Tian Yuan War Chronicles: The Path of Artifacts to Ascension – Chapter 11

Ch 11: Princess’s Servant

“Ah! My head hurts so much!”, Hua Kong woke up groggily and patted his head. He had a terrible dream last night that he was caught by a big bird.

“Ridiculous!”, being caught by a big bird was one thing, but he also saw a Fairy and a Princess. Hua Kong felt that he might have been in the camp for too long and his brain was muddled.

“Sigh~~ When can I go home?”, Hua Kong thought helplessly.

“Huh!? Where is this?”, But when he saw clearly where he was sleeping, his mind buzzed again.

“Kid! You’re awake?”, Hua Kong walked out of the tent where he was sleeping, and a soldier in iron armor walked towards him.

“Ah~~! Where is this? Who are you? What happened?”, Hua Kong was a little overwhelmed.

“What are you howling about so early in the morning?”, the soldier scolded.

“Where is this?”, There was too much information, and Hua Kong really couldn’t handle it.

“Look at that city,” the soldier pointed to the Duanshan City tower next to the military camp.

“It’s really Duanshan City! I wasn’t dreaming? A flying boat really came yesterday? And a Fairy?

The Princess also came? That Fairy wants to kill me? Why does she want to kill me when she’s so beautiful?”, Hua Kong felt like he was going crazy.

“Stop! Stop! Stop! Stop talking nonsense. What happened yesterday was real! The Commander told me to tell you that when you wake up, go to the main tent to find him!”, the soldier pointed in the direction of the central military tent.

“Main tent?”, Hua Kong took a few deep breaths and finally calmed down a little.

“There!”, the soldier pointed to the main tent again.

“Okay! Okay! Okay! I’ll go take a look!”, Hua Kong walked towards the central military tent in a slightly numb state.

Although the military camp was quite large, Hua Kong was no longer an ordinary person. In less than an incense stick of time, Hua Kong found the central military tent. He calmed himself down a little, and then walked in.

“Oh! Isn’t this that wild kid? Not only did he not kneel when he saw this Princess, but he also trespassed into the central military tent. He deserves to die! Someone! Drag him down and chop him up!”, Hua Kong had just walked into the tent when he heard a loud shout.

“Lan Mei, don’t made a fuss!”, the young General said somewhat sternly.

“Second Brother! You said it yourself yesterday. You are my servant now! Quickly find someone to chop him up! Disobeying the master’s orders! See how I’ll deal with you later!”, the little girl said arrogantly.

“Lan Mei, of course I won’t go back on my word, but there are still things to do now,” the young General shook his head helplessly.

“Hmph! Hypocrite!”, the little girl sneered, but she didn’t make any more trouble and ate the snacks on the small table by herself.

“We haven’t officially met yet! My name is Lin Yu! The Second Prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty!”, the young man said calmly as he looked at Hua Kong.

“My name is Hua Kong! I am a blacksmith in Duanshan City!”, Hua Kong was a little nervous.

“Do I need to kneel down and kowtow to you?”, After introducing himself, Hua Kong asked in a small voice.

“If you want to kowtow, I won’t stop you!”, the young man joked.

“This…”, Hua Kong was in a dilemma. In theory, he had to kowtow, but everyone would be colleagues in the future. Wouldn’t it be very embarrassing to kowtow?

“Alright! Stop fooling around! In the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty, you only have Lan Mei as your master. If you want to kneel, you only need to kneel to her.

I called you here today to tell you ━ hurry back and pack up, and say goodbye to your parents, relatives, and friends. We will set off for the Divine Capital the day after tomorrow.

Come to the main tent to find me the day after tomorrow morning. Don’t be late! Don’t play tricks! It won’t do you any good!”, the young man said sternly.

“Okay! Okay!”, Hua Kong didn’t fully digest what the young man said, but he kept responding.

“Go back quickly! There’s not much time left!”, the young man reminded.

“Okay! Then I’ll go back first!”, Hua Kong cupped his hands at the young man, turned around, and left.

“Hmph! A guy with no manners! See how I’ll deal with you later!”, Hua Kong had only taken a few steps when the little girl’s dissatisfied voice came from behind him.

As soon as he heard this, Hua Kong’s figure stiffened, and then he quickly quickened his pace and ran from the military camp into Duanshan City as if he were escaping.

Hua Kong ran with all his might along the way. He had been gone for more than a day, and his family must be very worried.

He ran with all his might for half an hour, and he had already walked halfway through the hundred-mile mountain road, but a dark shadow not far from the roadside suddenly caught his attention.

“You’re not dead?”, Hua Kong walked closer, and the dark shadow turned around. Who else could it be but the Old Beggar?

“You’re not dead?”, the Old Beggar exclaimed at the same time. He had fainted after being caught by a big bird yesterday, and when he woke up, he was in the military camp.

He saw the kid who had exchanged offal with him being carried away by the soldiers, and he thought that the kid was finished.

“You stole someone’s things, and they let you come back?”, Hua Kong asked quickly.

“Bah! You’re the one who stole someone’s things! I picked it up by the roadside,” the Old Beggar quickly explained.

“Picked it up by the roadside?”, Hua Kong understood. Although this Old Beggar would do some petty thievery, he was timid as a mouse. Being a pickpocket was a technical job.

“They didn’t kill you?”, the Old Beggar asked.

“Fortunately, they didn’t!”, Hua Kong sighed.

