Chapter 429: Chapter 429: Honored Guest, Gluttonous National Adviser, and Oddly Harmonious Names
“Who on earth is this person? To have such terrifying strength, even at my peak, I might not be able to withstand that stomp.”
The Great Liang Empress clutched her chest, using a vast amount of life force to heal the wounds inflicted by the White Bone Longsword.
“Isn’t that the master of our youngest sister?”
“Just now, our little sister called him master herself. Surely it must be true.”
The First Princess and the Second Princess exchanged glances and whispered to each other.
The Great Liang Empress coughed and said, “I know he is Xiao Fen’s master, but this person is definitely not from our Great Liang Demon Nation. It’s very likely that he comes from the Mystique Kingdom, many tens of thousands of miles away.”
“Hiss!”
“Is it that powerful nation which has recently been blessed by the Jiaoyang Ancient Saint and gained the Heavenly Earth Origin Essence, poised to advance to a Four Star Level force?”
“I hear that once the Mystique Kingdom rises to a Four Star Level force, they will be qualified to construct large Teleportation Arrays, and then we’ll be able to pay to use them, traveling to various places across the Shenzhou Continent.”
The First Princess and Second Princess became excited.
The Shenzhou Continent was vast and wide.
Many powerful forces and nations span tens or hundreds of millions of miles apart from each other. Traveling by flight alone would waste too much time.
But with large Teleportation Arrays, it would be an entirely different matter.
Within a single day, one could reach various places across the Shenzhou Continent.
Ye Feng was unaware of this conversation between the two Snow Rabbit princesses.
He was suspended high in the sky, gazing at the silver-white Demon Core in his palm, full of joy.
“With this, I can create a Spiritual Treasure… no, first I need to fully charge the energy of the Refining Furnace and elevate it to a Spiritual Treasure; otherwise, I won’t be able to craft one.”
Ye Feng casually tossed the Demon Core, stowing it away.
Then, he lowered his head and looked around, meeting the varied gazes of the crowd.
“The ‘Seven Steps to Heaven’ really is powerful!”
As his gaze fell on the enormous footprint on the ground, Ye Feng noted that it was already filled with water, appearing like a lake connected to a river, a view that was exceptionally beautiful.
Whoosh!
He landed again on top of the Bone Demon, ready to speak.
“Wow! Master, you really are too awesome. I, your disciple, admire you so much I could prostrate myself at your feet. Your thigh, please let me hug it!”
With the crisis over, Liang Wanfen reverted to her usual self, clinging tightly to Ye Feng’s leg, refusing to let go no matter how he tried to shake her off.
“This girl, how can she be as shameless as Xie Jiaren? When I have time, I must let the two of them ‘fight poison with poison’!”
Ye Feng firmly pried Liang Wanfen’s hands away, and with a serious face said, “Hug my leg again, and be careful or I’ll punish you to stand facing a wall for three hundred years!”
Liang Wanfen then pouted and stood aside, crossing her hands on the right side of her lower abdomen, with a smile on her face, posing as a serene princess, the total opposite of her previous shamelessness.
“Damn, what an actress!”
Ye Feng rolled his eyes.
Ji Ziling, Wang Ping’an, Long Tianxing, and Qiao Jiaxi looked at each other, not expecting their junior sister to be so mischievous.
“Ah!”
The Mole was so startled that his mushrooms dropped to the ground, just in time for Niu Dali to step on them and flatten them, causing him to let out a piercing scream filled with heartache.
“Fellow Daoist, thank you for your help!”
The Great Liang Empress, the First Princess, the Second Princess, and many strong individuals from the Snow Rabbit Clan stepped forward, all bowing their hands in thanks to Ye Feng.
“Mother Empress, First Sister, Second Sister, are you alright?”
Liang Wanfen quickly approached them, concern evident on her lovely face.
Seeing Liang Wanfen in tattered clothes, almost looking like a little calico cat, the Great Liang Empress couldn’t help but feel a twinge of emotion, saying, “Xiao Fen, you have really suffered.”
“Mother Empress, this is my master, Sect Master of the Misty Sect, and these are my fellow disciples,” said Liang Wanfen as she hurriedly introduced them.
“So you are the renowned Sect Master of the Misty Sect. I have long admired your name.” The Great Liang Empress bowed fist in hand as a greeting.
“The Empress knows about our Misty Sect?” Ye Feng was taken aback.
“The happenings in the Southern River Basin have reached my ears recently. Your sect’s sweeping away of the Divine Origin Realm Demon Fiends in the County King City is truly admirable,” said the Great Liang Empress, nodding.
As the ruler of a nation, she maintained her own intelligence networks.
For minor incidents in nearby nations and realms spanning hundreds of thousands of miles, she usually remained unaware. However, for major events like the appearance of Vine Giants, the presence of Jiaoyang Ancient Saint, or the Heaven and Earth Resurgence, she was well informed.
