The Sovereign Of The Three Realms

Chapter 5: If I cannot heal you, then I will come down with you

What does it mean to receive a carved dragon medal from the supreme ruler of a kingdom?

This meant that Jiang Chen could freely enter and exit the palace.

If this child really healed the princess, then she would be the king's favorite and a good luck omen. He will enjoy the love and goodwill of the king. Who in the kingdom would not treat him with all respect?

Jiang Chen only followed the situation and the expectations of the crowd gathered as he knelt down and received the carved dragon medal. To be honest, as the esteemed son of a Heavenly Emperor in his past life, he really could not force himself to bend his knees before an ordinary king.

He would naturally not reject something that ignored the need to prostrate to a king.

And of course, one had to make some sort of statement when receiving such a gift. He slapped his chest and declared, “Your Highness, your humble subject doesn't make an empty joke. I will only say this, if any accident befalls His Majesty due to my inability in curing him, then your humble subject will join the princess in death.

There are many beautiful words and sentences to express loyalty, but nothing is more straightforward than that sentence. Can't cure it? Then I'll die with him!

This is a great act that involves a family life of its own!

Out of all the nobles under the heavens, who had a spirit like this; loyalty of this magnitude?

At that moment, even Jiang Chen was almost moved by his stunning appearance.

A show that could touch even the heart of the performer naturally conquered others.

The nobles and high officials accompanying Eastern Lu were also secretly shocked. Who would have thought the heir to Jiang Han would have such a spirit. Like a father like a son. Tiger fathers will not give birth to puppies.

Even the crowd with the duke of Tianshui felt that, if their position was reversed, they would not have the strength of this character.

Jiang Chen's appearance was not over. He continued, “Your Majesty, the gods have further guidance. Today's events must remain a secret, with not a single word leaked. This is to first avoid insulting the gods, and secondly to safeguard His Majesty's reputation.”

If word gets out, tonight's hilarious incident might really damage Eastern Lu's reputation. After all, watching his dowry slap himself was not a dignified thing to witness.

And of course, the most important thing was to avoid insulting the gods. If one were to leak secrets and anger the gods, who in turn blamed Eastern Zhiruo, then the situation would be very serious.

Eastern Lu ordered without hesitation, “There is not a single word about today's events that will be discussed after leaving this room. Whoever did it is against the Eastern royal family!”

Fortunately, not many people were present. Excluding those associated with the duke of Jiang Han, those accompanying the king numbered only six or seven.

They were all cunning foxes in politics and knew that the king was very serious. If even this little bit of trouble came out, then all their lives would be at stake.

And not to mention that their appearance today was not the most ideal; their reputation would suffer along with the king if any gossip circulated.

Jiang Chen frightened the nobles sillyly on behalf of the gods, like a fox borrowing the ferocity of a tiger, especially with regards to his desire to remain under the radar.

He didn't want the people of this country to see him as a freak if this got out!

Eastern Lu was deeply moved and uttered a rare sentence filled with emotion as he clasped Jiang Feng's hand, “Duke of Jiang Han, your loyalty and your son's loyalty were very touching.”

Jiang Feng could only smile wryly. His son had enough courage for two people, and fortunately, handled the situation beautifully. If he protested otherwise, he would create unnecessary trouble. He could only grumble inwardly.

“Basic boy, you have fun. You better not screw it up. Whatever, you are my son. If everything goes south, your parents will come in and take a hit for you no matter how bad things are. ”

Jiang Feng's mental state had calmed down a little after the emotional and situational rollercoaster he had just experienced.

They say that long-suffering patients become doctors for the disease. Jiang Chen's past had been plagued by his yin constitution since birth, and thus naturally had done little study in this field.

Of course, with his current state, it would be more than impossible to refine a Sun Moon pill like his past father had. It would be stupid nonsense to think about doing so.

The Sun Moon Pill was a medicine that violated the course of nature in giving the user more life. Even a Heavenly Emperor had exhausted his spiritual energy and sacrificed several years of his life in order to successfully refine it.

It was possible that there was not a single ingredient needed to refine a Sun Moon pill in this world. Even if they did, there was absolutely no way anyone could spend the level of resources that the Celestial Emperor would have to create to pill.

So Sun Moon pills were impossible, but medicines that mimicked the effects of Sun Moon pills existed. Even if they could only offer one-tenth of a thousand of what the Sun Moon pill could do, it was enough to extend one's life by a hundred years.

Remember, Jiang Chen in the past had taken the Sun Moon pill and lived millions of years. He was almost immortal if not for that natural disaster.

With Eastern Zhiruo's situation, there was no way he could live for millions of years; even if a Heavenly Emperor returned from the dead.

But to help him live another eighty or a hundred years, that Jiang Chen could do, and in more ways than one.

However, Jiang Chen had no intention of doing that in a single move. If he quickly resolved Eastern Zhiruo's matter with little effort, then Eastern Lu's gratitude would fade away easily.

The hearts and minds of kings and emperors are constantly and easily changed. Long-term peaceful coexistence is never followed by short-term gratitude.

Jiang Chen needed time, and given enough time, he didn't even want to worry about ordinary royal lords.

Therefore, he decided to walk slowly and steadily. After all, the only thing he needed to accomplish was to prolong the princess' life.

This way, he would not only win the extra time he needed, but also gain an invisible layer of protection.

