Chapter 1416: Prince Consort
Bai Ling laughed and said, "I've never seen a princess in real life apart from on TV, why can't I go and meet the princess?"
Ling Zhenfei said, "Just like you said, since I've already mentioned it, I won't hide it. Yes, I do indeed have another identity; I'm the prince and prince consort of Moergawa."
As soon as Ling Zhenfei finished speaking, He Lingxiu's expression became somewhat unpleasant. Ling Zhenfei knew what He Lingxiu was thinking and continued, "Moergawa still has a feudal system now, and since I am a prince, I can marry several wives, there's no problem with that."
Bai Ling chuckled and said, "Able to marry several wives, you really make it sound delightful. You are a person of the new era, yet your thinking is so archaic, it's disrespectful to women."
Ling Zhenfei laughed and said, "Our country was a feudal state for ten centuries, nine of which it was the most developed country in the world. It was only in the latter half of the last century that it wasn't a feudal state, yet we were beaten at every turn.
Does feudalism definitely mean bad? Not necessarily. If you think I am wrong and this isn't good, you can oppose it, but the choice is still up to me."
Ling Zhenfei felt a bit frustrated; he never thought Bai Ling would argue with him.
Bai Ling smiled and said, "A clean conscience fears no accusation."
Ling Zhenfei looked at Bai Ling and said, "Fine, you can come along, but don't regret your decision."
Bai Ling chuckled and said, "What do I have to regret?"
Things were settled just like that, and it seemed that Ling Zhenfei had no way to change it. In fact, Ling Zhenfei really didn't want Bai Ling to go. The Capital City was already troublesome enough, and who knows what kind of trouble Bai Ling's character might stir up.
Near noon, Ling Zhenfei received a call from Long Hai.
"Alright, everything is almost settled, and you are no longer a suspect. I will have the Tangcheng Police Department issue a statement to clarify that this matter has nothing to do with you and apologize for detaining you in the first place.
Additionally, the director of the Tangcheng Police Bureau also asked me to convey his apologies for their error in detaining you, and they are willing to compensate you."
Ling Zhenfei said, "Alright, there's nothing much for me to say, forget about the compensation, I don't have time to waste with them."
Long Hai laughed and said, "That's exactly what I told them, but we still need to continue investigating this matter, and I'll inform you as soon as we have results."
Ling Zhenfei said, "Alright then, I'm returning to the Capital City today, do you have any instructions for me?"
Long Hai thought for a moment and said, "This time you're accompanying the Foreign Minister of Moergawa to the Capital City, right?"
Ling Zhenfei replied, "Yes."
Long Hai said, "You must be careful. I believe in your strength, but you also know things have been unstable recently, and all the experts are coming out."
Ling Zhenfei was startled and asked, "You know about the Foreign Land Space, too?"
Long Hai nodded and said, "Yes, I heard from my master. The Foreign Land Space is extremely magical, much like the existence of Spiritual Cultivators—it's something ordinary people must not know about.
In the eyes of ordinary people, Spiritual Cultivators are just people with special abilities. If they knew there are cultivators and something like the Foreign Land Space, people's grievances would boil over, and it would be impossible to control."
Ling Zhenfei replied, "You're right. If they knew that these people with special abilities in their eyes could be cultivated, who wouldn't want to cultivate? Then the world would be in chaos."
Long Hai said, "Exactly, that's why our country has started to pay more attention. For example, the Special Action Group we know about—all the people in it are either experts or have a special skill.
This is the result of the country's focus, and now that the country knows about the Foreign Land Space, they have begun to send people to research it."
This was something Ling Zhenfei knew well, as there was a secret base not far from the Great Wall in the Capital City, where they were studying the Foreign Land Space.
So when Long Hai mentioned it, Ling Zhenfei wasn't surprised; it was all as expected.
"Big brother, what do you mean to say?" Ling Zhenfei asked.
Long Hai replied, "I've wandered off topic. I just wanted to remind you to be very careful during this time, as experts are everywhere. Although there are many people in the world, the world of experts is very small."
Ling Zhenfei could deeply relate to this; when he was weak, it was difficult even to meet a cultivator.
Once, in front of Xiao Ke's kindergarten, a truck lost control and was heading towards the entrance. However, someone appeared in time to slightly change the truck's direction and saved many children.
That time, Ling Zhenfei was shocked to discover that there were other cultivators in the world aside from him.
But with his strength progressing, he realized that cultivators were not that rare around him. Though there were few strong ones, there were still quite a number of cultivators.
However, when Ling Zhenfei reached the level of an expert, he found that experts often appeared around him. This was because weaker cultivators no longer caught his eye, making it seem like there were fewer low-level cultivators but more high-level ones.
It was just an illusion. Previously, an expert might have been right in front of him, and he would not have noticed, but now it was different. Even if an expert just passed by, Ling Zhenfei would know.
This is the difference. Besides, the Foreign Land Space is about to open, and those cultivators who had been in seclusion are starting to come out, hoping to find a powerful organization to enter Xianling Mountain together to avoid becoming cannon fodder.
Alliances are crucial after entering Xianling Mountain because, in the Foreign Land Space, one must be wary of not only attacks from foreign races but also other cultivators' opportunistic betrayals.
Or maybe they had grudges with each other before, and they meet again in the Foreign Land Space, fighting it out to the death is also normal.
Thus, those who wish to enter the Foreign Land Space have to make preparations for a long time, usually gathering several experts to form a team, so finding a few strong individuals to ally with is very important.
This desire also leads to many experts from the Realm of Reaching Wisdom appearing every twenty years during the timeframe.
Some from the Realm of Reaching Wisdom search everywhere, hoping to find a few people from the Pursue Heart State to enter with. People from the Pursue Heart State are already rare in society, and they are also a powerful presence in the One Pot Space.
So to obtain good things, aligning with the right team is essential; none wish to become cannon fodder.
"Rest assured, big brother, I know what I'm doing. I've always considered myself a doctor rather than a cultivator."
Long Hai laughed after hearing this and said, "That's a good mindset. Sometimes I think you're very smart, and I'm a bit envious of you."
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