Chapter 40 - Flavor Match
The wrinkles on w.a.n.g Wenjing"s face trembled slightly, but he suddenly laughed: "Haha, Your Highness, you have done quite a bit this time. The real works of the Mo Country"s Song Wen, and it"s such a huge work, I"m afraid that even if they gave him more money, he would still not be willing to write it."Crown Prince Xiang Qian replied with a smile, "Teacher must be joking. Since it"s royal uncle"s birthday present, he naturally has to think twice. This Mo Country"s expert, Song Wen, is indeed eccentric. He refused to draw for me no matter what from the beginning."
"However, when I said that it was a birthday present for uncle Huang, I immediately ordered some people to study ink and use the brush. Speaking of which, it was because of uncle Huang that I was able to get hold of this painting.
"Haha …" Everyone laughed out loud when they heard this. However, they did not know that in the instant before, a storm had already started.
After the Crown Prince Xiang Qian had finished giving his gifts, it was the princess, Xiang Fei, who gave him a Rainbow Coral that he had fished out from the depths of the East Sea. The coral was not only colourful and beautiful, it was also important.
The latter was an extremely precious elixir. After consuming it, not only would it extend one"s lifespan, it would also have the miraculous effect of increasing the cultivation of a martial artist. It could be said to be an extremely precious gift!
The present that Xiang Jinglei gave his father was a crossbow that was over ten meters long. The strength bow was entirely black, and the surface of the bow was engraved with black-dragon-like scales, its tentacles were cold, its texture was tough, and its weight was astonishing. It weighed nearly a thousand kilograms, causing the four servants carrying the longbow to be exhausted as they walked up the stairs.The item that Xiang Jinglei had given him was a Spirit Treasure Cloud Weapon, named "Cloud Piercer". To pull out a full moon, one would need at least a few thousand kilograms of strength, and even Xiang Jinglei himself could barely pull out a full moon.
However, when the heavy bowstring was caught by Xiang Tian, the latter only held the bowstring between two of his fingers. However, when the heavy bowstring was caught by Xiang Tian, the latter only held the bowstring between two of his fingers.
"Clang!"
As Xiang Tian"s two fingers loosened, the bowstring shot back and an ear-splitting soft hum resounded, reverberating throughout the entire room.
"The bow is not bad." This Cloud-Piercing Bow received a similar evaluation from Xiang Tian.
Soon after, it was Xiang Jinghong who gave it to Xiang Tian. The latter gave it to him not as a genius gem, nor as a brush, nor as ink, nor as a precious cloud weapon, but rather as a b.l.o.o.d.y blade edge!
When the crowd saw the wedding gift that Xiang Jinghong had brought out, they all stared wide-eyed, bewildered expressions on their faces. As the prince"s second son, Xiang Jinghong was already preparing some precious gifts. How could he have taken out such a blood-stained blade?However, Xiang Jinghong calmly brought the blood-stained blade to Xiang Lingtian and handed it over to his father.
Xiang Tian looked at the curved blade in Xiang Jinghong"s hand and frowned slightly. After staring at it for a moment, his expression changed slightly as he said, "This is the remnant evil of the Southern Wilderness, the blade worn by the generals of the army."Xiang Jinghong"s expression did not change, and he said indifferently: "That"s right, royal father. Three months ago, the remnants of Nu Jiang Country secretly sent troops to sneak across the borders of Tan Jiang, and made a surprise attack on the county city I was guarding, which was discovered by this son. This son and subject ambushed and ambushed over a thousand bandits, and also killed their leader, Tuoba Gu. This son has always wanted to use this object as my royal father"s birthday celebration! "
"This!" When everyone heard this, they all revealed looks of surprise. They had not expected that the congratulatory gift given to their father by Xiang Jinghong was actually a blade dyed in the blood of the enemy.
As for Xiang Tian, he stared at the severed blade in his son"s hand, his eyebrows raised slightly as he laughed out loud in a rare voice, "Hahaha! As expected of my son, the one who protects the nation"s borders and drinks the blood of our enemies! Good boy! This King likes this gift! "
At this moment, the scholarly aura he exuded was completely replaced by his own boldness and pa.s.sion. Previously, the gifts that the crowd had given Xiang Tian were much more valuable than the bloodstained blades, but this gift alone had made him laugh heartily.
Wan Bing also raised his head and laughed, "Hahaha, a tiger father indeed cannot dog, I have heard of that evil general of the Wrath River Kingdom. I heard that he is a half-step master of the Profound Cloud Realm, but you can actually kill him.
Seeing his younger brother being praised so highly by his royal father and Marshal Wan, Xiang Jinglei couldn"t help but curse in his heart, "This b.a.s.t.a.r.d second brother actually has such a trick up his sleeve! Why didn"t you vent your anger earlier?! Your father will kill no less bandits and enemies than you! I"ll definitely take good care of you next time!"After receiving the gifts from these juniors, Xiang Tian had originally wanted everyone to continue drinking to their heart"s content. However, Marshal w.a.n.g, who had been drinking till his neck turned red, suddenly thought of something as he asked in a hoa.r.s.e voice, "Prince, don"t you have three sons? How come you only see the eldest son, the second son, and the youngest son?"
"…"
Wan Bing"s words pulled everyone back from their thoughts. It was only then that they recalled that the King Shoulder had three sons. Why was it that on his birthday, he only saw the eldest son and the second son, and not the youngest son?
Speaking of which, although this little crown prince has a bad reputation, his fame is even greater than his two older brothers. At the very least, if you go to Dragon City and talk about Xiang Yun"s name, regardless of whether you"re male or female, young or old, you"ll at least be able to vividly talk about one or two matters regarding the little crown prince.Although the crowd did not like this little crown prince, he was still the prince"s own son. Since the latter was mentioned, even if they were pretending, they would have to pretend to ask about it.
