Transmigration: Children of The Plane

Frontier City

Two days passed in the blink of an eye, and soon it was time for Commander Huo's return home.

Currently, Xue Bai was getting a stern talking to from his mother outside the estate while Huo Chen was readying the mounts they would use for the trip. Usually, when Huo Chen returned home, he could only take a carriage as it was a personal visit. But now that Xue Bai was with him, Li Rou let him take his mount home.

"Bai'er, listen to Commander Huo as you would to your father or me. While he is our subordinate, when you leave the estate, he will become your dependency. If you get attacked, however much effort he puts into the fight is your chance of survival."

Huo Chen, who had heard Li Hou very clearly and defended himself, "Mistress, what kind of image of me do you have? I would protect the Young Duke with my life. And even if it weren't the Young Duke and another child, no matter how much they annoyed me, I wouldn't let them fend for themselves against cultivators."

"Mother, what fools would even dare to attack someone affiliated with the Dukedom? Let alone someone like Commander Huo." His mother's care touched Xue Bai, but he still acted a little resistant.

"You're father, and I have made many enemies over the years. And while we killed most of them, some have closed up waiting for situations like this, so any precaution is a good one," Li Huo then looked at Huo Chen with cold and dead eyes and continued, "If Bai'er doesn't come back that means you're dead as well."

However, even after being threatened, Huo Chen didn't cower and only pounded his chest and replied, "Don't worry, Mistress, the Young Duke is in safe hands."

Nodding back at Huo Chen, Li Rou gave Xue Bai a big hug and returned to the mansion.

"Young Duke, the city where my Clan lives are far, so we should start to get going." Huo Chen reminded before lifting Xue Bai up onto the mount he had readied.

The Wang Twins also had a mount that they would share for the journey. And after some preparations, the two Bear Griffins Flew off.

To prevent being blasted off by the strong winds, Xue Bai was covered by a small shield of Spiritual Qi that was conjured by Huo Chen. And after a few minutes of flying, the small group had left the vicinity of the Duke Estate.

"Commander Huo, how long is this trip going to take?" After leaving his home, Xue Bai asked.

"Young Duke, my Clan lives in the Frontier City on the edge of The Great Xuan Empire. And with how fast our mounts are flying, we should arrive by tomorrow morning." Huo Chen replied respectfully.

"Then I will rest for a little. Commander Huo, if anything important happens, wake me up." Xue Bai ordered. He had no plans to stay awake for another 16 hours, so he only instructed Huo Chen before closing his eyes.

"You can rest easy Young Duke. The twins and I are enough to ensure your safety while you rest." Huo Chen promised.

Nodding, Xue Bai closed his eyes but didn't go to sleep. He only said he would because he wanted to think peacefully.

Currently, they were on their way to Frontier City, where Huo Long lived with his Clan. The reason His Huo Clan lived so far away from The Capital was that it had risen so fast under his grandpa that the Emperor at that time gave the title of Marquis along with a fief to bring the Clan closer to the Empire. Ignoring that, besides Huo Long's grandpa, no one in the Clan had even reached the Law Engraving Realm. But after the Huo Clan founder disappeared, the fief they had struggled to survive. Without the Domain Lord Realm of the founder to ensure safety, it had turned into a bandit home.

The Emperor eventually took away the fief from the Huo Clan and moved them to the Imperial Capital just in case the founder would return someday. But he never did, so two years ago, the current Emperor kicked them out of the Capital and to the Frontier City along with other declined nobles.

Xue Bai wanted to build a relationship with Huo Long, and since he hadn't turned into the cold Clan exterminating protagonist yet and was still a child, Xue Bai could adopt many ways to get close. But Xue Bai eventually went with the simplest version and would try and help out the Huo Clan.

This way, not only could he befriend Huo Long but also his Clan. In the game, the Huo Clan founder hadn't died like the entire Empire had presumed but was currently locked in a secret realm. He would break out in about 30 years and return with a Spirit Fusion Realm Cultivation.

So if Xue Bai could relieve the Huo Clan's difficulty, he could also befriend the Huo Clan founder and Huo Long at the same time.

Xue Bai had brought some treasures that could help a clan, like the blueprints to create a Spiritual Qi Gathering Array. Along with some Middle Yellow Grade Natural Treasures that could help the younger generation of the Huo Clan cultivate.

