The Emperor of the Three Realms

chapter 22

The atmosphere of the dinner was quite lively. Even Princess Gouyu had a very serious expression on her face. Even though he looked indifferent on the surface, his heart was still quite shocked.    

After all, it would not be a good thing for the royal family if the Duke of Soaring Dragon became even stronger.    

Especially this Long Juxue. If he really entered the Purple Sun Sect, then his future development would be limitless. Although Princess Gouyu was praised as a martial dao genius in the kingdom, she had never attracted the attention of any hidden sects and remote teachers.    

Jiang Chen was extremely observant, and with just a glance, he had deduced most of Princess Gouyu's internal struggles.    

“Heh heh, he's just a more talented person, that's all. The martial dao path was like climbing a bottomless abyss. Those with better potency happen to climb a little faster than others. If the slightest mistake is made and there are hands that slip, they fall and are smashed into pieces. Everything remains in vain if one has only talent and does not have the right disposition.”    

His voice is not loud. It seemed like he muttered to himself, and explained something to Eastern Zhiruo.    

But the listener who listens with the heart will understand this feeling. A strange light shot out from Princess Gouyu's eyes when she heard those words. His gaze swept across Jiang Chen's face, and he suddenly thought that this venomous-tongued young man was not so disgusting.    

“No, how can I forgive this child just like that?” Princess Gouyu immediately suppressed that goodwill.    

Jiang Chen squirmed lazily and pouted, “So, pride has been proud and prowess has been shown, this is enough isn't it? When will the food be served? I was so hungry that my chest touched my back!”    

He did not hold back his voice as he said these words. It sounded like the roar of a disgruntled young man.    

However, when voiced on such an occasion, it was quite annoying.    

Long Zhaofeng originally wanted to be eloquent, but found it hard to continue, when he was interrupted by an ear-piercing and unexpected sound.    

But, what can he do? He could not drag Jiang Chen out to be beaten.    

This Jiang Chen never knew how to pick the right time. To someone who even dared to fart in the Heavenly Worship Rite, stating some of those foolish statements seemed to be in line with his style.    

The Duke of Soaring Dragon was slightly relieved when he thought of this. “This child was born with brain damage. This was actually a good thing, as the Duke of Jiang Han would find it harder to establish his foundation with a useless son. It should have been easier to convince him to give up the land in spirit later.    

Zhao Longfeng's internal dissatisfaction dissipated after a round of self-comfort. He laughed, “Ya, yes. I'm sorry for making everyone wait, let's start the banquet! Everyone is comfortable. Please eat. Drink up!"    

However, Long Juxue's gaze swept over Jiang Chen. A hidden trace of a conspiracy smile appeared on that pretty profile as he thought of the events that had happened in the Hall of Healing.    

"Hold! It was rare for this house to be full, especially with the presence of the main organizer of the Hidden Dragon Trials. There were so many heirs of the dukedom present today, why not have some fun? Let's have everyone showcase what they've learned so far in life as entertainment for a banquet!”    

It was obvious from Long Juxue's tone that she had taken on an identity as a direct disciple of the Purple Sun Sect, and had placed herself on equal footing with the main organizers of the Hidden Dragon Trials.    

“Amazing advice!”    

“Haha, very good. If we show our talent in front of the future direct disciple of the Purple Sun Sect, perhaps Miss Juxue will write an introduction for us about the Sect if she so desires.”    

“It makes a lot of sense! Haha, it seems like we should display our talents fully in front of Miss Juxue today.”    

“Lifetime effort will pay off if we are endowed with a smile from a beautiful woman.”    

Armed with memories of his past life, Jiang Chen had a sharp intuition. When he felt Long Juxue's gaze pass through his face, he knew that the woman was eyeing him.    

Princess Gouyu was as sensitive as Jiang Chen. Although he was unaware of why Jiang Chen and Long Juxue were at odds with each other, with his intelligence and ingenuity, how could he not understand the situation? Long Juxue did not bother to hide her intentions.    

He kicked Jiang Chen down the table, muttering softly, “Church, be careful! Long Juxue is trapping you.”    

Jiang Chen was a little surprised. Since when did Princess Gouyu concern herself with her affairs? Did he not want to hit her hard?    

He stuffed the fruit into his mouth indifferently, laughing indifferently. “Why come after me? How could a useless person like me, who did not even want to hurt a fly, threaten someone born with a better body condition?”    

Gouyu felt very tired seeing Jiang Chen's laziness. You will find out the strength of Long Juxue when she fools you later.    

It was true, Long Juxue chuckled and spoke at Bai Zhanyun's desk, “The friends of Brother Bai's family and Brother Hong seemed to have been in conflict before with Jiang Han's heir, Brother Jiang. Why not take advantage of this opportunity to learn something about each other? We martial dao practitioners obliterate hostility with a smile. All relationships are built on our fists. Doesn't everyone agree?”    

Bai Zhanyun was overjoyed by these words and immediately jumped up. “Yes, Miss Juxue is very reasonable. You only form true friendships after a fight. Jiang Chen, what did you say to get a better understanding of each other today?”    

“Brother Bai, I from the Hong family also want to get to know Jiang Chen. Why don't I go first?”    

“You're both big brothers, you're the heir to the four ranks of a big duke; you won't take responsibility from us right? I, Yan Yiming, have long been fascinated by brother Jiang Chen.”    

