boyutpedia Chapter 547
Chapter 547
Hua Yu had no interest in the bickering going on inside the palace gates, but letting them argue endlessly wasn't a good idea. He felt a throbbing pain in his temples, a splitting headache. He rubbed his forehead impatiently and shouted, "Shut up!"
This roar was like a thunderclap, shocking everyone present. Elders Hua and Xue, who were arguing fiercely, were frightened into silence, not daring to say a word.
Seeing this, Hua Yu's annoyance eased slightly, but his expression remained terribly gloomy. He glared at Elders Hua and Xue and sternly declared, "If you still want to argue or fight, wait until we've taken away what belongs to the Great Wilderness. By then, even if you tear down the palace gates, it will be nothing to us!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Hua Yu noticed that Elder Xue seemed to want to stop him. Without saying a word, he suddenly raised his hand, and Elder Xue was picked up by an invisible force out of thin air, and then thrown into the small river beside the road.
With a loud splash, Elder Xue fell into the river in a panic, splashing water all over Hua Yu. However, Hua Yu seemed oblivious to the situation. He stared at Elder Xue struggling in the water with an expressionless face, his eyes cold and indifferent, as if he were just an insignificant ant.
"Keep an eye on him and don't let him climb out of the river!" Hua Yu ordered the guards behind him without turning back.
Before he finished speaking, four guards flashed to the riverside like ghosts and placed Elder Xue firmly under guard. If Elder Xue made the slightest move, or tried to climb out of the river, they would raise their swords without hesitation and push him back into the water.
After this had happened several times, Elder Xue finally seemed to have accepted his fate and stopped struggling. He sat down by the stream, soaked in sweat, breathing heavily, looking as miserable as could be.
"I think Elder Hua and Elder Yue are both smart people. They should know what to do!" Hua Yu raised the corners of his mouth slightly, looking at Elder Yue and Elder Hua on the shore with a smile. His voice was not loud, but full of majesty.
Elder Yue and Elder Hua stood on the shore, witnessing the entire process of Hua Yu's treatment of Elder Xue. Their hearts tightened. This warning was indeed very effective. At least they were both tactful enough not to beg for Elder Xue's mercy. Instead, they quietly led Hua Yu and the others into the tunnel behind the mountain.
Elder Xue's eyes were wide open as he stared at Elder Yue and Elder Hua. He could not accept that Elder Yue, who usually had the best relationship with him, would allow him to sit in the freezing cold river in such a humbly manner.
Although his heart was filled with resentment and unwillingness, Elder Xue still endured the discomfort of his body, sat in the river, and kept cursing.
However, Elder Yue and Elder Hua turned a deaf ear to Elder Xue's shouting, as if they hadn't heard it at all. They knew full well that these people before them weren't the kind of people within the palace who could be manipulated at will. Any one of them could easily be slaughtered.
More importantly, Gong Shangjiao's attitude towards them was no longer as strong as before. In this situation, they naturally knew what choice they should make.
The tunnel was dimly lit and filled with a damp atmosphere. Hua Yu and the others walked cautiously, wary of possible dangers. However, nothing unexpected happened along the way, and they successfully arrived at the first palace in the back mountain - the Snow Palace.
The Snow Palace's gates were tightly shut, inlaid with delicate snowflake patterns, exuding a chilling atmosphere. Hua Yu stood before the door, surveying the palace. Then, turning to Elder Yue and Elder Hua, he said, "I'm very pleased with your attitude. Otherwise, the tunnel we just walked through would have been your burial place."
His words were calm, but the threat within them was chilling. Elder Yue and Elder Hua exchanged glances, each seeing a hint of fear in the other's eyes. They quickly nodded and bowed, demonstrating that they would never have second thoughts.
Hua Yu looked at the two timid elders, feeling even more satisfied. His attitude towards them was much better than his treatment of Elder Xue. Not only did he not scold them too much, he even kept only one of the guards around them, and the rest returned to the team.