Also, another key thing to note is that Huo Long had just turned ten and would be awakening his Martial Veins next year. So Xue Bai also planned to send messages back and forth with the protagonist to ensure that their relationship didn't fall off after their separation.

In the game, Huo Long was only allowed to cultivate for a little over two years before he had been crippled, just barely reaching the Muscle Nourishing Realm. Huo Long had also stayed a cripple for another year and a half before cultivating again. So with all the setbacks the protagonist would face, Xue Bai would have around five years to become sworn brothers with Huo Long before his meteoric rise would start.

After planning the encounter with the protagonist for a bit longer, Xue Bai began to tire out and finally went to sleep. And after a refreshing sleep, Xue Bai was awoken by a shaking from Huo Chen.

"Young Duke, we have arrived." Huo Chen announced.

As he looked at the towering thick metal walls surrounding the city in front of him, Xue Bai didn't know what to say. Whenever he read "10-meter tall walls" in a novel, he skipped past it but now, looking at an actual 10-meter tall wall, he was astonished. The wall was the size of a three-story building, and it was built surrounding a city with a radius of a few dozen miles. So how much Spiritual Ore went into the wall?

Seeing Xue Bai look at the walls with such surprise, Huo Chen commented, "Yes, Young Duke, the walls are the crowing achievement of the Frontier City. Our Clan at first had also looked down upon the city, but after seeing them, we were amazed too."

The Wang Twins were rather indifferent to the situation. The only thing that excited them was cultivation.

Shaking his head, Xue Bai looked away from the walls and asked, "Commander Huo, why are we outside the city right now? I assumed you'd wake me up in your Clan's mansion?"

"Young Duke, we must go through the security check before entering Frontier City." Huo Chen reminded.

Scoffing at this, Xue Bai retorted, "Security Check? I am the Heir to a Duke who dares to check my pockets. Commander Huo, fly over the wall. Let's see who dares to stop us."

Realization struck Huo Chen. Yes, this child was the only son of a Duke. So what mere security guard would check him? Huo Chen had been used to going through the gates and complying since he didn't have much of an identity outside of the Dukedom. But now Xue Bai was with him. So what rules would stop him?

Huo Chen then mounted the Bear Griffen again and flew into the air scaring the nearby citizens.

"What idiot is trying to skip the security check?"

"Ha, more fools looking for an early death. Ignore them. The City Lord will shoot them down soon."

"Wait, don't those mounts look familiar?"

"Oh, my heavens, those are the Duke of Snow's Bear Griffins!"

"There are two of them as well. Who in the world is riding them? All the Dukes have been gathered at the Capital."

As the crowd was discussing the situation above them, an armored man came flying from inside the city and stood in front of Xue Bai in mid-air.

"Look, it's the City Lord!"

"Things are getting interesting now."

The City Lord pulled out a sword and pointed it at Xue Bai's group before shouting, "Stop now before I take action!"

"Country Bumpkin, look at who I am before raising your voice!" Xue Bai retorted.

Hearing such arrogant words from an invader, the City Lord instinctively looked at the source of the voice, and after he saw Xue Bai's beautiful appearance, he almost instantly knew who it was.

'Why is this high-profile character at the frontier city' Seeing Xue Bai gave him a headache. Just being at risk of invasion every day was tiring enough, but now the Heir of a Duke was here.

But he didn't say his thoughts and instead said, "Forgive me, Young Duke Xue. I didn't notice it was you."

"It's fine, but now can you have moved? I have things to do." Xue Bai was still being arrogant.

This city lord was a coward in the game and would abandon the Frontier City during an invasion, no matter who invaded. He would also be one of the first to run. Xue Bai had no respect for the man, so he continued being arrogant.

"Young Duke Xue, may I know why you have graced our humble Frontier City with your presence before I leave you?" The City Lord almost had a vein burst from hearing Xue Bai. But he couldn't do anything and continued to act humbly.

"I ran away from home and am hiding from Father." Xue Bai replied sarcastically.

"It's my business what I'm here for. Now, move before I order Commander Huo to attack!" Xue Bai continued.

Seeing Xue Bai not give him any face and that he wouldn't get an answer, the City Lord bowed and left, ending the encounter.

"Alright, Commander Huo, now take us to your clan." Xue Bai ordered

Now with no more distractions, the group continued their flight to the shock of the crowd outside the city.