Kong Ming was naturally unaware of everything that happened in the Star Reaching Tower. At this time, he had just sent his father Kong Jun and eldest brother Kong Zhao away from the imperial capital, and Kong Yingjie, who had a good relationship with Kong Ming, also left with Kong Jun and others.
Since everyone in the Kong family had already agreed, the sooner they could expand their power in the wild forest, the better. Kong Jun and others did not stay in the imperial capital for too long, but hurried back to Cuenca City. .
With the help of Kong Yingjie and the connections Kong Ming has accumulated in the wild forest, there should be a lot to do! However, Kong Ming doesn't need to worry too much about this matter. His immediate priority is to step up his training and improve his strength as soon as possible! After all, Tianyuan Continent is a world where the strong are respected, and getting stronger is the most important thing!
In fact, in essence, Kong Ming is not an ascetic monk, and he will not stay in seclusion at all times. However, in recent times, Kong Ming has been in too much limelight, and now he must slowly lower his profile. Besides seclusion, is there any better excuse to isolate himself from the outside world
However, before Kong Ming announced his retreat, something came to his door.
After Kong Ming, Mo Yue and others saw off Mr. Kong, as soon as they returned to the courtyard where they lived, a servant came over and presented an invitation. However, it was sent by someone when Kong Ming left just now. And the background of this invitation is not trivial, because the person signing it is none other than Hu Xiong, the second prince of the Hu royal family!
As for the content of the invitation, it was quite special. It actually invited Kong Ming to go hunting in Dongxiao, the imperial capital, in three days!
There is no banquet for the guests, but people are invited to hunt. This is quite in line with the martial style of the second prince Hu Xiong. However, there is also a hunting ground in the eastern suburbs of the imperial capital called the Royal Garden. Under informal circumstances, going to such a place for hunting as a courtier will probably give people many different meanings.
Of course, as the second prince of the Hu royal family, Hu Xiong was naturally qualified to invite people to hunt in the eastern suburbs. However, Hu Xiong and Kong Ming only met once at the birthday party, and Hu Xiong didn't talk much and didn't seem to be very close to Kong Ming. Why did he invite Kong Ming to participate in the hunt now
Although I don’t know who else Hu Xiong invited, such a move should be regarded as an olive branch extended by Hu Xiong to Kong Ming, right? Even though Kong Ming didn't want to participate in the battle for the heir, he still couldn't refuse Hu Xiong's invitation. Only by taking the opportunity of this hunt to show Hu Xiong his attitude of not helping each other, could he prevent Hu Xiong from continuing. Use your brain on Kong Ming.
There's no way, that's how it is with the upper class! Even if you really want to say no, you should say so so that the other party can lose face!
So Kong Ming wrote a reply and ordered Lei Ming to send it to the second prince's house, thus accepting the invitation for this hunt.
Although Kong Ming has always wanted to keep a low profile, judging from the current situation, I am afraid that he will not be able to calm down in the near future! Kong Ming has already begun to think about how to take advantage of this hunting opportunity to reveal to the outside world that he plans to live in seclusion for a long time. Only the excuse of seclusion can isolate Kong Ming from the outside world for a period of time, and slowly let the limelight fade away.
However, Mo Yue was quite excited when she heard that she could participate in the hunt. You must know that Mo Yue has lived in a wild forest since she was a child, and hunting is almost her instinct. Now that Kong Ming has integrated into urban life, there are not many opportunities to reminisce about the past like this. If we can really go on a hunt, we can release some of the wild nature of the Demon Moon!
For Kong Ming, as long as he saw Mo Yue's expectant eyes, he would have to participate in this hunt in the eastern suburbs.
Three days passed quickly. Early that morning, under the service of Mo Yue, Kong Ming put on a suit of fancy clothes. He suddenly changed from a handsome young man to a brave young man!
As for Mo Yue, she also changed her outfit. She was seen wearing a vermilion red blouse with lapels and an emerald green patterned girdle around her waist, which perfectly outlined her graceful figure. Her slender waist, and a pair of pony boots embroidered with fiery red floating clouds and gold silk on her feet, make Mo Yue look like she is stepping on red clouds, showing a bit of heroic demeanor!
Mo Yue is only eleven years old now, which can be said to be the age when Xiao He shows her sharp features, and has just begun to have some of the unique style of her daughter's family. I just don’t know what Mo Yue will look like when she reaches her cardamom age and takes off the veil on her face. Could she be a peerless beauty who can compete with Tie Suxin
Speaking of Tie Suxin, as Kong Ming's maid, she will also accompany him in the hunt this time. Therefore, at this moment, she is dressed the same as Mo Yue, except that the background color of her clothes is different, mainly light blue, which reflects her peerless appearance. She indeed looks like a stunning beauty who will not sacrifice her life!
After packing up, Kong Ming brought Mo Yue and Tie Su Xin to the gate of the courtyard. At this time, Mo Fei, Lei Ming and others were already dressed up, and had prepared their crossbows and horses. So the group got on their horses and left Kong Ming. The family manor sped away.
