By the time they arrived at Starlight City, the sky was pitch-black. The stars overhead and the glittering lights of the city below sparkled in Mirai's eyes.
When Mirai had first gone to Destiny City, he had thought Xinglei Castle terribly backward compared to it—simply awful.
Yet when he saw Starlight City, Destiny City was nothing before this great city of 180,000 people!
He had thought the gates would be closed by now, but as the carriage approached them, Mirai discovered that they were not only still open, but that the carriages and pedestrians passing through were nearly as numerous as they had been during the day in the desolate Bone City.
"The gates of Starlight City do not close until after midnight." Can Xiansuo seemed to have guessed what Mirai was thinking and explained it to him.
"Do you see that massive building at the end of the road straight ahead from the gates?"
Looking out through the carriage window, Mirai saw that at the road's end stood exactly what Can Xiansuo had described: a magnificent castle.
Mirai nodded. He had already guessed what it was. "The king's palace."
Can Xiansuo nodded.
It was common knowledge throughout the kingdom that Bernard IV, king of the Brilliant Kingdom, lived there.
However, that was not Mirai's destination. After entering the city, the carriage traveled along the main road connected to the gates before stopping at a turn.
Master Cheng Ying called Chengxian to get out with him, then said to Can Xiansuo and the other royal envoys in the carriage, "We'll get off here. Please report what happened in Destiny City to His Majesty."
After saluting Cheng Ying, Can Xiansuo and the other envoys said, "Please rest assured, Master."
Before the carriage left, Can Xiansuo said to Chengxian, "If you have