Chapter 566: The Secret of Balfam's Incense Hall
"This person should be the current head of the Balfam Palace and Catherine's father." Yang Ming thought to himself.
"Father, you are finally here. This kid bullied us!" When Catherine saw her father coming, she immediately started crying and complaining.
The head of the family's face darkened, and he stepped forward and slapped his daughter: "Shut up! Apologize to the seniors!"
Catherine was frightened by her father and dared not say anything more. She could only cover her face and kowtow to Yang Ming to admit her mistake.
Then he looked at Yang Ming again, and said with a smile: "Senior, my daughter is ignorant and has offended you. I hope you can forgive her this time for my sake."
"Your attitude is good, I like it very much," Yang Ming said with a smile, "but considering that you are not good at teaching your daughter, kneel aside."
"This……"
"Ok?"
"As you command!" The head of the family hesitated for a moment, but finally gritted his teeth and knelt aside. He knew that the young "senior" in front of him was extremely powerful and was not someone he could afford to offend.
Catherine on the side widened her eyes, unable to believe that her father actually listened to Yang Ming's words and knelt down. When she thought that she had offended such a big shot, she became more and more anxious.
In this way, everyone knelt for an hour. During this period, maids walked by from time to time, but seeing that the head of the family knelt here obediently, these servants naturally did not dare to say anything.
It was noon, the sun was shining brightly in the sky, and everyone was already sweating profusely, dizzy, and their legs were numb and unconscious. But even so, they did not dare to move, for fear of accidentally angering the great god in front of them.
Alex stood aside, feeling both excited and uneasy. He thought that the boss was just a powerful elite trainer, and thought that he could take this opportunity to show off in front of his cousins. But he didn't expect that the boss's strength was so terrifying that even the current head of the family had to kowtow to him.
When Alex thought about the fact that he was still standing next to the boss, he felt that he did not respect the boss enough.
Yang Ming was calm and composed until half an hour later, when an old man in fancy clothes slowly came over, clasped his fists towards Yang Ming and said, "I apologize for offending the younger generation in my family. Please forgive me, my two friends."
Two?! It was not until this moment that the people kneeling on the ground realized that the masked woman beside Yang Ming was also a master who was not very conspicuous.
"No wonder the ancestor is so polite. If we had been tougher this time, we might have really suffered a catastrophic disaster." Everyone was shocked. They were more thankful and determined not to provoke Alex again after this incident. Instead, they had to maintain a good relationship with him, lest the "big boss" be unhappy one day. They couldn't bear the big boss's anger.
"I'm Alexander. I'd like to ask the two of you to move into my humble home and let me show you how to be a good host," the old man said sincerely.
"Since Brother Alexander said so, I will spare you today," Yang Ming glanced at the kneeling people and said coldly, "You guys take care of yourself."
As if they had been pardoned, everyone staggered to their feet, and some of them even fell to the ground due to numbness in their legs. Yang Ming ignored them and followed Alexander towards the mansion.
"My two friends are so powerful at such a young age, so they must have extraordinary backgrounds. I wonder which supernatural being's disciples you are and why you came to the Kalos region for training?" Alexander asked curiously as they walked.
"To be honest, we are cousins. My cousin is a direct investigator of the alliance and also a direct disciple of a certain king. As for me, I just benefited from my cousin's influence," Yang Ming lied seriously. Suddenly, he felt a pain in his waist. He saw Yin Yue pinching his waist viciously.
"I always introduce you as my childhood sweetheart outside, but you just deal with it as a cousin. In your mind, I am just a cousin." Yin Yue whispered.
"The relationship between cousins is closer than childhood sweethearts," Yang Ming explained to her seriously, "Don't you know that cousins are all related by blood?"
Yin Yue was furious. This guy always came up with some twisted ideas every time he spoke, and she couldn't refute him.
"So you two are from the Kanto Alliance. No wonder you are so strong at such a young age. It's true that heroes emerge from youth. Haha..." Alexander naturally didn't hear the two people's whispers. He just flattered them. The two could only smile politely in response.
As they were talking, they came to the living room of the mansion. Alexander warmly invited the two to sit down and ordered tea and snacks to be served.
"In fact, I have a request for you two to come here," Alexander said slowly, taking a sip of coffee. "I believe you two already know the origin of the Balpham Fragrance Palace."
Yang Ming nodded, "I've heard a little bit about it. The Balfam Incense Palace was a palace built by the original kingdom of Carlos 3000 years ago. Later, due to the outbreak of the 'Final Weapon', the kingdom was destroyed, and this palace became the palace of the rulers of Carlos. Due to the rise of the Dark Dynasty 200 years ago, the then declining Carlos royal family chose to become their vassal. After the Alliance overthrew the Dark Dynasty, the Carlos royal family voluntarily gave up the throne for fear of being liquidated, and the Balfam Incense Palace, as a royal asset, was naturally resold to others."
"That's right. To be honest, it was my old father who was lucky enough to get this palace," Alexander nodded slightly and said, "Because the Carlos royal family was eager to sell their assets at that time, our small family took advantage of it. After getting this palace, we also developed from our original small family. Although we can't be called a big force, we are still powerful enough to dominate one side."
Yang Ming remained silent, he knew that what the old man was going to say next was the main point.
"And the reason why we have risen in a short period of time is because there is a secret passage connected to the Balfam Palace," Alexander said slowly, "Every ten years, this secret passage will open, and it is connected to a mysterious forest. The Pokémon inside are extremely fierce, but there are also a lot of resources, such as evolution stones, rare berries, and items that can strengthen Pokémon. With this secret place, I and my father can become quasi-kings and lead the family to prosperity."
"But throughout this time, we have only been able to access resources in the outer layers of the forest and have little knowledge of the deeper areas."
"Now I have reached the age to meet my father, but this dream has never come true. I happened to meet two talented and beautiful young heroes, and I would like to ask you to accompany me for one last adventure."
"Of course, you two can take whatever you find in the forest. I won't say anything."
After a moment's silence, Yang Ming finally said, "I will seriously consider your proposal."