Chapter 164

That night, Chu Danqing arrived at the Provincial Governor's Mansion on time.

Under the guidance of a steward, Chu Danqing successfully took his seat.

Dabao stood on the left, and the Beast-Faced Armored Soldier stood on the side.

Watching Dabao's eyes drift toward the food on Chu Danqing's table from time to time, it was clear it wanted to eat.

Seeing this, Chu Danqing fed Dabao a little from time to time, which made Dabai itch to stick its head out and have a taste.

However, Dabai ultimately didn't have a body and wasn't convenient to show its face, so it was directly pressed back by Chu Danqing with mana, and then fed a large mouthful of mana.

Compared to Dabao, the daily maintenance energy Dabai needed was eating Chu Danqing's mana.

There was no need to worry about boredom; Chu Danqing would use the Five Elements Spirits to crush them and integrate them into the mana, forming various flavors and textures.

For example, crushing the Fire Element Spirit and adding it to mana to solidify it, combined with a small part of the Wood Element Spirit, could make the mana have a barbecue flavor.

Don't ask Chu Danqing how he knew, because Dabai shared five senses with him to a certain extent.

After all, it was his House-Protecting Immortal, and the connection was much closer.

So he could taste the flavor of mana.

The reason he knew these things was thanks to the teaching of the Beast Spirit Sect's law-enforcement elder.

The other party didn't have good intentions, that's true, but under the strong pressure of Paradise, they really taught skills.

It was just that this scene wasn't very elegant at the banquet, but Chu Danqing didn't care about other people's eyes.

Jia Simou didn't just invite Chu Danqing alone, but also a group of high officials; Chu Danqing also saw that dimensional apostle wearing casual clothes.

It was just that the other party wasn't sitting together to attend the banquet, but standing beside Jia Simou as a guard, eyes staring at Chu Danqing tigerishly.

The matter of Chu Danqing letting the Ghost Resentment Infants send three heads to Jia Simou earlier had affected him, causing him some losses.

So he was worried that Chu Danqing would continue to make trouble at the banquet.

Mainly because he didn't have the confidence to win against Chu Danqing; Blood Eagle and the other mechanical-type apostle didn't have much fame, but he had heard of Qing Jian's fame.

She was one of the apostles who were in full swing in the Reserve Rank, but she died so lightly at Chu Danqing's hands, which was enough to explain his strength.

"Young Master Chu is a Thousand-Household of the Qingyi Guard and is a confidant of the late emperor."

"The Empress Dowager reorganized it into the Iron Armor Guard; why didn't you enter the Iron Armor Guard as an official, but instead became a wandering warlock?"

After the singing and dancing retreated, Jia Simou drank a cup of wine before saying this.

These words were equivalent to telling Chu Danqing that your background had already been investigated by me.

"Oh." Chu Danqing replied with just this one word, then picked up a roast chicken and fed it to Dabao, then said: "Give me some more hard dishes."

The attitude was so perfunctory that the atmosphere at the banquet froze.

This appearance could be described as having nothing to fear, completely unlike the appearance of someone whose background had been leaked.

Based on the information the other party had gathered, wasn't it just a low-profile version of what he had experienced?

The original version of himself back in the Taichang Dynasty was powerful enough to tilt the government and the public.

If it were really a one-to-one restoration, he would also have to add a frontier official friend who held military power and a Shuo Emperor who honored him as his foster father.

He could say in the capital that the minister heard the Empress Dowager was still charming, letting her fold up her hair to extinguish his fire.

Then the final big BOSS wouldn't be the Empress Dowager, but him.

Fortunately, Chu Danqing wasn't this kind of person, so these things wouldn't happen.

"Young Master Chu has a good appetite." Jia Simou's eyes turned cold, and he continued: "Give Young Master Chu the hard dishes he wants, as much as he wants."

"I hope Young Master Chu won't be stuffed to death." He said this with a double meaning, threatening Chu Danqing to stop in time.

Chu Danqing understood, but ignored it.

If you have the ability, let Paradise issue another restrictive side mission to him; otherwise, Chu Danqing really wouldn't be afraid.

He did this to urge Paradise to issue side missions to accelerate his trial.

Otherwise, if he really relied on himself to find them, how could he find the Nine Cauldrons Diagram in a short time?

He completed one side mission and directly obtained two Nine Cauldrons Diagrams, maximizing his efficiency.

"It's fine, if I can't eat it, I can take it with me." Chu Danqing indicated that he could pack it.

As various meat dishes were continuously piled onto Chu Danqing's table, Dabao directly let go of its belly and started eating.

It ate until its mouth was full of oil, and it was very happy.

Chu Danqing was also willing, directly letting Dabao eat its fill at once, and he could also save some Paradise Points.

This type of food without attributes was indeed very cheap in Paradise, but no matter how cheap, it still cost money.

He wouldn't dislike free ones.

As for being poisoned? The Son of Heaven could detoxify, and Dabai could also restore HP.

The speed of food accumulation gradually couldn't keep up with Dabao's eating speed; it even activated the Power of Blood Rage to eat faster.

Until all the food on the table was cleared.

Jia Simou's face became even uglier; the meat dishes prepared were all eaten.

There were still vegetables, fruits, rice, and flour, but Chu Danqing said he wanted hard dishes; if he served these things, wouldn't he be slapping his own face?

After Dabao finished eating, it reached out and asked Chu Danqing to wipe its hands.