“Sect Master Ye, please take a seat,” she invited.
The Great Liang Empress made a welcoming gesture.
The crowd slowly descended and entered the Great Liang Imperial Palace.
The guests were seated according to their status.
Although the Great Liang Empress was seriously injured, she still insisted on sitting in the main seat. Even her pale face could not conceal her dignified and luxurious demeanor.
The three princesses and dozens of clan elders sat on one side.
Ye Feng and the others sat in the guest seats.
Glancing around, Ye Feng noticed a long-haired woman sitting alone on a throne.
She appeared very young, with a graceful figure, sitting upright in her seat. She seemed not to glance around, but her eyes occasionally sneaked peeks at the delicious dishes on the table, and she occasionally licked her lips.
Ye Feng smiled.
It seems that she is the Gluttonous National Adviser of the Great Liang Demon Nation.
“We owe a great debt of gratitude to Sect Master Ye for lending us a hand this time. Without your arrival, I fear our Snow Rabbit Clan and even the entire Great Liang Imperial City would have been slaughtered by the Bone Demon Empress.”
The Great Liang Empress was filled with emotion.
She had not expected that the Bone Demon Empress, who had always been lurking near the Ancient Demon Battlefield, would suddenly arrive at the Great Liang Imperial City today and launch a surprise attack on her.
If it hadn’t been for Ye Feng’s arrival, she would have been in danger.
“Xiao Fen has joined our Misty Sect, so naturally, as Sect Master, I had to step in,” Ye Feng said with a nonchalant expression.
“Sect Master Ye, you have saved me, and even the entire Great Liang Imperial City. I owe you a huge favor. I wonder… how would you like me to repay you?” the Great Liang Empress asked in a low voice.
Although Ye Feng repeatedly said it was for Liang Wanfen’s sake that he took action, in the eyes of the Great Liang Empress, if she did not graciously offer sufficient recompense, it would be ungrateful.
Ye Feng immediately fell into thought.
He really wanted to say, how about I take you under my wing and make you the head of our Misty Sect’s Spirit Beast Pavilion?
Ye Feng believed that if he were to say that, there would be a great battle today.
After pondering for a moment, Ye Feng finally spoke.
“Sect Master has ventured out this time to recruit disciples and many Mountain Guardian Spirit Beasts. I just don’t know if within the Great Liang Demon Nation, there are any who are fated to join our Misty Sect.”
“So you’re looking to recruit disciples broadly. I understand. From today onwards, should your sect wish to recruit disciples within our Great Liang Demon Nation, I shall be the first to support it. If you have any requests, feel free to speak them,” the Great Liang Empress immediately agreed.
For her, having someone from the Great Liang Demon Nation join the Misty Sect could also help to strengthen the bond between the two powers.
For the Great Liang Demon Nation, having a powerful friend like Ye Feng was a blessing that couldn’t be asked for.
“Since the Empress has said so, I, Sect Master, will begin recruiting disciples broadly within the Great Liang Imperial City today.”
Ye Feng was very satisfied.
As the Great Liang Empress had suffered a serious injury, it was not advisable for her to delay. After exchanging a few polite words with Ye Feng, she announced she would go into seclusion to heal.
The dozens of Spirit Sea Realm clan elders of the Snow Rabbit Clan chatted with Ye Feng for a while and left one after another. They planned to bring their juniors to see if they could become the “fated ones” that Ye Feng mentioned.
Soon, in the great hall, only the three princesses and the Gluttonous National Adviser remained.
Ye Feng glanced over and saw the National Adviser’s quick movements; in an instant, she had put everything on the table into her storage ring. Then, licking her fingertips, she slipped her hands into her sleeves and slowly stood up, like a well-bred young lady.
“Sect Master Ye, Wanrou, Wanyu, Wanfen, I, the State Preceptor, have urgent matters to attend to and must take my leave first!”
The National Adviser nodded slightly toward everyone, her smile not showing her teeth, before she walked away from the hall with small steps.
“The National Adviser is busy,” the First Princess said.
Hearing the names of the First Princess and Second Princess, Ye Feng almost spit out the tea in his mouth, astonished, “Xiao Fen, the names of you three sisters are Liang Wanrou, Liang Wanyu, Liang Wanfen?”
“Yes!”
“These names were deliberated and personally chosen by the National Adviser based on divination. Everyone who hears them praises them as wonderful.”
“Sect Master Ye, what do you think?”
The three princesses of the Great Liang Demon Nation asked in turn.
At this, Ye Feng was at a loss for words.
Two bowls of meat, two bowls of fish, two bowls of noodles… These names with their comedic homophones, what can I say?
Watching the National Adviser’s retreating figure, Ye Feng stroked his chin, curious about how this Gluttonous Adviser with only an ordinary Spirit Sea Realm cultivation had managed to become the National Adviser of the Great Liang Demon Nation.