The Emperor of the Three Realms
chapter 14
The heir to the White Tiger, Bai Zhanyun and the heir to Vermillion Bird, Hong Tiantong was secretly discussing something at a secluded tavern in the capital.
“Brother White, that kid is so arrogant. He thought nothing of you or me, especially you, Brother White. You and him arrived at almost the same time, but he stole the Dragon Bone Sun Grass from you, this is intolerable!”
Hong Tiantong was obviously very cunning and his words contained a tinge of provocation.
"Well! Jiang Chen, insult me, Bai Zhanyun, means seeking death!”
As Bai Zhanyun spoke, a subordinate in charge of following others came rushing in.
“Young Duke, the boy did not return to Jiang Han's palace. Looks like he went to Turquoise Hall.”
“Pirus Hall? What's that kid doing there? Does he want to buy spirit stones?” Hong Tiantong was somewhat skeptical.
Bai Zhanyun, on the contrary, showed a strange smile after hearing those words. “The Turquoise Hall right? Are you sure?"
“Your servant keeps following him and can't be wrong.”
Bai Zhanyun laughed happily. “Jiang Chen, bad boy, you caused this to yourself. The owner of Turquoise Hall is my uncle!”
He became even more proud when he finished speaking. “Brother Hong, come. Let's watch the show and humiliate this kid cruelly. Let's also grab Dragonbone Sun Grass while we're there!”
Their current location was not far from Turquoise Hall. The two quickly arrived and entered through the back door.
Turquoise Hall is a retailer specializing in spirit and exotic stones. The scale of its operation covers everything, and is the main brand in the capital.
Jiang Chen's visit was certainly not to see or admire the stones, but to make stones to order.
He wandered around the Turquoise Hall for half a day, recalling various memories of his past life in assessing the stone to decide on a particular stone. He discussed, and determined the price.
The owner of the Turquoise Hall hurriedly came out when Jiang Chen was waiting to pay. She smiled, “My sister, what a terrible coincidence. I just found out for myself that the crouching stone you ordered was already ordered by someone else last night.
“Who ordered it? How coincidental!" Jiang Chen was quite surprised, did such a coincidence really exist in this world?
“Wah, great me of course!” An ear-piercing sound rang out from behind as Bai Zhanyun walked out.
“Jiang Chen, what a pity. I've bought this stone. You wanna? Hand over the Sun Grass Dragon Bone. I'll probably consider giving the stone to you if my mood is good.
Jiang Chen quickly stood up. When he saw Bai Zhanyun, Hong Tiantong who was grinning bashfully behind him and then the owner of the Turquoise Hall, he immediately understood the situation.
It seemed like this Bai Zhanyun was bored because of his empty mind. He started the fight in the Hall of Healing and continued it to Turqouise Hall. He was eager to start something with Jiang Chen.
However, the owner of the Turquoise Hall was extremely demeaning to himself in receiving orders from the son of a duke. Jiang Chen's opinion of the man was suddenly revised downward.
"intriguing. Attractively. Boss Song, are you sure you won't sell the stone to me?” Jiang Chen asked while maintaining his composure.
Bai Zhanyun shouted, “Jiang Chen, I already told you that I will only hand over the stone if you hand over the Dragon Bone Sun Grass. Otherwise, never think of getting a rock that crouches.”
"Oh? What if I have to have it?” Jiang Chen smiled lightly.
“Hahaha, do you think that I, the mighty Bai Zhanyun, will hand it over to you? I'd rather buy this stone to line my latrine than give it to you.”
“WC your household is certainly luxurious. So, no room for negotiation?”
“Negotiation, my ass! Either you hand over the Dragonbone Sun Grass or leave here!” Bai Zhanyun also more or less knew that it was unrealistic to expect Jiang Chen to hand over the Dragon Bone Sun Grass.
Jiang Chen laughed heartily and paid no heed to Bai Zhanyun. He didn't want to bother spitting at an idiot like Bai Zhanyun. It's not like he's buying things for himself.
He bought equipment for the royal princess. He would not waste time and energy explaining. Since the village idiot Bai Zhanyun wanted to fight against the royal family, then let him give it a try.
“Bos Song. Looks like you are a smart person who made stupid transactions.” Jiang Chen laughed lightly and shook his head while sighing. “If you don't sell it to me now, it will be too late even if you come to me crying in the future.”
He sauntered out without glancing at Bai Zhanyun or Hong Tiantong afterwards.
He had just reached the main lobby when a colleague walked in, his expression extremely frightened. He muttered a few sentences beside Boss Song's ears with a face full of fear. He did not even dare to look Jiang Chen in the eyes.
Boss Song's face suddenly turned white after he finished listening. It was as if all of the blood had suddenly been sucked out of his body. His face was deathly pale and his lips were filled with a bitter taste.
He exclaimed in an almost crying voice, “Young Duke Jiang, hold your step, please hold your step! This crouching stone is yours. Turquoise Hall will not charge you anything and will send it to your home immediately.”
Boss Song's attitude turned 180 degrees in an instant, greatly surprising Bai Zhanyun and Hong Tiantong.
Especially Bai Zhanyun, his legs leaped in astonishment.
“Uncle, are you serious? Didn't we have a deal?”
Boss Song put on a sad face. “I said, Little emperor, don't make things difficult for your uncle. Don't throw us ordinary humans into the middle while you heavenly beings are fighting.”
Bai Zhanyun became furious. “Heavenly creatures? Faugh's. What kind of heavenly being was Jiang Chen? The rank of a duke in Jiang Han did not even rank at the top of the 108 ranks of a duke in the Eastern Kingdom. You're afraid of him, uncle?”
