at dusk.

The five major families rode carriages and met in front of the Zhenbei Palace.

The clan leaders got out of the car and looked at each other.

Zhang Yuandong said: "Did all of you bring gifts?"

"nature."

"What's the point of not bringing a gift..."

"I brought the fine furs I snatched from Beirong. I don't know if Nasu...cough! I don't know if he will like it."

After receiving the news that the banquet was held at Zhenbei Palace, several people went to prepare gifts and bring them.

The purpose is to please Su Yuan. Only by gaining his trust will it be easier for them to cooperate internally and externally to capture Beifeng City when the Holy Army arrives in the future.

"Then let's go in."

The five people came to the door of the mansion and looked up, and couldn't help but feel frightened.

I saw thirty or forty soldiers standing in front of the Guangfu Gate of Zhenbei Palace. They were all eight feet tall and fierce. At first glance, they looked like an elite army, and they were definitely not comparable to those soldiers who were lazy all day long.

Zhang Yuandong stepped forward and said, "We are here for a banquet."

The soldiers looked at the group and opened the door to the house without saying a word, letting them in.

The five people entered first, followed by the boy carrying gifts.

And when the guards of the clan leaders wanted to follow them in, they were stopped.

"..."

Facing these tiger and wolf soldiers, the guards didn't even dare to say a word. They all looked at their respective clan leaders.

Naturally, the clan leaders did not dare to force the guards into the palace, and immediately asked the guards to wait outside the palace.

"Winter - Long"

The sound of the mansion door closing made the five clan leaders a little frightened. For some reason, they were all feeling uneasy today.

But now that we are here, there is absolutely no reason to turn around and go back.

The five people had no choice but to bite the bullet and move forward under the leadership of the palace soldiers.

The further they walked in, the more frightened they became.

Towards the back, it was almost fearful.

The entire Zhenbei Palace is filled with powerful patrolling soldiers!

Zhang Yuandong looked at the group of twenty people, a total of dozens of groups of soldiers patrolling continuously, and then looked at the large number of towering bow towers built in the mansion, as well as the archers standing on them. As well as the Han Mei riding horses that appeared from time to time.

The cavalry with their war horses passing by... He couldn't help but think to himself, maybe even the imperial palace might not be as heavily guarded as Zhenbei Palace, right?

Not only him, but the other four clan leaders were also frightened and followed closely behind the leading soldiers, fearing that if they fell behind, the patrolling soldiers would regard them as criminals and shoot them directly.

The head of the Li family, Li Cheng, was walking at the end of the five people. He looked around with his small eyes, thinking carefully about the arrangement of the guards in the Zhenbei Palace.

After looking at it for a while, I shook my head and gave up.

He felt that he was simply doing useless work. It wasn't because he had a poor memory that he couldn't remember, but because there were too many guards in the house, so many that it made his scalp numb. It was useless even if he didn't remember.

He thought in his heart that without a strong attack by thousands of elites, he would never be able to capture the Zhenbei Palace!

And this has nothing to do with their five major families...

Although their family has clan guards, servants, and regiments, they can gather two to three thousand people together.

But in terms of combat effectiveness...

Li Cheng couldn't help but feel ashamed. He estimated that any one of these soldiers from Zhenbei Palace could be as good as five of his family members.

The five people had different thoughts and soon arrived at the reception room of the palace.

There are six chairs here, and Su Yuan is sitting on the top one, holding a book and reading. Chu Changning stands beside him, protecting him personally.

On the left and right sides of the room, there were ten soldiers standing on each side, eyeing the five clan leaders who arrived.

This atmosphere made all five people feel a little uncomfortable.

Zhang Yuandong took the lead and said loudly: "Zhang Yuandong has met His Highness!"

Several other clan leaders also followed suit.

"Li Cheng has met His Highness."

"Sun Yuru has met His Highness."

"Feng Ronghe has met His Highness."