Hearing everyone mention Xiang Yun, the smile on Xiang Tian"s face instantly disappeared, turning slightly stiff.
"Everyone, you just have to enjoy the feast. Why did you allow that brat to ruin your mood?"Wan Bing then waved his hand and said, "Your Royal Highness, the Crown Prince is still young, and although he is a little mischievous, he is still a teenager. When I was young, he was also a lawless lord, I think he will change when he is older, there is no need to be so preoccupied with him."
"The eldest son of the crown prince, his highness the crown prince, and his highness the princess are all here, but it wouldn"t be appropriate for me to be the only one missing. Besides, the crown prince has definitely prepared a wedding present for the crown prince, so you should let him come up."
"Yeah, your highness. Today is your birthday, so of course you need your family to come together. That"s the perfect time to be happy." The guards also tried to persuade him.
Xiang Tian"s expression remained the same, as if he did not have any thoughts of changing his mind. However, by his side, Xiang Jinghong took advantage of the situation and stood up, "Imperial Father, your son will bring Third Brother over right now!" Finished speaking, he didn"t care about whether Xiang Ling agreed or not as he quickly ran out.
When everyone saw this, they revealed a smile. Only one person had a gloomy expression. His fist, which was placed under the table, was tightly clenched as it emitted a crisp sound akin to stir-frying beans.
"Your Highness, what"s wrong?" King Wen Jing of the Left Premier sat at the foot of the Princess and asked curiously. He seemed to have heard something strange.
"w.a.n.g Xiangguo, I"m fine. It"s just that a bug crawled into my palm and I squeezed it to death." Xiang Fei said indifferently.
"Oh, there are bugs?" w.a.n.g Wenjing was a bit suspicious. The floor of the pavilion was so bright that people could easily see their figures. The environment was very quiet. He could even see a speck of dust, so where did these bugs come from?
At this moment, in a corner outside the west garden of the Apricot Altar Garden, Xiang Yun and Yue Jing were already drinking a little. At this moment, in a corner of the west garden of the Apricot Temple, Xiang Yun and Yue Jing were already drinking a little too much.Xiang Yun said, "Brother Yue, you"re not bragging, right? With your skinny body that"s like a match, you could do it seven times a night. If the wind doesn"t fall, you"ll make all the ladies of Fragrance Pavilion bow? "Could it be that you went to a brothel without money and got beaten up seven times? Did you break your waist? "
When Yue Jing heard this, he burped and glared, immediately becoming anxious: "Hey, Brother Wei, what are you saying? This brother isn"t yawning like a toad - my tone is too boastful, I"m just saying that I"m not flattering you - that"s by virtue of my ability! If you don"t believe me, go to the entrance of Fragrance Pavilion and ask who doesn"t know of my great name that was seven times more famous than I am in the past! "
Hearing this, Xiang Yun scoffed as he waved his hand, "Come on, Brother Yue, this is called true ability. In my opinion, you"re just the ability of a pig"s mouth. You know how to bow your head!"
When Yue Jing heard the teasing words of Xiang Yun, his eyes immediately lit up. He repeatedly clapped his hands and praised, "Well said, well said. Brother Hahaha, we are indeed of the same sect!"
"Brother Xiang, since we"re so lucky, why don"t you just follow me and be like this from now on. Although this old bro only has one email and doesn"t have much oil, this welfare can"t be compared to any official position.""Oh, what benefits are so great?" Xiang Yun was also intoxicated as he asked with great interest.
"Heh heh." Yue Jing smiled mysteriously and shamelessly, "Brother, you don"t know, although my job of delivering letters is a bit tiring, but I can freely travel around the entire Qingfeng Country. I can often b.u.mp into the county lords and their beautiful mistresses."
"These girls are all the wives of the village"s lazybones. Not only do they have good looks and good taste, they actually have a better feeling when compared to those brothel girls!" More importantly, I have spent less silver! "
Xiang Yun looked at Yue Jing with a knowing smile, saying, "Brother Yue, it seems that you"ve seduced them quite a few times, right?"
Yue Zhong was dizzy from drinking so much that he said in a low voice, "Not a problem, not a problem, not a lot. You can count to ten, brother, follow me in the future, I guarantee that you will be able to hook up with a few."
Xiang Yun was about to speak when a man"s anxious voice sounded out from beside him.
"Third brother, why are you sitting here? You"ve made it so easy for me to find you! Come with me into the Spring Pavilion!"The two who had been conversing looked over at the same time, only to see Xiang Jinghong striding over with large strides. The latter walked over and grabbed Xiang Yun by the sleeve, pulling him along as he prepared to leave.
He had originally been happily conversing with Xiang Yun, but when he saw that someone was about to pull Xiang Yun away, he immediately became displeased. He grabbed Xiang Yun"s other sleeve, frantically shouting as he drank, "Who wants to take my Brother Wei away?"
Xiang Jinghong had not expected that there would still be a drunkard by Xiang Yun"s side. Seeing his younger brother, his entire face flushed red from drinking too, filled with drunkenness.
"I"m his older brother. I"m taking him in now." Xiang Jinghong only said a straightforward sentence to Yue Jing.
However, Yue Jing refused to forgive him. "What brother? I am still Brother Wei"s brother. I am a distinguished Earth Officer of Qingfeng County. Who are you to dare to steal from me? You are truly audacious!"When he spoke, he had a proud and arrogant look on his face. He really thought that he was still an Earth Officer of Qingfeng County, but he did not know that even if the Great Guardian of Qingfeng County came, he would still have to bow and smile as he replied.
Facing Yue Jing"s unreasonable actions, Xiang Jinghong didn"t really argue with this drunkard. He only coldly glanced at the latter and said."I"m Xiang Jinghong!"