After entering the Snow Palace, Hua Yu found it unusually quiet, with only Master Xue standing quietly in the center of the palace. Xue Chongzi followed Gong Shangjiao out of the palace gate and headed for Wufeng's headquarters.
Master Xue was anxiously awaiting news from Xue Chongzi when he suddenly heard footsteps at the gate of the Snow Palace. He pushed open the door and saw Gong Yuanzheng's cousin with a group of unfamiliar guards, including Elder Yue and Elder Hua.
Just as Master Xue was about to ask about the situation, Elder Hua shouted him back, "Master Xue, go back to your room! You are not allowed to come out without our permission!"
Young Master Xue is not as brainless as Gong Ziyu. He knew that the situation outside the Snow Palace was not right. He neglected to practice on weekdays and could only deal with one or two people, but not so many people. Moreover, there was a big monster from the Great Wilderness here, so he would not overestimate his own abilities and try to fight him.
Master Xue obediently turned around and went back into the house. No matter how loud the noise outside was, he pretended not to hear it and only focused on the books and picture albums that Gong Shangjiao had sent in.
Hua Yu looked at the sensible child and waved her hand to have the guards deliver the gifts prepared early in the morning to Master Xue's door. She also left a message, "Master Xue, this is a small gift prepared by my prince for you. We have important matters to attend to, so we won't bother you."
Mr. Xue lay at the door of the room. After the footsteps outside faded away, he slowly opened the door and saw five large boxes neatly placed on the open space outside the room.
After Master Xue opened the five large boxes one by one, he found that they were filled with various books, seeds, cloths, some snacks that were not available in the Old Dust Valley under the palace gate, and winter warming supplies.
Elder Yue and Elder Hua brought Hua Yu, Zhao Yuanzhou and others all the way to the last line of defense in the back mountain - Hua Palace.
"Mr. Hua, past the Flower Palace lies the place where the Infinite Flowing Fire is stored. May I ask, how does Mr. Hua intend to take the Undying Wood?"
Elder Hua and Elder Yue brought Hua Yu and others to stand in the Hua Palace. On the way, Hua Yu kindly explained to Elder Hua and Elder Yue what the "boundless flowing fire" that they had been guarding during their palace days was.
Just as Hua Yu was about to speak, a man who looked 50% like Elder Hua suddenly appeared in the Hua Palace. "Dad, why are you and Elder Yue here? And who are those people behind you?"
Elder Hua glanced at Hua Yu anxiously, then sternly scolded the newcomer, "You have nothing to do here! Go back to your own room! Without my order, you are not allowed to step out of the door! Otherwise, I will punish you according to the family rules!"
"This must be Elder Hua's only son! He's indeed very handsome, isn't he..."
Before Hua Yu could finish his words, he was interrupted by Elder Hua, "Mr. Hua, this kid of ours is neither good at literature nor martial arts. He only has a superficial understanding of even the family's unique martial arts. What future can he have! Let's go this way!"
The playboy felt sad for a moment after hearing his father's words belittling him, but he had grown up listening to these words and was able to let them go in one ear and out the other.
When Mr. Hua wanted to refute his father's words, he saw Elder Yue, who was standing next to his father, approaching him. "Xiaohua, listen to your father! Don't leave the house. No matter what happens outside, don't leave the house!"
Hua Gongzi didn't understand why Elder Yue also asked him to go back to the house.
Elder Yue glanced at the person behind him and said softly, "If you get bored staying in the room alone, go to the Snow Palace to find Master Xue. He just sent over a batch of goodies. You two are of similar age, so you should have something in common."
Elder Yue persuaded Young Master Hua to leave the Hua Palace.
Following Elder Yue's words, Young Master Hua came to the Snow Palace. Just as he was about to have a good talk with Young Master Xue about his father's unusual behavior today, he was stopped by Young Master Xue.
"Young Master Hua, it's better for us not to mention Elder Hua and the others' affairs! Should we just focus on doing our own things?"
Flower Prince looked at Snow Prince who was covering his mouth with a serious face, and finally could only nod helplessly.
The Flower Boy was soon distracted by the novelties in the Snow Boy's house.