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He slowly walked into the laboratory, came in front of Huo Yuhao, and asked with a smile: "Huo Yuhao, do you want to go to the palace for a stroll?"
Huo Yuhao narrowed his eyes, as if he understood something. He did not try to choke Xiao Hongchen. He swallowed the word "no" that he was about to blurt out and followed his words and said, "I want to."
Xiao Hongchen asked, "The royal family will host a banquet for Sun and Moon students today. You should have heard about it, right?"
"Yeah. But I don't have an invitation, how can I get in?"
Xiao Hongchen smiled slightly, took out a gold-plated invitation with a fire dragon pattern on it from the storage soul guide, and handed it to Huo Yuhao.
"You go with me and Meng at night."
Huo Yuhao took the invitation, looked at it, put it into his belt, and nodded: "Okay."
Juzi glanced at Xiao Hongchen coldly, but quickly put away the coldness in his eyes.
Chapter 266 Tianmeng, lend me some strength, let me see Xu Tianran's legs (4k)
"In two hours, we will go to see grandpa and he will take us to the palace." Xiao Hongchen said.
“Okay.” Huo Yuhao casually handed over a grilled fish. “Brother Xiao, have you had lunch? Want one?”
Xiao Hongchen's smile revealed a hint of disdain: "You're going to treat me to this kind of food?"
“If you don’t want to eat it, forget it.” Huo Yuhao didn’t indulge him and took it back quickly.
"Eat it, why not? Don't forget it when the time comes." Xiao Hongchen took the grilled fish and didn't stay for long. He gave a final reminder and left the laboratory.
A few days ago, Jing Hongchen suddenly told the two brothers and sisters to pay attention to maintaining their relationship with Huo Yuhao, and Xiao Hongchen did not think much about it.
Jing Hongchen is very optimistic about Huo Yuhao now. Although he is arrogant, Jing Hongchen recognizes Huo Yuhao's strength. If the Hongchen family can win over such a genius, it is also possible to give him a certain amount of investment.
Orange glanced at Xiao Hongchen who was leaving and quickly returned to normal.
In fact, this banquet was promoted by Crown Prince Xu Tianran.
The attack on Mingde Hall is a great opportunity to build closer relations with Mingde Hall. Although His Majesty has ordered that the princes are strictly prohibited from having direct contact with Jing Hongchen, those young students are also very worthy of investment.
However, Ju Zi did not pay much attention to other students. In her eyes, the only one worth winning over was Huo Yuhao.
She firmly believed that the impact of Huo Yuhao alone could exceed that of a hundred Mingde Hall students.
At the same time, Huo Yuhao was also making his own plans in his mind.
He wanted to get to know the Sun and Moon royal family more closely.
Two hours passed quickly, and Huo Yuhao arrived at Jing Hongchen's office, ready to go to the palace for the banquet under his leadership.
Jing Hongchen released his ninth-level flying soul guide, and a film of light unfolded, wrapping up Huo Yuhao and the Hongchen siblings, and slowly rose into the air and flew towards the imperial city.
He deliberately slowed down and controlled the flying soul guide to a more appropriate height so that he could enjoy the scenery of Mingdu.
“Haha, Huo Yuhao, this is the most prosperous city on this continent.” Jing Hongchen said with some pride.
Huo Yuhao nodded and looked down at Mingdu.
The wide road was wide enough for eight four-wheeled carriages to drive side by side. Many of the carriages were heading in the same direction as Huo Yuhao, also heading towards the imperial city.
Huo Yuhao looked down for a while, then chuckled: "Master Hongchen, Mingdu is indeed very prosperous, but I feel that there is a serious problem in the city planning."
Xiao Hongchen asked doubtfully: "What's the problem?"
"The road is designed to be too narrow." Huo Yuhao said with a smile.
"Is this still narrow?" Jing Hongchen frowned and said, "The avenue can accommodate eight carriages side by side, and the road in front of the imperial city can accommodate more than a dozen carriages at the same time."
"It's still not enough." Huo Yuhao said, "As the largest city on the continent, ten lanes in both directions is far from enough."
"Master Hongchen, I can assure you that with the population of Mingdu and the existing road widths, within ten years, these roads will be completely blocked by the endless stream of vehicles."
Meng Hongchen asked in confusion: "But where do so many carriages come from?"
Huo Yuhao smiled and said, “I believe that it won’t be long before soul power can replace horsepower. Even ordinary people will be able to drive new vehicles powered by soul power.”
Jing Hongchen and the other two were stunned, and instantly understood what Huo Yuhao meant.
“If we want to widen the road, we must do it as soon as possible. Otherwise, when the number of vehicles increases, it will be difficult to build roads.” Huo Yuhao said dimly.
"This is a forward-looking idea. I will report it to Your Majesty in my spare time." Jing Hongchen seemed to be thinking about something.
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During the conversation, Jing Hongchen led the three of them to land in the imperial city. Flying was prohibited in the imperial city, but due to Jing Hongchen's privileges, no guards dared to stop him.
He didn't need to show any token as he passed through. The guards along the way let him pass one by one and greeted him respectfully.
