Arriving above Ming City, Meng Tao slowed down his flight speed. Even if Xu Tianyang was the Crown Prince, he wouldn't act recklessly above Ming City.
Through the light membrane, everyone clearly saw the prosperous night view of Ming City. Countless spirit tools embedded within illuminated this boundless city, making it brightly lit. The lights and starlight shimmered, hazy yet awe-inspiring, and amidst the myriad lights, there were faint spirit power fluctuations.
Seeing this, a sense of pride rose in everyone's hearts.
A quarter of an hour later, Xu Tianyang and the others arrived at the outer perimeter of the Imperial Palace. At this point, Xu Tianyang also followed the palace rules, obediently dismounting from his flying spirit tool and entering on foot.
"Your Highness!" As soon as he reached the palace gate, Feng Tianxiang's figure appeared silently at the entrance, respectfully addressing Xu Tianyang.
"Uncle Feng, you are an elder and a close friend of my imperial father. There's no need for such formality," Xu Tianyang replied with the courtesy due to an elder, speaking with a hint of helplessness.
"Etiquette cannot be abandoned!" Feng Tianxiang was extremely stubborn in certain aspects. Even though Xu Tianyang and Xu Yunxiao had told him many times and given him special privileges, he had never overstepped.
"Are Imperial Father and Imperial Mother resting?" Seeing this, and knowing he couldn't change the other party, Xu Tianyang didn't insist and walked into the palace first.
"His Majesty and the Empress have already received the message of Your Highness's entry into the city and are waiting in the Hall of Mental Cultivation," Feng Tianxiang said with a serious expression.
Hearing this, Xu Tianyang nodded. The Hall of Mental Cultivation was the Emperor's private quarters in the Imperial Palace, usually used to entertain important guests. Xu Yunxiao also frequently summoned his confidants for meetings there.
"How has Shuang'er been recently?"
"Since His Majesty retrieved the ten-thousand-year profound ice marrow and personally forged an eighth-grade spirit tool to reduce its coldness, Princess Shuang'er can now absorb it freely. Recently, Princess Shuang'er has been cultivating very diligently," Feng Tianxiang truthfully recounted recent events.
"Too much is as bad as too little. The coldness of the ten-thousand-year profound ice marrow is so overbearing. Shuang'er's Spirit has not reached its ultimate level. Prolonged cultivation with its aid might be detrimental to her health," Xu Tianyang said with a slight frown and concern.
"Your Highness, please rest assured. With Her Imperial Majesty watching, Princess Shuang'er's daily cultivation has a specific time limit," Min Yingying stepped forward quickly and explained softly.
Seeing this, Xu Tianyang finally relaxed his slightly furrowed brow. With his mother watching, Xu Nianshuang's cultivation should not encounter any problems.
Through their conversation, Xu Tianyang also gained a general understanding of the changes in the Sun Moon Empire during the more than half a year he had been away from Ming City. Overall, after integrating the resources of the two great Empires, this new Sun Moon Empire was flourishing in all industries, and the Empire had entered a period of rapid development.
Upon arriving at the Hall of Mental Cultivation, only Xu Tianyang entered, while the others dispersed, not wishing to disturb the Emperor's family of three during their reunion.
Yang Yiyi was also taken by Min Yingying to be temporarily settled in Xu Tianyang's Crown Prince Residence. Her Spirit was quite special, and he would have to report to Xu Yunxiao and Mu Mengyu before arranging her enrollment, to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings.
"Father, Mother!"
Entering the Hall of Mental Cultivation and seeing his parents who had been waiting for a long time, Xu Tianyang showed a heartfelt smile and walked forward with light steps.
"Yang'er!"
It wasn't just Xu Tianyang who was excited; Xu Yunxiao and Mu Mengyu were also very happy, especially Mu Mengyu. When Xu Tianyang went to the North Sea a while ago, the father and son had at least met, but the mother and son hadn't seen each other for over half a year.
When a child travels far, a mother worries. This was the first time since Xu Tianyang's birth that mother and son had been separated for so long, and Mu Mengyu naturally missed him dearly.
"You've gotten darker and thinner," Mu Mengyu looked at Xu Tianyang's complexion in her arms, which was much darker than before, and her eyes were filled with heartache.
"Mother, your son has already reached rank twenty-five. This is all the result of my training. I am confident that I will break through to Spirit Elder at the age of ten, becoming the youngest Spirit Elder in history, and in the future, the youngest Titled Douluo will also be your son. When that time comes, Yang'er will protect Mother!" Xu Tianyang lay in his long-missed mother's embrace, his voice gentle as he comforted Mu Mengyu.
"Good, good, good!" Mu Mengyu looked at the vibrant Xu Tianyang excitedly, her eyes slightly red, but a happy smile bloomed on her lips.
"Father!" After a while, Xu Tianyang looked at his father, who appeared even more heroic and majestic, and his expression became slightly more serious.
"Not bad," Xu Yunxiao didn't say much, only offering a simple compliment.
Historically, the relationship between father and son has always been very reserved; their concern for each other often manifests more through actions.
After a simple family dinner for three, the trio sat together, their expressions serious. The upcoming conversation was the main reason Xu Tianyang had rushed back.
"Father, how are those people from Sea God Island?" Xu Tianyang's tone was a little tense. Sea God Island, this name was not unfamiliar to him, but that was because he had a certain advantage of foresight. For the people of the Sun Moon Continent, there had never been legends of gods.
In the original history, the Sun Moon Continent first heard of the Sea God during the later Four Nations War.
Note, it was the Sea God, not Sea God Island.
Even in Douluo Dalu 2, Sea God Island was an extremely secretive name, known only to the high-ranking members of a few forces, and its exact location was unknown.
Now, suddenly hearing about people from Sea God Island, Xu Tianyang was naturally very excited and nervous. This might be an opportunity for him to understand the current timeline of Douluo Star.
Only by understanding which era he was in could Xu Tianyang better plan for his future.
"A month ago, a fishing fleet from the Empire's east coast went out to catch Spirit Beasts, but unexpectedly encountered a group of Spirit Masters sailing on sailboats. They acted cruelly, relying on their strength to try and plunder our fleet."
"Although their strength was decent, with the leader possessing Spirit Emperor strength, and seventy to eighty Spirit Elders, Spirit Ancestors, and Spirit Kings, this strength couldn't shake a fleet and they were subdued on the spot."
"After their defeat, they claimed to be the children of the Sea God, and that if they were killed, they would surely suffer the Sea God's revenge. Seeing their clothes, which were completely out of place with ours, and their complete lack of spirit tools in battle, these abnormal circumstances made the fleet captain realize that this matter was probably not simple."
"Subsequently, they were escorted by the City Lord of East Sea City to Ming City. After interrogation by the Shadow Guards, the origins of these people also came to light."
Xu Yunxiao slowly recounted the whole story, then took out a scroll and handed it to Xu Tianyang.
Xu Tianyang quickly scanned the contents of the scroll, his heart suddenly trembling, his heartbeat accelerating. It clearly detailed the origins of that group of pirates.