Chapter 1027: Jade Kingdom
"Greetings, Young Master!"
Under the watchful eyes of Tie Qianyuan and others, He Hanyu, Su Yinhai, and the four heads of the Great Families, along with the elders of the four families, all bowed to Huang Xiaolong in reverence.
Tie Qianyuan and the others watched this scene, nearly losing their breath.
Although they had various speculations and imaginations in their hearts, when they actually saw He Hanyu, Su Yinhai, and others prostrate before Huang Xiaolong, addressing him as Young Master, they were utterly stunned.
Who were He Hanyu and Su Yinhai?
They were the family heads of the Four Great Families of Qingyang City!
In and around Qingyang City, they were people who could summon wind and rain at will.
Yet now, they kneeled before Huang Xiaolong, calling him Young Master!
"Rise, all of you," Huang Xiaolong said indifferently.
"Thank you, Young Master." Only then did He Hanyu, Su Yinhai, and the others dare to rise, standing there with bowed heads, anxious.
"He Hanyu," Huang Xiaolong spoke.
"I am here, Young Master," He Hanyu responded immediately, trembling slightly.
"I know about what happened between your He Family and the Tie Family Castle," Huang Xiaolong said. "The Young Master of the Tie Family Castle, Miss Tie, they are my friends. Go and apologize to Lord Tie and them."
Hearing that Huang Xiaolong only wanted him to apologize to the Master of the Tie Family Castle and a few others, He Hanyu felt relieved and nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, Young Master, I shall go apologize to them immediately."
After speaking, He Hanyu approached Tie Qianyuan, Tie Mu, and Tie Xinlan, sincerely apologizing multiple times.
Tie Qianyuan, Tie Mu, and Tie Xinlan were "extremely flattered," quickly standing up, waving their hands, stating it was unnecessary.
A few minutes later, Huang Xiaolong said to He Hanyu, "Later, have someone send Divine Pill and Spiritual Medicine to the Tie Family Castle and Miss Tie as compensation. Also, expel He Cheng from the He Family and hand him over to the Tie Family Castle for disposition."
He Hanyu respectfully agreed at once.
Huang Xiaolong turned his head towards Tie Qianyuan and Tie Xinlan and asked, "Lord Tie, Xinlan, what do you think of this resolution?"
Tie Qianyuan, not knowing how to respond, could only repeatedly express satisfaction.
Tie Xinlan, with gleaming eyes, smiled at Huang Xiaolong, saying, "Thank you, Brother Huang."
Huang Xiaolong smiled lightly.
Afterwards, the Tie Family Castle held the largest banquet in centuries, with masters from the Tie Family Castle, He Family, Su Family, Zhuang Family, and Deng Family frequently raising their glasses, enjoying the feast together.
Huang Xiaolong sat at the head seat, with few daring to propose a toast to him, except occasionally Tie Mu and Tie Xinlan.
The banquet lasted until late in the night.
Huang Xiaolong stayed at the Tie Family Castle for one night.
As for He Hanyu and others, Huang Xiaolong sent them back to Qingyang City.
He cultivated for a night.
At dawn, as Huang Xiaolong emerged from the Tie Family Castle Manor, he saw Tie Xinlan playing with the Golden Horned Little Bull. Tie Xinlan ran ahead, with the Little Bull trailing behind, kicking up its four legs.
"Brother Huang," Tie Xinlan called joyfully upon seeing Huang Xiaolong come out.
Huang Xiaolong smiled and nodded, saying, "You came early."
Tie Xinlan asked, "Brother Huang, are you really leaving today?"
Huang Xiaolong nodded, "I have other matters to attend to. I will come back to the Tie Family Castle with Little Girl in the future to visit you."
Hearing this, Tie Xinlan's face lit up with happiness, nodding emphatically.
An hour later, outside the gates of the Tie Family Castle.
Tie Qianyuan, Tie Mu, Tie Xinlan, and the masters of the Tie Family all gathered to see Huang Xiaolong off.
Huang Xiaolong waved to Tie Mu and Tie Xinlan, riding the Golden Horned Little Bull, disappearing over the horizon under the watchful eyes of the Tie Family Castle people.
The sun slowly unveiled a smiling face.
