Chapter 397

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A few days ago, the time agreed upon between the Second Prince Huo Qi Rex and the Grandmaster arrived, and the state banquet was held as scheduled. However, the Grandmaster, whom everyone was looking forward to, never showed up from beginning to end.

His Majesty the Emperor had already learned from Er Huoqi that the master might not be able to come due to something, so although he was slightly disappointed, he remained calm.

But as the banquet was more than halfway through, the nobles and ministers below could no longer hold back. This state banquet was originally held to welcome the master, but not only did the main person fail to show up, even the second prince was not present.

This banquet not only involves interests for the new and old nobles, but may also change the political situation in recent years. Therefore, they must meet the master who has developed a cure for genetic collapse disease.

As the banquet drew to a close, the old clan still hadn't made any noise, but several nobles from the new clan were the first to lose their temper. Ou Yueji, especially Ou Yueji, who had been silenced by Huo Qi a while ago, was almost the first to jump out and demand the reason. Several new nobles then directed their anger at Huo Qi, arguing that since he was the Second Prince's guest, he had to appear and explain himself.

The new clan will never give up any opportunity to suppress the old clan. This time, His Royal Highness the Second Prince, who is supported by the old clan, made a mistake, so they naturally have to seize the opportunity to attack.

When the old tribes saw that the "fire" was about to burn them, they naturally fought back immediately. In this way, the two sides went back and forth, and another war of words broke out.

Because the master did not come and the second prince Huo Qi was nowhere to be found, the old clan was clearly at a disadvantage in the argument.

The head of the Lishui Dragon Clan had hoped to show off in front of the new clan members today, "because the Second Prince had invited the Grandmaster," and vent the resentment he'd been suppressing for years. However, he hadn't expected that not only would the Grandmaster not show up, but his "unpredictable" nephew also wouldn't show up either, and he would have to yell at these "country bumpkins" here.

Listening to the other party's back-and-forth, which were either curses without using any dirty words or thick ridicule, the head of the Lishui Dragon Clan's face became darker and darker, and he felt even more resentful towards Huo Qi for making him lose face.

But he didn't think about the fact that the reason why he was sitting here so actively was entirely for himself, whether it was to vent his anger or to gain more benefits from it.

Not only did he never think about Huo Qi at all, but when problems arose, instead of trying to solve them, he resented Huo Qi for making him lose face.

When the clan was in high spirits at the banquet, Huo Qi arrived and announced that the master could not attend the banquet due to something. He also announced that the Mingao Empire would open multiple charity sales points according to the master's wishes to sell "medicinal food" at low prices to treat genetic collapse.

As soon as the news came out, the new and old nobles no longer cared about arguing. Their minds worked quickly and they began to "inquire" with Huo Qi about various situations.

"Medicinal food" is the antidote to genetic collapse syndrome. If we could know what it is, then...

Faced with the "inquiries" from a group of noble ministers, Huo Qi did not answer. He only left a few subordinates who were responsible for answering the questions and hurriedly saluted the emperor and left.

When the ministers saw the second prince leave, they no longer cared about the man who had only shown up, and they all started communicating with the few responsible persons who stayed behind.

Medicinal food, charity sales... all of these things have huge profits behind them... How could they miss this opportunity? The old clans hope to make a comeback, while the new clans fear that one will decline while the other will gain, and they both have ambitions.