The Emperor of the Three Realms

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The capital of Skylaurel Kingdom, in front of Jiang Chen's new palace.    

"What's? You said who are you?” Qiao Shan placed one hand into his ear with a calmness like someone who did not hear well. “I said, are you not having breakfast or what? Can't you speak louder?”    

Lu Wuji's face was deathly pale. What an insult!    

How could he not realize that Jiang Chen's personal bodyguard was deliberately humiliating him and upset him?    

But, given his circumstances, no matter how great he was, Lu Wuji, he did not dare to make a fuss. He firmly suppressed the anger in his heart and raised his voice, “I Lu Wuji and I are here to convey my apology to Jiang Chen.”    

“Lu Hou-ki?” Qiao Shan started and returned to his friends by his side. “Who is Lu Wuji? Have you heard of him?”    

The others chuckled and shook their heads.    

How could Lu Wuji not know that these personal guards were deliberately making fun of him? With his usually haughty and arrogant demeanor, Lu Wuji almost wanted to draw his sword towards those who insulted him.    

However, the rest of the reason was still not swept away by hatred. He gathered up his courage and said out loud, “Brother, I have brought the item your host wants. It was my fault earlier for not seeing Mount Tai. I'm here to apologize to your young master.”    

At this moment, a warm laugh sounded from the courtyard as Jiang Chen and Tian Shao walked side by side.    

“Commander Tian, you got in big trouble over the past few days. I've settled here so you can return to the Dragonteeth Guard to report. Please send my regards to the director.”    

Tian Shao cupped his hands, “Not at all, not at all. Brother Jiang, I'll come out myself.”    

The two chatted and laughed as they arrived at the door, completely ignoring Lu Wuji by the side, as if he was just a cloud of air standing there.    

Tian Shao in particular, his eyes only swept across Lu Wuji's face once as he exited through the door. He did not even look towards Lu Wuji when he left.    

Lu Wuji was furious. He was always far above others with his eyes fixed on the top. Inside the Dragon Tooth Guard, even Tian Shao's superior was quite friendly when he saw Lu Wuji, addressing him as General Lu.    

This Tian Shao dared to ignore him, Lu Wuji! He dared to ignore a deputy general whose rank was higher than his own rank of commander!    

“Tian Shao, when today's matter passes, I will teach you how heavy the price to pay to offend me, Lu Wuji!”    

Lu Wuji stared intently at Tian Shao's departure as he gritted his teeth inwardly.    

“Stop looking at him. Before you want to take revenge, you must first consider whether or not you can pass the current ordeal. Jiang Chen fully understood the human heart. Due to the training of the Boulder Heart and the God's Eye, he was quite accurate in conveying his statement.    

“Jiang Chen, you're quite proud at the moment, aren't you?” Lu Wuji would not ask.    

Jiang Chen laughed casually. “Yes, you are not entirely stupid! You can find out even when I'm proud of something. You're right, I'm pretty proud. Why don't I become like that? Someone who wanted to step on me now begged me to accept his offering and apologized to me. Tell me, wouldn't you be proud if this happened to you?”    

If this matter were to happen to Lu Wuji, he would definitely be even more proud and unrestrained.    

Even Lu Wuji himself could not deny this.    

“Jiang Chen, all items are here. Please check them.” Lu Wuji was ultimately not stupid. He knew that arguing verbally with Jiang Chen now would only bring trouble upon himself.    

“Let them. I thought you didn't have the guts to skimp on any of them.” Jiang Chen chuckled.    

“How about those three great sites?” Lu Wuji was very worried about this. If those three big sites did not subside, he would be skinned and his tendons stripped away when he returned.    

“What is the relationship of those three great sites with me?” Jiang Chen smiled.    

Lu Wuji's face turned pale, “Jiang Chen, what do you mean by this? You have received the item. Do you want to retract your words?”    

