Chapter 3: The Palace Banquet (Part II)

At night, the palace is still as bright as day.

It was the illuminated soul guide handed down from the ancient Douluo Continent civilization, and it only needed a steady stream of soul power from the soul master to make this light last.

This palace, which symbolizes the supreme power and wealth of the Heaven Dou Empire, is so magnificent tonight, with a twelve-meter-high dome painted with rich and colorful murals, which seem to tell the ancient epic, which was the original origin of the Heaven Dou Empire.

These epics are as difficult to study as the legends of the opening of the world, but they were ordered by the founding emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire to be drawn by craftsmen, and then embellished by countless gems, intending to make this epic as a gem for eternity.

However, as the years passed, no one cared about the origin of the Heaven Dou Empire, and the Heaven Dou Imperial Xue Family, who had built this great empire with supreme might, was now just a weak family that hoped to rule the empire with the strength of outsiders.

Even if it is a gemstone, it will one day be dull; Even stars will one day turn into cosmic dust.

And before walking into the middle hall where the dinner was held, Lu Yuan smiled slightly and let go of Ning Rongrong's little hand that he had been holding.

Ning Rongrong was a little surprised, but then Lu Yuan stretched out his arm to Ning Rongrong.

"Walk, my dear lady." Lu Yuan said with a smile.

Immediately, Ning Rongrong understood, smiled and grabbed Lu Yuan's arm in the courtesy of a noble woman.

Only then did they continue to walk forward, and at this time, several palace attendants hurriedly walked towards them when they saw this, and the first one took the rest of the attendants to bow directly to them, "I've seen Tianying Gong and Miss Ning." ”

"Please go this way."

Lu Yuan and Ning Rongrong nodded, and directly followed the guidance of the palace attendants to the middle hall where the dinner was held.

In the splendid banquet hall, the space is extremely spacious, but the space of three or four hundred square meters is decorated with intricate patterns and gorgeous precious stones and gold, except for the huge badge of the swan hanging on the wall at the back.

In the center of the hall is a long table of at least 150 square meters, on which a whole piece of white rich cloth made of silk material and splendid gold filigree pattern is placed as a tablecloth, and in the center of the long table is a row of fine vases with bright red moon seasons.

Around the long table, there are mahogany dining tables and chairs, and some of them seem to be very careful to be slightly close together, while others are separated by a distance, and one seat is even lonely and always at a distance from other tables and chairs.

At this time, not only Lu Yuan and Ning Rongrong had already arrived here, but more than a dozen imperial nobles and important ministers they were quite familiar with had appeared here.

Among them were Ning Fengzhi, Bone Douluo, Ge Long, Andrew, Shi Shan and other people who were extremely close to Lu Yuan, and they were all here at the same moment as Lu Yuan with an unspeakable lady in their arms.

Except for Ning Fengzhi, Bone Douluo, and Andrew, who had no wife, or whose wife had died, they basically brought their wives to the dinner.

Flame Hou Yanxian is more unique, his wife also died early, but this time he brought his daughter Yan Zhuyin to the dinner.

Yan Zhuyin also took off his military uniform, washed up and wore a soft fiery red aristocratic dress, and his long red hair was even pulled into a high bun, and appeared in the banquet hall, which was indistinguishable from Ning Rongrong beside Lu Yuan.

Yan Zhuyin looked at Lu Yuan and Ning Rongrong, looking at the two of them holding their arms, they looked so compatible, and their beautiful eyes dimmed a little.

However, Ning Rongrong met her gaze and looked at her.

Yan Zhuyin was suddenly a little flustered, but Ning Rongrong only smiled at her.

This is also the reason why the tables and chairs next to the dining table are arranged in such a way, it seems that the Emperor of the Snowy Night is also very aware of the situation of each family, presumably a lady like Andrew, who died early and no one else in the family was invited to the dinner, would sit on the dining chair that looked relatively lonely.

Immediately afterwards, Kunsim, the king of the Barak Kingdom, also appeared in the hall a little slowly, Lu Yuan and Ning Rongrong.

"Grand Duke of Heavenly Shadow......" The moment he saw Lu Yuan, Kunsim's eyes lit up and he came to Lu Yuan to say hello in advance, "And Miss Ning......"

Lu Yuan hurriedly nodded and said with a smile, "The king doesn't need to be so polite, just call me by my real name." ”

Ning Rongrong just smiled and nodded, and didn't say anything more.

"Duke of Heavenly Shadow, Miss Ning......" At this time, Marquis Sen Luo, Marquis of Agni and others also hurriedly stepped forward to say hello.

"You don't need to see each other like this, Uncle Yan, Uncle Yi, Grandpa Shi, today is a dinner invited by His Majesty, and it is not on the battlefield." Lu Yuan smiled slightly and said, "Let's just match our seniority, you just call me by my real name." ”

"In that case, then I will be disrespectful." Yan Xian smiled slightly and said.