Huo Yuhao followed Jing Hongchen with the power of a tiger, and naturally no one dared to ask about his identity. He released mental detection and observed the environment of the Sun and Moon Imperial City.
This was his second time entering the imperial city. The imperial city was so huge that his spiritual detection could only cover less than one-fifth of the area. He also vaguely felt the presence of powerful people in many palaces, and there were shielding devices in many places.
Finally, Huo Yuhao and his companions stopped in front of the most luxurious and huge palace.
At this time, there were dozens of people blocking the palace gate, including many guards, who were checking the invitations of the students coming to the banquet.
As soon as Jing Hongchen appeared, both the guards and students stopped to salute and said in unison: "Greetings, Master Hongchen."
Jing Hongchen nodded gently to a guard who looked like a captain and said, "Thank you."
The captain clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty's orders."
As he spoke, Jing Hongchen led Huo Yuhao and the other two into the palace.
Seeing this, Huo Yuhao fell silent.
Entering into an extremely magnificent hall, you can see a busy scene.
Tables decorated with flowers were arranged neatly, the whole hall was extremely bright, and servants were placing delicacies on the tables one by one.
Many Mingde Hall students had already arrived in the hall, and they were all chattering with each other before the banquet started.
"Hmm? Self-service?"
When Huo Yuhao saw the format of this banquet, he instantly became interested.
Jing Hongchen ordered, "I will go to accompany His Majesty in a while, so the three of you can make your own arrangements."
"Yes, Grandpa (Master of Hongchen Hall)." The three responded.
Jing Hongchen nodded and left alone.
Xiao Hongchen looked at Huo Yuhao and said, "Huo Yuhao, if you don't want to die, stay by my and Meng's side the whole time."
Huo Yuhao narrowed his eyes: "Why?"
"Ridiculous, where do you think this place is?" Xiao Hongchen sneered, "This is His Majesty's palace. Even Meng and I have to follow the rules here."
"If you anger His Majesty or offend other members of the royal family, even my grandfather may not be able to protect you."
Huo Yuhao asked: "Since you knew it was so dangerous here, why did you bring me here?"
"Just now, the Red Dust Hall Master led the way, and he didn't even check our invitation. Why would he go to the trouble of sending me an invitation?"
Xiao Hongchen snorted: "Do you think you can refuse? Someone asked you to come. Later, keep quiet and do what Meng and I do."
Calling me by name?
Huo Yuhao frowned, feeling puzzled, and replied casually, “I see.”
Students continued to enter the hall. A total of 150 students were invited to the banquet. Together with some ministers, officials and many attendants, there were nearly 300 people in the hall at this moment, but it did not seem crowded at all.
"His Royal Highness the Third Prince has arrived—"
A loud command forced the noise in the hall to stop abruptly. All the students stopped talking and looked towards the main hall in the distance.
I saw a young man with dark skin but handsome features appearing at some point.
"I have met His Highness the Third Prince."
The third prince Xu Tianci waved his hand and said, "You are all the best from the Sun Moon Academy. There is no need for too much etiquette."
Is this the third prince?
Huo Yuhao looked towards the hall with interest.
Before he had time to think about it, the loud voice shouted again:
"The Fifth and Seventh Princes have arrived—"
Two more princes showed up. The one with a strong and rough face was the fifth prince Xu Tianyi, and the one with a gentle and elegant temperament was the seventh prince Xu Tianyu.
The fifth prince shouted proudly: "Haha, my father said that there is no distinction between the emperor and his subjects today, you just need to eat and drink well."
Huo Yuhao was speechless below.
The emperor can say all day long that there is no distinction between the ruler and his subjects, but do his subjects dare to do the same?
The Seventh Prince smiled softly and said gently: "Everyone enjoys it, and Tianyu will be satisfied."
Huo Yuhao observed the three princes silently.
The three princes should be no more than twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, and their cultivation is probably around the Soul Emperor level.
The third prince was the best, probably close to the Soul Saint level. The fifth prince was second, and the seventh prince was the lowest, just above the Soul Emperor level.
However, Huo Yuhao was most optimistic about the Seventh Prince, because his soul power fluctuations seemed the most solid, unlike the other two who were superficial and seemed to be trying to force things.
Moreover, he gave people the most comfortable first impression. When the Seventh Prince spoke, many students could be seen smiling with satisfaction and recognition on their faces.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived——"
The loud command voice shouted again.
"Third brother, fifth brother, seventh brother, aren't you a little too impatient? Father hasn't even come yet." A young man in white clothes and sitting in a wheelchair slowly appeared with the help of others. His gentle tone contained a hint of the majesty that is required of a superior.
When he saw the person coming, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but be stunned, not only because the prince was sitting in a wheelchair, but also because of the person behind him pushing the wheelchair for him.
“Senior Orange?” Huo Yuhao raised his eyebrows, a flash of doubt in his mind.
He didn't find it very surprising, and even thought it was quite reasonable.
Since Juzi often asked him intentionally or unintentionally whether he had the intention to enter the imperial city and serve the royal family, it was reasonable for her to have a relationship with a member of the royal family.
However, Huo Yuhao did not expect that Orange would be someone close to the prince.
The fifth prince laughed and said, "Brother, I can't wait any longer."