Situ Xiongying's strange behavior startled both Madam Situ and Mu Xiaolan. Mu Xiaolan hurriedly whispered, "Dad, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"
"..." Situ Xiongying opened and closed his lips several times, but he couldn't utter a word. It was not until his throat made a fierce "gurgling" that he finally caught his breath. But his face was still pale: "Nothing...nothing, he...he...he really is..."
Seeing her father’s exaggerated reaction for the first time in her life, Mu Xiaolan chuckled softly, “Hehe, it turns out that Dad is also so afraid of his identity. Actually, it doesn’t matter. Although Yun Che is the sect master’s direct disciple, he is just like what Senior Brother Han Yi said, he never bullies others by relying on his status. Just like… after he became the sect master’s direct disciple, he still called me Senior Sister as before, and he didn’t act superior at all. I used to think that there were many things about him that were particularly annoying, but now, I think there are many good things about him.”
“By the way, Dad, when we were on the Xuanzhou, what did he whisper to him? It shouldn’t be... anything rude, right?” Mu Xiaolan asked.
It would have been fine if Mu Xiaolan hadn’t mentioned it. When Situ Xiongying thought of his previous cold warning and contempt for Yun Che, his whole body shook and he fell down with one foot, crushing the seat to pieces.
No one doubted Yun Che’s identity, because in the Snow Song Realm, except for those who were tired of living, no one dared to pretend to be the Realm King’s direct disciple, not to mention that it was Mu Hanyi who revealed his identity.
Under the shock and huge intimidation brought by the "personally taught disciple of the King of the Realm", the hall was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop, and no one dared to breathe. Feng Huituo and Feng Hange stood on both sides, bowing forward. They were afraid that they would not dare to move a step before Yun Che took his seat.
Yun Che did not step forward, but took out a flawless snow-white jade box and opened it in front of everyone, revealing a nine-leaf grass with a hazy ice-blue glow. In an instant, an extremely pure cold air enveloped the entire hall, making everyone feel refreshed and their eyes were firmly attracted, unable to look away.
"Lord Bingfeng, this herb is called 'Nine-leaf Frost Glaze'. It is one of the rare herbs that grows in the Dark Cold Heavenly Lake. It can temper the body and purify the mind. This is just a small gift to congratulate the Lord on his 1,000th birthday. Please accept it."
Although the purpose was the unicorn horn, since he was here to celebrate the birthday, he certainly couldn't come empty-handed. This Nine-Leaf Frost Glaze was a gift he had thought of on the way. It was indeed one of the strange herbs that grew in the area of the Dark Cold Heavenly Lake. He thought it would be okay to give it to the king.
During this period of time, he was locked up in the Minghan Heavenly Lake area by Mu Xuanyin. Of course, he wanted to pick as many exotic flowers and herbs as he wanted, but he still greatly underestimated the importance of the four words "Minghan Heavenly Lake" in the Snow Song Realm. Hearing that this was something that grew in the Minghan Heavenly Lake, everyone in the hall... including Mu Hanyi and Mu Xiaolan, opened their mouths wide with their eyes wide open.
Feng Huituo slowly stretched out his hands, but did not dare to move forward for a long time. He trembled and said, "How can I, the little king, have such a sacred object..."
“Since it is Senior Brother Yun Che’s good intention, please accept it, Father.” Mu Hanyi said with a smile.
Feng Huituo then reached out and took Jiuye Hanli, his movements extremely cautious. He held it to his chest and said in a trembling voice, "I never thought that I would be able to obtain the holy object from the Dark Cold Heavenly Lake in my lifetime. For the kindness of the Great Realm King and my nephew, I really... I really don't know how to repay you."
Anything coming from the Minghantian Lake, even if it is just a grain of sand, is considered a sacred object in the eyes of the world.
"My nephew Yun," Feng Huituo said solemnly in his excitement, "When you come to Bingfeng this time, you must stay for a while, so that I can have a chance to express my gratitude... Oh, from now on, if my nephew Yun has any requests or instructions, please let me know. I will do my best and never refuse."
This was flattery from the emperor of a country, but Yun Che's reaction was beyond everyone's expectations. It was not the calmness that should be associated with a man of his age. He just waved his hand casually and said, "Master Bingfeng, you are really too kind. This junior came to celebrate the birthday in the name of Master. I am just an ordinary guest."
In the hall, a flatterer came from afar: "My nephew Yun is not only of noble status and unparalleled talent, but he is also so humble and polite. It really makes people admire him!"
As soon as the first flattery voice was heard, everyone in the hall suddenly woke up as if from a dream, and flattering words suddenly came like waves, one after another.
"I have never seen such a great man before!"
"My nephew Yun is the disciple chosen by the Great King, so how could he not be a superior person?"
