Covering the Sky: I, Wang Teng, truly lack the bearing of an emperor.

Chapter 157 The Peril of the Royal City? The Peril of Wang Teng?
It wasn't that Wang Teng was overthinking things; rather, the current situation in the royal city was indeed very serious.

The overall atmosphere in the capital was grim; from top to bottom, there seemed to be a chilling aura about it.

Within the royal city, royal cultivators patrolled back and forth, clad in silver armor, their faces grave as they surveyed the city.

As Wang Teng walked through the royal city, he could feel the somber atmosphere.

This is a truly chilling feeling.

It seemed as if the capital was about to be threatened by a foreign enemy.

Wang Teng remained calm as he surveyed everything within the royal city.

This place is not much different from other cities in the Northern Region, as they are all built in the oases of the Northern Region.

Because the capital city is located in the northwest of the northern region, where the external environment is more severe, it seems to have a larger permanent population compared to other cities of similar size.

Because the surrounding environment was much worse and unsuitable for ordinary people to live in, everyone had no choice but to migrate to this royal city.

This is precisely why the population of the royal city is much larger than that of other major cities.

However, they were not wealthy.

Wang Teng has seen a lot along the way.

He is powerless to change this for the time being, as it is subject to the specific environment of the Northern Region.

He can change the fate of one or two people, but he cannot change the fate of everyone.

After traveling for a while, Wang Teng finally arrived at the heart of the royal city.

The powerful ancestor of the Wang family is right here.

Upon seeing the strangers arrive in front of the enormous palace, the guards immediately tried to stop them.

Even within the Wang family, not everyone knows Wang Teng.

Even though they all said back then that my brother Wang Teng or my younger brother Wang Teng had the potential to become an emperor, in reality, many of them had never even met Wang Teng.

They only used Wang Teng's potential as a topic of conversation and didn't care about anything else.

"This is a sacred ground of the Wang family; unauthorized personnel are prohibited from entering!" said a cultivator from the Wang family.

The gatekeeper was a young cultivator from the Wang family, around twenty years old, who had recently broken through to the Dao Palace Secret Realm and possessed a fairly average cultivation level.

Moreover, the arrogance that was unique to the younger generation of the Wang family many years ago is gone.

Wang Teng was fairly satisfied with this.

He never expected the Wang family to become a morally saintly family, but he also didn't want them to bully men and women and act tyrannically. Moderation was enough.

"I am Wang Teng," Wang Teng said with a smile.

At his waist, a jade pendant floated, imprinted with the aura of the Wang family patriarch and all the elders of the council, proving Wang Teng's identity.

The two young men from the Wang family were stunned the moment they saw the jade pendant. They quickly stepped aside to make way for Wang Teng.

At the same time, they couldn't help but steal glances at the young man who was even younger than them, their hearts filled with disbelief. So this was the young master of the Wang family!
However, it was nothing like the domineering aura that was rumored to be present.

If the other party hadn't produced the jade token, they would probably have both thought he was just an ordinary young man.

"Very good, keep up the good work." Wang Teng put away the jade token and walked past the two of them, not forgetting to encourage them as he passed.

Upon hearing Wang Teng's words, the two young men became somewhat breathless.

This is encouragement from the young master of the Wang family!
Although they are older, they have practically grown up listening to rumors about Wang Teng, from the age of ten until now!

Therefore, Wang Teng was their role model and idol, but they had never had the chance to meet him before. Now, meeting him for the first time, they found that he was not as domineering as rumored. On the contrary, he was very down-to-earth, and he spoke with a smile. He was even more approachable than some self-proclaimed prodigies from certain branches of the family.

Thinking about this, the two young people from the Wang family felt somewhat conflicted.

Wang Teng didn't think too much about it; that's how he always is.

After entering this enormous palace, Wang Teng sensed the aura of the golden ancient chariot and the Heavenly Emperor's Holy Sword, and continued deeper until he arrived at a side hall.

The powerful ancestor of the Wang family is here.

Besides the powerful ancestor, there were also some people from the Wang family. Some of them were in the Sendai Secret Realm, serving as Supreme Elders dispatched by the Wang family, and others were powerful figures from the Transformation Dragon Secret Realm.

They were gathered together, seemingly discussing something, but their expressions didn't seem too good.

Wang Teng arrived silently outside the side hall and then entered it.

At this moment, some things are still being debated in the side hall.

But when Wang Teng arrived, the noise stopped abruptly, and the entire side hall fell silent.

"Young Master is back!" someone exclaimed, their voice filled with excitement, yet also tinged with worry.

The powerful patriarch of the Wang family raised his head, and upon seeing Wang Teng, his eyes were filled with surprise.

But the next moment, it turned into worry, and even his brows furrowed slightly.

"What's wrong? What happened that made so many members of the Wang family gather together to discuss it?" Wang Teng asked.

As he spoke, he walked forward and sat down without any ceremony next to the powerful patriarch of the Wang family, in another main seat.

Only one powerful member of the royal family came to the royal city, so naturally only one main seat was occupied.

Wang Teng's return was unbelievable to everyone, but no one questioned his presence as he sat in another main seat.

After all, the Hall of Justice still stands in Beiyuan to this day, like a giant eye watching the every move of the younger generation of the Wang family.

“A group of uninvited guests have arrived outside the royal city, and some have even infiltrated the royal city,” said the powerful patriarch of the Wang family.

Wang Teng nodded slightly. "No wonder when I came back, I saw that the atmosphere in the royal city was strange, and there were also Wang family cultivators patrolling."

However, Wang Teng did not see those uninvited guests who had infiltrated the royal city, perhaps because it was his first time in the royal city and he was not familiar with the place.

"Is someone eyeing the Wang family? What do they want?" Wang Teng continued to ask.

Although he was very young and sat in another main seat, no one present dared to underestimate him.

Because when Wang Teng last communicated with his family, he mentioned that he had a very good relationship with two powerful figures from the demon race!

Now that Wang Teng, who was a "demon prisoner," has returned safely, others can't help but wonder.

Moreover, even powerful patriarchs were cooperating with Wang Teng, answering every question he asked. How could anyone else possibly say anything?

On the contrary, everyone was looking forward to seeing if the young master of the Wang family could resolve this crisis in the capital.

"To be precise, it's not that they've set their sights on the Wang family..." the powerful patriarch of the Wang family said, seemingly hesitant.

"If you're not targeting the Wang family, then what are you doing in the capital?" Wang Teng frowned.

"Because those people are likely watching you, lying in wait here, waiting for your return. Now, they probably already know you're back," said the powerful patriarch of the Wang family, his voice heavy with concern.

Wang Teng was taken aback for a moment upon hearing this, then couldn't help but smile.

Wow, I've definitely become a hot commodity in other people's eyes!
P.S.: It's almost Qingming Festival, I went back to my hometown today, drank too much, Chapter Two will be during the day...

(End of this chapter)