Chapter 237: Capturing the Ten Thousand Snake Valley Disciples and Preparing a Hongmen Banquet
However, the singing and dancing of this Nanxin dancer is very good.
Nan Xin's sheng and xiao are also very special.
This is the music played by Bi Langdao, but I always feel it is a little worse than Li Tianzhuo.
Just after the hour of You, Emperor Nan Xin arrived.
He doesn't look like Li Tianzhuo at all.
Everyone says that Li Tianzhuo looks like Emperor Nanxin, his grandfather. This is inherited from the previous generation, which is quite interesting.
"Long live the emperor."
All the Nanxin people kowtowed and knelt in worship.
Deng Yan'an, along with a group of Dongji people, simply knelt on one knee to salute.
This is the rule in Dongji. How can one kneel down and worship the emperor of another country?
Emperor Nan Xin smiled contemptuously. He didn't owe any courtesy to these people.
"The Dongji Mission has worked hard and made great contributions along the way. They sent my good-for-nothing son back home safe and sound. They are truly my great benefactors!"
He looked up and down at the entire delegation, and finally, his eyes fell on Deng Youning.
This woman with extraordinary temperament must be the Princess Dongji who abducted Tian'er!
"Your Majesty, you are too kind. This is an important position that the Emperor of Dongji has entrusted to us. We dare not neglect it."
Deng Yan'an is neither humble nor arrogant, and he is not one to boast about his achievements.
Emperor Nan Xin smiled softly, raised his glass, and indicated that he wanted to toast Deng Yan'an.
Deng Youning hurried forward to pour Deng Yan'an a glass of wine.
He raised the cup high, pointed it towards Emperor Nan Xin, bowed, and drank it all in one gulp.
There was no guarantee that the food and wine they ate were free of poison, so Deng Youning had them try some poison-relieving medicine in advance.
Emperor Nan Xin was an omnipotent man, so he naturally knew the name of Deng Youning, the Princess of Dongji State, and knew that her blood could cure all kinds of poisons. Naturally, he would not be stupid enough to poison the people of Dongji directly at the welcoming banquet.
But even so, Deng Youning had no choice but to accept it.
After drinking, the dance on the stage just ended and a new group of people started dancing to the next one.
The dancer this time was very special. She didn't look like someone from Nanxin, but more like someone from the neighboring country Xilei. The clothes she wore also looked very unfamiliar to everyone.
The two countries of Dongji and Xilei are far apart from each other, and there are very few Xilei people in the country. They are not familiar with anything about the country of Xilei.
However, Nanxin is different. A large part of Nanxin’s western territory directly borders Xilei’s territory. The two countries have many similarities in culture, so the exchanges are very close.
"Does the Eastern Envoy know what kind of dance this is?"
Emperor Nanxin seemed to be interested and asked.
Deng Yanan chuckled and bowed his hands in apology, "I am a lowly official with limited knowledge. I only know that these beautiful ladies are from Xilei."
"It seems that His Majesty likes Xilei's dance very much. Is there no dance that your country can perform to entertain guests?"
To some Nanxin officials, his words were simply a mockery of Nanxin for not having any good dance to perform.
This made all the Nanxin people very angry.
"How outrageous!"
A burly man next to the emperor, who was at least nine feet tall, asked sternly in a deep voice.
"Old hostel~"
Emperor Nan Xin waved his hand and asked him to leave.
There was no sign of anger towards Deng Yan'an on his face, and he still looked smiling.
But Deng Youning had already seen his murderous intent that could not be concealed.
The big guy just now was the old general that Li Tianzhuo mentioned. He was so tall and mighty that he didn't look like a Nanxin person at all.
"The Dongji envoy is joking."
"I don't like the Western dance style, but I like to try new things. I want to see all the good things in the world."
When Emperor Nan Xin said this, his tone was very kind, without any sign of displeasure.
He waved to the dancers again and asked them to go down.
Soon, a new group of dancers was replaced.
This time the dancers are both male and female.
The strange thing is that each of them was forced up with their heads covered.
Deng Youning was a little nervous, wondering what Emperor Nan Xin was up to this time.
He gave a look to the soldier who was holding the man down, and everyone took off their hoods.
After seeing those faces clearly, Deng Youning clenched his fists in surprise.
These people were the disciples she left in Wanshe Valley to help her look after the library!
When did he capture these people?
Deng Youning's eyes swept over Yuan Gu.
She knew that the last time she met him outside the Ten Thousand Snake Valley, something bad was bound to happen!
Deng Yan'an and Han Xian also noticed Deng Youning's nervousness and anger.
"Ningning, do you know these people?"
Deng Yan'an asked in a low voice.
Deng Youning nodded and told the truth.
Deng Yan'an, who also owns a sect, knows what these disciples of Wanshe Valley mean to Deng Youning.
No wonder Emperor Nan Xin was not angry despite the provocative words he had just said. It turned out that he had already set up the Hongmen Banquet and was waiting for them here.
"Don't be anxious yet, wait and see what Emperor Nan Xin wants to do."
He instructed Deng Youning to suppress her anger.
"Emissary from Dongji, you may not know these people, but your country's princess must know them."
"Oh, look at my memory. I am really old and useless. I even forgot that the princess is far away in Dongji and didn't come with me."
The questions that Emperor Nan Xin asked and answered himself were meant for Deng Youning to hear.
While talking, he was looking in her direction the whole time.
Deng Youning frowned, what a cunning old fox.
"Ningning, could it be that the clothes you wore don't look like a maid, so you were exposed?"
Han Xian’s question was quite stupid.
Deng Youning rolled her eyes at him. "Do you think Yuan Gu and the Nan Yin delegation are blind? They can recognize me no matter what I wear?"
Han Xian, feeling frustrated, shut up silently and stopped talking.
He had no way to save these disciples of Wanshe Valley.
Deng Yan'an was also thinking of a solution at this time.
He knew that his cousin was a loyal and righteous person and would never abandon these people.
His fingers drummed on the table, his mind racing.
The worst that could happen is that they could just break out. Anyway, he was sure that Emperor Nan Xin wouldn't dare to do anything to them.
If Nan Xin attacks them here today, Dongji will definitely send troops.
Nanxin State is small, with a small population, and has not had any good generals for many years.
The Nanxin Kingdom alone could not resist the Dongji Iron Cavalry.
Emperor Nan Xin should know this better than them.
"Emissary from Dongji, you probably don't know much about my Nanxin. Nanxin is hot and humid, and there are many kinds of poisonous insects. There are countless evil cults in the martial arts world that are famous for making poisons and refining Gu."
"This Ten Thousand Snake Valley is one of them."
"I remember that your princess who guards the country is the head of the Ten Thousand Snake Valley."
"Oh, this won't do. Princess Dongji established a cult on the land of Nanxin. Isn't this a sign of ulterior motives?"
"If they become stronger, it is inevitable that something similar to what the king did to Dongji will happen again, so I have to be on guard!"
Emperor Nan Xin's words were well-reasoned and Deng Yan'an, Deng Youning and others were unable to refute them.
"Today, I will use them to perform a show for the Dongji envoy."
"The program is simple. Let the Dongji envoy understand Nan Xin's poison."
As they spoke, several palace maids came forward carrying trays.
Each of them had a small bottle on their tray, which contained the so-called poison.
"These were all made by me personally!"
He laughed sinisterly, and the palace maids began to feed poison into the mouths of the disciples of the Ten Thousand Snake Valley.
Some poisons can kill people if they come into contact with them, while others cause them to suffer so much that they fall to the ground and struggle.
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