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Chapter 558: Meeting (2)
Chapter 558: Meeting (2)
Chapter 558: Meeting (2)
Northern Yunnan was fertile, sparsely populated, and had abundant water and grass. It was located in the northernmost part of the border area.
The Luo River ran through the entire northern Yunnan from the north. The river water nourished the land here and isolated it from the world. It had its own peace and prosperity.
The people of Northern Dian only supported their King of Northern Dian and had a relatively strong sense of nationalism.
This was also one of the reasons why Nangong Xiao was unable to completely subdue Dian Bei.
After learning that Huo Hannian had arrived in North Dian, the King of North Dian invited him to the palace.
The golden walls of the palace hall were as luxurious as the royal family of the Nether Kingdom.
King Dianbei’s name was Zhou Heng. He was tall and strong, and his face was full of beard. His face could not be seen clearly, but he had a pair of deep blue eyes, a high nose bridge, and lips of moderate thickness.
He exuded the powerful aura of a formidable hero.
He sat on a yellow rosewood chair covered with tiger skin. He gestured to Huo Hannian and Mo Zhan to sit down.” Please please sit down, distinguished guests.””
Zhou Heng had once been assassinated in Nirvana and was saved by Master Leng, so he was quite warm to Huo Hannian.
Huo Hannian and Mo Zhan sat down. Zhou Heng raised his hand, and a maid immediately served the dishes on an exquisite tray.
The last dish was an exquisite dessert.
Mo Zhan asked curiously,” Northern King, I remember that this kind of snack isn’t popular here?”
Zhou Heng laughed heartily.” It’s not popular. Our food culture here is rather crude and we don’t pay much attention to it. This snack was made by my princess consort.”
“Try it!”
Huo Hannian and Mo Zhan picked up their chopsticks and took a bite each.
Mo Zhan nodded.” The taste is not bad. It’s a first-grade snack for the Royal Dragon of Nidu!””
Mo Zhan hadn’t eaten delicious food for a few days after rushing all the way from Nidu. He thought that he wasn’t used to eating things in Northern Yunnan, but the taste was not bad.
Huo Hannian took a bite of the dessert. The sweetness was just right, and it was crispy. It was indeed not bad.
However…
He vaguely felt that the taste was somewhat familiar, as if he had eaten it somewhere before!
He ate some other dishes, and his eyebrows furrowed even more.
He didn’t know if it was his imagination, but most of the dishes were the ones he liked.
“Northern King, were these dishes personally made by the princess consort?”Huo Hannian asked in a low voice.
Lord Dianbei pointed at a few of them.” These are all… Why? They don’t suit Young Master Leng’s taste?””
“No, it’s to my liking.”
“That’s good. Come, eat more!”
After eating and drinking to their heart’s content, King Dianbei asked the dancers to come over to liven things up.
Huo Hannian looked at it for a while and rubbed his temples with his long fingers. He looked a little drunk.
When Lord Dianbei saw this, he waved his hand to interrupt the dancers. He walked up to Huo Hannian and said in a low voice,” Young Master Leng, you’ve worked hard to come all the way here. I’ve already arranged rooms for you and Young Master Mo.”
Huo Hannian stood up and nodded at King Dian Bei.” Alright, thank you, King Bei.””
The attendant brought Huo Hannian and Mo Zhan to a courtyard.” Young Master Leng, the first room on the east side is your room.” The second room is Young Master Mo’s room.”
Huo Hannian took a shower in the guest room.
He stood in front of the window and smoked a cigarette. The drunkenness from before had also dissipated.
For a moment, he couldn’t fall asleep. He turned around and walked out of the courtyard.
Dianbei Palace was very big. Huo Hannian walked for a while before a soft voice suddenly attracted his attention.
“Sister Xiao Tao, be careful. Don’t fall.”
“Xiao Mi, don’t be afraid. Sister Xiao Tao is coming to save you.”
The girl’s voice was soft like cotton candy and could easily melt people’s hearts.
Huo Hannian had his hands in his pockets as he followed the voice and looked under a big tree.
He saw a little girl in a white tutu dress standing under the tree. Her waist-length hair fell over her shoulders, and she was wearing white socks and small leather shoes. As her back was facing him, Huo Hannian couldn’t see her face.
However, from the voice, he could tell that it was definitely a cute and soft little girl.
“Ah, Sister Xiao Tao, are you okay?”
A girl in a maid uniform fell from the tree.
“I’m fine, little princess. Don’t worry, I’ll definitely save your Xiao Mi.”
“Sister Xiao Tao, don’t go up anymore. I’m afraid that if you fall down again, your butt will hurt!”The little girl’s voice was trembling.
Huo Hannian looked up at the tree.
A big, fat, silver-gray cat was stuck in a branch and was meowing.
“Sister Xiao Tao, stay here and look after Xiao Mi. I’ll go find someone to save Xiao Mi!”
The moment the little girl turned around, Huo Hannian’s breathing stopped for a moment.
That small face was just as he had expected. It was carved out of jade and was as beautiful as a little princess in a fairy tale. Her big black eyes were like black grapes that had been soaked in water. She was extremely beautiful.
She ran a few steps forward and suddenly saw a tall figure.
The little girl raised her head and looked at the man with blinking eyes. He was so tall, as tall as her father.
She had to stand on her tiptoes and raise her head very high to see his face clearly.
Wow, he’s so handsome. He looks even more handsome than her father. He’s also very cool!
Noticing that the little girl was blinking and sizing him up curiously, Huo Hannian pulled his hand out of his pocket. He squatted on the ground and looked at the little girl with his dark eyes.” Are you the little princess of the palace?”
“That’s right. Uncle, who are you? I’ve never seen you before!”
The little girl’s eyes were as bright as the stars in the sky, and her face was so fair that water could be squeezed out of it. Huo Hannian did not know why he thought of Wen Ruan. When she was young, she should have been as cute as this little girl, right?
“I am your father’s guest.”
The little girl’s fair fingers supported her chin as she pondered for a moment. As if she had thought of something, her eyes lit up.” Father said that he would be entertaining a distinguished guest tonight. Uncle, you must be Father’s distinguished guest!””
Huo Hannian smiled, and his eyes softened.” Yes.””
“Wow, that’s great. Uncle, you’re so tall. Can you climb trees?”The little girl pointed at the tall tree not far away.” My Xiao Mi is stuck in a branch. Can you help me save Xiao Mi?””
Huo Hannian stood up and nodded.” No problem.””
He was not a person who liked children, but for some reason, he would unconsciously soften his heart when facing this grandmother’s cuddly little girl.
He couldn’t refuse her request.
There was once a girl who could make his heart soften like this.
Perhaps it was because the little girl in front of her looked a little like her!
Huo Hannian walked to the tree and reached up with his long arm to grab onto a branch. Then, his tall body kicked against the tree and nimbly climbed up.