Chapter 1068: Passionate Invitation

"So that's it! I thank you all here first!"

When the guard heard he was Feng Xiaoxiao's lifesaving benefactor, his tone became much more courteous. Yet he still had no intention of letting them in.

He has already sent someone to report; whether to allow these Monster Beasts inside is naturally up to the Elder.

Feng Xiaoxiao then caught on and said to the guard, "Take them with me to see Grandfather; I must let Grandfather thank them properly."

The guard replied politely, "I've already sent word to the Second Elder; he'll be here shortly. Please have the benefactors wait a moment."

Seeing this, Feng Xiaoxiao said nothing, only apologetically glanced at Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun could only smile, though he was deeply dissatisfied inside.

"We are also her lifesaving benefactors, yet they won't let us in! At the very least they should have invited us to wait in the main hall!"

Not only Ye Liuyun, but Xia Tianqiong and Xia Lingshuang were also very displeased with the guard's attitude.

As for the Monster Beasts behind them, their displeasure was even more evident on their faces.

Only Ye Liuyun remained silent, and they dared not make any move.

They all knew this was the Feng Clan and the Imperial City, and dared not cause trouble.

After Ye Liuyun and the others waited a while, the Second Elder hurried over in a rush.

"Grandfather!"

When Feng Xiaoxiao saw the old man, she rushed to him and began to cry.

Ye Liuyun, Xia Tianqiong and the others, seeing this, were even more displeased with Feng Xiaoxiao. So many guests were left hanging here, yet she introduced no one and started crying herself first. That's no proper hospitality!

"Just come back, no need to cry; everything's fine as long as Grandfather is here!"

The old man did not lose his manners. After comforting Feng Xiaoxiao, he bowed to Ye Liuyun and the others and introduced himself.

"I am the Second Elder of the Feng Clan, Feng Tiannan. I…"

He suddenly stopped, staring at Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil.

Then he asked, "Is this young master the Brave and Fierce King Ye Liuyun?"

"Indeed, it is I!" Ye Liuyun also bowed to him.

At that moment, the Elder also glanced at Xia Tianqiong and Xia Lingshuang.

"Then these two must be the Ninth Princess and the Thirteenth Princess, right?"

"Mm!" Xia Tianqiong said nothing, and Xia Lingshuang only gave a hum.

They had been standing there waiting for half a day, and were all a bit angry inside.

The Second Elder also noticed several of them looking displeased and immediately realized the guard had been negligent.

He instantly scolded the guard captain, "You know they're Xiaoxiao's benefactors; why didn't you invite them into the main hall to sit, and instead make the guests stand here?"

"I… I acknowledge my fault!" The guard captain glanced at the Monster Beasts behind Ye Liuyun, but still couldn't speak. He immediately knelt and confessed.

Clearly, he was worried the Monster Beasts behind Ye Liuyun would cause trouble.

"Enough! It's just a minor matter, no need to mind. Elder Feng, we've safely escorted Xiaoxiao, so we won't disturb further!"

"How can that be a minor matter! If word gets out, people will think the Feng Clan looks down on others and refuses to receive guests!"

The Second Elder smiled in response to Ye Liuyun, then rebuked the guard captain, "Go receive your punishment at the Punishment Hall, and don't let me see you again!"

"Yes!"

The captain reluctantly replied, a dejected look on his face, and walked toward the mansion.

In fact, when he heard Ye Liuyun was the Brave and Fierce King, he felt disaster was imminent.

He hadn't expected there to be two princesses as well.

He instantly realized he was doomed.

The other guards nearby didn't dare utter a sound. No wonder they were unlucky to run into such important figures!

After dealing with the guard captain, the Second Elder warmly invited Ye Liuyun and the others inside.

His handling of the guard captain was, in fact, for Ye Liuyun's eyes, to let them vent their anger.

"Prince Ye, two princesses, since you've all come and rescued my granddaughter Xiaoxiao, if you don't let us host you inside, word will spread and my old face will have nowhere to rest!"

"I have quite a few people with me! And they are all…"

Ye Liuyun hadn't even said the words 'Monster Beast' when the Second Elder interrupted, "Haha, are you, Prince Ye, afraid I can't afford to host you?"

Ye Liuyun saw his sincere invitation and found it hard to refuse.

"Very well, then we'll be disturbing Elder Feng!"

"Please!" Elder Feng immediately grabbed Feng Xiaoxiao and ushered Ye Liuyun and the others inside.

I must say, the Feng Clan truly lives up to its great influence, having a separate venue for entertaining guests.

Moreover, the setting is elegant, by the lakeside.

There are dedicated chefs, and the dishes they prepare are no worse at all than those outside.

Ye Liuyun and his party don't need to order; the waitstaff will arrange dishes according to the number of guests.

After being seated, a beautiful waitress first brings tea to attend to them.

Only then does the Second Elder ask about the events concerning Feng Xiaoxiao.

Whenever Feng Xiaoxiao mentions Elder Tong, she cries nonstop and speaks incoherently, which makes the Second Elder quite exasperated, yet he can't bring himself to scold her.

Ye Liuyun and his companions grew increasingly anxious as they listened. Finally unable to bear it, Ye Liuyun simply narrated the whole story for Feng Xiaoxiao from start to finish.

He didn't even hide the fact that he sent the Qing Lin wolf pack to chase Feng Yuanlai.

Since he already knows who Feng Yuanlai is, he's not afraid of the Second Elder blaming him.

"Feng Yuanlai, that beast! Well killed!" The Second Elder indeed didn't blame Ye Liuyun.

After Ye Liuyun finished, Feng Xiaoxiao added, "Brother Ye also caught a ferocious beast for me!"

As she spoke, she released that Qing Lin wolf, showing it to the Second Elder.

"Earth Sovereign Triple?" Second Elder hadn't expected that Ye Liuyun had actually captured a Triple Earth Sovereign ferocious Monster Beast for Feng Xiaoxiao.

However, after glancing again at the realms of the Monster Beasts behind Ye Liuyun, he felt relieved.

He was quite clear about Ye Liuyun's skill; it had been recorded long ago.

Moreover, recently Ye Liuyun dispatched troops to attack more than ten Princes. He even knew those were all forces of the Crown Prince.

Just from these, he concluded that Ye Liuyun was certainly not ordinary and could not be judged solely by his realm.

"Indeed!" Feng Xiaoxiao said, her face full of pride.

"Brother Ye is so kind to me; when danger came, he even took six Earth Sovereign strongmen's attacks for me!" she praised Ye Liuyun again.

"Six Earth Sovereign strongmen? What is this about?" Second Elder hadn't expected such a dangerous matter.

"It was on our way back that we were ambushed. Those people were after me, not Xiaoxiao. It was Xiaoxiao who got frightened!"

"Oh, that ambush, right?" Second Elder immediately thought of the ambush that Ye Liuyun and his group had suffered.

Ye Liuyun nodded and said nothing more.

But he thought to himself, "These great families' ability to gather information is truly extraordinary! There's nothing they don't know."

In this respect, Ye Liuyun felt he was far inferior to those major powers.