Jiang Chen laughed casually and said nothing before speaking to Qiao Shan and Qiao Chuan, “Bring those items into.”    

Jiang Chen walked into the courtyard with flat steps after giving his orders, leaving Lu Wuji outside. Lu Wuji wasn't sure if he should leave or stay.    

“Jiang Chen, don't take advantage too far from others!” Lu Wuji became a little anxious.    

“Step too far in taking advantage of others?” Jiang Chen's calm voice came out from within. “Lu Wuji, you think too much. In my eyes, you are not even human. What right do you have to oppress you? Get out of here, don't embarrass yourself at my front door. I'll feel embarrassed even if you don't.”    

Lu Wuji seemed to want to explode in anger, but he also knew that if he was angry now, it would give Jiang Chen a reason to take revenge. This was Jiang Chen's territory and good people would not fight a war when there were obstacles blocking him.    

“Jiang Chen, just wait. You accept the item but do not comply with any part of your agreement. I can't do anything to you right now, but the same doesn't apply to my uncle!” Lu Wuji thought and immediately got an idea. “Alright, I'll come back now and tell all this to my uncle. I will decorate it very well and anger uncle so he took action to suppress this Jiang Chen.    

Lu Wuji returned to Yang Zhao's palace with great vigor and enthusiasm, exaggerating the events of the day and magnifying Jiang Chen's dominant arrogance more than tenfold.    

After he said many words, Yang Zhao raised one leg and stomped his butt. “Stupid! You are a fool compared to Jiang Chen!”    

“What....what am I doing now?” Lu Wuji was unreconciled and had a face full of innocence.    

"What's? Do you really think that Jiang Chen is as stupid as you who received the goods and did nothing? We have just received word from all parties that all cooperation has returned to running.”    

Lifting his neck, Lu Wuji had another idea. “Uncle, after the partnership is re-established, this means the three big sites are no longer at war. Then, did you just accept the fact that Jiang Chen tricked us so much? This is not your style.”    

“Receive this?” Yang Zhao laughed coldly in succession. “Jiang Chen must have the desire to swallow all my stuff so that I can receive this!”    

Lu Wuji was immediately excited when he heard this. “Uncle, what brilliant plan do you have in mind?”    

“Wuji, do you know where your mistake is this time? You are wrong for charging too far. Of course, I also ignored my supervisory duties in this regard. For now, don't rush too far ahead. Jiang Chen offended the Northern Palace, why should we attack enemy lines on behalf of the Northern Palace? Remember, don't be a weapon for others later on. Instead, be the one to force the people of the Northern Palace to survive.”    

Lu Wuji patted his thigh. "That's right! I really miscalculated this time. Originally this was the business of the Northern Palace. I am just a little more proactive because I want to show a strong appearance in front of the first prince.”    

“Be smarter in the future!” Yang Zhao analyzed. “The first prince will definitely remember how big your sacrifice was this time. You can take advantage of this opportunity to gain more goodwill from the first prince. Remember, it is you who controls whether you are a dragon or a snake. When he ascends the throne in the future and becomes king, it is up to you whether you continue to be cowardly and timid, or rise to the position of general director. I can support you from the back, but what I can do is also limited.”    

Lu Wuji was thinking hard.    

…    

Inside the palace of the fourth prince Ye Rong.    

Ye Rong laughed out loud. “Sister, I must say that I once again underestimated your abilities. Come, I salute you with this cup of wine.”    

I also salute Jiang Chen's younger brother. Tian Shao also raised his cup. He was very grateful to Jiang Chen. Such gratitude was very similar to Feng Yan's gratitude towards Jiang Chen.    

"I'm ashamed. I hope I don't involve the fourth prince this time.” Jiang Chen raised his glass and gestured, saying to Tian Shao again, “Brother Tian, congratulations on the promotion of being the deputy general.”    