"It is not only a blessing for the Great King to have chosen such a successor, but also a blessing for our Snow Song Realm."
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Prince Zisheng's expression was frozen for a long time before he finally relaxed a little. He took a few steps forward, bowed and said, "I came to Bingfeng this time and was able to see Brother Yun in person. It is worth the trip... Oh no! It is worth the life... I also congratulate the Lord of Bingfeng for receiving such love from the Great Realm King and Brother Yun."
Facing Feng Huituo again at this time, Prince Zisheng's attitude was completely different from before. There was no trace of arrogance or pride left. Every word he spoke was filled with deep fear and uneasiness.
"Hahahaha," Feng Huituo laughed loudly. After the initial shock, he was naturally extremely excited. The King's personal disciple came to the birthday party... and it was the King's personal order. This was absolutely unprecedented in the Snow Song Kingdoms, not to mention the precious gift from the Dark Frost Lake.
The glory at this moment was a hundred times greater than when he first ascended the throne.
“Nephew Yun, please take a seat! Distinguished guests, today is the most surprising day of my life. Even if my life ends here, I will have no regrets in this life. Everyone, follow me and drink to your heart’s content under the glory bestowed by the Great King and Nephew Yun. Don’t leave until you are drunk! Hahahahahaha…”
Feng Huituo was excited, but he didn't forget the "big thing". He almost roared and transmitted his voice: Quick! Go and redecorate the Bingyi Palace, and prepare the Binghua Cup, Hanling Blanket... and all those hidden thousand-year-old spiritual wines and exotic fruits in the Bingyi Palace! Let Fengxue Palace quickly select ten... no! Twenty of the most beautiful virgins in the city... Go quickly! ! If you can't prepare them in three hours, I will chop you off with my own hands - wait! Let Han Jin dress up and wait in Bingyi Palace early!
Feng Huituo's roar, which clearly showed that he had lost his imperial dignity, attracted a response from the whole hall. The birthday banquet for the Ice Wind Emperor thus began with an atmosphere that no one had expected...
It didn't end until the sky darkened.
The protagonist of this emperor's birthday banquet had undoubtedly changed from Feng Huituo to Yun Che. After seeing that Yun Che was indeed completely powerless, all of these people who held extremely high statuses in the Snow Song Realm rushed forward one after another, with flattery, fawning, and exclamations ringing out incessantly.
The huge change in the treatment Yun Che received before and after his identity was made public exposed the naked nature of human beings. This had nothing to do with whether he was in the Profound Sky Continent or the God Realm... and had nothing to do with which plane he was in.
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Night falls.
Mu Hanyi stood alone under an ice tree, his face calm, silently playing with an ice flower in his hand, his eyes fixedly looking ahead without any turbulence, as if he was thinking hard about something.
"Thirteenth brother, why are you here?"
A figure dressed in luxurious clothes came to his side quickly. It was the Ice Wind Crown Prince Feng Hange. He said in a somewhat reproachful tone, “Didn’t your father ask you to accompany Yun Che? When I saw you were not here just now, I thought you and your father went to see off the guests. Why are you here alone in a daze? It would be bad if you neglected Yun Che.”
bite!
The ice flower broke in Mu Hanyi's hand, and as his five fingers closed, it turned into scattered ice powder. He smiled and said, "Don't worry, my royal brother, he doesn't need me to accompany him. And I have something that I am very confused about, and it just so happens that my royal brother is here, maybe he can help me solve the puzzle."
"What's the matter?" Feng Hange frowned.
Mu Hanyi turned around. Under the darkening night, his eyes were filled with a heart-pounding darkness. “Tell me, why did the Sect Master allow Yun Che to attend my father’s birthday banquet?”
Feng Hange was slightly surprised, then said: "This... This gift is indeed a bit too great, and Father was completely unexpected. But according to my guess, Thirteenth Brother has been widely rumored to be the person most likely to become the Great Realm King's personal disciple in the past few years, and under such momentum, the Great Realm King chose someone else. Perhaps he felt that this would definitely have an impact on Bingfeng's reputation, and that he owed you and our Bingfeng Empire something, so he ordered Yun Che to come, which can be regarded as a way to boost our Bingfeng Empire's prestige as compensation."
“Hahahaha.” Mu Hanyi laughed loudly: “Brother, do you believe what you said?”
Feng Hange: “…”
"If it were other sects or other empires, they would indeed use similar methods to appease people in this situation. However, the sect master is such a person. In her eyes, our huge Ice Wind Empire is nothing more than a land of ants. Even if she destroys our entire territory, she will definitely not feel the slightest bit of guilt."
"No one is qualified to ask her for compensation!"
