04. problems on the eastern border

On the northern border of the Chen kingdom, far from the capital, there is a forest that forms the boundary between the Chen kingdom and the Du kingdom. The Du kingdom is one of the four great kingdoms in the world, the other three being Chen, Jin, and Yao. Apart from the four great kingdoms, no one knows that among the four kingdoms there is another hidden power residing in the wilderness of the northern border of the Chen kingdom. They are called the Sky Palace, their figures have powers far beyond those of normal humans in the four great kingdoms, and they are also a hidden army that has been in existence for the past five years. Only the king and a few generals knew about them. Initially, fearing that this power would threaten the power of the four kingdoms, they planned to destroy it, but something unexpected happened when one of the figures from the Sky Palace visited the four kingdoms to warn them not to interfere with the Sky Palace. Showing his great power, the visitor easily subdued the four kings. Those who were suppressed by the person from the Sky Palace finally made a promise not to interfere with the Sky Palace, and since then, the Sky Palace has not shown itself to the outside world.

"Has the message been delivered to the master?" asked a figure dressed in black, sitting in one of the ten chairs at the round table. There was one empty chair between the tables, and that was the chair that could only be occupied by the original ruler of the heavenly palace.

"Yes, perhaps now the master has received our letter," replied the man sitting in the chair opposite the man who asked the first question.

"That's good. We cannot move if the master does not give the order, so you, the rulers of the nine gates of heaven, must restrain your people from acting," replied the man in black, who appeared to be the representative of the ruler of the heavenly palace. The other nine nodded in agreement. They were all people who had been chosen and appointed by the ruler to become the rulers of the nine gates of heaven. They were not only the rulers of the nine gates of heaven, but also had various different identities that blended into the four kingdoms as citizens of the four kingdoms. Of course, even though they were different, their hearts were still one, and that was because of the one person who appointed them as rulers of the nine gates of heaven and changed their lives.

"Huff... This riot has caused everything to become chaotic. Now we can only wait for the master's orders before taking action," said the man in black as he leaned back in his chair. Everyone there sighed as well. This was happening at the eastern gate of the Chen kingdom.

Swisshh...

"Sir, a letter from the ruler has arrived," said a man wearing a mask who appeared behind the ruler.

"Ho?" A smile appeared on the man's face after reading the contents of Long Chen's letter.

"What? Is the ruler asking us to take action?" asked Hua Lo, who was the ruler of the first sky gate.

"Yes! Let's take action," replied Zai Yu, who was the deputy ruler there when the ruler was absent.

"Good!"

"Hehehe, it seems the ruler is busy in the palace right now. You may act, but it's better to finish before five days." A woman spoke while covering her mouth with the fan she was holding. The other nine stared at the woman, who was the ruler of the third gate and the only woman among the nine gates. This woman rarely spoke, and she only obeyed the ruler of the heavenly palace; she would not obey their words without an order from the ruler himself.

"Have you really forgotten? Don't you know what I mean?" the woman asked angrily. Suddenly, all eyes were fixed on her, and those who were aware suddenly remembered.

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At the palace, the day after the ministers and nobles agreed with the king, a major problem occurred at the gates of the Chen kingdom, throwing them into chaos. King Chen was also confused by the situation they were now facing. Suddenly, there was chaos at the eastern gate, something that had never happened before.

"The eastern gate is the gate that produces the largest amount of agricultural produce in our kingdom. The appearance of these wild animals is truly very troublesome. If it is not prevented, the people's harvest there will be destroyed and they will starve for the next year," said the minister respectfully, explaining the situation at the eastern gate.

"Could it be an attack from the enemy?" asked a general.

"From the reconnaissance team's investigation, it is not an enemy attack but purely from the stars that appear to be blurring towards the gate," replied the advisor, looking at the scroll containing information about the eastern gate.

"Is it from the direction of the forest? But what happened?" Various questions arose in their minds. How could these animals run all the way to the east gate and destroy some of the farmland there? King Chen also couldn't answer; he himself couldn't find any clues as to what was happening at the east gate now. Even if he had talked to his wife last night, he still couldn't find any clues.

"It's because they're afraid," a young man's voice was heard in the royal hall. And all the ministers and nobles suddenly looked at the entrance to the hall. A young man wearing a mask walked in wearing all white clothes in front of the king. The way the man walked made them unable to respond quickly, especially since they looked like they were seeing a king entering. This was because Long Chen's calm and authoritative aura made them let their guard down.

"You... Who are you? Why did you enter this meeting hall?" asked one of the ministers, stammering slightly.

"Me? Oh, I am the third prince, my name is Chen Long," replied Long Chen with a smile. Hearing that the young man was the third prince, everyone fell silent for a moment. They did not expect the third prince to appear before their very eyes.

"I only came to see my father. I'm not here to participate in this meeting, so you don't need to say too much," replied Long Chen, seemingly indifferent to the minister.

"You!"

"Stop it, minister. He is my son and came to see me, not to participate in the meeting. So, you don't need to be angry at my son," King Chen stopped his minister's rude behavior. Before his eyes was his own beloved son, yet the minister dared to expel Long Chen right under his nose. Wasn't that the same as not seeing his face?