Chapter 645, Important people arrive
Luo Yi was from an imperial military family, and his father was a general who guarded the northwest border. One year ago his father had performed exceptionally meritorious service on the battlefield, but was also wounded as a result and his power deteriorated. He was no longer stationed at the border and had to retire from military service. In order to appease his father, he was given special treatment and arranged into a position with practically no obligations, so his entire family had come to the Snow capital.
Although the Luo family had a certain status on the border, but it was only after coming to the Snow capital that they found that there were nobles and wealthy families everywhere. And the little position that his father exchanged with his military achievements was nothing.
Just as the family was in decline, suddenly a message reached Luo Yi's ear——-
The Crown Prince's personal guards [Blazing Flame Battalion] was selecting a new batch of imperial guards.
Young Luo Yi's qualification was pretty good and he had quite a strong martial arts foundation. Among people of a similar age he was considered a little master, so he took a try in the selection process.
Surprisingly, he had not only successfully passed the selection, but received recognition from the commanders of the [Blazing Flame Battalion].
Then, Luo Yi went through a three-month training period, where he stood out and finally rose above others, becoming an imperial guard of the [Blazing Flame Battalion]. In the last few days he was also promoted to team captain.
This news made Luo Yi and his family excited.
The [Blazing Flame Battalion] consisted of imperial guard elites and had extraordinary status. More importantly, they were the personal guards of the Crown Prince, which in a way were also the trusted aides of the Crown Prince. As everyone knew, the Snow Emperor had been ignoring the empires affairs for decades, and particularly after the battle of the Light Palace, the Crown Prince was inevitably the one to ascend to the throne, and will probably happen within a year or two.
Once the Crown Prince ascends to the throne, the [Blazing Flame Battalion’s] status was absolutely going to rise.
As long as the young officers of the [Blazing Flame Battalion] continue to perform well, they will certainly become important figures in the imperial army in the future.
Therefore, to become a captain of the [Blazing Fire Battalion] made Luo Yi extremely proud.
And Luo Yi and his whole family's status in the imperial capital were also greatly improved as a result of this.
Today was the first day that Luo Yi was on duty at the Crown Prince imperial residence after his promotion to captain.
Gently wiping away the sweat in his palms, the nervous Luo Yi led his more than twenty men through the square in front the main hall, and marched up the jade white steps.
The door of the main palace hall was currently guarded by another squadron of imperial guards.
After exchanging the order seals, Luo Yi and his squad replaced the original team of imperial guards, and stood guarding in front of the main palace hall.
The rising sun casted a faint golden glow.
Luo Yi’s left hand was gripping the sword strapped at his waist, and his right hand was slightly balled into a fist hanging at the side of his body. This was the most standard posture of imperial guards.
His armour was glistening brightly in the sun, like there was a layer of gold plate.
Luo Yi wore an extremely serious look on his face, standing motionlessly at the entrance of the main hall.
In a twinkling, an hour passed.
But Luo Yi's excitement still had not yet calmed.
In the past one hour, he saw many high-ranking officials of the empire coming in and out, some here to see the Crown Prince Her Highness and some came to report back. These important people would politely nod to Luo Yi and the others as they passed, and even smiled.
The sun was a little hot.
Luo Yi inadvertently turned toward the main door when he noticed two figures coming from afar towards the main entrance of the imperial residence.
The build of one of the middle-aged men was like a burly ape, dressed in the standard black armour of a senior military officer of the imperial army, which glowed an eerie light under the sun's rays. His face was resolute, his eyebrows were thick and dark like ink, and his eyes revealed a steady and calm aura...
Luo yiy recognized at a glance that the middle-aged man was his military instructor Bao Shinu when he was training in the imperial military building.
The former military instructor was a trusted aide of the Crown Prince. He was the highest commander of the Crown Prince's Blazing Flame imperial guards.
He was also the immediate superior of Luo Yi.
So the moment Luo Yi saw Bao Shinu, he instinctively stood upright.
Luo Yi remembered that during the military training, the military instructor who looked at everyone with a solemn look and spoke harshly, also seemed to think highly of him.
And at the side of Bao Shinu was another youngster who looked less than twenty years old. He was clad in a white fluttering robe, slender and tall, and his waist-length black hair was bunched at the back of his head, swaying in the cool breeze. He was handsome, graceful, and his clothes gently flowed as he walked. Like an immortal, he exuded an indescribable aura.
To have Lord Bao Shinu accompany him, could it be a prince of the Imperial family?
And the gracefulness and manner of the young man were not something that an average person could imitate.