Then he looked at Yan Zhuyin, who was silent, and suddenly said helplessly, "Zhu Yin, this is a partner who fights side by side with you, why don't you speak when you see someone." ”

Yan Zhuyin looked at Lu Yuan and Ning Rongrong and pursed his lips, and was about to say something.

At this moment, Ning Rongrong let go of Lu Yuan's arm, took Yan Zhuyin's hand, and said with a smile, "Zhu Yin's character has always been like this, and after all, Uncle Yan, you elders are here, I'm afraid I'm embarrassed to say it." ”

"Come, Zhu Yin, we two girls are talking together."

Lu Yuan and Yan Xian were both stunned for a moment, Ning Rongrong glanced at Lu Yuan with taste, and said, "My Lord Duke, you won't blame the little girl for me." ”

Lu Yuan touched his nose helplessly, "How can I be such a person." ”

"That's good." Ning Rongrong immediately pulled Yan Zhuyin and walked to the other side, talking and laughing with Yan Zhuyin as he walked.

It really seems that two girls are chatting happily together.

Lu Yuan looked at Yan Xian, Shi Shan and the others again, and Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo slowly walked over at this time.

"I've seen Sect Master Ning and Lord Bone Douluo." Yan Xian, Shi Shan, and Illuson greeted politely again.

"Feng Zhi has seen the generals." Ning Fengzhi was also used to being greeted like this, and then responded politely.

Bone Douluo also stroked his beard and nodded, which could be regarded as a response.

"Dad, Grandpa." Lu Yuan also shouted.

To Lu Yuan, Bone Douluo was quite close, and he laughed, "After your battle, Xiao Yuan, you can be regarded as completely famous on the mainland." ”

"It doesn't matter whether you are famous or not, what matters is to serve the country." Lu Yuan smiled and said, "What I want is nothing more than the stability of the empire, the safety of the sect, and the health and longevity of Dad, Grandpa Bone, Grandpa Jian, and Mom and Dad." ”

Of course, there are also some that he also wants, which are not said here.

Ning Fengzhi said with a smile, "Xiao Yuan, you and Rong Rong have also grown up, and when this period of time is over, I can also rest assured that I will hand over the sect to you to retreat." ”

Lu Yuan, Shi Shan and the others were stunned for a moment, and Lu Yuan asked, "Dad, are you ......?"

"yes...... However, I am still at the level of eighty-eight level soul power, and I haven't reached the time of retreat yet, but it's almost there, just a few years later......" Ning Fengzhi said with emotion, "By that time, after I can completely hand over the affairs of the sect to you and Rong Rong, it will be almost the same, and then I will be able to feel at ease to impact the realm that no one has ever reached before in my Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda Soul Master." ”

He chuckled and said, "When the time comes, whether it succeeds or not, she will be able to give Rong Rong a way, and she will be able to prepare when she hits the Title Douluo realm in the future." ”

Prior to this, the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect Descendant Soul Master had never appeared as a Title Douluo powerhouse, although he was one of the top three sects, he could only rely on other people's Title Douluo all the time.

Fortunately, the founding members of the Seven Treasure Colored Glass Sect have a good understanding of people, and the elders of the past generations who rely on them are all dedicated to the Seven Treasure Colored Glass Sect, and they have never rebelled.

Therefore, the Seven Treasure Colored Glass Sect can have today's glory, but the disciples have always been limited by the defects of the martial soul and cannot break through the realm of Title Douluo, which has always been the knot in the hearts of the successive sect masters of the Seven Treasure Colored Glass Sect.

Now that Ning Fengzhi and Ning Rongrong have received the immortal grass given by Lu Yuan, the original Martial Soul Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda has been upgraded to the Nine Treasure Glazed Pagoda, and there is no longer a martial soul defect.

They can also be promoted to the realm above the Soul Saint, but the realm above this Soul Saint is an unknown realm for the original Seven Treasure Glazed Glass Sect descendant soul masters.

Contra might be better, not a sad threshold.

However, the Title Douluo Realm, as the last realm of the soul master system, is not so easy to cross, especially since the Seven Treasure Glazed Glass Sect Soul Master has no experience summarized by his predecessors before.

However, Lu Yuan smiled lightly, and he said to Ning Fengzhi, "Dad, you can rest assured, Rong Rong will definitely be able to break through the Title Douluo realm in the future...... Well, of course, Dad, you'll be successful at that time. ”

What he thought was actually that when he got the Hanhai Qiankun Cover, he would take Lu Qingqing and Ning Rongrong to Seagod Island for a walk, and with the reward of the Seagod Divine Examination, Lu Qingqing and Ning Rongrong would definitely be able to break through to the realm of Title Douluo very smoothly and without any bottlenecks.