"Shen De has just met His Highness."

Su Yuan raised his eyelids when he heard this but said nothing.

Chu Changning, who was standing behind him, said coldly: "The person in front of you is the New Town North King."

The expressions of several people changed slightly, and they had obviously forgotten about this incident.

Yesterday, the news that Su Yuan proclaimed himself King of Zhenbei had spread in the city. The people were talking a lot, and the five major families were secretly cursing.

The Holy One has not yet investigated you for treason, but you have already made yourself king!

But the secret curse is a secret curse, and you still have to be honest when you meet.

Several people quickly changed their words: "I have met the prince!"

Su Yuan then put down the book, stood up and said with a smile: "These are my father's friends. Don't be restrained. Sit down."

"..."

A few people wanted to be unrestrained, but just now you didn't call me the right name and you ignored them. How can you make people unrestrained?

The five people did not sit down immediately, but first presented their gifts.

The Shen family presented a luminous pearl the size of a knuckle; the Feng family presented twenty boxes of fine Beirong fox furs; the Li family presented five jars of century-old wine; the Sun family presented a pair of calligraphy and paintings by famous artists;

When he arrived at Zhang's house, Zhang Yuandong only took out a small box. After opening it, there was a pill glowing with blue light inside.

Su Yuan was a little curious when he saw it: "What is this?"

Before Zhang Yuandong could answer, Chu Changning, who was standing behind Su Yuan, spoke first with a surprised tone:

"Your Majesty, if I read correctly, this should be a 'Qi Sea Cloud Condensing Pill'."

"Qihai Ningyun Pill?"

"That's right, Your Majesty." Zhang Yuandong nodded, "Your bodyguard must have been a member of the martial arts world."

Chu Changning had indeed been in the martial arts world, and was not from a pure military background.

Su Yuandao: "So, this thing is related to Jianghu?"

Zhang Yuandong smiled and said: "My lord, in the world of martial arts, only those who turn their dantian inward, condense the sea of ​​qi, and enter the innate realm can truly be considered a master. And this 'Sea of ​​Qi Cloud Condensing Pill' can be used by warriors who can achieve the tenth level of the acquired realm.

A treasure that leaps through to the innate realm!"

"This elixir was refined by Dan Yunzi, who is known as the 'Elixir', twenty years ago. Only eight elixirs were refined in total, and this is one of them. If it were to flow into the rivers and lakes, it would definitely cause a bloody storm."

When Su Yuan heard this, his heart moved slightly.

Although his body had also practiced martial arts, it was only to strengthen his body and not to delve into martial arts.

At the beginning, Su Tufeng had no intention of letting him worship his masters and learn martial arts.

In Su Tufeng's view, soldiers have their own way of fighting, and chivalrous people have their own way of chivalry. Su Yuan was a military strategist, so instead of meditating and practicing martial arts, he should concentrate on studying the art of war and regard leading troops in battle as his special skill.

Therefore, Su Yuan's "kung fu" is not even acquired at the first level. At most, he is a kung fu enthusiast and can deal with two or three people with bare hands.

Now there is this "Qi Sea Condensing Cloud Pill"...

No, forget it.

Su Yuan made a quick decision in his heart.

This so-called "treasure elixir" had no idea how toxic it was, and he was really worried about the side effects of taking it.

Especially since this elixir was presented by Zhang Yuandong, he knew very well what Zhang Yuandong was thinking. If he didn't get enough of it, he would make a chronic poison that would harm people.

Moreover, with the Heavenly Soldier Talisman around, if he spends a lot of energy and time practicing martial arts, it would be putting the cart before the horse and not worth the gain. Besides, his body is seventeen years old, which is already a bit old for martial arts training, and martial arts requires childlike skills...

Unless there are some unexpected encounters, it is difficult to achieve anything famous.

As soon as he thought of this, Su Yuan's slightest feeling of attraction was completely eliminated.
Chapter completed!