Transmigration: Children of The Plane

Talk Between Cousins, Face Slapping Opportunity?

In Huo Ming's office, both he and Huo Chen stood across from each other with two jugs of spiritual wine in between them.

"Cousin Chen, why did the Young Duke come here to the Frontier City?" After taking a sip from his jug, Huo Ming asked.

Huo Chen, however, had a glass with him, and after pouring a cup, he spoke, "I don't know, either. I had just left the training grounds when a maid called me over to the Duchess. After when I got there, she asked me if I could bring the Young Duke along with me. And though she asked me politely, how dare I say no?"

After downing his cup, Huo Chen remembered, "Though I recall she did say that this trip was to gain experience. The Young Duke should almost be old enough to attend some gatherings of nobility. So maybe this trip with me is to train him?"

Huo Ming looked thoughtful after hearing that, but after taking another swig from his jug, he changed the topic. "Then who were those men with the Young Duke? I couldn't even sense their cultivations."

"Those are his bodyguards. And it's normal for you not to be able to sense their cultivations. Most members of the Dukedom have an artifact that conceals it. But even if they weren't wearing them, they are Peak Law Engraving Realm cultivators, so it's good you didn't try and probe." Huo Chen answered.

"Hiss~~ Duke Xue gave his son such strong bodyguards?" Huo Ming was in awe. His son only had one guard, which was merely in the Organ Tempering Realm. But the Young Duke had two guards, and both were strong enough to level the entire city he lived in.

"It's not as simple as that. The Young Duke's two bodyguards were up-and-coming prodigies in the Duke's army. And they are the two with the greatest chances of becoming a Domain Lord, so in order to prevent any assassinations, The Duke gave them the job of being the Young Duke's bodyguards around five years ago." Huo Chen explained

"Since they got their new promotion, they have only actually guarded the Young Duke twice. This being one of them." Huo Chen spoke. But after pouring another glass, he continued, "The promotion was only to give the twins more resources without angering the other soldiers."

Huo Ming nodded. While it wasn't what he would do in that situation, it still was an intelligent move from the Duke.

"Then what about the Young Duke? As the son of the Duke of Snow, has he shown any immense talents or broken records from birth?" Huo Ming asked.

"Hmmm. The Young Duke was a big hermit in his early years, but this last year or so, he's been leaving the estate a lot, visiting Marquis Li in Snowy Wing City." Huo Chen replied.

"Also, I've heard from some maids that he has recently started to learn archery from the Mistress."

"He isn't learning swordsmanship from the Duke?" Huo Ming was somewhat shocked. The Duke of Snow had earned his title through bloodshed. And throughout the entire way, he held a sword in his hand and persevered forward. There were hundreds of poems and stories about his feats told by bards throughout The Great Xuan Empire. And Huo Ming would assume that the Young Duke would carry his father's mantle.

But Huo Chen just scratched his head at this question. He was also as confused as his cousin when he first heard this, but what could he reply with? While he was a commander, he didn't know about his Lord's family situation.

So he could only awkwardly respond, "Maybe the Duchess is scared of the Young Duke hurting himself with the sword and instead taught him archery? She does dote on him quite a lot."

Little did he know just how right he was.

The two cousins' discussion continued late into the night and into the morning. But, since the two were in the late Realms of the Houtian Realm, they were able to go a few weeks without sleeping perfectly fine. And after using Spiritual Qi to push the Alcohol out of their bodies, they were refreshed.

Seeing the sun start to rise, Huo Chen stretched and asked, "Where does Xiao Long live? If he wants to join the Dukedom, he has to learn that training starts at sunrise."

"He lives in a courtyard not far from here. Just follow me. I'll show you." Huo Ming answered.

As the two were planning to put the young protagonist through a hellish training regiment, Xue Bai woke up peacefully.

"I don't like this world's norms about waking up. I miss being able to wake up at noon and waste the day away. But now I have to wake up at the crack of sunrise." Xue Bai said as he wiped his eyes.

After some stretches he learned from his mother, Xue Bai called over a maid and asked her to bring a bucket of water and some mints to freshen up with.

But while he was freshening up, he heard a gut-wrenching cry from a few courtyards down. And though it was far, Xue Bai could hear the pain in the scream.

Curious, he followed the noise and witnessed an odd site. Huo Long was currently fighting for his life against Commander Huo while his father was in the back on a reclining chair, cheering them on.

As soon as Xue Bai entered the courtyard, all three people inside turned around to see the new guest. Each of the three had a different reaction, but Huo Long had the biggest.

"Young Duke, save me! Your commander is trying to kill me." After using Huo Chen's spear thrust as momentum, Huo Long fell back towards Xue Bai. Soon Huo Long was hiding behind Xue Bai and using his tiny body as a shield.

"Commander Huo, while I don't like to interfere with family policies but attempting to murder your nephew at sunrise isn't something a righteous man like you should do." Xue Bai said awkwardly. He had no idea what was happening and could only take a guess with the clues given.

Though Huo Chen was slightly aggrieved by Xue Bai's assumption, he still replied respectfully, "Young Duke, why would I try and kill my nephew? I'm training him. This is what I usually do when I return home."

"It's just that since he told me that he wanted to join the Dukedom, I had to prepare for the environment there."

Xue Bai picked up the pieces from what Huo Chen said. It seems that it was apparently a surprise training session, except that Huo Long was scared for his life as he had never experienced it before.

"Well, don't be so loud then. I was awoken to Huo Long screaming bloody murder first thing in the morning. Imagine what the other Huo Clan members are thinking." After warning them, he pushed Huo Long back in front of Huo Chen and left the courtyard.

With his protection gone, Huo Long was quickly taken back into the spartan training.

"No! Young Duke, come back!" However, Huo Long's cries weren't heard, and they soon turned back into screams of pain.

Xue Bai ignored the cries and went back to his courtyard. There he found the maid who handed him the mints to freshen up.

"Excuse me, sister. Where could I get breakfast here?" Then, putting on his brightest smile. Xue Bai asked.

After being in this world for more than a year, Xue Bai learned that no woman could resist his smile. Whenever he would ask women something and flashed his smile, they would do anything to grant his request. He was a playboy incarnate.

And sure enough, after seeing Xue Bai's face and his polite tone, the maid was heart-stricken. And with as much effort as possible, she guided him to the Clans cafeteria. While making conversation with Xue Bai along the way.

Since it was early in the morning, the cafeteria was still empty, but people were slowly starting to fill in. However, Xue Bai ignored everyone and still conversed with the maid who guided him here.

"Young Duke, all you have to do is order one of the maids, and they'll help you. But, sadly, this is where we have to part ways. I have to clean your courtyard, Young Duke. But I'll assist you if you ever need help later today." After giving a seductive wink, the maid left.

'How can I call you idiot? You didn't even leave a name, and I can't send spiritual messages yet, either.' Xue Bai thought.

But he didn't bother to mention it and just found a seat and called over a maid.

"Sister, can you just bring me a glass of fruit juice and some meat buns?" Xue Bai asked nicely as he tried his strategy again.

The servant nodded and went to retrieve Xue Bai's order.

However, as soon as she left, some teens in Huo Clan branded robes sat at Xue Bai's table loudly.

"Hey, this cafeteria is for Huo Clan inner disciples only!"

"Little girl, how did you sneak in?"

Xue Bai, at first, was confused, but after hearing them try and act threatening, he knew what they were doing and became excited.

'Finally, after a whole year, a Face Slapping opportunity!'