Chapter 70 True Dragon's Reverse Scale
The emperor glanced at Yun Chen, who was kneeling on the ground, and then turned his gaze to Huo Gannian. His voice was old, but it was familiar and teasing, which surprised everyone at the banquet. They thought:
After all this time, it turns out that the emperor and the Huo family are old acquaintances?
When they looked at Huo Gannian again, they felt that the temperament of his noble residence was very reasonable.
"Huo Jiazi, your father Huo Leiting is still alive?"
"Your Majesty, thanks to your grace and protection, my father is still alive, but a little confused."
The emperor sneered, "Confused? You're just pretending!"
Everyone laughed approvingly.
Nan Lijun also looked quite surprised. "It sounds like Father and Old Master Huo are old acquaintances?"
The emperor said, "Have you forgotten? When he was little, he often came to the palace with his father. He was the one who broke half of the box of jewel dragonflies you have."
She had forgotten most of the things from her childhood, but she remembered it very clearly that half a box of various jewel dragonflies sent by Zhaoguo was broken into pieces, which made her cry for a long time.
Nan Lijun looked as if he had suddenly realized something, and smiled at Huo Gannian:
"After all this time, you're the 'enemy' who ruined my Gem Dragonfly? It's a narrow road for enemies. It just so happens that all the money from the Huo Gang is now spent on me, so this is considered compensation."
Everyone laughed and the atmosphere at the table gradually became warmer.
Yun Chen knelt obediently beside him, serving Huo Gannian his meal. He didn't dare to look at anything else, for fear of causing trouble for Huo Gannian.
Seeing Yun Chen's nervousness, Huo Gannian took a sip of wine, put down the glass, and quickly touched her head.
She was startled, and although she was indeed comforted, she subconsciously looked around, afraid that someone would notice her.
"Young Master, this is in the palace, you...you have to be more restrained!" she whispered.
He winked at her with a smile in his eyes, then turned serious and continued talking with several senior officials.
Soon, light snow fell from the sky and the musicians at the night banquet began to play.
In the center of the banquet, a group of dancers sang and danced gracefully with various postures; then a group of young men came up with their upper bodies bare, striking swords with shields and dancing a war dance.
Veterans who had been through many battles could not stand this kind of "debauchery". An old general sitting next to the emperor spoke up in a voice as loud as a bell:
"What kind of war dance is this? When Huo Leiting was in command of the Black Armor Army's Cavalry Battalion, that was a war dance! His swords moved in all directions, and the spectators were as depressed as the mountains, and the sky and the earth seemed to be bowing and bowing for a long time! These skinny guys nowadays, I'm afraid they can't even carry the Huo Gang's Lion Mighty Black Flag!"
Another veteran with silver hair also echoed in agreement:
"It's a pity that when the Black Armor Army was reorganizing, Huo Leiting ran away at full speed, all the way to the southernmost part to fiddle with silver. Otherwise, how could there be such a shameless war dance now?"
Except for the emperor and two old generals, the rest were new ministers and generals. They had no close relationship with the Huo Gang and naturally did not know those old stories.
Everyone couldn't help but be curious about the relationship between the Huo Gang and the imperial court, and they talked about it a lot.
At this moment, the old general with a voice like a bell finished a pot of wine and said unhappily:
"How could the Black Armor Army, founded by the Empress, be allowed to be tainted by dirty tricks? Huo Lei Ting is a good runner! Only by running can he prove that he is worthy of the Empress!"
The dance and music stopped abruptly, and the young men who were dancing the war dance kowtowed and apologized, not daring to dance anymore.
The atmosphere at the banquet instantly dropped to freezing point, and everyone looked at the emperor in fear.
Since its founding, the Nan Kingdom has abolished the system of concubines. There is only one emperor and one empress. The couple is deeply in love and rules the world together. This is a story known to the whole world.
But since the queen passed away, the emperor's heart has also died.
The words "Empress Dowager" became a taboo word in the palace.
Anyone who dared to casually mention the Empress in front of the Emperor would be beaten to death on the spot at the very least, or his entire clan would be implicated at the worst. Even Nan Lijun didn't dare to touch the True Dragon's reverse scale so easily.
For a moment, the whole place was silent. Everyone knelt on the ground, not daring to look up.
The old general didn't react at all, he just drank pot after pot of wine silently, as if he was thinking about something in the past, and his eyes gradually became moist.
The emperor had a blank expression on his face and said nothing, but everyone could feel the strong murderous intent emanating from him.
Nan Lijun broke out in a cold sweat. She forced a smile, trying to break the deadlock and said:
"Old General Cao Fang has drunk too much! Who can compare with the mighty Lion Banner? Even the current Young Master Huo can hardly match the grace and elegance of Old Master Huo back then."
Nan Lijun gave Huo Gannian a look as he spoke, hoping to get his support, but the latter pretended not to see it and didn't want to take this fatal risk at all.
Nan Lijun was anxious, and his eyes swept over Yun Chen, and he simply said:
"Father, Young Master Huo can't move his legs anymore and can't wield a sword, but the guards around him can. This little Yunchen is a top-notch expert in the Huo Gang, so maybe he can perform a sword dance with some meaning."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's eyes were focused on Yun Chen.
Yun Chen glanced at Huo Gannian. Although the latter did not move and had his eyes lowered, she could see the fierce calculations and responses surging from beneath his eyes.
Yun Chen didn't want Huo Gannian to stand up for him, so he took a deep breath and kowtowed to the ground, his voice trembling:
"I would like to perform a sword dance for the Emperor and the others to entertain them."
As soon as these words were spoken, Huo Gannian could no longer refuse. The hundreds of excuses that quickly came to his mind were all blocked at the tip of his tongue.
He frowned slightly, then quickly calmed down.
He reached out and took her hand, as if to pull her up.
"Go ahead, don't be nervous, just practice swordplay like you normally would."
It sounded like a master instructing a guard not to embarrass himself, but Yun Chen felt his palms were damp, and he didn't know if it was the sweat from her hands or his.
Yun Chen's mind went blank as he slowly walked to the center of the banquet.
The young men who were dancing the war dance retreated quickly as if they had been pardoned.
Only Yun Chen was left standing in the middle of the field, dumbfounded.
Looking at Yun Chen's expression, the emperor snorted, not knowing whether it was out of contempt or amusement, and said to the chief guard beside him:
"Xiao Ze, bring him my Silver Snow Sword."
As soon as these words were spoken, Nan Lijun knew that he had gotten into trouble. He looked at Huo Gannian guiltily, and when he looked at Yun Chen again, his eyes revealed helplessness and reluctance.
That was the Silver Snow Sword that the emperor never let go of when he was young. Not to mention how peerless the sword was, just because it was a sword used by the emperor, if Yun Chen dared to damage it in the slightest, she would be killed without a burial place.
At this banquet tonight, the emperor was able to vent his anger.
Yun Chen didn’t understand all this. She just didn’t want Huo Gannian to stand up for her and run into the emperor’s trap.
After a while, the leader of the guards, Xiao Ze, took out the Silver Snow Sword and handed it to Yun Chen with both hands.
Yun Chen took the sword and was stunned.
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