Durin's Diary

Chapter 977 Golden Terrace

Du Lin was the only young man among the two tables of elderly people. The reason he was able to sit there was for one reason: he was good at fighting.

The Zhulong here is not all of the legendary Zhulong. Many from the south couldn't make it here in time. One problem was that the capital wouldn't allow teleportation. Another problem was that Zhulongs generally held the position of inspector granted by the royal family, like the old man, who was responsible for confronting various officials. This could be considered a path for the old Zhulongs after retirement.

This was originally how it was, but unfortunately, a man named Dulin came along. He was too good at fighting, so we couldn't reward him anymore and could only reinstate him to his original position.

After several rounds of drinks, the Candle Dragons devoured all the dishes on the table, and people began to leave one after another. In the end, Old Pang had the old man accompany Madam Qi to settle the bill, and then he took Du Lin and Mr. Yan and ran away first.

Then the two of them hid to the side, saying they wanted to see what the two young men would do in the end.

Dulin felt that watching this spectacle was a waste of his life, so he left first.

Mr. Pang and Mr. Yan also felt that it was indeed inappropriate for Du Lin, a young man, to be watching such a spectacle, so they did not force Du Lin.

So Dulin followed his memory for a while and saw the cracked section of the city wall, as well as the cordon and guards.

The guard in charge didn't recognize Dulin, but since Dulin was Zhulong and the device in his hand didn't issue any warnings, it made him lower his guard.

Dulin looked at the wall and said, "I heard that the army and navy fought and tore down the wall."

"Don't ask questions like that, kid." The guard glared at him.

Dulin smiled and took out his ID card.

The guard glanced at it, somewhat puzzled by the gold border on the ID card, so he adjusted the device in his hand and pressed it on Dulin.

A piercing alarm sounded.

………………

When Chen Xiaohu arrived, Du Lin was surrounded by dozens of guards in a corner. With a bitter face, he dispersed the guards and came to Du Lin: "Why are you here? I heard from the guards that a monster has come here, and my heart almost stopped."

"It's nothing. I just heard at Zhulong's dinner party that the conflict between land and sea had shattered the walls, so I just happened to be passing by and wanted to see what was going on." Du Lin said as he took the tea canister handed to him by the captain of the guard team: "It's alright, you all have your responsibilities."

Dulin wasn't angry at all that these young people surrounded him even though they knew they were no match for them. On the contrary, he thought they were incredibly brave... It reminded him of the scene in that train carriage years ago.

"Come, come, you've come at the perfect time. Let me take you to His Majesty's side."

"Then please."

As Dulin followed them through the broken wall, he was still somewhat curious: "Speaking of which, when you hold political debates in the Golden Hall, do you often break down the walls?"

"This is a minor matter. When I was young, I heard that several prime ministers fought so hard that they demolished half of the Golden Hall. In the end, it was the two heads and chiefs of the Celestial Master's Mansion and the Candle Dragon Pavilion who reprimanded everyone and established a rule that no fighting could take place in the Golden Hall. If they wanted to fight, they had to fight at the foot of the wall. I heard that this time they got really angry."

When this matter was mentioned, Chen Xiaohu also looked helpless.

Dulin thought about it and realized that this person could only feel helpless. After all, there were some details about the conflict between the sea and the land that were inconvenient to discuss openly. No matter how good Dulin was, he was still an outsider, and talking about such things would only add to the amusement.

Thinking of this, he could only smile and say, "It's nothing, it's just a section of the wall that was damaged. We can just have them pay for the repairs."

“Of course, His Majesty has always loved the people. With this wall broken and the road blocked off, it will inevitably cause inconvenience to the people.” Chen Xiaohu said, then looked at Du Lin: “Sir, do you also have similar situations in the Western Continent?”

"Of course we have that over there. In a royal duel, losing a person or two is as easy as eating and drinking." Du Lin put his hands in his pockets: "It's really not easy for you guys to not lose anyone." Chen Xiaohu probably never expected that things would escalate so much in the Western Continent, and for a moment he didn't know how to answer.

But it was alright; His Majesty's residence was inside the palace, just a few minutes away, so his embarrassment didn't last long.

The emperor was naturally delighted by Dulin's arrival. Their gathering had already ended, and the young ladies were now watching television with the old lady.

Damn, they even have a TV!

I couldn't hold back any longer and finally swore.

Dulin, look, this stage is even wider than a movie! How's your script coming along?

The big orange shrieked.

I'm just thinking about it, don't worry.

As Dulin spoke, he took out two boxes, one of pastries and the other of fruit: "I came to your place tonight and looked at the broken wall outside for a while, but I didn't expect to disturb you."

"You're too kind, child. It's alright. You must already know what happened." The old emperor smiled as he took the box and handed it to Xiang Shu, who had come over. Xiang Shu placed it on the cabinet.

"I heard about it. I heard it at the Candle Dragon Banquet. My old man used the citizen service hotline to call a car, but no one came. I only found out about it when I picked him up." After Du Lin finished speaking the truth, the royal old man slapped his thigh helplessly: "Young people these days really don't respect royal dignity at all."

"Not bad, old man. Have you forgotten how those former prime ministers destroyed half of the Golden Palace back then?" the old lady said with a smile.

"That's all ancient history," the emperor said somewhat awkwardly.

Dulin smiled and listened attentively.

"Anyway, they only tore down a section of the wall. It's understandable that young people are a little angry. Let their family pay for the repairs." The old lady spoke very magnanimously.

At this moment, Xiang Shu walked over with a smile and sat down next to Du Lin.

"Very well, you're right, the wall is broken, so we'll fix it." The old emperor smiled helplessly.

"You should punish them a little, otherwise it won't be good if they keep smashing walls every day," Du Lin said with a smile, trying to make amends for the emperor.

"I like what Dulin said. How about this, I'll draw up some rules tomorrow," the emperor said happily.

This time, the old lady nodded in agreement: "That's true. Although the royal family is benevolent, there are still rules to follow."

After saying that, she beckoned to Dulin: "Come, young man, tell me about the royal family of the Western Continent."

Dulin sat down: "First of all, Madam, I want to make one thing clear: there is no royal family in the Western Continent, only a royal family."

The emperor, who had followed, was taken aback: "How come it's only the royal family?"

"Because our land is all kingdoms, there is no unified environment." Dulin explained the situation in the Western Lands. The old lady sighed when she heard the story of the grassland elves migrating eastward: "One of the dwarf elves in our Changtang came from the Western Lands by boat after going through many hardships. Our later adventurers also used the bases they left behind along the way to reach the Western Lands."

Dulin nodded. He had heard the story of the eastward voyage back then.

(End of this chapter)