“What did you do to provoke them?”, the Old Beggar asked again.

“I don’t have time to chat with you! I have to go back first!”, Hua Kong remembered that his family must be very worried now, so he quickly turned around and returned to the small road and continued to run.

“Did you do something bad?”, the Old Beggar asked loudly to Hua Kong, who was running away, but of course he didn’t get a response.

After running frantically for another half an hour, Hua Kong finally arrived at the new camp. At this time, he could already hear his Mother and Second Elder Sister crying.

“Hua Family’s Eldest Daughter, take care of your body! It’s not good for you to keep crying like this!”, an Old Woman advised.

Hua Kong quickly walked towards the camp. The strong young men patrolling around had already discovered him.

“Xiao Kong! You’re back!”, a young man exclaimed in surprise.

“Huang Erge,” Hua Kong greeted.

“Hurry in! Your family is worried sick! What kind of beast was that yesterday?”, the young man called Huang Er was full of doubts and curiosity.

“Hua Kong, who was carried away by a bird, is back! Hua Kong, who was carried away by a bird, is back! Hua Kong, who was carried away by a bird, is back!”, a child playing in front of the camp gate ran into the camp and shouted as soon as he saw Hua Kong.

Hua Kong’s Mother’s crying in the camp stopped, and then she was surrounded by a large group of people and ran out.

“Mother!”, Hua Kong quickly greeted her.

“Erlang! You’re finally back! Mother thought…”, Hua Kong’s Mother couldn’t continue and started crying again.

“Erlang,” the whole family gathered around to see if he was injured.

“I’m fine! Let’s go in first! I have something to say,” Hua Kong helped his Mother back to their shack.

It took nearly an hour for Hua Kong to say some of the things he could say and explain them clearly to his family.

“Prin…Princess? Servant? Looking for you?”, the whole family was dumbfounded.

“It’s hard to explain in a moment! Does that Old Beggar know? The Old Beggar who comes to the village to steal things!”

“Is it related to him?”

“Yes! I exchanged a small book with him for offal! As a result, that small book belongs to the Princess. It’s very important to her! That’s why I got involved!”

“What was that big bird?”, someone in the crowd asked.

“That’s an exotic beast raised by the Royal Family! It’s good at tracking!”, Hua Kong said perfunctorily.

“Then you took the Princess’s things, and they didn’t catch you and throw you into prison?”, Hua Laodie asked.

“More than just throwing me into prison? They even wanted to kill me! Fortunately, I’m lucky!

That General knelt down and pleaded for me! Saying that I was unintentional! That’s why they didn’t kill me anymore! But to punish me, I have to be a servant to that little Princess for the rest of my life!”, Hua Kong was also scared.

“A lifetime!”, Hua Laodie was shocked.

“Will you have to be…be an Eunuch?”, Hua Laodie hesitated for a moment, but still asked his question.

“Of course not! I’m different from the servants in the Imperial Palace!”, Hua Kong quickly explained.

“Is the Divine Capital very far away? Can you still come back to see Mother often?”, Hua Kong’s Mother was very worried.

“It’s a bit far! It should be difficult to come back! As a servant, I have to listen to the master’s arrangements!”, Hua Kong was sad. He had never left Duanshan City in his life.

“Sigh~~ Mother! Our family has finally produced a big shot!”, Hua Laodie quickly comforted.

“Yes! Yes! Yes!”, Hua Kong’s Mother said yes, but she couldn’t help but cry. It would be difficult to see her Erlang in the future.

“When are you leaving?”, Hua Laodie asked.

“The day after tomorrow morning!”, Hua Kong replied.

“So soon!”, Hua Laodie sighed.

The next day, Hua Kong took out all his silver and exchanged it for some game with everyone, but everyone didn’t want his money.

He asked his Mother and Little Sister to cook all the game and invited his family and the villagers in the camp to have a big meal. Hua Kong had his first drink with his Laodie and Elder Brother.

Originally, with Hua Kong’s Qi Refining First Level cultivation, it would only take a few breaths to dissolve the alcohol, but he didn’t do so.

He chatted drunkenly with his family, friends, and villagers until late at night before returning to their respective shacks.

That night, Hua Kong didn’t return to his shack. He practiced meditation in front of his parents’ shack all night. No, it’s called cultivation now.

In the morning, because everyone had drunk alcohol and went to bed late, most of the people in the camp had not yet gotten up.

Hua Kong got up early, packed his only belongings, and left the silver to Laodie as a dowry for Second Elder Sister.

He entrusted Elder Brother to take good care of his Parents and to take good care of their bodies.

“Hua Kong thanks you two for your kindness in raising me!”, Hua Kong kowtowed to his Parents.

“Hua Kong thanks Elder Brother and Second Elder Sister for your brotherly and sisterly love!”, Hua Kong kowtowed to his Elder Brother and Second Elder Sister.

“Hua Kong thanks the elders and villagers for your love!”, Hua Kong kowtowed to the villagers who came to see him off.

“Hua Kong thanks my little friends for our childhood friendship!”, Hua Kong also kowtowed to his little friends.

Hua Kong got up, glanced at his family, friends, and villagers again, turned around with tears in his eyes, and ran towards Duanshan City.

“Erlang~~”

“Xiao Kong~~”

The calls behind him became farther and farther away, and Hua Kong’s heart suddenly became empty.

But his steps couldn’t stop!