The Imperial Capital is so big that even if you ride a horse and run wildly, you still have to go through a teleportation array before you reach the Imperial Mountain where the Hu family's royal family is located. Of course, Kong Ming and others did not enter the interior of Emperor Mountain. At most, they only met the second prince Hu Xiong on the outside of Emperor Mountain, who had been preparing for a long time.
This hunt was obviously not large-scale, and the only foreign guests Hu Xiong invited were Kong Ming and Lei Zhanpeng. Apart from that, there were only a few senior generals in the Forbidden Army. Moreover, there were not many accompanying soldiers and horses, only a cavalry battalion of 500 people in the Forbidden Army.
However, don't underestimate this mere 500-man cavalry. They are all composed of cultivators, and the worst among them are at least mid-level Yuan masters and above. As for the powerful Yuan generals, they are not there either. Shao Lou. Obviously, such a cavalry team should be an elite division of the world-famous Black Feather Army. The dress of these cavalry also proves that they are indeed from the Black Feather Army, because they all have a very eye-catching black feather on the brim of their hats!
The outside world said that the second prince Hu Xiong was in charge of the armed forces in the imperial capital. Judging from the current situation, this statement was indeed true. Being able to mobilize the elite troops of the Forbidden Army at will to hunt has proved Hu Xiong's control over the Forbidden Army!
In the battle for the throne, with such a powerful armed force, who dares to underestimate the talkative second prince
Although Hu Xiong looks very silent, his silence contains amazing strength. Even if he wants to make a difference in the imperial capital, he is not incapable!
Hu Xiong's character is indeed very taciturn. He obviously invited Kong Ming to participate in the hunt, but after Kong Ming and his people arrived, he did not greet Kong Ming very eagerly. Instead, he hugged Kong Ming while on the horse. It's a courtesy.
Although he didn't speak much, Hu Xiong's appearance was indeed heroic. I saw his burly body sitting on a tall, blood-red horse, wearing a set of bright yellow and bright gold chain mail. At first glance, he looked like a god in golden armor!
Although Hu Xiong carries a rare treasure that hides his cultivation level, making it impossible for outsiders to detect the depth of his cultivation level, at this time, he already has an extremely cold heroic aura radiating outwards, and he simply has a kind of The unique momentum of a general who has fought hundreds of battles!
I have to admire the Hu royal family's method of cultivating the younger generation. The three adult princes each have their own scheming and abilities. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are the best among men. What's even more rare is that they have always been very low-key before, and they simply don't compete with them. From outside contact, I don’t know how they achieved their current outstanding performance!
Hu Xiong just gave Kong Ming a fist salute, but Lei Zhanpeng, who was riding side by side with Hu Xiong, could not be so careless with Kong Ming. Although he did not speak much, he still smiled and greeted Kong Ming at this time. Introduced several Forbidden Army generals to Kong Ming.
There were only five Forbidden Army generals who were qualified to be introduced to Kong Ming by Lei Zhanpeng in person, and one of them concerned Kong Ming the most.
According to Lei Zhanpeng's introduction, this person's surname is Xiang Yuanzheng, and he is General Jinwuzuo of the Forbidden Army! According to the establishment of the Forbidden Army, from the commander down, the two generals Jinwu on the left and right are respected. Since Xiang Yuan is General Jinwu Zuo, he is the second-ranking figure in the Forbidden Army.
The total strength of the Forbidden Army in the imperial capital is around three million. As the second-in-command of the Forbidden Army, it is understandable that the affairs are very busy. However, even so, when the second prince Hu Xiong went to the eastern suburbs for hunting, Xiang Yuanzheng also came to accompany him in person. It can be seen that He was so close to Hu Xiong that it would not be an exaggeration to say that he was Hu Xiong's confidant.
Introducing Xiang Yuanzheng to Kong Ming also shows Kong Ming the strength of the second prince Hu Xiong!
Even the second-in-command of the Forbidden Army has become Hu Xiong's diehard loyalist, which shows that the strength of Hu Xiong's faction has indeed reached an astonishing level!
Xiang Yuanzheng can become the number two figure in the Forbidden Army, so his own strength cannot be underestimated. However, I don’t know what secret method he is practicing, and the fluctuations of Yuanli on his body are hidden. With Kong Ming’s current cultivation level, he can’t feel Xiang Yuanzheng’s true strength. To what extent it has reached, he can only be sure at most. He is definitely a marshal-level strongman!
With Xiang Yuanzheng accompanying him to participate in the hunt, there would naturally be no danger even if he left the imperial capital and headed to the eastern suburbs. What's more, the hunting ground in the eastern suburbs belongs to the Hu royal family. What danger can there be in a place like this
The truly ferocious monsters have been cleared away long ago. The so-called hunting targets are just ordinary beasts, or some low- to mid-level monsters that are not too dangerous. In fact, the wild beasts or monsters in the royal gardens in the eastern suburbs are no longer much different from those raised in captivity.
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