"I didn't expect Young Hero Huang to have already advanced to an Inner Sect Disciple of the Barbarian God Sect," an elder of the Tie Family Castle marveled.
During last night's banquet, they learned of Huang Xiaolong's advancement to an Inner Sect Disciple of the Barbarian God Sect.
However, Huang Xiaolong did not disclose to everyone at the Tie Family Castle that he was the top of the Hidden Dragon List and possessed a King-level Godhood.
"Young Hero Huang has been with the Barbarian God Sect for less than two years, yet he has become an Inner Sect Disciple, his talent is astonishing, he will definitely become a Supreme Elder of the Barbarian God Sect in the future!" another Tie Family Castle elder remarked.
"What's a Supreme Elder of the Barbarian God Sect? Brother Huang will definitely become the top-tier expert of Azure Cloud Island!" Tie Mu said.
Tie Xinlan pouted, "I say Brother Huang will become the top-tier expert of the Wanxiang Divine Plane."
Everyone laughed.
"What's so funny?" Tie Xinlan said, "You may not believe it, but I do."
Half a month later.
Huang Xiaolong and the Little Bull arrived at the Jade Kingdom.
The Jade Mountain Range is a famous mountain range on Azure Cloud Island, rich in spiritual energy, so there are dozens of sects and kingdoms on and around the mountain range.
Among them, the Jade Kingdom is the most powerful.
Although the Jade Kingdom has only existed for four or five thousand years, it has developed very quickly, becoming one of the strongest forces next to the Barbarian God Sect, Primordial Image Sect, and Giant Whale Sect.
Its strength is enough to squeeze into the top thirty on Azure Cloud Island, even stronger than Zhu Wanchen's Zhu Family.
The Jade Kingdom occupies the largest, most spiritually rich peaks of the Jade Mountain Range, with thousands of cities and numerous masters.
According to the Prison Suppressing Sect treasure map, the treasure is located in or near the Jade Kingdom's peaks.
A few days later, Huang Xiaolong arrived at the Royal City of the Jade Kingdom.
Jade Royal City felt extremely large and prosperous to Huang Xiaolong, even bigger and more bustling than the Tiger Wing City of the Barbarian God Sect.
Of course, although Jade Royal City is bigger than the Tiger Wing City of the Barbarian God Sect, it cannot compare to the Barbarian God City of the Barbarian God Sect.
Only core or higher disciples of the Barbarian God Sect can enter and exit Barbarian God City. Huang Xiaolong has not been there, but he gained some understanding from the Barbarian God Sect's books.
After entering Jade Royal City, passing by the Elixir Pills and Spiritual Medicine market, Huang Xiaolong felt a thought stir, and rode the Golden Horned Little Bull inside, wanting to see if there was anything good.
However, to Huang Xiaolong's disappointment, the elixirs and spiritual medicines in the market were quite ordinary.
"Moo," the Golden Horned Little Bull suddenly stopped outside a large store, then led Huang Xiaolong inside, coming to a half-meter-long, arm-thick, black tree stump.
The Golden Horned Little Bull stuck out its tongue, wearing a greedy expression.
Huang Xiaolong asked dully, "You want to eat this?" He really couldn't see what was special about this tree stump.
The Golden Horned Little Bull nodded repeatedly.
Huang Xiaolong had a headache. If this little guy wanted to eat something and didn't get it, it wouldn't budge, so he called over the shop owner.
"What an eye you have, young master, spotting this ancient divine tree branch at a glance," the shop owner said, smiling at Huang Xiaolong. "These ancient divine tree branches were obtained by our chamber's Supreme Elder from a deserted island in the Endless Sea. Though we don't know the tree's exact origin, our appraisers have aged it at least a billion years old."
Huang Xiaolong frowned and said, "Boss, are you saying this black tree stump is an ancient divine tree branch? Do all items in your shop claim to be ancient divine artifacts?"
The shop owner, hearing the sarcasm in Huang Xiaolong's words, wasn't angered; he smiled, "If you don't believe it, young master, there's nothing we can do. However, this ancient divine tree branch has been destroyed by divine thunder, completely lifeless and unable to grow, which is why our shop put it up for sale." (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, feel free to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)