The Human Emperor (200-400)

C299: The Hostile Hu!

"But even so, we should still proceed warily," Dusong Mangpoje said.

This wasn't the first time he had been in the Central Plains. It had been around a decade since he was last here.

Back then, soldiers could be seen deployed all around Great Tang. It was just like a war machine, everyone who came here could see the functioning of this gigantic mechanism.

But the successive victories and a long period of peace had brought complacency to the citizens here. Make no mistake, Great Tang was still powerful, but Dusong Mangpoje could already see signs of decline.

This formed a stark contrast to Ü-Tsang, which was still growing by the day.

Without a doubt, the era for Ü-Tsang was swiftly approaching.

"What are you fearful of?" The First Prince's tone was hiked up a notch. "Dusong Mangpoje, it can't be that you have even lost the courage of the Dusong Clan? The reason why Ü-Tsang is able to stand its ground before Great Tang is due to our courageous warriors and the swords and arrows we wield, not because we have bowed down to them. Furthermore, we are here to see the true colors of Great Tang. If we don't make a bit of a ruckus, how could we possibly see through their facade? More importantly, we are envoys. Doesn't Great Tang take pride in its etiquette to foreign guests? Let's see if they dare to do anything to us!"

Dusong Mangpoje was rendered speechless by those words.

Even though he felt unnerved by the First Prince's order to maintain a high profile, he had to admit that there were some truth to the latter's words.

All that came to Ü-Tsang, and this was including envoys as well, had to proceed carefully and maintain a low profile. This was the same for the East and West Turkic Khaganates, Abbasid Caliphate, and Charax Spasinu as well.

Great Tang was the only exception.

Here, envoys held unparalleled standing. In fact, Great Tang even established an organization known as the "Chamberlain of Dependencies" to punish those who dared to offend foreign envoys.

And this time, they were invited here by the Chamberlain of Dependencies!

"Alright, we'll only be in Great Tang for two to three months anyway. I'll follow the First Prince's orders," Dusong Mangpoje replied.

"That's more like it! This time, I would like to see what kind of figures are hidden within Great Tang!" The First Prince burst into laughter as his steed galloped forth.

Everyone hurriedly followed along.

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Kunwu Training Camp, White Tiger Peak...

Weng!

Origin Energy surged in from the surroundings. Seated on the ground, a layer of white mist forged of Origin Energy shrouded Wang Chong's figure.

Even though this wasn't the main hall of Kunwu Training Camp or a Spirit Gathering Formation, the concentration of Origin Energy around Wang Chong was astonishing, surpassing that even of a Spirit Gathering Formation.

This was the effect of the Gold Organs.

Wang Chong's intimacy with Origin Energy far surpassed anyone in Kunwu Training Camp, and this gave him the ability to draw Origin Energy from the surroundings freely.

In just a few short moments, the Origin Energy within a radius of several zhang was sapped dry.

However, more Origin Energy automatically collapsed into the void.

Origin Energy obeyed the laws of diffusion, and it was constantly moving from a heavily concentrated region to a less concentrated one.

In other words, the area around Wang Chong was like a black hole, pulling in Origin Energy from the surroundings to him constantly.