Chapter 1638 - Return to Imperial Pass
The multicolored light of morning shone gloriously. The group of quiet children were all crying as they left, sparkling teardrops hanging from their dirty faces.
Shi Hao brought them out of Emperor City.
In his hand was a bone tile. This was precisely the reason why he could come and go from this place.
Shenming and Sanzang were shocked. They quickly arrived from the distance. They never expected him to come out with such a large group of kids, several hundred of them in total.
“You… went to visit your relatives[1]?!” Shenming mocked.
“I did!” Shi Hao replied seriously. This was precisely what happened.
The two undead knights were stupefied. He really did visit his relatives? Just what kind of background did Huang have? He was of the same clan as those creatures in Emperor City, even now, the bloodline connection was still close?
“How do we leave this place? We tried many times, but we couldn’t break through this realm separation.” Sanzang said.
This floating continent had a realm separation wall around it that prevented outsiders from entering, unbreakable and impenetrable. Not even the two Golden Undead Knights’ methods could do anything.
“Let’s go.” Shi Hao didn’t say anything. He had a bone tile on him that allowed him to move through. As expected, he was able to smoothly pass through with the group of children.
Chi!
Auspicious clouds rose, wrapping around the hundreds of children, bringing them down from the great desert, landing calmly on the ground.
Even though their faces carried tears, these children were still shocked. They still ended up leaving the Emperor City they grew up in, arriving in an unfamiliar world.
This world, was one they had gazed at from above, longed for, dreaming for a day when they could come here and spend their days in peace and tranquility. Today, their two feet landed on the ground. However, what was it going to be like in the future?
“It really wasn’t easy! We finally returned, went full circle!” Shenming lazily stretched out her body, looking into the distance.
This time, their experience was too strange, setting off from the foreign Ocean Fall, encountering all types of bizarre things along the way. Now they finally returned to Desolate Border.
“Huang brat, how about you come to Burial Earth with us? We’ll let you properly experience what is a pure land. It is even more holy than Immortal Domain!” Shenming said temptingly.
“You really thought I never went to Burial Land? That place, apart from darkness and ancient coffins buried over the years, what else is there?” Shi Hao said.
Shenming rolled her eyes and said, “That’s because you lack knowledge and experience. How could the true Golden Undead Knights be like this? The places Burial Kings reside in even more so wouldn’t be inferior. There are long life medicines planted there, the holiness exceeding Immortal Domain. Even a True Phoenix became a chicken that roams the gates.”
Shi Hao naturally heard about this before. Burial Region was extremely special, having divine and perfect pure lands.
“Forget it, I’ll visit Imperial Pass first, bring these clansmen over!” Shi Hao feared that something unexpected might happen. He wanted to return to Imperial Pass, tell the people there that the foreign side were making big moves.
Perhaps Heaven Abyss wouldn’t be able to hold off the other side anymore, the old Imperial Pass about to be destroyed.
Then, what about the current Imperial Pass? It will most likely be broken through as well, right?
When he thought of these things, Shi Hao’s mind sunk, immediately feeling rushed, feeling that he couldn’t waste time.
“We’ll return to Burial Region first, something might be happening. We’ll learn about some things first.” Sanzang said.
The morning multicolored lights shone extremely brilliantly.
The entire great desert was dyed in a faint layer of golden brilliance.
This was a bright and beautiful early morning.
On Imperial Pass’ walls, there was a place that could overlook the great desert. Each day, there were many experts covered in armor who patrolled this place.
“Enemies!”
Soon afterwards, someone noticed them, releasing a shout. It was because they saw a group of several hundred in number appear from the limits of the horizon.
Compared to the great armies that easily reached tens of thousands in number, this group wasn’t much at all, but the meaning was significant. There were people coming to attack Imperial Pass!
Wu…
A horn was blown. The expressions of everyone here became serious. They were covered in armor, weapons in hand, facing the great desert with serious and ice-cold expressions.
The people inside Imperial Pass all felt that the atmosphere recently wasn’t quite right, as if it was the calm before the storm, as if something terrifying was going to happen at any time.
“There are only a few hundred, those are… children?!” Someone activated their Heavenly Eyes, immediately noticing that something was strange.
“Wait, who am I looking at? Huang? I actually saw Huang, he is walking together with them!” Someone shouted, couldn’t help but cry out in alarm.
On the city wall, a group of people were petrified, as if they became clay sculptures. The Huang who was imprisoned in the other side, became a prisoner, how did he return?!
Recently, there were always rumors of him going around, how he was displaying his might in the other side. There were even other rumors that he flew into the sky, escaping from that ancient realm.
Apart from this, there were waves that rose and fell from time to time in the city, great commotions produced over Huang’s matter of being sent to the other side. Now… he actually appeared again!
This was like something out of a dream. How could someone who was supposed to never be able to return come back?
“Huang returned!” Someone hollered, immediately triggering a huge uproar, shaking up the guards in the distance.
News spread like a volcano, sweeping through this entire place, quickly passing through the city!
This was extremely shocking, leaving everyone stupefied!
That youth, he actually managed to return?
“Be careful! Do not let him in, stop him!” Right at this time, someone shouted, warning loudly, fearing that someone might directly let Huang in.
“He cannot pass through. We have to treat this seriously, be on guard!” Someone ordered.
This place was in disorder.
“Who wants to stop Huang from returning?” On the other side, there were also people who shouted.
“Who knows if he is real or fake? He has already been taken prisoner, so how could he escape back here? If there are foreign experts who are controlling his body, then it would be a great disaster!” Someone said coldly.
This place couldn’t calm down, immediately becoming noisy.
