Chapter 241: Is this the Imperial Palace... or an outhouse?

"Where is your father now?" Jiang Xun asked, looking at Gufang Ninglin in his arms.

Gufang Ninglin, however, was still immersed in the four words she had just heard: "exchanging children to eat."

"Ninglin, where is your father!" Jiang Xun pinched Gufang Ninglin's cheeks, forcing her eyes to meet his as he shouted.

"Ah! My father, my father..." Gufang Ninglin looked down: "I will lead the way."

"Good." Jiang Xun nodded and let go of Gufang Ninglin.

Subsequently, Gufang Ninglin flew toward the ground below.

Along the way, Jiang Xun and the others saw nothing but dilapidated houses, caused by long-term erosion from sand and soil; they were completely uninhabitable.

Therefore, the commoners were all finding random cover on the streets to hide from the sun and sandstorms.

Under Gufang Ninglin's guidance, the number of commoners below grew, and looking closely, they seemed to be surrounding some place.

Flying another ten miles forward, the commoners were most numerous here, and it finally became clear: all the commoners were surrounding the only intact house amidst the ruins.

There was a Barrier around the house.

Perhaps because of the Barrier, these commoners could not get in, and the house had not been damaged.

"Heavens... the Imperial Palace has shrunk to this extent..."

Gufang Ninglin said in shock as she looked at the house below.

"What? The Imperial Palace?" Jiang Xun's eyes widened upon hearing this; this house wasn't even as big as the Xuan-Rank Room Gufang Ninglin lived in on Tianwai Island, and this was called the Imperial Palace?

Jiang Xun had thought Gufang Chennian's situation would be bad, but he absolutely had not expected it to be this bad!

In this situation, let alone the Empress not wanting to have children, whoever it was, who would have the mood for that!

"How do we get in?" Jiang Yan said, looking at the dense crowd surrounding the "Imperial Palace."

"I will contact my Imperial Father first." Gufang Ninglin said, taking out a Communication Jade Tube: "Imperial Father? Can you hear me?"

"What is it?" Gufang Chennian responded very quickly.

"Imperial Father, I am currently... outside the Imperial Palace. The Imperial Palace is surrounded, how should I get in?" Gufang Ninglin also paused when she said "Imperial Palace," but for a moment, she didn't know what else to call it.

"What? Why did you come back?" Gufang Chennian's tone was clearly urgent upon hearing this.

"Imperial Father... let me in first, okay?" Gufang Ninglin said.

"..." Gufang Chennian was silent for a moment, then said: "I will open a gap in the Barrier, then you come in quickly."

"Good." Gufang Ninglin nodded and put away the Communication Jade Tube.

Jiang Xun and Jiang Yan also prepared themselves upon hearing this.

Five seconds later, the moment the Barrier opened, the three of them rushed down together, and a stone was also lifted from the roof, allowing all three to enter while taking the opportunity.

Afterward, Gufang Chennian immediately closed the Barrier and the stone.

Jiang Xun landed inside the house and felt completely uncomfortable; a suffocating feeling arose spontaneously.

Because there were no windows or doors in the room, it was in a completely sealed state.

Moreover, the area was not large, containing only a bed, a set of table and chairs, a woman who looked listless and wore a white dress that had turned a dirty yellow-brown, and a man wearing a faded black robe with a head full of white hair.

Presumably, these were Gufang Ninglin's parents.

There was not a shred of the appearance of an Emperor and Empress; they were refugees, plain and simple...

"This... you, who are you?" Gufang Chennian was also clearly stunned when he saw Jiang Xun and Jiang Yan.

"I am the Tenth Prince of the Tianyu Dynasty, Tian Zeyan, and this is my wife."

Jiang Xun grabbed Jiang Yan's slender, soft waist and said.

"I..."

'Don't move, a fake identity makes it easier to act.' Just as Jiang Yan was about to refute, Jiang Xun hugged her waist tightly and transmitted his voice.

"Prince of the Tianyu Dynasty?" Gufang Chennian was even more surprised upon hearing this: "What business does a Prince of the Tianyu Dynasty have coming to a place like mine?"

"Imperial Father, they are here to help us." Gufang Ninglin walked in front of Gufang Chennian and said: "Imperial Father... why is your hair all white?"

"Nonsense!" Gufang Chennian ignored Gufang Ninglin's concern and roared: "How could you just bring people here like that?"

"It was I who insisted on bringing her back." Jiang Xun said upon seeing this.

"..." Gufang Chennian took a deep breath, trying his best to remain calm as he looked at Jiang Xun: "Prince of Tianyu, please leave quickly; do not interfere in the internal affairs of my dynasty."

"Your dynasty? I don't see any dynasty here." Jiang Xun shrugged as he looked around: "The outside world says the Gufang Dynasty is not as good as a noble clan, but looking at it now, the Gufang Dynasty... is not even as good as a village."

"That is right, that is exactly how it is." Gufang Chennian nodded without the slightest hesitation: "So you will gain no benefits here, leave quickly."

"Who says so? I can gain Ninglin." Jiang Xun said with a smile, looking at Gufang Ninglin.

Gufang Chennian looked at Gufang Ninglin upon hearing this, and only then did he notice the fine-styled clothes she was wearing; he figured they must have been bought by this Tian Zeyan.

And the reason Jiang Xun was so arrogant was because Jiang Yan had secretly transmitted to him that Gufang Chennian's strength was not strong to begin with, and now it had even fallen from the Integration Realm to the Void Refining Initial Stage.

With his current strength, Jiang Xun could even pee on his face, so naturally, he would not fear him.

"That is fine too, then the little prince can take Ninglin and leave."

Before Gufang Chennian could speak, the woman sitting on the chair who had not spoken until now said.

"The Empress is still the reasonable one." Jiang Xun smiled at the woman upon hearing this: "However, I came here this time sincerely wanting to help."

"Little prince, stop joking. You cannot handle the matters here." The woman shook her head: "Even if the Tianyu Holy Emperor came in person, I am afraid he would be at his wit's end."

"Mother..." Gufang Ninglin also came to the woman's side, crouched down, and reached out to hold her hand.

The room was extremely dim; only after walking in did Gufang Ninglin discover that her mother had also aged significantly, with wrinkles on her face and shriveled hands, while her other hand was kept on her stomach.

Perhaps she was already pregnant.

"It is Jiabuli, right?" Jiang Xun said directly.

"Who!? I'm leaving!" Jiang Yan's hair stood on end upon hearing this, and she turned to run, only to be hauled back by Jiang Xun.

"What are you doing? Jiabuli is nothing to joke about; this is truly not a matter we can manage, let's leave quickly." Jiang Yan said, looking at Jiang Xun.

Gufang Chennian and the Empress were also full of surprise; this Tian Zeyan dared to come even knowing it was Jiabuli?

Is a newborn calf not afraid of the tiger?

That's true... at his age, he shouldn't know what kind of existence Jiabuli is.

"Don't panic; since I have come, it proves I am not afraid." Jiang Xun smiled when he saw the reactions of the few.

It really is Jiabuli.

Now this is great, Little Yuyu and Little Huanhuan will soon be in my hands.

Hm? Spirit Jade, Jade Ring, word chain game; the Demon Race has a special fondness for jade.

"Little Highness, since you already know it is Jiabuli, leave quickly; do not throw away your life in vain, it is not worth the loss." The Empress looked at Jiang Xun and urged him.