These people felt dizzy from the silliness when they heard Long Juxue say that all friendships are formed on the basis of debate. They finally had a justifiable reason to hit Jiang Chen and humiliate him greatly. This is an opportunity that will never happen again.    

At this moment, the other prominent dukes had received a gesture from the duke of Soaring Dragon and had come to scorn.    

“Yes yes, someday the time will pass for us old mist and the turn of the younger generation who will replace them. What a rare opportunity for our heirs to learn from each other and strengthen their friendship! It also improved the martial dao atmosphere in the Eastern Kingdom. What a wonderful thing!”    

About ten dukes had joined the crowd in an instant. They all expressed positive opinions, and even more felt in agreement.    

Yan Yiming was extremely proud and cupped his hands in a fake manner. “Jiang Chen, we've misunderstood before. Why not argue a little and get to know each other. Maybe we can even become good friends after a fight?”    

He finally brought his provocation directly to Jiang Chen's face.    

Jiang Chen sighed resignedly and threw the beans he was holding. He replied casually, “Yan Yiming right? If I were you, I wouldn't behave like this. With your position and potential, you are not meant to be a star tonight. Why bother paving the way for others? If you misstep, you will embarrass yourself.”    

“Shame?” Yan Yiming laughed arrogantly. “Jiang Chen, speak frankly if you are afraid. If you are willing to bow your head to apologize and beg for forgiveness, I'll consider forgiving you.    

"Apardon?" Jiang Chen stood up lazily. “I, Jiang Chen, don't even know how to write the word 'apology'. But you will soon find out how wrong you are. What did you just say? Go to a debate? Then let's do.”    

Jiang Chen picked a random spot in the empty area next to the main hall.    

“Heh heh, keep pretending to be Jiang Chen! The true Qi of the three weak meridians who dared to present themselves, I am impressed by your courage. Yan Yiming sneered sinisterly and stepped forward. Six meridians of true qi surged as he built up an imposing aura, trying to crush his opponent through the aura alone.    

“Stop bluffing! If you want to attack then do it, I want to eat after the fight. Do you think it's easy to stay hungry for long?” Jiang Chen paid no heed to Yan Yiming's attitude.    

“Jiang Chen, you pretended to have an ace in your arm when you only had three true qi meridians. You are asking for death. Eat my fist!”    

As this was a friendly match and Princess Gouyu was present, Yan Yiming did not use her family's traditional martial arts, but rather used the Amethyst Cloud Palm technique of the Eastern Amethyst Qi method.    

Six meridians true qi was the highest plane of existence in the intermediate realm. When he activated his six meridians true qi in combination with the overwhelming waves of his palm, his aura was such that it even gave off loose dust and small stones.    

Yan Yiming jumped upwards, his body as light as a feather. A purple light emanated between the movements of his palm and some shadows on his palm appeared. They were like blooming plum blossoms, fluttering to the ground in great celebration. The sight overwhelmed the audience.    

“Floor palm trees fill the sky as birds fly across the long grass. Plums fall when flying. Who would have thought that Yan Yiming had trained the Amethyst Cloud Palm to the peak of perfection! Very very rare.”    

“The Yanmen heiress lives up to her reputation. No wonder he was ranked in the top ten!    

Compliments were heard from all over at that moment. Even Bai Zhanyun and Hong Tiantong looked at Yan Yiming with serious gazes, deep in thought.    

Their training levels were most likely on par with each other, only judging from the look of this Amethyst Cloud Palm. This Yan Yimin is actually something!    

"Huh. How dare Jiang Chen step in with just three meridians of actual qi. Bai Zhanyun was on fire because he wanted to see Jiang Chen get beaten up so he spat out blood.    

Surrounded by the shadows of palm trees filling the air, Jiang Chen was like a lonely sampan drifting along the stream. There seemed to be no way in which he could avoid being swallowed by the palm shadow.    

The smile of a victor was increasingly concentrated on Yan Yiming's face.    

And at this moment, Jiang Chen started to make a move.    

To put it simply, Jiang Chen simply stepped forward lightly. Princess Gouyu had been observing the fight with serious eyes, and this one step caused a strange look to appear in her eyes.    

Because, Jiang Chen had stepped out with precise accuracy and landed on a single spot where Yan Yiming's aura was weakest, the area where his attacks were most difficult to cover.    

This was the smallest opening, yet it was as if Jiang Chen had predicted it and took an incredible step when Yan Yiming slid towards him.    

At the same time, Jiang Chen's arm lifted slightly, and a finger pointed with a movement of his hand.    

An ear-piercing sound split the air like a meteor streaking across the sky.    

People don't know where it came from, and where it came from.    

Painful cries sounded at the next moment, and many shadows of palm trees suddenly spread out like broken branches and withered leaves. Yan Yiming's gallant and light body suddenly shot to the ground in a severe fall, like a dead weight.    

Big punch!    

The fall was so hard that the ground shook too slowly!    

This impact even caused the person who saw it to feel an itch in his bones. The subject of their gaze was most likely getting dropped.    

The other protagonist, Jiang Chen, lightly cleaned his hand and sighed. “For someone who underestimated us three meridians of true qi, I actually thought you were something. But who would have thought that you would be destroyed with just a single prick! Bah, that's bad. Disappointing, quite disappointing.”    

Soleness. Silence enveloped.    

At this moment, silence was much better than making a sound!