The Sovereign Of The Three Realms

Chapter 26: Jiang Feng Erupting

The sparring match between the heirs of the rank of a duke had ended with this result. With her identity, Princess Gouyu was naturally safe from the suspicion that she was on Jiang Chen's side.

After all, whether in terms of identity or position, Jiang Chen did not deserve such favoritism from Princess Gouyu.

Moreover, who did not know that Princess Gouyu was notoriously cold and impartial? If that wasn't the case, how would His Majesty the King willingly let Princess Gouyu organize an event as important as the Hidden Dragon Trials?

At the same time, even though it was miraculous that Jiang Chen had defeated Bai Zhanyun, it happened right before the eyes of the audience. Even if they wanted to suspect foul play, they could not find a reason to do so.

Return to the banquet, where wine and food flow in large quantities. The atmosphere had not fully recovered thanks to the events of the day.

For better or worse, everyone has their own internal concerns.

Especially the dukes who had been at odds with the duke of Jiang Han – they still could not guess, was Jiang Chen's victory a coincidence?

Or was he a wolf in sheep's clothing, and the boy's father duo finally began to show their monstrous fangs in the last segment of the Hidden Dragon Trials?

To say that someone in the early realms of true qi could hone one's weakness with eight meridians true qi after one demonstration of the latter; even a martial dao master would be hard pressed to believe it.

How is it possible to find flaws after one look, and then defeat the opponent in an actual battle?

If it is so easy for the weak to win over the strong, then why is everyone training so hard?

But, to say that Jiang Chen pretended to be a wolf in sheep's clothing – wasn't his action too real?

The key is, farting during the Heavenly Worship Rite is not in the guidelines of being a wolf in sheep's clothing! This is a mortal sin, and severe punishment is given.

Unless...did Eastern King Lu play with Jiang Chen?

This is even more ridiculous! Surely the king wasn't so bored as to do something like this? Plus, surely the Jiang family did not command so many faces that the king wholeheartedly acted according to their playbook?

Only the Duke of Tianshui and a few other officials could vaguely guess what was really going on, as they had been eyewitnesses to the events that night at the Jiang Han residence.

“Maybe the heavenly protector has not left Jiang Chen yet, letting this child benefit from a foolish fortune?” The duke of Tianshui explained things like this to himself.

This kind of speculation is the most logical. The duke of Tianshui had deduced something after observing Jiang Feng's expression and actions. Jiang Feng, at the very least, had no prior knowledge of the matter.

With Jiang Feng's level of shrewdness, his acting ability would not be equivalent if he pretended to be a wolf in sheep's clothing. He would quickly reveal his flaws.

Fatty Xuan and the others took a social walk when the banquet began, and were quite friendly with Jiang Chen. They got along with Jiang Chen before because he was generous, had a sense of justice, and was willing to speak up for a friend.

Now, with Jiang Chen's strength, they had an even greater sense of mutual pride.

“True once! Brother Chen, I, the fat Xuan, have been hanging out with you for two or three years but never knew that brother Chen was a true genius! World-class acting skills, world-class potential, and definitely world-class power. The younger brother was amazed, amazed! ”

Fatty Xuan looked extremely excited and his saliva flew as he moved his hand. He was more excited than a little boy at Christmas – as if Jiang Chen was being amazing the same as him being amazing.

Bai Zhanyun was white-faced at another table, and he lowered his head as he found solace at the base of his wine cup.

Yan Yiming, who had been struck once by Jiang Chen before, finally regained his senses and muttered loudly. “Jiang Chen was definitely using a wicked trick! He only has three meridians true qi, how can he defeat me!”

Hong Tiantong, on the other hand, secretly felt relieved. It was fortunate that he was smart enough to avoid looking for the spotlight after Bai Zhanyun pointed out the Eastern King Points.

Think about it! If he were to argue with Jiang Chen, then the person who was humiliated in front of everyone today was not the two of them, but him, Hong Tiantong.

Hong Tiantong's thoughts churned as he watched Bai Zhanyun drown his sorrows in alcohol, he wanted to continue provoking the latter. “Brother Bai, don't despair. In terms of strength, he was at the starting realm of true qi. How could he be your opponent? Eastern King Point was just a basic technique. This kid is lucky and has trained more, that's all. If we compete in terms of family history, how could that duke of Jiang Han think of competing with your family from the White Tiger legacy?

Bai Zhanyun simply lowered his head and smiled wryly, changing his usually domineering pride style. He shook his head lightly, but said nothing. He's not a stupid man.

The previous time where he had chosen Jiang Chen purely to get Long Juxue's help.

Except, he suddenly saw the light after Jiang Chen's words of enlightenment, and his mind became clear.

Indeed, he was at the peak of his life. Is it appropriate to go that far for a woman who would never seriously consider him? And, although Hong Tiantong had chosen Jiang Chen several times with Bai Zhanyun, the former had never suffered any losses, whereas Bai Zhanyun had always been the one to bear the consequences.

What does that mean?

This meant that Hong Tiantong was the sneaky type who had always used Bai Zhanyun as cannon fodder!

“Do you really think I'm that stupid?” Bai Zhanyun glanced at Hong Tiantong as his heart grew more than a few traces of vigilance and disdain for this calculating character.

