At that moment, a shrill, ringing eagle cry suddenly pierced the clouds and split the rocks, shaking the vast sky as it soared into the heavens!
"It's the Golden-Crowned Eagle King!" Zhu Shiyuan rose and walked to the entrance of the hall.
Several more equally piercing eagle cries soon rang out in the distance, answering one another.
Xia Yun joined Zhu Shiyuan and listened intently for a moment. "There's no mistaking that cry-Golden-Crowned Eagles. It seems someone from the family has come."
Chen Zhang set down his teacup and came to the entrance, nodding slightly. "Several Golden-Crowned Eagles are calling to one another. Quite a few people must have come."
Chen Xiaojun gently waved his Folding Fan, an intrigued smile appearing on his face. "In that case, let's go to the front courtyard and see who's here."
Everyone rose from their seats and headed for the front courtyard.
A separate enclosure for keeping the eagles had been established on the left side of the front courtyard. At that moment, four magnificent Golden-Crowned Giant Eagles stood firmly on its broad "landing pad," which had been specially paved with harder granite of a different color.
Their bodies were enormous, their feathers gleaming like metal in the sunlight. The dazzling crests of golden feathers atop their heads made them look all the more extraordinary.
The passengers were dismounting from the giant eagles one after another, a sizable crowd of twenty or thirty people.
The Black Scale Guards and dedicated eagle handlers waiting nearby hurried forward. Respectfully leading the four giant eagles away, they took them to the Golden-Crowned Eagle King's private enclosure to settle them in and tend to them.
As soon as Chen Xiaojun and his companions entered the courtyard, their eyes fixed on the man at the head of the group,