"During the ten thousand years that the Sect Master has been in office, she has never paid any attention to the fall of old countries, the change of dynasties, and the ascension of new emperors. She is not worthy of her attention. This time, it is just the thousand-year birthday banquet for my father, but she personally ordered her newly accepted disciple to come. No matter how you think about it, it is extremely abnormal. At least, it is impossible that it is just for birthday celebrations."
"..." Mu Hanyi's words made Feng Hange stunned for a while, then shook his head and said: "Although what you said makes sense, it is just your wild guess. The Great Realm King is such a person, how can we guess what she is thinking. Besides, you just said that our Ice Wind Empire is just a mere ant land in the eyes of the Great Realm King. Since it is a land of ants, is there anything that is qualified for the Great Realm King to plot against? Don't let your imagination run wild, just entertain the distinguished guest. Regardless of whether there are other purposes, Yun Che's arrival will only bring endless benefits to our Ice Wind Empire, and we must not neglect it in the slightest."
"The thing you are plotting?" The words in Feng Han's song made Mu Hanyi's brows sink, and then his eyes slowly narrowed, and his pupils became extremely deep.
"What did you say?" Feng Han Ge didn't hear his muttering clearly.
"Nothing." Mu Hanyi raised his head: "It's great to be the master's personal disciple. No matter if it's a prince or a local tyrant, they all have to bow down to him. Even my father wants to kowtow to me."
"Of course." Feng Hange said, "As the direct disciple of the Great King, who dares to offend? Who dares to disrespect? Thirteenth brother, why do you suddenly feel this way?"
“I’m just a little unwilling.” Mu Hanyi sighed softly: “My royal brother may not know that in the previous competition for the master’s personal disciple, I had already won, but at the very end… in just a few short breaths… otherwise, all these halos… would have been on me!”
Mu Hanyi, who had told Yun Che that he had "accepted it calmly", now clenched his teeth, and the knuckles of his clenched hands turned white.
Feng Hange stepped forward, stretched out his hand and patted Mu Hanyi's shoulder: "Father and I were also extremely disappointed when we learned that you failed to become a direct disciple. Father and I are most aware of your efforts and desires over the years. We know that you must have a hard time, but this is fate, and we can only accept it. The Great King has always been extremely strict in selecting direct disciples. Since she chose Yun Che, it means that he must have extraordinary qualities... Don't think too much about it."
“He is indeed extraordinary. I cannot help but admit that. At the sect leader conference half a month ago, he stole the limelight, while I could only become a stepping stone and a joke.” Mu Hanyi took a deep breath, then looked up at the sky, and his tone suddenly slowed down: “Royal brother, if Yun Che suddenly disappeared from this world, then, would the things that belonged to me come back?”
The extremely slow words shocked Feng Hange, who turned pale instantly: "You...what did you say?"
He looked around in panic, and after making sure that no one was around, he quickly stepped forward, grabbed Mu Hanyi's arm, and said in horror: "Are you crazy? No wonder you...you want..."
“Hehehe,” Mu Hanyi said with a faint smile: “Brother, don’t be nervous, I just said it casually.”
"What do you mean by just saying it casually!" Feng Hange's eyes widened, and cold sweat broke out all over his body. He gritted his teeth and said, "How can you just say such things casually! The Great King has the ability to reach the sky and penetrate the earth, you...you..."
“Of course I know.” Mu Hanyi took Feng Hange’s arm away from him slowly and said with a very calm smile, “So even if I have the courage of heaven, I will never dare to do the treasonous thing that my royal brother has in mind. Besides, Yun Che is in our Bingfeng now. If someone wants to harm him, even if I really have such an idea, I can only stand up and protect him at all costs. Otherwise, if something happens here, the sect master will be furious. Not only you, me, and my father, but I’m afraid that our entire Bingfeng will be finished.”
Feng Hange stared at Mu Hanyi steadily. After a long while, his heartbeat and breathing finally calmed down. He said in a serious tone, “I know you don’t have such courage, but you must have had such thoughts… From now on, you can’t even have such thoughts. You must respect and obey Yun Che as you do your father—no matter how unwilling you are! Do you hear me!”
"I understand. In this world, my royal brother knows me best. He must know that I would never do such a thing. Don't worry." Mu Hanyi said calmly.
"..." Feng Hange nodded, and only then did he feel relieved.
“Just pretend that you never said anything. I’m going to go entertain Yun Che. You stay here and clear your head. You can go later.”
Feng Han Ge used his mysterious power to disperse the cold sweat on his body, took a deep breath, and left quickly.
The footsteps quickly faded away, and Mu Hanyi turned around and watched Feng Hange's back completely disappear from his sight. His eyes slowly narrowed, and his gaze became as gloomy as the dark night, and he uttered a cold mockery:
"That's why you'll never amount to anything."
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