The Geared Immortal

Chapter 501

/*unedited*/

The tranquil surroundings and the stillness of the night offer comfort to those who are still outside working their backs just to feed their families and love ones. Those people who spend their nights as if it were in the day are still busy working at the docks.

Tons of cargos are currently being carried towards a particular carriage while others are being sent to a warehouse guarded by more than ten people which exudes powerful auras.

"Captain, everything is ready… Everyone is already prepared for battle…" a soldier said as he gave a salute to his commanding officer.

"Good, enter the coordinates… And prepare to depart!" shouted the captain of the group.

The long line of troops coming from the city gates are almost endless as they began marching forth towards a building which holds the portal of the city.

From the docks where they have stayed for more than 2 weeks, the soldiers began moving line two long snakes slithering towards the city.

Meanwhile, at the top of a tower, Shin Jiao and a group of people are watching this scene.

After the group arrives in the capital city using a secret teleportation portal which only some very important people know. The crown prince immediately gave the coordinate of the new portal to the generals. They checked the coordinate and confirm its validity after sending a few scouts.

"Young man, thank you for sending us this coordinate. I didn\'t know when those people from the Si kingdom would activate the portal in their side, but thanks to you we were able to activate it sooner. If what you said is true and that the situation in that kingdom is dire, then I\'m presuming that the portal would have activated after a month." A middle-aged man said while looking at the marching army.

"Sigh… I wonder why the people in that kingdom are too stubborn in holding to the old ways. Can\'t they see that it\'s destroying their foundation? Luckily our king was wise enough to adapt to the changes in the empire. Now the people are growing stronger at the same time, peace can be felt everywhere…" another middle-aged man added.

"We old people should not think too much, let\'s just hope that everything will be settled after the imperial troops reached there. I hope the nascent realms on that side would not pose any difficult threats…"

When Shin Jiao heard these words, he held himself from smiling. This is because he and those who escaped with him are the ones who only knew that he has already disposed of almost half of the nascent realms in that place. Luckily for him, the world nascent realm didn\'t come out, if not, then he would have a hard time.

Suddenly a man wearing a regal robe appears behind the group.

"Ah… ministers and generals, you\'re all here watching the marching troops…" a deep voice interrupted the discussion.

Everyone turned their gaze at the king and immediately paid their respect towards him.

"Your majesty!"

"Your majesty!"

They all greeted at the same time.

"Oh, you are the one my son called Master Ji, right? I wasn\'t able to talk to you back then because of the business from the imperial troops. On behalf of my son, I would like to thank you… I\'m asking for your forgiveness thought that I will not be able to formally thank you in public…"

"It… okay, your highness… I prefer that this would not be known by anyone else… Haha…"

"Haha… You are as what my son describes you to be... Anyway, I will not intrude to your business and I would like to excuse myself."

"Yes, your highness… Thank you!"

"Thank you, your majesty!"

The people in the balcony said their farewell to the king as he left.

After that event, Shin Jiao immediately decided to go to the Xie household and fulfill his deal with Song Xie. And so, Yao Mai and Song Xie accompany him on this journey through the streets at night in the city.

Shin Jiao found that the capital city is like a partly modern and partly ancient city. Just like those rural towns from earth but many times bigger. He can see the many street lights that made the whole street of the city looks dazzling.

Many people can also be seen on the streets as couples would take a walk while admiring the scenery and the ambiance the whole place gives. It took them a while before Shin Jiao noticed that they have already reached a place where many huge houses can be seen. It\'s like an area where rich people live.

"Master Ji, this is our ancestral home…" suddenly Song Xie said as she pointed at a large estate with many courtyards in front of them.

However, as soon as took a step, a loud voice was suddenly heard by the three of them. The voice seems to come from a young girl. And from her tone, it seems like she is annoyed by something or someone.

"You quacks! You all just know how to bully us! How can you say that there is no hope for your mother and father! Get out! Get out!"

Then the main gate of the estate swung open and a man in his 30\'s began running out as if he is running for his dear life while carrying his medicine kit before him.

"Sigh… my cousin is at it again… She would always get angry whenever a treatment would fail. It\'s been a long time since my parents got sick, as the time goes by many of my relatives have already given up hope except for me and my little cousin." Song Xie said with a sad tone.

"Ling Xie, I can even hear your words from out here… did someone bully you again?" Song Xie suddenly shouted as she enters the already wide-open gate.

When the people inside saw her, they were all surprised. Right now, in the middle of the courtyard, a petite young girl with twin braids on her hair is being comforted by the maids beside her. The young girl\'s eyes are filled with tears and her shoulders were shaking.

But when she heard the voice of Song Xie, it seems that all of her sadness flew away and immediately sprang up from her seat. Even the maid immediately took a step back. They already knew what their little mistress would do and no one stopped her.

Like a small rabbit, the little girl immediately ran towards Song Xie\'s embrace.

"Huhuhu… Big Sister Song, those people are bullying mother and father… they are too vile and wicked. They will not make mother and father well again…" she said in the middle of her sobbing.

Song Xie just caressed the little girl\'s head while patting her back.

"There, there… I told you not to call any doctors… they can\'t help."

"Sob… But… yesterday, mother and father suddenly began to move again and then their body started shaking… We… we didn\'t know what to do… I was so scared so I started looking for a doctor."

"Alright, alright… I\'m here now, so you don\'t have to worry…" Song Xie said as she tried to appease the young girl.

At the side, Yao Mai began explaining to Shin Jiao who the young girl is. Her name is Ling Xie and she is a cousin of Song Xie. When she was just a baby, her parents both died on their trip. It was one of the flying beast attacks outside of the walls. At that time, the teleportation portals are not yet widespread.

And so, their two children are left with Song Xie\'s parents. Her mother and father adopted the two and raised them as their own. The older brother was accepted to a sect and has then stayed there, while Ling Xie became the baby of the family.

She grew up and became loved by the family, and then tragedy happened and both husband and wife got afflicted by a strange sickness.

And now it has already been many years and Ling Xie truly misses her mother and father. As she would be left alone in the huge estate, she truly missed the time when her family is together. That\'s the reason why she would always throw tantrums when it comes to her \'parents\'.

Upon understanding everything, Shin Jiao nodded his head and began spreading his absolute sense and enclosed the whole estate.

What he saw made him feel a bit suspicious and at the same time in awe.

"This is not simple… the people who orchestrated this have an ulterior motive as they didn\'t want the husband and wife to die that easily… I wonder what they would do if I suddenly cure them… Hehe…" Shin Jiao thought as a smirk appears in his face.

Yao Mai who is watching him saw his expression and felt a chill running down her spine. She suddenly thought that Master Ji is someone who has a scheming heart. But then she realized that something is amiss. How could Master Ji create such a scheme?

She is already aware of his thought process. He might be good at other things, but scheming is not one of those things.

Suddenly, she thought of something and also spreads spiritual sense. But she then frowns as she didn\'t find anything.

"Did Master Ji found something?" she thought.

Shin Jiao on the other hand is already making his plans. He just wanted to finish this and those troublesome things that would follow, he would just use his fist to deal with them, and if that is not enough he can also use his gears.

Who would dare to face him when that time comes?

And so with confidence in his heart, he walked towards the two girls who are hugging each other.

"Ahem… I think I better check your mother and father… the sooner I check them, the faster this thing would be over.." He said with a smile.