Chapter 1162 - Two Will Suffice (1/2)

The people around them turned to look, making Hua Lin Yu and Hua Lin Rong tense up a little themselves. Well, it seemed that Xin Lan's status was even higher than they had assumed. He really was recognized at just one glance.

Xin Lan's expression didn't show any difference from before as if this wasn't anything strange. ”Xin Lan. I have brought these two people over from the human realm. Their names are Hua Lin Rong and Hua Lin Yu. I intend to show them around a little.”

The guard hurriedly nodded and didn't even dare to look at Hua Lin Yu or Hua Lin Rong for a moment longer and just motioned inside. ”Please go on inside then. You shouldn't have had to wait in line. I'm sorry.”

Xin Lan still didn't say anything and just motioned for Hua Lin Yu and Hua Lin Rong to follow him inside. The two of them did as he asked, very pointedly feeling the gazes in their backs.

As soon as they were out of earshot, Hua Lin Yu exhaled deeply. ”Oh Heavens, I can't believe this! Is it always like this when you appear somewhere? That must be so … troublesome.”

Xin Lan gave a faint smile. ”Pretty much. Sometimes, people are wondering whether they got it right. In that case, they won't dare to speak up. And if nobody goes first, then the others will just quietly wonder as well. They normally look over though.”

Hua Lin Rong shook his head, feeling a bit of pity for his future brother-in-law. ”I always thought it was a nuisance already when people recognized us in the cultivation world. But that wasn't even the common people. It was just the ones from the cultivation sects or other cultivation families. Normally, it's only the lower-leveled ones that will make a big deal about it as well. The others don't really see the need to since they are of a high-level themselves and don't have much to gain. They actually still treat us like everybody else. This though …” He shook his head again, unable to believe it. ”Seriously, I'm feeling sorry for you.”

”I'm used to it, more or less, so there's no reason to. Anyway, do you want to go to the dragon king's palace now?”

Hua Lin Yu reached out and interlaced his fingers with Xin Lan, giving him a gentle look. ”What will be less stressful for you? In the dragon king's palace, they might be a little more used to seeing you?”

Xin Lan looked at him, an inexplicable feeling rising in his chest. When had been the last time that somebody had been so considerate of his feelings? Even Jinde hadn't really done that. ”It could be. Anyway, you really want to see it, right? So let's go there. We'll see how it goes.”

Hua Lin Yu hesitated for a moment but then nodded. ”Very well. If you need a break or something, you can always tell me.”

Xin Lan nodded even though he felt that it was a little curious that Hua Lin Yu was suddenly the one to tell him how to go about this journey. He could have sworn that just a moment ago, he had still been the one in charge who made the decisions and only deferred to Hua Lin Yu because he wanted to make sure that nothing would go wrong with the oath that he had sworn.

The three of them walked over to the palace, the brothers staring at it in a daze. The dragon king's palace … it didn't pale in comparison to the mortal realm's emperor's palace. In fact, the impression it made was even more majestic, quite a bit like how Xin Lan's home had been reminiscent of those of the humans in their realm but also seemed like it was more solemn. In a sense, this was actually what they had expected.