Chapter 37: Heaven's Punishment Mountain

  "Brother Lin is absolutely right, I am not a native of Tianfa City, I come from Longteng City. This time I came here to take care of some business, and it's really unexpected that we would meet in this place."

  Longteng City

  The capital of the Dragon Empire is indeed Longteng City, no wonder the young man is not simple, and there is also a high-ranking master above the Martial King, an old servant. It turns out that the young man is from Longteng City, but thinking about it makes sense, after all, in Tianfa City, it seems that no family can possess such strength, even the city lord's mansion can't do it.

  "Huang brother has arrived in Longteng City, forgive me for not showing respect."

  "Haha, Lin brother, when you have time, you must come to Longteng City. At that time, I'll take you around, Longteng City and Tianfa City are basically two different levels of existence."

  Lin Yun was about to speak when the wooden door was kicked open and seven or eight people walked in from outside. In front of everyone, Wang Ba looked at the four people with a proud and arrogant expression, saying viciously: "You little brat, who are you? How dare you let these two beggars come in."

  Wang Ba was furious, after all, he had just told everyone that no one was allowed to let the two enter the wine tower, but now? Someone didn't give him face, he didn't allow the two to come in, yet this person brought them in anyway, which clearly didn't go well with him.

  In the Tian Fa City, although the royal family is not a super family, it is absolutely a medium-sized family. As the heir of the royal family, in the Tian Fa City, he can be said to have the final say, and ordinary people dare not disobey his intentions.

  Huang San completely ignored the sudden intrusion of the crowd, only humming a soft tune. At that moment, the old man standing behind him suddenly moved, and the crowd felt a flash before their eyes. Seven or eight people were kicked out like soccer balls, some severely injured with broken ribs.

  What a terrible strength, for the old man is a deeply hidden mastermind. Lin Yun had already seen it before, but he never expected that the old man's strength was beyond his prediction. According to the speed at which the old man just made his move, if nothing unexpected happens, the old man should be a high-level martial king or even a peak martial king.

  Seven or eight people were kicked out, one by one fell to the ground crying and shouting, while Wang Ba strode through the pain in his body, took a fierce look at the room in front of him, and then quickly left with his men. This storm rose and fell quickly, from start to finish, other people in the wine house didn't know what happened.

  Chase away Wang Ba and the crowd, Lin Yun and Huang San chatted for a while again. After finishing dinner, Lin Yun took the little beggar and left Tian Fa Wine House. As for the 1,000 gold coins, they were taken by the little beggar from start to finish without taking them out.

  Heavenly Punishment Wine House, inside the room.

  "Your Highness, they are just two little beggars, is it worth revealing our identities for this?"

  Your Highness? It turned out that Huang San was none other than the current Crown Prince of the Dragon Empire, Long Tian. Huang San picked up a cup of wine from the table and downed it in one gulp, saying: "I have met countless people, but I have never misjudged anyone. This person is absolutely not an ordinary person, and may be useful in the future."

  "Your Highness, what shall we do next?"

  "Notify Phantom, locate the treasure as soon as possible. If nothing unexpected happens, in three days, the Dark Empire's Imperial Family and Shadow Gate will send people over, at that time, we will be in big trouble."

  "I understand."

  Money Inn, inside the secret room.

  The Crown Prince suddenly descended upon the Heavenly Punishment City, and the shadow seemed to be somewhat surprised as well. He asked: "I don't know what brings the Crown Prince to the Heavenly Punishment City this time?"

  The Dragon Alliance is an imperial organization, generally speaking, the Dragon Alliance only listens to one person, the Emperor. However, the Crown Prince is the sole heir of the empire and will definitely become the new Emperor in the future. Therefore, sometimes the Dragon Alliance also listens to the Crown Prince's words, lest when the new Emperor takes office, he cleans up the Dragon Alliance organization.

  Huang San sat on the chair, his right hand constantly tapping on the armrest as he said indifferently: "Previously, I received news from the Dark Empire's Shadow Gate that there is a treasure in Tianfa City, which is the ultimate treasure of the Shadow Gate, possessing the power to penetrate heaven and earth. That's why Father Emperor sent me here this time, ordering me to obtain this treasure at all costs."

  As he spoke, Huang San took out a token from his bosom, and on the token was carved a lifelike golden dragon. Upon seeing the golden dragon token, the shadow immediately knelt down to the ground and said: "Your Majesty's orders, I will definitely do my best to accomplish."

  "Master Phantom, wake up and speak."

  "Thank you, Your Highness," said the phantom, standing up and asking: "Your Highness, we previously received news from Shadow Gate that there is a treasure in Tianfa City, which is a black seal. As for the specific location of the treasure, it is still unknown, so finding the exact location of the treasure is not an easy task."

  "I had thought of this before I came, and during this period, I have also studied the terrain within a hundred miles of Tianfa City. According to my calculations, the treasure is most likely hidden in the east, eighty miles away, at Tianfa Mountain."