If he had not been bullied by Bai Zhanyun's parents, boss Song would have surely rushed over and carried out a life-long beating. He would first beat Bai Zhanyun so hard that he was unable to function normally, and then disgustedly spit at him several times to gauge his kindness.
This brat not only destroyed his family, but also dragged boss Song with him!
Boss Song almost jumped forwards and glued himself to Jiang Chen's thigh. “Young Duke, I am senseless and blind. Please, I beg you to accept it! Please refer to this squatting Yang stone as a sign of the old Song's devotion!”
They said to forgive and forget, Jiang Chen had no intention of taking too much trouble for the small business owner.
"Yes yes. The young duke was generous and generous. I'm shy, shy.”
Jiang Chen laughed out loud. How could he not know that someone outside must have intervened, thus causing Song's old face?
As for who intervened, it was even more obvious.
How many houses in the capital have such power that even the grand dukes dare not oppose it? And right now, who else besides the royal family would protect Jiang Chen's interests?
“It appears that Eastern Lu has made certain preparations. Afraid I'm reneging?” Jiang Chen shook his head in his mind and stepped out cheerfully.
He had already finished preparing all the necessary components for the initial step.
Bai Zhanyun had been repeatedly ignored by Jiang Chen and suffered the most despicable feeling of defeat. He stared intently at Song's boss, “Uncle, you should give me an explanation on this matter!”
Boss Song rolled his eyes, “Bai Zhanyun, you better take care of yourself! This is the capital, not your White Tiger territory! Think about whether you can offend someone or not before you behave badly. As your uncle, I will give you advice. Be careful not to ruin your family work for generations in one night if you take one wrong step!”
Boss Song was not worried at all. His partner had just said two sentences.
The first is, “Tiandu commander of the royal guard is outside”, and the second is, “we must sell the crouching stone to Jiang Chen, or we will face the consequences.”
Those two sentences alone were enough to change boss Song's attitude.
Who did not know that the royal bodyguard was the personal bodyguard of the king, a contingent with one of the highest fighting competencies, an entity that held life and death power in the Eastern Kingdom?
It would not be an exaggeration to say that if the royal bodyguards were offended, even the White Tiger Duke would be blown to pieces, let alone boss Song!
The royal guard was also one of the strongest forces in the kingdom. What did this show when an entity of this caliber secretly protected Jiang Chen's interests?
Boss Song was not a fool, he could read the writing on the wall and see the seriousness of the situation.
With a certain bitterness he could not explain himself clearly in the face of Bai Zhanyun's whining grievances. His warning fulfilled his duty as a relative.
If Bai Zhanyun insisted on chasing this moth all the way to the fire, then boss Song should draw the line between the White family and his family as early as possible.
Bai Zhanyun was still cursing and nagging while accusing boss Song of disrespecting the relationship bond. Hong Tiantong was thinking hard. He thinks this development is too strange. This not only happens once, but twice!
Could this Jiang Chen really have an influential figure backing him up?
As for Jiang Chen, he did not wander outside after he finished his task, but headed straight for the Jiang Han palace.
Two people came out as soon as he set foot in the doorway. One of them was Jiang Feng, the duke of Jiang Han and the father he had obtained for a cheap price.
The other was a middle-aged man with a grim and unpleasant face. His expression was cold and he walked straight towards the exit. The Duke of Jiang Han accompanied him with a somewhat obedient smile, muttering something in a low voice.
His attitude was even a little humble.
But no matter how warm Jiang Feng's expression was, it was as if he was putting on a hot face beside a cold butt. The middle-aged man stayed away and did not react at all.
When they reached the door, they met Jiang Chen who had just returned.
Jiang Chen finally recalled who this man was from his past memories. Assistant Organizer Du?
This man was actually one of the main organizers of the Hidden Dragon Trials.
“Chener, are you back? Come and greet the great Organizer Du. I was finally able to invite him to our house, but unfortunately, master Du needs to take care of some things.”
The Assistant Organizer Du glanced at Jiang Chen, and smiled without actually smiling, “You are Jiang Chen?”
As one of the main organizers of the Hidden Dragon Trials, he naturally knew who Jiang Chen was. This question is clearly false.
Jiang Chen was an intelligent person and a keen observer. He was afraid that his father would get a face full of dust from this man, and replied without commitment, “That's me. You are Du?” organizer assistant
Du Ruhai, the assistant organizer of the Hidden Dragon Trials, was ranked number two in terms of actual strength. It was no exaggeration to say that he held the wealth of all the great families participating in the Trials!
No matter which duke, who did not show a polite and insinuating attitude when they met Du Ruhai? Who wouldn't humble themselves?
If he's doing work at a critical moment because you offended him, you won't even know how you died.
Therefore, seeing that Jiang Chen not only did not want to please, but even questioned him back in a tone like this, organizer Du quickly became angry.
It was not that Du Ruhai lacked refinement, but more like he did not need to pretend that he was generous and forgiving in front of the Jiang family.
His expression froze, “Duke Jiang Han? Your son is quite a character. He even dared to defile the Rite of Heavenly Worship, no wonder he did not think too much of a mere organizer.”
Jiang Feng knew his situation was bad when he heard those words, and was about to apologize.
Du Ruhai extended his hand and laughed coldly. “Duke Jiang Han, no need to speak anymore. I'm planning to help your son during the Hidden Dragon Trials. But I received many messages from the other dukes this afternoon, saying that your son has no understanding of morals or ethics. Helping her is like putting myself in danger. Therefore, you are alone for the Exam!”
“Organizer Du, this.” Jiang Feng was very agitated.
“Duke Jiang Han, don't blame me for speaking frankly. Even without warning from the duke, based solely on your useless son's attitude, you should pray every day that I don't complicate his life!”
Du Ruhai arbitrarily decided to set aside all considerations for others.