Anyone who wanted to make trouble for the exclusive royal physician of His Majesty must first decide whether they were able to bear the consequences of the king's wrath.

Jiang Chen held many deep and flowery conversations with the visitors before finally agreeing to treat the princess in three days. Only then did the crowd leave.

But then the fat Xuan who approached with a sad face, “Sister Chen, you are too ruthless. You should have given your brother a hint. The pictorial version of the Worldly Sajadah was the last of its kind, and is now burned out. What will I do during those long, lonely nights now?”

“And that ten thousand silver banknote, it's original.”.

Fatty laughed and scratched his head, “I'm not done yet. It was an authentic Hall of the Nine Underworlds production, I spent five silvers on it.”

Hall of the Nine Underworlds was a respectable shop that specialized in printing paper money to burn for the dead.

The fat face swayed twice in pain as he spoke of the five silvers.

Everyone was fat enough miserly, asking them to take money out of their pockets was as painful as bleeding for them.

“Brother Chen, I can put the ten thousand silver banknotes behind us. But that copy of the Worldly Sajadah was really the last one.”.

“Put it behind us? I forgot before you talked about it. Damn it, when are you going to return the ten thousand silver you borrowed? ” Jiang Chen laughed as he spoke.

“Eh? Brother Chen what are you saying? You're too convincing when you pretend to be dead, I fully trust you. I cried too hard because I was heartbroken and hurt my eardrum. I can't hear very well now. No, this is not going to work, I have to go find a doctor. Brother Chen, rest and I will return to meet you..”.

Fatty had already slipped out the door before his final sentence was delivered.

Other than Xuan Fat, Hubing Yue and Yang Zong were loyal friends of Jiang Chen.

Seeing the plump Xuan had escaped, Hubing Yue spoke briefly with Jiang Chen and left as well.

Yang Zong wanted to give an explanation, but in the end did not say anything after Jiang Chen patted his shoulder. He's gone too.

When all had left, only Jiang's father and son were left in the hall.

Jiang Feng unsheathed his sword without a word. A brilliant cold light flashed with a shake of his wrist, and the black wooden coffin that occupied the center of the hall immediately broke into wooden fragments.

“Come, someone cleans up and picks it up to burn. Clean this shit air!” Words alone could not describe how excited Jiang Feng was for regaining a son he thought had been lost.

On the other hand, Jiang Chen looked at his father with a small smile, “Dad, do you not have anything to ask me?”

“Hahaha,” Jiang Feng laughed out loud and patted Jiang Chen on the shoulder. “You are my son, I will bear the consequences no matter what you do!”

It made Jiang Chen speechless. This father is very lacking in principles.

But one should know that the previous Jiang Chen in this body was as close as possible to the irreparable .b.a.j.i.n.g.a.n. If he really died, then only one line needed to be written for his tombstone: Here lies a noble who does everything but his duty.

A small accident every three days, a major disaster every five days.

Jiang Feng had almost forgotten how many times he had cleaned his son.

Of course, that does not mean that this child does not have any positive traits about him. At least he is loyal and has a little dependence. Otherwise, he wouldn't have a crew of fellow bad guys around him calling him their leader.

In short, it would be difficult to find anything positive to say about Jiang Chen. It would be easier to find a needle in a haystack. But to identify some of its flaws.it is numerous and easy to determine.

It would be fine for the special children of the noble household to have some character flaws. But the child's biggest failure was that he was so lazy to practice!

“Ai, what a person who does not appreciate what he has,” Jiang Chen had to admit so much when he finished sifting through the memories of the previous person. That Jiang Chen had truly lost his purpose.

An unconditionally supportive old man, and the potential was not too bad. He was born with a golden spoon in his mouth in the Eastern Kingdom.

But among his friends, this fellow fell to the last rank in his class.

As the inheritors of each dukedom, they could not reside within the royal capital. They should really be in their own territory.

The heirs and rulers of each rank of a duke had gathered to participate in the Hidden Dragon Trials.

There were 108 dukes in the Eastern Kingdom, but these dukes were not carved in stone. The Hidden Dragon Trials that took place every twenty years were a test for the designated heirs.

Only if the heir successfully passed the Hidden Dragon Trials would he be allowed to maintain command over the rank of a duke, territory, and family legacy.

If he fails, the family must relinquish command, their land is confiscated and their property revoked. They would go back to being a wealthy family without power or prestige.

If they became a family without power or influence, then their collapse and eventual death would be very likely. Just as monkeys scatter when a tree falls, it would be a definite conclusion that their influence will diminish, and that people will leave the family.

After all, losing the rank of a duke meant that the family had lost all the power traps and many sources of income. The family had to live off their savings, and it was not enough to feed an army of subordinates and guards.

The royal family would also not allow those who had lost their ducal rank to develop and grow stronger than the current dukes.

The Hidden Dragon Trials were quite long as they lasted for three years.

At the end of the three years, an inheritance ceremony will be held in the capital for heirs who successfully pass the test. This meant that the power of the duchy and its lands was retained for another twenty years.

And after twenty years, a representative of the new generation had to be sent to participate in the Hidden Dragon Trials.

The purpose of the Hidden Dragon Trials was to ensure that each rank of a duke maintained the situation of developing a large amount of talent, and to avoid any stoppages on the path of self-improvement.

If you can't pass, then you lose the rank of a family duke.

This is the rule of survival in this world.

Unostentatious. Directly. Brutalised. Brutalising!