After all, the Poseidon God Kao's pure is more like a dark blue point, and the original plot made the Shrek Seven Monsters directly raise their cultivation to no problem, so there should be no problem now.

But Lu Yuan suddenly found that he seemed to be a little too confident when he said this, so he changed his words.

However, at this time, Ning Fengzhi keenly sensed that there was something in Lu Yuan's words, and he was stunned for a moment, and suddenly said curiously, "Xiao Yuan, are you ......?"

Lu Yuan's eyes were a little embarrassed.

But Ning Fengzhi's eyes flickered, and his words stopped directly.

"Then thanks to Xiao Yuan, your good words." Ning Fengzhi said with a smile.

Just after they had been talking for a while, the nobles of the empire who had been invited tonight, including the kings of the remaining three kingdoms, had already arrived here.

And then, far away from the palace hall, the shouts of the guards came, "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness the Crown Princess!" ”

Ning Rongrong and Yan Zhuyin heard this shout and immediately returned to Lu Yuan and Yan Xian.

Then everyone saw the Snow Night Emperor slowly walking in with the crown prince "Xue Qinghe" and Lu Qingqing.

"Ministers, see Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and His Royal Highness the Crown Princess." This time, it was Ning Fengzhi and Ge Long who took the lead in saluting.

In the audience, only Bone Douluo did not salute, but after all, he was a Title Douluo, and it was normal not to salute.

"Everyone, please get up." The Snowy Night Emperor smiled slightly and said.

Then he also looked at Lu Yuan specially, the smile on his face was even kinder, and said, "Lu Yuan, you are Qinghe's uncle, Qingqing's own brother, can your brother use to salute his sister?" I see, you don't have to bow like everyone else in the future......"

There was some reproach in his words, but to everyone, they were full of intimacy.

All the nobles and important ministers present immediately understood that Lu Yuan's prestige had reached its peak now, and the Snow Night Emperor was bringing Lu Yuan closer to the royal family.

Otherwise, if Lu Yuan was only slightly inferior, even if Lu Qingqing was Lu Yuan's own sister, Lu Yuan would be punished by the Snowy Night Emperor for the crime of "great disrespect".

Only when the strength and prestige have reached Lu Yuan's current level can the Snow Night Emperor be "blamed" in such a "family" tone.

Lu Yuan had no choice but to follow the meaning of the Snow Night Emperor and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness. ”

"Okay, tonight is a celebration banquet, and everyone is here, so let's take a seat first." The Snowy Night Emperor waved his hand and said.

"Yes, Your Majesty." The crowd responded.

Then, under the guidance of dozens of attendants, everyone present took their seats.

However, this seating order is also exquisite, obviously according to the status of each noble, the first is of course the Snow Night Emperor, and he is also the farthest away from the others.

On the left hand side of the Snowy Night Emperor are Qian Lingxue and Lu Qingqing, but what is very surprising is that the Snowy Night Emperor actually arranged for Lu Yuan and Ning Rongrong to sit with Qian Lingxue and Lu Qingqing.

This position should be Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo, right?

However, the crown prince Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo were the first to sit on the right hand side of the Snow Night Emperor, followed by Imperial Marshal Ge Long.

I couldn't see anything wrong at this moment, after all, the top two Ge Long were Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo.

Then the left and right columns are followed by the kings of the four kingdoms, the five military princes, and then the ministers of finance and supervision in the imperial court.

In addition, the four princes Avalanche, Prince Snow Star, and the Blue Electric Overlord Sect did not attend this dinner.

Avalanche and Snow Star were basically faded out of the center of imperial power because they were currently the crown prince and were determined to be Qianrenxue.

And the Blue Electric Overlord Sect is only because they generally don't participate in the internal affairs of the Heaven Dou Empire, if it is only a symbolic attendance like the All-Continent Soul Master High-level Competition, they will attend.

But this dinner was a celebration banquet for the Heaven Dou Empire to celebrate their defeat of the Star Luo Empire, and there was no need for the Blue Lightning Overlord Sect to come, definitely not because they had a disagreement with the Seven Treasure Glaze Sect and Lu Yuan.

Immediately after, the Snowy Night Emperor looked at the ministers beside him and said with a smile, "Let's serve the food." ”

The minister immediately bowed and saluted, "Yes, Your Majesty." ”

Immediately after that, the attendants of the palace slowly brought up a series of rich and beautiful royal dishes, but the dinner was divided into meals, but the ones arranged in front of everyone were a little different.

Obviously, this is the menu that the Snowy Night Emperor asked people to make according to their different tastes, and it is not completely different for each person and each dish, but there are always some slightly different dishes, and they happen to be everyone's favorite food.

(End of chapter)