In a hall with carved beams and paintings, an old man wearing a gold jade crown and a gold python robe of a prince sat in the middle.
This person has a face with thick eyebrows and big eyes, a white beard that is more than a foot long hanging down to his chest and abdomen, a pair of gray-white broad eyebrows that are slightly frowned, and his face is gloomy and unhappy.
This person is none other than Xia Chunqiu, the Lord of Huainan in Great Xia and the King of Huainan.
In front of His Majesty, there are more than twenty Xia Chunqiu aides gathered together, and everyone's face is not very good-looking.
Not long after, a young girl walked into the palace.
Her hair is as long as a waterfall, and is actually a rare navy blue. Her proud eyes are full of green light. She has a small nose, a cherry mouth, a face like white jade and a body like gelatin. She is truly stunning.
"Caiyue, is there any news about Master Tianqi Pavilion?" Xia Chunqiu asked slowly.
The girl frowned slightly and shook her head slightly.
"Asshole!"
Suddenly, a middle-aged strong man slammed the table and shouted angrily: "Master Tianqi Pavilion is really a big showman! Wait a minute, my father has been waiting for more than a month.
He hasn’t shown up yet! This is totally unreasonable!”
The name of this big and strong man is Xia Yufeng, the third son of Huainan King Xia Chunqiu, the father of Xia Caiyue, and the only young prince of Huainan who is still alive.
He has a very good level of Xuanqi cultivation. At the age of only sixty-seven, he has already reached the one-star Xuanwang realm. His lifespan has been extended by a hundred years, making him look like he is only in his thirties.
As soon as Xia Yufeng said this, someone immediately echoed: "Yes, in order to wait for him, the prince disrupted the strategic deployment of the Taikou Kingdom and postponed the original plan for more than two months. For this reason, he also specially gave the Taikou Kingdom
Lord Kou sent ten thousand catties of spiritual stones as compensation."
"But where is the Master of Tianqi Pavilion? I haven't even seen him so far! I have the guts to say, I really don't know if it's worth it, Your Majesty!"
This is a dark and skinny old man with no beard on his chin, small eyes, a small nose and a small face. If he didn't speak in an extremely deep voice, he would probably be mistaken for an old woman or a eunuch...
This man's name is Gongsun Wanqian, the most powerful general under the throne of Huainan, the peak of the four-star Xuanwang, he is one hundred and fifty-seven years old, ten years older than Xia Chunqiu, and he is famous in Huainan.
Xia Chunqiu pressed his hands to signal everyone to be calm, and then asked Xia Caiyue: "Are you sure he will come?"
The green-haired and blue-eyed girl nodded without hesitation: "Judging from Master Tianqi Pavilion's performance in the Imperial Capital, he is not the kind of person who goes back on his word and will definitely come."
"Perhaps... he was delayed for some time because his soul was seriously injured."
Chen Shen's excuse for not going with Xia Caiyue in the first place was because when he used the mysterious talisman to help Shao Wenkai heal his soul injury, he suffered energy backlash, so he had to ask his "senior brother" for help, which delayed it for a few days.
At that time, the young man used the power of the Five-Star Xuan King to drive away Shao Wenkai, as evidenced by Xia Caiyue and the Black and White Shuangsha who were responsible for protecting her.
Therefore, when Xia Caiyue returned to the Huainan Palace and reported the truth to Xia Chunqiu, the latter became more and more interested in recruiting Tianqi Pavilion Master.
In order to show respect for him, the king of Daxia always went to the official road three miles outside the city to greet him.
As a result, Xia Chunqiu and all the family generals and cronies left after waiting for no one to come, and returned in despair every day.
As time went by, their patience finally wore away and they no longer greeted each other every day.
After struggling for more than a month, there was still no news about Pavilion Master Tianqi's visit to Huainan. This made Xia Chunqiu feel unhappy, and the staff and generals were even more indignant...
"Report——"
Suddenly, a long shout came from outside, and the guard, sweating profusely, ran to the door outside the palace, leaned down and bowed: "Your Majesty, the man wearing a dark gold mask and a gorgeous uniform is here!"
"Oh? Where is he?" Xia Chunqiu's eyes suddenly lit up.
"He is standing in front of the east gate outside the mansion right now, with his hands behind his back."
"Hurry, come with me to greet him!" Xia Chunqiu stood up in a hurry and said to Xia Caiyue: "Caiyue, you also go with me to see if the person who comes is the master of Tianqi Pavilion himself."
"yes!"
Xia Caiyue was in high spirits.
But her father Xia Yufeng and senior Gongsun Wanqian both snorted coldly, their expressions were not very good, and they thought in their hearts: "Master Tianqi Pavilion is more than a month late than the agreed date, and he is too unwilling to let our Huainan Palace go."
In the eyes."
"If there is a chance, I must give that bullshit pavilion master a show of strength and ask him to put away his contempt. This can be regarded as a show of prestige for my Huainan Prince's Palace..."
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At the same time, outside the east gate of Huainan Prince's Mansion.
Chen Shen, who had already replaced his coarse linen clothes and tattered straw sandals with a brocade robe, and his black iron mask with a dark gold mask, was standing in front of the vermilion gate, with his hands behind his back, strolling slowly while admiring the palace of the Huainan Palace.
Magnificent atmosphere.
Outside the mansion, there is a ten-meter-high wall forged from blue steel stone, which is almost like a small city built inside Tianjiang City. It can be said to be a city within a city.
There is a person every ten steps on the high wall, and there is a post every hundred steps.
Around the locust wall, soldiers in armor and swords were coming and going, and the level of defense was as tight as that of the Imperial Palace of Daxia.
"Huh, I've been wandering around the cities in Huainan for more than half a month, and I finally got to the place."
The young man was secretly excited: "Xia Caiyue, you have repeatedly made things difficult for me before. Today, use the treasures from your Huainan Prince's Palace to atone for your sins!"
A flash of light flashed in his eyes. He had already deduced the "robbery" plan countless times on the road. When he saw this high-walled mansion, he couldn't help but get ready to make a move...
"Squeak!"
After a while, the door of the mansion opened wide, and the leader was wearing a dragon python robe and a gold and jade crown. It was Xia Chunqiu.
Behind him were about twenty people, all of whom were well-dressed and of extraordinary aura.
While Chen Shen was sizing up this group of people, they were also sizing up at him.
Xia Chunqiu quietly asked: "Caiyue, is it him?"
Xia Caiyue coughed lightly. This was the agreed signal. After all, Xia Caiyue's cultivation level was too low. If it were a sound transmission, she would definitely not be able to escape the perception of the "Five-Star Xuan King", Master Tianqi Pavilion.
For the sake of politeness, they agreed that if the person who came was really the master of Tianqi Pavilion, Xia Caiyue would cough lightly. If not, she would cough twice.
After hearing a crisp cough, King Huainan suddenly beamed with joy and strode forward. Before the person arrived, he had already raised his hands and gave a fist-cup salute to Chen Shen who was not far away: "Mr. Tulong has come a long way.
Come here and make this one-third of the king's land flourish!"
"Oh my god, you are really humble... A royal palace that has been renovated is not much smaller than the Great Xia Palace. It can be called a city within a city, and it is only one-third of an acre?"
The young man was complaining in his heart, but on his face he returned the fist salute in the same way, pretending to be flattered, and said: "How can a commoner in white be welcomed by the prince in person? I'm so ashamed! I'm so ashamed!"