Adding to this, Luo Yi noticed something that made him even more surprised——
The young man seemed to be walking alongside Bao Shinu, but in fact, Bao Shinu was keeping half a step of distance behind. Although this distance was not very obvious, it was still noticeable to observant people.
The discovery made Luo Yi a little surprised.
Bao Shinu was a famous figure of the imperial army, as well as the most trusted person of the Crown Prince. Many important people of the military also do not dare to swagger in front of him, but now it seemed that Bao Shinu was willingly keeping a distance behind and with a polite and respectful expression... The scene was really a shock to Luo Yi.
Who was this young man?
Luo Yi had been in Snow capital for more than a year and seen many figures of the Snow capital, but he had never heard of such a young person in Snow capital.
Luo Yi quietly watched Bao Shinu accompany the youngster into the Blue Cloud Palace Hall.
As they passed the sentry post, the young man also glanced at him.
That gaze also slightly startled Luo Yi. That person's eyes seemed like it could instantaneously see through him completely, sending him quivering. That person's clear eyes were like the stars, flickering with a faint light, glistening like a clear spring. Like a bottomless ancient pond, it’s depth was difficult to be measured.
But after a few seconds, the man withdrew his gaze and headed toward the main palace hall.
Bao Shinu slowed down slightly, nodding to Luo Yi.
Still in shocked, Luo Yi hurriedly bowed to Bao Shinu.
Bao Shinu did not stop, quickened his step to keep up with the young man's pace, and entered the main hall together.
It was only when the red lacquer door of the main hall slammed shut, that Luo Yi snapped out of his trance, though his puzzlement grew even deeper.
The sun was rising gradually.
Ten minutes had passed.
There was no movement in the hall.
An hour passed.
There was no movement or sound in the hall for a long while.
After two hours, the young man still did not come out.
Luo Yi was a little puzzled.
He heard from the others that the Prince was young and martial in appearance, decisive and firm. He was swift and decisive, and very rarely entertained guests and courtiers. Even if there were occasionally urgent matters to negotiate, it would only take ten minutes at most. However, the young man had been in there for such a long time and still had not come out, which really was strange.
What big news could this young man bring?
Just when he was pondering curiously——
Creak!
The door of the main hall suddenly creaked opened.
A familiar figure came out from the door.
It was a young officer of the Crown Prince imperial residence. He was dressed in a silver armour, his hands were raised above his head, carrying the Crown Prince's order seal.
The official order seal was printed with a scarlet vermilion seal.
That was the urgent seal of the Crown Prince!
Could it be there was an urgent order?
Was there something important happening?
Luo Yi made guesses in his mind.
Swoosh!
The young officer who had just come out of the hall turned into a stream of silver light and disappeared in the sky.
Luo Yi knew that the imperial residence of the Crown Prince did not allow anyone to fly. The only exception was he was holding the Crown Prince's urgent official seal.
While he was pondering, the main hall door opened again.
In succession, more than ten officers in silver armour came out from the main palace hall, each one was carrying an urgent official seal!
These more than ten official messengers, just like the first messenger, turned into a stream of silver light as they exited the main door, and flew off in different directions.
Luo Yi was more shocked when he saw this.
What had happened that could make the Crown Prince send out so many official messengers at once, and they were all carrying urgent official seals on them? Could it be that the foreign races were about to launch an offensive again?
Time slowly passed by.
About half an hour later, two figures appeared at the other end of the square in front of the palace.
Luo Yi intently looked over, and was suddenly startled.
That slim figure trotting toward the main hall’s direction was unexpectedly the high and mighty Right Minister of the Empire, Lin Zheng!
The slim old man, who would not blink twice with Mt. Tai in front of him, had always been calm and composed. Nobody had ever seen him so frantic, but today he was hastily walking towards the Crown Prince's imperial residence at such a pace that even the messenger behind him could not keep up.
Watching the Right Minister enter into the hall, besides shock, Luo Yi also suddenly realized something.
The reaction of the Right Minister must be related to the young man in the palace.
So he was more puzzled and curious about the young man's identity.
But this curiosity was soon replaced by a greater astonishment.
Because shortly after, Luo Yi's line of sight was drawn to the other end of the square in front of the imperial residence.
A burly, handsome middle-aged man dressed in a luxurious purple gold armour rushed towards the main hall.
Luo Yi was astonished.
It was another important figure.
This middle-aged man was the Golden Apex Prince of the Snow Empire, Yu Feiyan!
Before he could think over the situation, he then saw Left Minister Qu Hanshan, and the Great Commander Li Guangbi hurrying over.
And it did not end there.
For the next following half an hour, one after another, a dozen important officials also rushed over——