately they get angry just as well as there is no point in the face of a greater force.

They felt relieved when the two threats that had harmed themselves had gone missing and left without making trouble. The cultivators who were below cheered cheerfully and thanked the cultivators who were at Saint Expert realm who were hovering above them.

Then they all returned to the city and celebrated this victory.

Elder Lan and and elder Yan also spurred his horse back to where Hanzho and his group were. They looked anxious yet immediately felt relieved upon seeing elder Lan and Yan return safely and not to the brim of any one.

Elder Yan shook his hand. The energy shield that was blocking Hanzho and his group was gone.

"What happened to Sister Yan?" Hanzho asked curiously.

" Later we'll talk about Hanzho's brother's journey." Answer elder Yan.

"Now it's important tell me a little bit about this city and why we should be here." Elder Lan said casually.

"Good with pleasure sister Lan."

Then they continued their journey around this city while explaining about this city.

Meanwhile the person named Lahat saw his senior today looking different than before. It was not usual for him to release the targeted person alive. Yet today he left their target alive without even harming it in the slightest.

"Senior Liang what exactly happened to you today?" Ask Lahat curious. He increased his flying density to compensate for his senior's speed.

The person named Liang stopped his flight and looked around like looking for people. After feeling that there was no one, Liang's face suddenly changed in pain.

Uhuk.....

Liang coughed then vomited a fair amount of fresh blood. Lahat who saw that was shocked half to death and immediately looked down on his senior. He leaned Liang's back against a large enough tree and then gushed his energy helping Liang heal his internal wounds.

"You may not believe what I'm going through." Said Liang on the sidelines of his healing. Lahat kept silent while treating his senior.

"Junior Lahat, when you started talking to the three old guard of the Tunisian Empire, suddenly one voice came into my head and threatened to kill us if we harmed the people who were blocking us. I don't know where the voice came from but it was definitely a young woman's voice coming from the people at the bottom.

I looked for the whereabouts of the voice and saw two veiled women among the gate guard soldiers. The two veiled women looked at us with contemptuous looks. At first I did not respond to the voice in my head and ignored the two women. But suddenly I had a very strong mental attack. I tried to fight but unfortunately my resistance was in vain. The mental attack severely wounded my soul and the voice of the young lady returned to my mind. 'If you want to see the sun tomorrow morning, you better get out of here without hurting anyone. If not only the two of you get the consequences but all your sects and families will be buried with your bodies. Understand!!'

That sound was so horrible. I survived the woman's mental attack and as you can see I managed to get the old man's old wooden box." Clearly Liang while closing his eyes examined his wounded soul. He had just this time gotten a soul wound without a physical fight.

"I just found out that a soul wound hurts more than a physical one." Rahat murmured in silence.

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"Third sister, how did you survive the sandstorm?" Andri asked while having lunch in the tent. He himself knew how powerful the storm was even their tent that was already protected with energy could still shake violently while his two younger siblings who were outside were not seen being hit by the storm. Even a grain of sand attached to their bodies did not exist at all.

"Ah I don't know either. When the storm started to hit I hid behind the third brother. Then I heard some creepy noises from the front but I didn't know what it was because I closed my eyes. Either suddenly the creepy sound was gone replaced with a very beautiful garden. At the end of the park there is a small hill that is very large. On top of the hill there is a very magnificent palace. Truly majestic towering. The palace was red in color which I did not know what it was made of. I don't know if it's an illusion or not but I feel like it's all very real. Even I brought some very good bread that I had never seen in this world that was served to me by the servants of that palace." Denas answered, who then took out the bread he said from the clinches of his own room.

Andri and Jessika were very surprised. The bread in front of them was real and not an illusion. The delicious aroma of appetizing forced them to taste the bread from Denas.

Andri and Jessika grew even more shocked as the bread entered their mouths. The amazingly delicious taste and chocolate that melted directly in the mouth made them speechless. The two of them sprinkled a packet of bread the size of a coconut in just a few bites. They were completely satisfied after feeling the pleasure of the bread.

"really weird. Bread with delicacy like this even around the world no one is able to come close to this delicious taste. Fourth sister for the bread dong." Jessika blazing asked Denas.

"Let's just calm my brother brought quite a lot. Can make a trip while in this desert." Denas replied casually then took out the same pile of bread on the floor near where they were eating.

Andri and Jessika were shocked. Just as Denas had said, this pile of bread near them was as tall as a normal human.

"Your fourth brother is robbing or asking why this much?" Jessika asked, not taking her eyes off the pile of bread.

"Actually I asked him for just a few packs but I was given this pile. Of course I don't hesitate to take everything. At first I thought it was an illusion. But the delicious taste that I still feel to deny all the illusions. Especially when I checked the space ring, this pile of bread was actually there." Denas replied while remembering the incident he had experienced in the Red Palace.

"Oh yeah there's something weird in that palace." Denas. The speech caught the attention of Jessika and Andri. They waited for Denas' words.

"First the servants. They were around twenty years old as well as beautiful and beautiful faces. That beauty and beauty I have never seen in this world. They were as if the Goddess Gods were guarding the palace. And the second is the strength of those servants. Their strength had already far exceeded that of an Immortal realm cultivator. They had a truly terrifying aura. I can feel that with just their gaze they can kill me at any time. And when they gave me this bread they said that I was a friend of their master. While their master is the owner of the palace and all its contents and all that is in the world where the palace is located. They also said that only their master would allow one to enter the Palace and enter that world. They said, I as a friend of their master can often enter the Palace. I asked their master's name, but they just said I'd know it for myself when it was time." Denas said at length while putting his chin on the dining table. He was confused thinking about the words of the red palace maids.

Jessika and Andri seem confused to hear Denas' story. They both thought the Denas story had something to do with an ancient kingdom buried in this desert. But the thing that made them deadlocked the most was the words of the servants who said their fourth brother was a friend of the master of the world.

"Fourth sister, try to remember - have you ever met and befriended someone all this time?" Ask Andri.

Denas. "After running away from home, I didn't make friends with anyone before first brother and third brother. At home, I am not very familiar with my neighbors. I was busy practicing and practicing and learning boring things. I don't know if I don't know what the servants say either." Answer the desperate Denas.

That answer made Jessika and Andri come to despair.

"That third brother how about you? What happens when the storm hits?" Denas asked when he saw his third brother was silent and not surprised by Denas' story.

"I found something quite interesting as well although still less interesting than the fourth sister's story." Said Tang Xiao smiling widely.

He then opened his palm and a small black flame appeared in Tang Xiao's hand.

"What..? Nine Heavenly Core Fire?" Andri, Jessika and Denas jumped out of their seats."

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