05. give advice

"Sorry, Your Majesty, but the third prince isn't..." He didn't continue because the king's gaze was terrifying when he looked at him.

"Father, I want to go out for a bit. Is that okay?" Long Chen asked immediately to defuse his father's anger.

"Oh! That's unusual. What happened? Are you in love? Or is there an attractive girl out there you want to meet? Or do you want to have fun at the Flower Restaurant? Here's the money, go ahead. Hahahaha" The king's expression changed completely when speaking to Long Chen. Those present were also surprised, for although King Chen often smiled and was kind-hearted, he still possessed a strong aura and composure. Now, in front of them, he was like a father who doted on his child.

"Father, that's not necessary. I don't like anyone out there, I just want to buy something for mother, so I want to go out but I don't dare to talk to mother." Long Chen replied with a sigh. King Chen immediately understood what his son meant. If he spoke to his wife, there was no way Long Chen would be allowed to go out. Moreover, in four days, his son would be celebrating his birthday.

"Alright, you can go out, but you must be careful. How about that?"

"No need, Father. No one knows me when I go out. So it won't be a problem if I go out alone, especially since I'm not going out to play at the flower pavilion. It would damage my kidneys if I went there often to play. Well, it might even shorten my life and make me age faster," replied Long Chen, immediately refusing. Several ministers heard the third prince's slightly emotional words. Long Chen's words sounded like he was mocking those who had gone to the flower pavilion, or it could be said that they were regulars at the pavilion itself.

"All right, you may go, but be careful." King Chen agreed to his son's request. After all, it was rare for Long Chen to ask for permission to go out.

"I will be. Father, regarding the matter you mentioned earlier, it would be better to set traps in several places, such as digging holes around the forest border to trap animals that escape to the eastern gate of the kingdom. Or you could block their path by changing their route."

After finishing speaking, Long Chen left the hall with a smile behind his mask. Meanwhile, the King and the others were silent after hearing Long Chen's suggestion. Some ministers also looked foolish because they couldn't think of anything like what Long Chen had done.

"Ahem, so what do you think?" asked the King, coughing softly to bring the ministers and nobles, who were still in a daze, back to their senses.

"Yes, that sounds good. Let's use the third prince's plan," replied the General, a little stiffly. The others nodded in agreement; after all, they didn't have any ideas better than Long Chen's. Moreover, they could see the potential success of Long Chen's idea. Therefore, there was no harm in agreeing to it, even though they felt a little embarrassed about what they had said to Long Chen earlier.

"Hahahaha, then you don't need to stop him anymore, right?" The ministers did not answer and only nodded shyly.

……

Long Chen walked out of the palace. It was the first time he had asked King Chen for permission directly. Although others thought he never left, he had often ventured out over the past five years to explore the Chen Kingdom and other kingdoms. Otherwise, it would have been boring for him to stay in the kingdom all the time. He also kept this a secret from his family because he didn't want them to be disappointed.

"The problem in the eastern valley might be caused by the appearance of a powerful demon beast. But it's very rare for that to happen in this world because the qi here is very weak," said Long Chen as he walked down the capital's streets in ordinary clothes.

He knew very well that this world was called the world of light and that the strongest people in this world were only in the realm of body tempering. Of course, that included his adoptive father and mother, and he also knew that this lower world was connected to the world above. If he wanted to leave this world and ascend to the world above, then Long Chen had to fulfill several requirements to ascend.

"This city is really crowded, huh? I didn't expect life here to be so prosperous." Long Chen looked at every street filled with various vendors selling all kinds of things. And how many pedestrians were walking with smiles on their faces. What Long Chen didn't realize was that in the palace, the queen was scolding King Chen for daring to give Long Chen permission to go out without a single guard to protect him. The queen immediately ordered the king to find Long Chen and bring him back home. Of course, seeing his wife angry, the king could not resist and could only immediately move to give orders to the royal soldiers. And now, the person the soldiers were looking for was sitting, enjoying the drinks and snacks on his table. Wearing a mask on his face made Long Chen slightly noticeable to some people on the street, but since this was the first time he had gone out wearing a mask, the people who saw him did not know who he was.

"Life should be like this. Peaceful, no war, and no problems. Huh, this drink is delicious too." Tasting the cold drink in the middle of the day really made him very happy. Although he had done this before, without his parents' permission, Long Chen didn't dare to walk casually or conspicuously in the capital.

"Mom, I want that candy, let's go there." The little girl at the end of the street was pulling her mother to go buy candy across the street.

"Okay, but wait here for a moment. Mom wants to buy those vegetables first, then we'll go there." Her mother replied affectionately. Long Chen looked at them and smiled. Having a family that loved each other was very beautiful, perhaps even the most beautiful thing in the world.

"The most beautiful paradise is when you are with your own family," said Long Chen, looking up at the sky and thinking about some things in his life over the past fifteen years.

"Ugh!" The girl across the street saw her mother was busy, so she decided to cross the street by herself to the candy shop.

"Move... Move!" Suddenly, from the left side of the street, a horse-drawn carriage was coming at a very high speed.

"Watch out!"