When Chu Danqing took a towel from the storage space to wipe Dabao's hands and face, he said: "Lord Jia, look, not only can you not stuff me, but you even made it hard for me to take it with me."

"Good, good, good." Jia Simou was so angry he laughed: "Young Master Chu has a good appetite."

"Thanks for the compliment." Chu Danqing finished wiping Dabao's face and hands, stuffed the towel back into the storage space to keep it for washing and using again when he went back, and stood up and said: "I've eaten and drunk."

"Lord Jia, are you going to talk about business? If not, I'm going back to sleep; it's getting late."

He had eaten the meal; if he continued to talk nonsense with him, Chu Danqing wouldn't accompany him.

He had no good feelings for the upper echelons of Linyuan City, so he naturally wouldn't give them a good face.

The anger on Jia Simou's face gradually disappeared, and he clapped his hands.

The singing and dancing quickly withdrew, the people accompanying the banquet also left, and then the big door closed.

Those who stayed here were all figures with faces and reputations in Linyuan City.

Before long, several of Jia Simou's confidants carried up three big boxes.

Once opened, it could be described as magnificent.

The first box was filled with golden bricks, and the box was filled tightly.

The second box was filled with various jewelry and ornaments, and one could tell from the craftsmanship that they were worth a lot.

The third box contained various precious medicinal herbs, and once opened, it was filled with the fragrance of medicine.

"Young Master Chu, we are just running errands for the Empress Dowager."

"And the Emperor, he also knows that we are loyal and patriotic ministers."

"If the Emperor has any needs, we can also run errands for the Emperor." Jia Simou changed his tone.

He keenly sensed the upcoming political storm.

Famous Prime Minister Ma Yunfeng would return to his hometown to visit relatives in a few days.

Coincidentally, Ma Yunfeng's hometown was in Linyuan City.

Ma Yunfeng was a loyalist who had always been committed to advocating for the Empress Dowager to return power and supporting reform.

If it were just returning to his hometown, it wouldn't be a problem, but the matter of Yang Wenju happened just today, and the aftermath had not yet subsided.

Secondly, there was the matter of the heavy cavalry at the port.

One didn't need to think to know that this must be the troops secretly assembled by the Shuo Emperor.

A former Qingyi Guard Thousand-Household entered the city to investigate, and there were heavy cavalry secretly following; now the famous prime minister was returning to his hometown, and with so many things combined, it was clearly the first front line to seize power with his Linyuan City.

In this way, the matter of Yang Wenju and Bai Xiaohe was very suitable as a breakthrough point.

As the Provincial Governor, he was running errands for the Empress Dowager, and the first one to be unlucky would be him.

Chu Danqing also sensed that Jia Simou had misunderstood his identity because of his various actions earlier.

But the change in attitude was so abrupt that it made him vigilant.

Then he revealed a meaningful smile: "Lord Jia, you can run errands for the Empress Dowager because this world is not the Empress Dowager's."

"This world is the Emperor's world; do you think the Emperor needs you to run errands for him?"

He didn't know what the real situation in the capital was, but Jia Simou didn't know either.

So let's fool him first.

"Of course not, the Emperor is the co-lord of the world."

"But there will always be times when it's inconvenient, right?" Jia Simou first flattered, then expressed that he could switch sides.

Chu Danqing didn't speak, but tapped his index finger on the table.

At this moment, his 13 points of charm brought him enough deterrence, forming an oppressive temperament that made everyone present not dare to say anything more.

Everyone was waiting for Chu Danqing's answer.

"Three days later, I will give you an answer, how about it?" Chu Danqing said.

"Of course, after all, Young Master Chu, you can't make decisions on your own." Jia Simou let out a sigh of relief and continued: "Please speak well of us."

Chu Danqing glanced at the three boxes: "Keep the things; let's talk after the matter is done."

These words were just an excuse; he definitely wouldn't accept them.

It wasn't because the things weren't pleasing to the eye, but because he knew that once he accepted the gifts, he would have to rely on force to break the situation later.

The saying "eat people's mouth short, take people's hand soft" was not a lie.

You could accept gifts without doing things, but others wouldn't think so; they would just default to you joining the Linyuan City camp.

If you explained, it would be even more troublesome; it would directly become breaking faith.

Actually, he could sense that there were many experts lurking around the banquet, none of whom were inferior to Liu Bai.

Martial Champions weren't that cheap; Liu Bai being able to pass the Wu Zhuangyuan exam didn't rely much on his own martial force, but more on exams in training soldiers, marching, and strategy to gain favor.

He was on the path of a general and commander, not a soldier charging on the front line of the battlefield.

Just being able to fight couldn't make one a Wu Zhuangyuan in the Great Shuo; a so-called Wu Zhuangyuan had to be both civil and martial.

"Young Master Chu is particular about doing things." Jia Simou flattered, then changed the subject: "But this is just a little bit of hard work money, not on the table, please..."

"I said no need, then no need." Chu Danqing interrupted the other party's words, then stood up: "That's it; wait for my news."

After speaking, he left with Dabao and the Beast-Faced Armored Soldier, completely disregarding their face.

The reason he chose three days later was naturally because Chen Jiunan, the Zhao Ming Society Master, would enter the city on this day.

Chu Danqing needed to contact Chen Jiunan first to understand the situation of the Zhao Ming Society before making the next plan.

(End of chapter)