Beginning of Cultivation -
Chapter 92: Meeting Xia Ni
Chapter 92: Meeting Xia Ni
Jun Wu Xiao discovered that Xia Ni was not at the treatment place, so he could somewhat guess what had happened. However, he still wanted to ask the people who were cleaning up there.
Although he knew Xia Ni had left, many years had passed, and the capital had changed a lot, with the royal palace nowhere in sight. Because of this, he could not guess where Xia Ni might be now.
The cleaning staff found it strange to see an old man with one arm arriving there. Normally, people wouldn’t come to this place, and since the emperor had left, there was even less reason to be here.
One of the cleaning staff approached Jun Wu Xiao and asked:
"What brings you here? If you have no business, please leave so we can continue cleaning."
Jun Wu Xiao, seeing the staff member approaching him, said:
"I came to meet the emperor, but he has left this place. Do you know where the emperor is? Or where the current location of the royal palace is? The old palace was destroyed long ago, so I don’t know where to find the emperor."
The cleaning staff member was a bit taken aback by the question. The location of the new palace wasn’t exactly a secret. He asked:
"Are you from far away? Most people in the capital know this."
"Of course, I am from far away. If I were from the capital, would I need to ask you?" Jun Wu Xiao replied.
"Ah, apologies. You just need to head out this way, then go straight in that direction and ask the locals. They’ll know." the staff member said.
Jun Wu Xiao nodded and said:
"Thank you."
Then he ran off like a gust of wind, quickly disappearing before the eyes of the cleaning staff. They were momentarily stunned, and one of them said:
"Hey, why do I feel like that person looked familiar? He resembles someone from the painting of those who were honored as gods in that disaster."
Upon hearing this, everyone else was also taken aback. If it was indeed that person, then it wouldn’t be surprising for him to go meet the emperor. After all, the emperor had a rather good relationship with those gods, which was not a secret.
"I never thought I could meet one of them in person. I heard they disappeared after that disaster." one cleaning staff member said.
"Maybe we are just lucky. After all, they are praised as gods by the people, so it’s understandable that we wouldn’t easily encounter them." another added.
"Enough talking. Get back to work. He left a while ago already." another staff member urged.
But they didn’t know that those who were praised as gods by the world once wandered the streets unnoticed.
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Jun Wu Xiao didn’t need to ask the locals to find the current royal palace. He just ran in that direction for a bit and found it.
Although this place was called the royal palace, it was hard to distinguish from ordinary buildings because it was constructed very simply. Jun Wu Xiao wandered around a bit and eventually found Xia Ni’s room.
Xia Ni, inside his room, sensed someone standing outside the door and said:
"If you’ve come, then come in, don’t just stand there."
Jun Wu Xiao heard this and opened the door to enter. In front of him stood a handsome middle-aged man, without a scar on his body, perfect and flawless. He laughed and said:
"Ha ha, it seems that breaking through to a new realm truly restores the body to its best state."
Xia Ni nodded and said:
"That’s right. I think you and the others will also have the chance to fully recover like me. Not to mention, breaking through also makes us look even better."
Jun Wu Xiao felt normal hearing the first part, but the latter part struck him as odd. He thought:
"Does it really make us look better? Thinking back, there might be some truth to it, but I didn’t pay much attention."
It was understandable that he didn’t focus on this. He had never cultivated to become more handsome. Moreover, he was already handsome, so any change was negligible, and before his breakthrough, he hadn’t been injured to the point of disfigurement like Xia Ni, so he didn’t care much.
"Maybe it does make us look better. But I was already handsome, so I didn’t notice it." Jun Wu Xiao said narcissistically.
Now, hearing the good news that there was a chance to fully recover his body, he was very excited. Although he didn’t know how long it would take to break through, having the opportunity was enough.
Aside from Xia Ni, Feng Shuang, and Jin Jian Cheng were also about to break through. However, they were a few days behind Xia Ni, and Jin Jian Cheng hadn’t been seriously injured, so Jun Wu Xiao decided to meet Xia Ni first.
Xia Ni, hearing his narcissism, scornfully curled his lip and said:
"What are you being narcissistic about? Being handsome but unable to clap is nothing to brag about."
Jun Wu Xiao’s face turned dark. Ever since he lost an arm, his friends had been constantly challenging him to clap. He said:
"You all are really unfair. Feng Shuang also lost an arm like me, but no one teases her."
Xia Ni immediately said:
"Simply because she isn’t narcissistic like someone."
"Alright, alright. It’s my fault, okay? But let’s put this aside. Earlier, you mentioned wanting to select an emperor and rename the dynasty to the Human Kingdom. When do you plan to do that?" Jun Wu Xiao asked.
When Xia Ni heard this question, he didn’t think much and replied:
"In the past few days, I’ve had all the meetings with the officials. Next Monday, I will announce this to the entire world."
Jun Wu Xiao nodded but still had some doubts. He asked:
"Wasn’t Monday the day people went to work? Calling everyone to witness this event wouldn’t it affect the economy? Although I don’t know how much, it will certainly have some impact."
Xia Ni shook his head and explained:
"You’re talking about the past, not the present. Now, the only day off is Sunday, but you need to request to get it. The situation now is different. Whether or not monsters still appear is an unknown, so people don’t dare to be neglected. They want to develop themselves and the country to a level where they can defend against monsters. Although they don’t know if this will be effective, it gives them more peace of mind than just resting and waiting to die.
But it’s also thanks to the explosives. They saw that explosives could combat monsters, and since it’s a human creation, they believe that as long as humanity develops to a certain level, they won’t have to fear monsters anymore."
Jun Wu Xiao nodded. He was no longer an ordinary person, so he couldn’t understand the feelings of ordinary people facing monsters.
To him, monsters were just a hateful existence that needed to be eradicated. But to ordinary people, they were an endless darkness, bringing destruction, grief, and loss.
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