Even if this Jiang Chen had some plot in mind and had some potential, there was an insurmountable gap between him and his daughter's innate constitution.

Therefore, Long Zhaofeng's intrigue in Jiang Han's land with the veins did not subside, rather, he decided to increase it.

After several rounds of drinks were poured, Long Zhaofeng raised his glass towards Jiang Feng. “Sister Jiang Feng, I am really surprised by your son's appearance today. He has expanded my worldview. I have long wanted to be friends with big brother Jiang. Why not take advantage of this opportunity today? I'm sticking with my words, what do you think of my proposal?

Why not go with the flow today and gladly affix the seal of approval on it? Old brother, you have seen my sincerity. As long as you nod, you won't have to do anything else and will receive three hundred thousand silver from me every year. Our two families will be united as brothers forever, how does that sound?

Long Zhaofeng's tone of voice was generous, as if he was actually giving a nice face to duke Jiang Han when forcefully seizing Jiang's property at the lowest price.

Jiang Feng knew that this chair would be difficult to sit on when Long Zhaofeng brought it to this table. The gloves were removed, and Long Zhaofeng went straight to the point.

He could only put a brave face on it and said, “Duke Long, my Jiang Han territory is located in the south and is a poor place with not many sources of income. The entire household budget comes mostly from income from a plot of land with spirit veins. Duke Long's proposal was to cut off the main avenue of money for my Jiang Han territory. The younger brother here really found it hard to agree. ”

It had to be said, with Jiang Feng's temper, it was already an unusual sight to see him speak with such a low posture. If it was another chance, Jiang Feng might have long since kicked over the table and left with a wave of his sleeve.

“Sister Jiang, you make it difficult for me.” The Duke of Soaring Dragon's tone of voice hardened.

“Heh heh, duke Jiang, receiving three hundred thousand per year without doing anything is a pure advantage without skin in the game. Why are you fighting?” Another duke pretended to persuade Jiang Feng.

“Indeed! If it was me, I wouldn't even frown at the thought of sitting on land and receiving money for doing nothing.”

“Duke Jiang, Duke Long is the most prominent duke and wants to befriend you. How many people would give their heads for such an opportunity? And you don't even know how to appreciate this?”

“Really? The Duke of Soaring Dragon was the first Duke of the kingdom, and the hidden sect had claimed Miss Juxue. The Long Family was destined to live with unlimited wealth. You have rejected Duke Long's goodwill and brushed off his face, haven't you made your future path narrower?

These people all depended on the Duke of Soaring Dragon. It sounded like they had Jiang Feng's best interests at heart, but in reality they threatened him, mistreated him, and became a complement to the evil of a tyrant.

There were many things that the duke of Soaring Dragon could not honestly reveal, and they were here to become criminals.

One had to give it to him – if it was another duke, they might have already given up by now. But Jiang Feng was a formidable old bird and shook his head firmly. “Do not talk again. Anyone can say beautiful words, but you wouldn't be so generous if you were asked to cut a part of yourself.”

The representative of the Pill King Garden was also present and had yet to speak. He was the Grand Courtmaster of the Pill King Garden, and chuckled at this moment. “Duke Jiang, during some of the transactions my Pill King Garden made with Jiang Han, we have found that your expertise in cultivating spirit materials is not up to our Garden standards. Therefore, after the unanimous decision of the Garden's internal officials, we have decided that we will no longer receive spirit herbs from the Jiang Han territory. Let this end our partnership from now on. ”

Jiang Feng's expression changed radically after these words.

He refused to crack and was unwilling to rent out the land with spirit veins due to this business relationship with the Pill King Garden.

Through this partnership, the Jiang Han territory could receive five million silvers a year.

But, the head of the Pill King Garden had spoken and had ended their partnership, banning all Jiang Han spirit herbs in the future!

It cuts through the ground where one stands.

Jiang Feng asked hoarsely, “Grand Court Master, should you be so heartless?”

The Grand Court Master replied lightly, “He who observes the bigger picture and takes appropriate action is a smart person. Duke Jiang, you have been mistaken for not realizing how the flow of power has shifted.”

What kind of persuasion is this? This was another attempt to tear Jiang Feng apart.

Jiang Feng had held the anger in his stomach for quite a while, and the words of the Grand Courtmaster were sparks that lit a fire.

His long-held anger erupted in a second as Jiang Feng stood up, laughing out loud. “Good. Goody! Each one of you pretends to be a good person, but you are all savage robbers!

Let me tell you something, I, Jiang Feng, am not a Buddha formed from clay! I can earn less money, and not even earn money at all, but I will not give you the slightest backbone of being a man!

The Pill King Garden isn't it? Ban my Jiang Han territory huh? Doesn't matter! I'd rather keep a pig on that land than let you robbers profit from it! ”

Jiang Feng had erupted. He had erupted suddenly, and was very thorough.

So it feels really good to explode. Jiang Feng felt that the angry emotions in his stomach had been completely disposed of at this moment.

As for the banquet, all became quiet again after Jiang Feng's eruption.

All gazes were fixed on Jiang Feng, looking at him strangely. They all thought, this Jiang father and son duo has made a fuss one after another, and become the center of attention. What is their purpose? Did they really want to create trouble for the Soaring Dragon Duchy and quarrel with them?