Chapter 290

Those jewels should also be stored away for now.

The price of jewels fluctuates greatly, so we can wait for the moment when the price is at its highest and find a suitable time to sell them off!

And at noon that day, above the Mist Mountains, a flying squad of one hundred people arrived.

This flying squad was made up of all kinds of flying magical beasts.

This was almost half of the entire aerial forces of the Hill Spirit Kingdom!

There was no choice—flying magical beasts were hard to catch; they had to be beasts with enough strength to carry a rider, and at the same time a relatively gentle temperament.

The entire Hill Spirit Kingdom only had a little over two hundred of them, but the number of trained "riders" they had reached a full thousand people.

Because in battle, the "riders" on their backs were easier to kill than the flying magical beasts, which was why there were so many spares.

At this moment, the warriors in this flying squad were all wearing uniform clothing.

Inside was a red shirt with a white collar, and on the outside they wore thick armor, along with helmets.

Beneath the helmets, chain mail protected their necks.

On the collars of their shirts, an exquisite emblem was embroidered.

It was in the shape of a flower!

At the very front of this flying squad, a young girl wearing gorgeous attire and a floral crown sat atop a magical beast; to her right was another young girl in armor, with a sword at her waist.

These two young girls were neither very young nor very old—they looked to be around seventeen or eighteen years old.

This flying squad quickly passed over Sir Hawke's territory, then flew toward the Mist Mountains.

"Princess, the Mist Mountains are just ahead. Beyond the Mist Mountains lies the Beastman Nation, which is the newly emerged Yan Kingdom."

The young girl with the sword at her waist said.

The young girl wearing the floral crown looked down at the seemingly endless Mist Mountains below, her eyes filled with curiosity.

She asked, "I heard that a Grand Magus of Yan Kingdom wiped out the Slo family—is that true?"

The sword-bearing girl said, "Yes, Princess. The Slo family blocked the Yan Kingdom's sales of divine beans and sent troops to surround Sir Hawke's territory. Reportedly, just as they were about to kill Sir Hawke, they came under attack from the Yan Kingdom's Grand Magus."

The floral-crowned girl looked puzzled and said, "The Yan Kingdom has come into our territory and killed our nobility—why is Father King still sending me on a mission to Yan Kingdom, delivering a large amount of precious gifts, and acting as if the matter of the Slo family never happened, and even granting them permission to sell divine beans throughout the Entire Territory of Yan Kingdom?"

The sword-bearing girl shook her head and said, "Princess, I'm not sure either. His Majesty must have his reasons for acting that way; we just need to follow orders."

The floral-crowned girl said, "Mm, I understand that. I've heard that the way of life in the Beastman Nation is very primitive—there are basically no cities, and even if there are, they're very dirty, messy, and poor. So let's complete the task Father King arranged as quickly as possible this time, and then head back."

The sword-bearing girl said, "Mm, Princess, on this trip you are the one in charge; Ning Cui is only responsible for protecting your safety!"

As they spoke, this flying squad had already flown to the place where the Winged Ones were on alert.

This flying squad was no small number—over a hundred people spread across the sky still looked quite a lot.

And the Winged Ones on alert along the Mist Mountains line were not from those two thousand aerial troops; many Winged Ones of the Winged Race whose combat strength was not particularly strong had also been dispatched.

But among them there were still nearly five hundred fully armed Winged Ones; together with several hundred other Winged Ones, this line had roughly a thousand Winged Ones on alert.

Seeing this flying squad flying over, the Winged Ones sent messages to one another, and before long, more than two hundred fully armed Winged One warriors flew over and intercepted this flying squad.

"Ahead is the territory of Yan Kingdom; entry is forbidden without permission. Please stop advancing!"

The captain among the Winged One warriors said.

Behind the floral-crowned girl, a rider sitting on a flying magical beast said:

"We are an envoy delegation from the Hill Spirit Kingdom, led by Her Highness Princess Luoying of the Hill Spirit Kingdom. We have come specially to visit your nation's lord and to congratulate the founding of your nation. Please announce us!"