Indeed, Huang was already brought away, so how could he escape? This was a mystery that many people couldn’t figure out.
This was especially the case when he even brought back a large group of kids, leaving everyone even more shocked.
Those children all wore simple and crude beast skin clothing that were in tatters, full of holes, their old clothes carrying traces of blood. Where did he bring them back from? Don’t tell me this was from the other side!
Shi Hao arrived at the bottom of the city, raising his head. Imperial Pass towered above the clouds, extending limitlessly, the end impossible to see.
“You… are Huang?” Someone asked from above.
“I am!” Shi Hao’s reply was extremely simple, asking them to please open the gates.
“We cannot open it. Right now, we cannot ascertain his identity at all.” Someone stopped them.
However, Shi Hao didn’t get angry, nor did he get upset, because this was extremely normal. If the other side sent over a spy and they randomly let them in, it would be too much of a joke.
“You all can examine everything about me.” Shi Hao said.
Before entering the city, there was divine light that scattered down on his entire body. He asked for this to happen.
“Search him!” Someone gave the order from above. Moreover, they quickly gave out a report. This type of thing had to be reported to the highest level figures on the level of Meng Tianzheng.
“What? Huang… he returned alive? Aiyou!” When she heard the news, the Lunar Jade Rabbit knocked over a pill refinement furnace, hurriedly rushing over.
“You… were still alive. You came back.” Qing Yi muttered, quickly moving, also hurrying towards the city gate.
“I didn’t hear wrong right? You came back by yourself? I even woke up my master, preparing to settle things with Jin Taijun!” Cao Yusheng laughed loudly. At the same time, he was a bit dumbstruck. He felt like this was too shocking.
“Huang came back?” Qi Hong, Exiled Immortal, Shi Yi, Wei Family’s Four Phoenixes and other young outstanding talents, as well as older generation figures and others were all stupefied.
It was because the news was too astonishing. This was like thunder exploding by their ears.
Shi Hao was sent out, taken captive in the other side, becoming a prisoner. Could he really flee and come back?
Many people moved, all of them heading towards the city gates!
Below the city gates, Shi Hao was surrounded by a sphere of light. The people in the city were examining him, searching his roots, seeing if there were any powerful spirits attached to his body.
Anyone who left Imperial Pass would have their life imprints recorded. Shi Hao left more than once, so now, it was confirmed that it really was him.
This immediately triggered a huge commotion!
It really was Huang! He came back alive!
At this moment, the city gates shone, covering him, currently examining if there were any dangers, any abnormalities.
“Shi Hao, is it you? I never thought I could see a living you!” The little rabbit shouted, her words really not like those of a wise and virtuous lady.
“Haha, brother, if it really is you, when you come inside, I’ll invite you for a drink!” The younger generation expert Tuogu Yulong also began to laugh.
Many people sympathized with Huang. He established great merit, yet was sent off to the other side. This left many people indignant. Now… things really exceeded their expectations!
On the city walls, many people enthusiastically greeted out, truly wishing for him to return safely.
Of course, there were some, like Wang Family and Jin Family’s people whose faces changed, especially Jin Taijun’s bloodline, their faces even more so overcast. Back then, it was them who took the initiative to send out Shi Hao.
“There was nothing unexpected, he can enter the pass!”
Soon afterwards, the examination was complete. Under the cover of the formation, everything about Shi Hao was normal.
“I need to bring them with me as well.” Shi Hao pointed at a group of children. These tatter-clothed children were all quiet, always following behind him quietly.
“Who are they? Did they come from the other side? I fear that we cannot permit it!” Someone said while shaking their heads. They couldn’t let them in.
“Their parents’ generation are all outstanding heroes, the descendants of warriors from that city in the sky. After all these years, they’ve always stopped the other side’s main forces…”
Shi Hao spoke, his voice full of emotions.
“That city still exists?”
“There are still living creatures inside?”
It was clear that there were quite a few people in Imperial Pass who knew about that city!
“What proof do you have?” Someone quickly asked.
“Many of them are like me, their foreheads carries unique imprints, of the same bloodline as me!” Shi Hao said. They had the children exert magical force, display the symbols on their foreheads.
Hong!
At this moment, quite a few of the children’s foreheads shone, releasing dazzling patterns. They burned like flames here.
“Sinner’s bloodline!” Someone cried out in alarm.
“Sinner’s blood’s descendants!” A few people were shocked.
“Shut up! Their ancestors have guarded the very front, fighting to the death without cowering, protecting the Nine Heavens. If even this is sinner’s blood, then everyone else, you all, what do you all count as?” Shi Hao was furious.
However, soon afterwards, he controlled his emotions. The main reason was because when he thought about these children’s parents, ancestors, and others, it was too miserable.
They defended at the very front, fighting as long as the city still stood, having great contributions, yet no one knew about them, their clansmen instead viewed as sinner’s blood descendants.
“I can confidently say that they are all descendants of heroes who have matchless contribution. What sinner’s blood? Who were the ones who put this title on them? This debt has yet to be properly settled!” Shi Hao said.
He was extremely direct, quickly and simply explaining some of the original Imperial City’s matters.
“Now, only the sick and elderly are left, but they are still defending the city. Who dares call them the descendants with sinner’s blood? Who dares say this one more time?!” Shi Hao shouted.
On the city walls, many people were shocked, speechless.
“However, what proof is there?” Someone said quietly, expressing doubt.
“I believe it!” Right at this time, Meng Tianzheng appeared, standing there, mighty like a mountain.
“Activate the bone mirror, shine the divine light on them. If there is nothing wrong, then bring all of them in!” Meng Tianzheng ordered.
1. Normally means visiting in-laws after a marriage