Chapter 39: The Banquet of Ten Thousand Immortals
The Imperial Palace of Ziyun Kingdom covers an area of more than 10,000 square kilometers, in the very center of Ziyun City, Zhengyang Palace is the palace of the ministers of the early dynasty, only five kilometers away from the main gate of the imperial city, perhaps the builder considered that it is convenient for the ministers to walk less in the early dynasty, or it may be because the harem covers a large area, and the place where the courtiers discuss politics is isolated from the harem as much as possible.
In short, between the Zhengyang Palace and the main gate of the imperial city, it is almost completely isolated from the harem, and there is no other building here except for the magnificent Zhengyang Palace and the guards on both sides of the palace.
At this time, on the square in front of the palace of Zhengyang Palace, the lights are bright, like daylight, there are 100 tables and chairs under the jade steps of the palace, of which 10 tables and chairs are in front, the top three and ten people are already seated, Fang Youyuan is sitting in the middle, Yan Zizi in the left hand, Luo Hao in the right hand, and then 90 tables and chairs, 90 selected people have all been seated. After that, there were 10,000 tables and chairs, and the teams of the participating sects were already full.
On the steps at the entrance of the Zhengyang Palace store, the throne is high, but there are three seats in one large, two small and one place, and below it is a neat two hundred seats, which are already full of courtiers. After that, there were another hundred and ten seats, and the harem concubines and important members of the royal family were already seated.
"The lord of the kingdom has arrived—"
With a shout suddenly sounded, people saw that it was indeed the lord of the country, Luo Canglong, who walked out of Zhengyang Palace with the support of the imperial concubine Li Huiji and Luo Tian.
"See the king, the king is blessed with longevity and health, and the blessing of the sky!"
After Luo Canglong ascended the imperial platform and sat down, his voice was a little vain: "It's all exempt!"
"King Xie!"
Everyone was seated, and Concubine Li Huiji and the crown prince sat on the small thrones on both sides.
Fang Youyuan got up and looked at Luo Canglong, and found that Luo Canglong's face was ruddy, but it didn't look like he was sick, so he couldn't help but wonder.
How is it possible? Even if the lord of the country wakes up, it is impossible for him to recover so ruddy and healthy in just two days! Besides, he obviously had some vague breath when he spoke just now, and he seems to be still sick! What is going on?
Fang Youyuan separated a wisp of divine sense and leaned towards the palace. Although it is a divine sense, ordinary people can't find it at all, but this is the palace, and there should be several masters of the saint realm, so he still cautiously lurks forward......
"Feast!" said the lord of the country, Luo Canglong, softly, only those who were close heard it, but those who were far away did not hear it.
"The lord of the kingdom has a decree, and he will give a feast—"
When the words fell, a middle-aged woman who looked about forty years old suddenly appeared under the throne, completely dressed as a palace deacon, her appearance was dignified and beautiful, a pair of round eyes were like two pools of clear water, glowing with the luster of wisdom, and the combination of atmospheric and charitable facial features gave people a very close feeling, which made people feel like a spring breeze when they looked at it.
The middle-aged woman waved her hand, and a burst of light intertwined, and all the tables in the square were full of wine and food.
"Wow - this is ......"
"It's like magic!"
"How do you do it with so much food?"
......
There was a burst of exclamations at the scene, and even a few Saint Realm powerhouses couldn't help but be moved, even if it was a Saint Realm, this hand might not be able to do it.
Fang Youyuan fixed his eyes and looked at it, it is worthy of being a state banquet, there are more than a dozen kinds of dishes on the table, meat and vegetables are matched, the aroma is rich, the aura is surging, and it is very appetizing.
Many people in the audience couldn't help but eat, and they couldn't stop muttering while eating: "It's delicious!"
"Please drink a glass of wine first and congratulate the geniuses of the Purple Cloud Kingdom who have won the top 100!" the lord of the country took the lead in holding a glass of wine.
"Congratulations to the king! Congratulations to the geniuses!" the harmony thundered below, and thousands of glasses of wine were drunk in one go.
The wine is called Immortal Wine, which is a well-known good wine in Ziyun Country, and the lowest price of a pot of wine is worth ten spirit stones, and ordinary people's annual income cannot afford to buy a pot of wine. There are also wines that have been cellared for many years, and a pot is as high as more than a hundred spirit stones, even the income of smaller families is only enough to buy one pot in a year.
"Strong enough, delicious enough, good wine, really good wine!"
Fang Youyuan took a sip, a fire-like aura was directly to the dantian, and then rushed into the limbs and hundreds of remains, the whole body was as hot as a flame rushing through, but in the mouth, it really felt that the sauce was fragrant, and the aftertaste was endless, it turned out that this wine was actually very beneficial to people's cultivation, and he couldn't help but secretly praise in his heart: "It is worthy of being a royal wine!" This is probably the best wine in Ziyun Country, but unfortunately I haven't drunk wine before when I was on Earth, and the famous Moutai may be comparable to this wine, but that Moutai definitely has no aura and can't be compared with this wine!"
"Ahem!" Yan Zizi let out a cough.
Fang Youyuan turned his head to look at it, and saw that she was choked with tears streaming down her eyes, and couldn't help laughing: "Our goddess of war can't even lower a glass of wine!"