The captain among the Winged One warriors said, expression unchanged, "Very well, please wait a moment. I will send someone to announce you right away!"

After speaking, this Winged One warrior captain dispatched three fast-flying Winged One warriors to fly toward the City of Divine Miracle to make the announcement!

These Winged One warriors actually had rapid communication magic talismans on them, but the communication range of this kind of communication magic talisman was not as far as a magic secret letter; it could basically only reach the City of Divine Miracle!

But the crafting of this kind of magic talisman was still not easy; it was generally only used in critical situations, such as when an enemy was attacking.

Clearly, in this Winged One captain's judgment, the current situation was not a critical one!

The Hill Spirit Kingdom's hundred-plus people waited in the air.

The floral-crowned girl did not show the slightest impatience, and naturally the others did not dare show any impatience either.

"Princess, look at their equipment—it's not far behind our elite troops."

Beside the floral-crowned girl, the sword-bearing girl said softly.

The floral-crowned girl gave an "mm," and waited patiently.

"An envoy delegation from the Hill Spirit Kingdom has come to visit, and it's led by the Hill Spirit Kingdom's princess!"

After receiving the news, the fox woman Sister Qing Ling called Meng Ying over at the first moment.

The two women exchanged a glance, and both read a certain meaning in each other's eyes.

Meng Ying stood up and said, "Saintess, there is now an eighty percent certainty we can confirm it—the information Teacher Martha revealed is indeed true!"

Yes!

Although that envoy delegation had not yet arrived, Meng Ying could almost be certain!

The information Teacher Martha had revealed to her was true!

The god of the Hill Spirit Kingdom had lost in the Divine War!

The Hill Spirit Kingdom was about to face attacks from other kingdoms!

Otherwise, after Meng Ying had wiped out a great noble family within a kingdom, the Hill Spirit Kingdom would not only fail to lend a hand, but would actually send an envoy delegation to congratulate the founding of Yan Kingdom!

What kind of logic was that?

This only pointed to one thing.

The Hill Spirit Kingdom was afraid of fighting a war on two fronts!

Therefore, they had to keep Yan Kingdom stable!

Mm, in the view of the Hill Spirit Kingdom's royal house, Yan Kingdom must still be a wild, uncivilized land, right?

In the eyes of humans, beastmen's brains didn't work all that well—give them some benefits, and they'd probably be kept stable.

As for whether the gods of the beastmen nations might know that their gods had been defeated, that was not their concern.

The Heavenly Realm is vast.

The fact that these two gods' realms on the Continent of Gods are adjacent does not mean they are adjacent in the Heavenly Realm.

Originally, the fox maiden Sister Qing Ling and the Yingzhunbei Sect had planned to send an envoy delegation to the Xiling Kingdom to probe its stance.

Who knew that now the Xiling Kingdom was so proactive, having dispatched an envoy delegation so quickly.

Naturally, there was something amiss here.

Of course, if it weren't for the two of them—if the beastmen nations were now ruled by the old Lion King instead—the old Lion King, with his intellect and guesses about human behavior patterns, might not have deduced so much information.

Whether it was the fox maiden Sister Qing Ling or Princess Luoying, both were extraordinarily intelligent!

The fox maiden Sister Qing Ling nodded and said, "Hmm, it must be so. First, receive this envoy delegation and see what they have to say."

"Agreed!"

Above the Misty Mountains, after waiting nearly twenty minutes, the three winged beings finally returned.

"The Holy Maiden invites the envoy delegation to the City of Miracles!"

One winged being conveyed Sister Qing Ling's message.

The winged being captain received the order and said, "Clear the way!"

Two hundred winged beings neatly parted to form a path, lining both sides in perfect, imposing unison.

Seeing these two hundred well-equipped, disciplined winged warrior beings, the flower-crowned maiden—the Xiling Kingdom's Princess Luoying—wondered whether the Yanguo Society might be different from what she had imagined.