"Involve me?" Ye Rong smiled. “This is the situation I want to see when I invite you to the capital. The more problems you cause, the more I feel proud. It proves that my judgment is quite accurate and correct.”    

Tian Shao also smiled. “Big brother Jiang Chen, the matter this time is not necessarily bad for the fourth prince. At the very least, there had never been anyone who had emerged from an exchange with the first prince who was superior. Although the first prince did not appear blatantly in this matter, yet personally, every prince knew very well that the first prince wanted to use this matter as an excuse to oppress the fourth prince. However, this time he miscalculated.”    

Tian Shao was a military man. Whether he was a commander or a deputy general at the moment, his words were always straightforward and forthright. He won't beat around the bush.    

This was also what Ye Rong admired from Tian Shao.    

“Come, we drink.” Jiang Chen did not expect that this matter would actually be involved in a veiled showdown and open competition between princes. He would not put himself on a pedestal when he heard them talking like that.    

After the wine filled their bellies, Ye Rong said again, “Adik, although I don't know why the three big sites made this much effort at the same time, but I have to remind you of one thing. Your position and status has changed. The number of people watching you will also increase. Be careful what you do. Neither Vice Director Yang of the Dragon Tooth Guard nor the Northern Palace was a good person.”    

“True, you should be wary of any backlash from them.”    

Jiang Chen nodded. “Thank you for your reminder. I understand."    

Ye Rong laughed frankly and suddenly thought of something. “True, My sister, I came to see you this time to tell you something.”    

"What's that?"    

“The problem is as follows. My teacher, Tutor Ye, Ye Chonglou, will be having a birthday party in half a month. All of us, princes, will share the news of our birthday. I only have three places on my side so I can bring three people. I wonder if you, little brother, are interested?”    

Offering someone a birthday? Jiang Chen was honestly not too interested in it. But since Ye Rong said it like this, he had actually not asked Jiang Chen for his opinion, but rather invited him to participate. He obviously couldn't resist it.    

Jiang Chen smiled and nodded, “The prince teacher should be an elder who has noble character and high prestige. It must be really fun then. If I can attend and expand my knowledge, that is also a good thing.”    

“Crue. You can also improve your network and increase your recognition rate. You have just arrived at Skylaurel Kingdom and most likely have no direct impression of Tutor Ye.”    

When Tian Shao heard Master Ye's name, his face was full of respect and adoration as his entire body was upright.    

“Jiang Chen's younger brother, Master Ye is the king's guardian spirit for the current dynasty. His training level was mysterious and unpredictable. It was said that even the elders of the Precious Tree Sect greatly admired the level of martial dao training of Tutor Ye.”    

“Spirit king protectors?” Jiang Chen started. He knew that only a practitioner at the peak of the spirit realm had the right to be called a spirit king. Those who were labeled spirit kings were those placed above the peak of the spirit realm.    

"Yes." Yeah." Tian Shao's tone of voice was very respectful. “Male brother Jiang Chen, do the four big sites have great power? Yes, but even the heads of the four big sites should call themselves juniors in front of Tutor Ye. How strong do you think Tutor Ye is?”    

Even Jiang Chen felt surprised now. Skylaurel Kingdom has a strong royal protector? On the contrary, the eldest grandfather from the Eastern Kingdom who had never shown his face was basically just a joke.    

“Tutor Ye is also an old grandfather of the royal family?” Jiang Chen was quite curious.    

Ye Rong sighed, “The royal father never mentioned his status to us. We only know that his surname is Ye, but we don't know if he is the eldest grandfather of the royal family. We also only know she is celebrating her birthday, but don't know how old she is.”    

Such a mysterious old man had instead stirred a hint of longing in Jiang Chen's heart.    

The royal guardian spirit king. Just based on these words, Jiang Chen decided that he would go see him no matter what. He also wanted to see what kind of practitioners at the peak of the spirit realm in this world looked like.    

Perhaps, he could get a little inspiration about the spirit realm from her?