Yan Zizi took out a handkerchief without hurry, and gently wiped away his tears, only then turned his slightly flushed face to Fang Youyuan, which was so gentle and elegant, quiet and beautiful, really like a Guanghan fairy, a pair of phoenix eyes are clear and bright, like two pools of autumn water, only a slight flush on the cheeks is like a blue sky and colorful clouds frequently add shocking charm, like a vast snow-capped mountain highlighting a leaf of stamens to amaze the world.
Fang Youyuan's heart was flustered, and he almost lost his mind, but fortunately, his divine soul consciousness was strong, otherwise he might lose his temper.
Yan Zizi actually used a trick called "Blue Waves", after she integrated the power of artistic conception, it would make the other party lose his mind and become unconscious, and at worst it would make people collapse and die.
When the other party used this trick, she used eighty percent of her strength because of the other party's strength, but she thought it was enough to teach the other party a lesson, but she didn't expect the other party to turn a blind eye and didn't have the slightest impact.
"What's the matter, Miss Zizi can't even make a joke?" Fang Youyuan's face was still smiling, but his voice was faint.
"I'm sorry, Fang Gongzi, Zizi hasn't thanked you for giving me such a valuable spiritual weapon, how dare I be rude to you? I just can't help but want to test your concentration!" Yan Zizi replied with a sincere smile, looking very natural, and there was no disguise at all.
Fang Youyuan was secretly frightened, such a woman's mind is extraordinary, so she should stay away in the future, thinking of this, she smiled slightly: "That's what I thought about too much, I'm sorry!"
After saying this, Fang Youyuan no longer looked at Yan Zizi, but looked elsewhere.
"Fang Gongzi, in order to thank Fang Gongzi for his grace of sending the whip, how about Zizi take the liberty to give you a toast?"
Unexpectedly, Fang Youyuan was not far away to pay attention to the other party, but the other party took the initiative to find him.
"It's just a little whip, and you don't have to take it to heart. If the girl wants to drink, Youyuan is happy to accompany her. Fang Youyuan laughed and said, a glass of wine was the first to be drunk.
Yan Zizi closed his eyes, poured a glass of wine into his mouth, fanned his mouth with his little hand, and then peeked at Fang Youyuan, seeing that after he finished drinking, he turned his eyes elsewhere, and did not linger on her is body for a trace of disappointment.
Jin Huancai, who was sitting not far away, had been paying attention to the situation here, taking in all this, and a sneer passed over his face.
On the imperial platform above the stairs ahead, the crown prince's eyes also paid attention to this side from time to time.
At the same time, there are also Yin Xiaowan and Luo Yan in the Fang family's camp who are sitting in the back.
"All the Tianjiao who have won the top 100 in this military election, first of all, congratulations on your good ranking and becoming a celebrity on the Tianjiao List of the Purple Cloud Country!" The crown prince Luotian suddenly got up and stood on the high platform, looked down at the audience and smiled: "For this, on behalf of the royal family, I would like to express my sincere congratulations to you! ”
"Tianjiao List?" many people were stunned and asked.
"This is what the lord of the country has just decided, and the top 100 Tianjiao are the people on the list of Tianjiao, and they will be promulgated tomorrow. Come, congratulations!" said Luo Tian with a smile.
"His Royal Highness Prince Xie!" there was a compliment and applause below.
After a drink, Luotian continued: "As we all know, three years later, the Ziwei Prefecture Hundred Nations God of War Tournament started, and my Ziyun Kingdom had unsatisfactory results in the last God of War Competition, only one of them entered the hundredth place on the God of War List and became the bottom existence, and everyone else who participated in the competition was eliminated, making our Ziyun Kingdom's martial artists unable to raise their heads for many years. ”
"Of course, there are many reasons for this situation, one of the most important reasons is-" Luotian deliberately paused, his eyes swept over the audience, and seeing that everyone was listening quietly, he continued: "Our royal family and the major sects are complacent, only caring about developing their own strength behind closed doors, lacking long-term development planning, and lacking the promotion of open communication, which has caused the slow growth of geniuses in our country. ”
Hearing Luotian's words, Fang Youyuan was very surprised: "Luotian has such an insight, this prince shouldn't be simple!, but why would he make a big rebellion to seek power and usurp the throne?" If he hadn't heard the conversation between their mother and son with his own ears, he would really think that this prince would be a generation of Ming Jun.
I only heard the crown prince continue: "Of course, my royal family is mainly responsible for this matter, so according to my father's will, this year the imperial family will open up the enrollment quota, and those who have won the top 100 in this military selection, no matter which power sect they are, as long as they are willing to join the royal family, and they are allowed to enter the secret land of the royal family for two years." ”
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, I am willing to join the royal family!"
"I'd like to join in!"
"I do, too!"
......
For a while, a hundred Tianjiao expressed their willingness to join, only Fang Youyuan, Fang Changyuan and Dongfang Daxu did not say anything, the latter two were mainly looking at Fang Youyuan's attitude, and decided to advance and retreat with him.
Luo Tian smiled and looked at Fang Youyuan: "I remember that you seem to have promised to join the royal family. ”