From noon to evening, Yang Yu and his team finally waited for the soldiers who had come to report back.
"Prime Minister Mingdarak and Her Majesty Qian Xialan are willing to receive you. Please get ready immediately and follow me to meet them."
With a sigh of relief, Yang Yu responded and followed the soldiers into the city. Xin Mang, who had been staring at Yang Yu at the door, also left his adventurer team and returned to Baihua City.
Yang Yu didn't know what the fox swordsman named Xin Mang Madeline was planning. Maybe he was just worried that Yang Yu and his friends' identities would be exposed.
In any case, since she knew his identity, Yang Yu couldn't ask her to leave.
Passing the city gate of Baihua City, a straight avenue stretched out in front of Yang Yu. On both sides of the street, the trees stubbornly held on to the last few yellowing leaves, preventing autumn from dispersing.
Many orcs smeared white liquid on the roots of trees along the way and tied the roots tightly with straw so that the trees could survive the cold winter.
Judging from the appearance of the trees, the trees along the street should be some kind of peach blossoms. It is not difficult to imagine how gorgeous and colorful the streets will become in spring.
Raising his head slightly, Yang Yu saw a large number of red attics. These attics and houses were built in accordance with the oriental aesthetics of Yang Yu's world.
Stone sculptures are the most common decorations.
Mighty stone lions and graceful fox statues stand at the door of a wealthy family's home. Coming here is like stepping into an ideal and elegant oriental city. An indescribable sense of comfort surges from Yang Yu's heart.
In the flower beds near these buildings, colorful autumn chrysanthemums are in full bloom, and their elegant fragrance fills the streets.
Walking on the street, Yang Yu and his friends' unique style attracted a lot of attention, but no one approached them. At most, they stopped and watched for a while.
Passing through the wide streets, Yang Yu and his companions headed straight for the center of Baihua City, where a huge and luxurious palace was located. The towering walls built around it tried their best to conceal this luxury.
When they arrived at the city gate, the soldiers said a few words to the guards stationed in the palace, then handed Yang Yu and the others over to the guards, and then left quickly and returned to their posts.
The guards didn't say much. They just explained some etiquette to Yang Yu and his team, and then led Yang Yu and his team to move forward.
After a not-so-complicated process, Yang Yu and his companions followed the imperial guards into the main hall.
Now is not the time for court session. In the main hall, apart from the guards, there are only Qian Xialan, the temporary ruler of Wansheng Kingdom, and her assistant Prime Minister Mingdarak.
To show their respect, Yang Yu and Lotkar bent down and half-knelt, saluting towards Qian Xialan and Mingdarak.
This is someone else's palace, not enough for Yang Yu to act rashly. Any small action may lead to being convicted. Besides, Yang Yu still has the identity of a human being, so he has to be careful and must not be exposed.
Taking over the government on behalf of her injured father, Qian Xialan raised her hand and said generously:
"Stand up."
After receiving Qian Xialan's instructions, Yang Yu stood up with Lothkar, lowered his head slightly, and carefully peeked at the prime minister and monarch of this country with the corner of his eyes.
It was not until then that Yang Yu saw what the ruler and prime minister of this country looked like.
“I am Qian Xialan, the temporary monarch of this country.
On behalf of this country, I welcome you. I heard that you brought a handwritten letter from the Elf Queen. Could you let us see whether it is true or not
If not, this is a crime of deceiving the emperor. I hope you will not pay the price for your stupidity."
Qian Xialan was majestic and every word she spoke was full of dominance, but she was not so tough. There was a hint of weakness, especially when she said the words "pay a price", there was an obvious lack of stamina.
Respectfully taking out two letters, Yang Yu said: "Your Majesty, these two letters are written by the Queen to the Prime Minister.
We did not expect to be personally received by His Majesty the Emperor. We are extremely terrified. The Elf Queen does not seem to have prepared a special letter for His Majesty. Please forgive us."
Yang Yu did not lie about this. At first, he had planned to go to Mindarak's house, talk to him slowly, and try to climb the big tree to investigate something.
Who would have thought that they were so prestigious that they could directly meet the acting ruler of this country.
Qian Xialan's expression was a little unnatural, as if she was trying hard to hide her inner embarrassment. She looked at Mindarak beside her, helplessly seeking help from Mindarak.
Mingdarak deftly resolved the awkwardness and said, "Your Majesty, the letter sent by the Elf Queen must be of great importance. She originally thought that it would only reach people of my level, so she specifically instructed the two people who delivered the letter to make sure to deliver the letter to me.
Since the matter is of great importance, Your Majesty, as the ruler of a country, has more decision-making power than me. As a subject, I should present the letter to Your Majesty with both hands for his review.
Come, present the letter."
The guards came to Yang Yu, took the letter from his hand, and handed it to Qian Xialan.
Qian Xialan suppressed her inner excitement and carefully opened the envelope. When she unfolded the letter, she saw that it was full of unfamiliar Elvish words, but she could feel an extremely special power between the lines, as if it was dispelling her fatigue.
After being in a daze for a while, Qian Xialan handed the letter in her hand to Mingdarak and asked him to help decipher it.
Mingdarak opened the envelope and read it from beginning to end before extracting the important information and telling Qian Xialan.
"Your Majesty, this is indeed a letter from the Elf Queen. It seems that the elven villages have suffered unprecedented attacks since our withdrawal, which is no less tragic than last year.
There was also a mysterious woman who attacked the Fallen Feather City where the elves lived, causing the destruction of the village of temporary buildings surrounding it. The food that was prepared to be stored for the winter was also destroyed in that attack, making it difficult for the elves to survive this cold winter.
Therefore, the Elf Queen asked us for help, hoping that they could become our fighting force. The specific conditions will be decided by our mutual consultation. "
Mingdarak briefly told Qian Xialan the contents of the letter.
Qian Xialan breathed a sigh of relief, but was not as happy as she had imagined. "I didn't expect this to happen just after we withdrew our troops. If we had withdrawn later, perhaps we could have avoided such a tragedy."
"Your Majesty, please do not blame yourself. This may be unavoidable." Mindarak said firmly: "The fact that they were able to take action so quickly after we withdrew our troops shows that they have been coveting the elves for a long time. They are just waiting for the right time to strike when we leave."
"Um… "
With Mindarak's comfort, Qian Xialan felt much more relaxed.
"What should we do next? Do we really need to trouble Prime Minister Mingdarak to make another personal trip? I can trust you to do the job."
(End of this chapter)