  Heavenly Punishment Mountain?

  As for Tianfa Mountain, Phantom is naturally not unfamiliar with it. Tianfa City was named Tianfa because many years ago, when this place was not yet a city, it was suddenly struck by lightning bolts, which lasted for three days and three nights. The entire site of Tianfa City was struck to the point where nothing was left. Later, people spread rumors that this place was punished by the heavens, with thunderbolts striking it down.

  The power of thunder, also the power of punishment. Under normal circumstances, except for this matter, the imperial family would not build a city in this place again. However, the emperor of the Dragon Empire established a city here and named it Tianfa City. Moreover, over the years, the imperial family has been strongly supporting Tianfa City, and eventually, Tianfa City became one of the major cities of the Dragon Empire.

  Is the treasure of Shadow Gate in Heaven's Punishment Mountain? Phantom also knew about Heaven's Thunderbolt back then, and at that time, within a thousand miles of Heaven's Punishment City, there was only one place where the thunderbolt struck the most fiercely, which is Heaven's Punishment Mountain. Since then, Heaven's Punishment Mountain has become a forbidden area in Heaven's Punishment City, and no one dares to enter easily.

  "Your Highness, are you saying that the treasure is in Tianfa Mountain?"

  "That's right, as long as the Shadow Gate's message is absolutely true, I can be sure that the treasure is in Tian Fa Mountain. Think about it, within a hundred miles of Tian Fa City, only Tian Fa Mountain has no one rushing to go there. If the predecessor of Shadow Gate really left the treasure in Tian Fa City back then, where would be the safest place?"

  Listening to the crown prince's explanation, Huan Ying suddenly realized and sincerely admired the crown prince in front of him. After all, among the many children of the emperor, the crown prince was the most talented. He believed that once the crown prince became the emperor, he would definitely lead the Dragon Empire to a brighter future.

  "In that case, I'll immediately go and mobilize people to head to Tian Fa Mountain."

  Wave his hand, stopped the phantom, Huang San said: "I got reliable news, Dark Empire and Shadow Gate also knew this message, I believe three days later, both sides will send people to come, at that time, our troubles will be great, and in these three days, we absolutely can't leak out any information, so, this time going to Tianfa Mountain, the three of us going is enough."

  As for the Dark Empire and Shadow Gate, Phantom is also very wary, just as His Highness said, if both families really intervene in this matter, then the trouble will indeed be great.

  "Your Highness, the Crown Prince is wise and enlightened, but I don't know when we will set out for Tian Fa Mountain?"

  "Now."

  "Okay, I'll go arrange it."

  As he spoke, the shadow disappeared into the secret room. Until now, the old man standing behind the young man said again: "Your Highness, the shadow has not taken a stand until now. I'm afraid that when the time comes, this person will change his mind and won't be on our side."

  "Hum, those who follow me will prosper, those who oppose me will perish. This is an eternal truth that has not changed for thousands of years. I believe that anyone with a bit of intelligence should know how to make the right choice. Otherwise, once they make a mistake, they will be wrong at every step. This time, I deliberately let him follow me on this trip. If he listens and obeys, I will reuse him in the future. But if he disobeys, I will kill him on the spot and eliminate any future troubles."

  "The strength of the phantom is quite formidable, I'm afraid."

  "You're overthinking it, even if he's stronger, he's just a beginner Martial King."

  The old man seemed to want to say something, but the words had already reached his lips and he swallowed them back, because he knew too well the character of the crown prince. Once a matter has been decided, it will not be changed, and it is precisely for this reason that the crown prince has gained more favor from the emperor. Otherwise, how could the position of the crown prince have been so stable all these years?

  "Right, I told you to prepare more manpower and ambush around Tianfa Mountain, how's it going?"

  "The Crown Prince, I have already dispatched people to ambush around Tian Fa Mountain. This time, the Dark Empire and Shadow Gate's people will rush over, ensuring they come without return, all dying within Tian Fa Mountain."

  Huang San was very satisfied with the arrangements that had been made. When he left the imperial palace this time, although his father, the emperor, did not explicitly state it, Huang San was able to pick up on some hints from his words. It was precisely because of this that he decided to prepare for a surprise attack, taking advantage of the opportunity presented by the treasure to deal a heavy blow to both the Dark Empire and Tianfa City. Even if the two families found out later that it was the work of the Longteng Empire, as long as there was no conclusive evidence, they would have no choice but to let it go.

  Such a rare opportunity, he would not easily give up, so before coming to Tianfa City, he had already ordered to ambush people around Tianfa Mountain, and wait for the opportunity to suddenly kill out, at that time it's hard not to succeed.

  In a short half-hour, the phantom had arranged everything. Then the three of them did not continue to linger and left the secret room, walked out of the inn, and quickly went towards Tianfa Mountain. From start to finish, the three people could be said to have been completely silent, with no fourth person knowing anything.