Chapter 535: Such a County Princess, Please Give Me a Dozen (First Update,)

Time flew by, and soon it was three days later.

Early that morning, Li Zhangsheng rose early, dressed in formal attire, and prepared to welcome the arriving guests.

Ning Bizhen suggested, "Zhangsheng, I have nothing to do, so why don't I go with you?"

Li Zhangsheng naturally did not refuse; with Ning Bizhen, a Pseudo-King, presiding, the arriving guests would surely hold the Li Clan in higher regard.

Soon, the two arrived at the entrance of the Manor.

It was probably only seven o'clock, and the wedding was to be held at noon.

The most important members of the Li Clan had a clear division of labor; Elder Li Xinming left Luo City early with Li Haoqiong to head to Peng City to welcome He Yan and her family.

Clan Leader Li Wenbo oversaw the overall situation, while the task of welcoming guests was left to Li Zhangsheng and several Fourth-Rank Clan Elders.

Compared to three days ago, the Li Family Manor was decked out in festive decorations, with red ribbons placed everywhere, giving a sense of celebration.

At the main entrance, Li Zhangsheng and the others waited idly; they knew very well that it was almost impossible for guests to arrive this early, and they were waiting at the entrance so early mainly to prevent any accidents.

In the unlikely event that a guest did show up at this time, if there were no important figures to receive them, wouldn't that be a failure in hospitality?

While waiting, Li Zhangsheng, Ning Bizhen, and the four Clan Elders chatted casually, mainly to pass the time.

Unknowingly, two hours passed.

At this moment, Ning Bizhen suddenly said solemnly, "Guests are coming, everyone get ready!"

Li Zhangsheng and the four Clan Elders hurriedly stood in position, all gazing into the distance.

Among them, Li Zhangsheng and Ning Bizhen took the lead, with the four Clan Elders lined up behind them, in perfect order, ready to welcome the first guest.

Generally speaking, the earlier guests arrive, the less prestige they tend to have.

The guest list invited by the Li Clan this time included all the major forces in Yuan Province; even the worst were at the level of County Gentry, and the three major forces of Yuan Province—the Pengcheng Governor's Office, the Yuanling Academy, and the Tiantai Sect—had all submitted their invitations.

In addition, there were some forces from outside the province that were on good terms with the Li Clan, such as the Sixth Prince Dou Yuanhua, the Luzhou Shen Family, the Huizhou Tian Clan, etc. Whether they came or not was one thing, but the important thing was to keep up appearances.

Besides these forces, occasionally other forces would come uninvited.

In the sky, three Azure Seat Golden Eagles were pulling a Suspended Wooden Carriage, flying toward this direction.

"The Pengcheng Luo Clan!"

Li Zhangsheng recognized it immediately; this could be said to be the exclusive carriage of the Pengcheng Luo Clan.

Soon, the three Azure Seat Golden Eagles circled and landed.

Clatter~

The carriage door opened, and a graceful and luxurious noblewoman stepped out; this time, it was Luo Xi who had come again.

Unlike last time, Luo Jie did not come; beside Luo Xi was a girl who looked cute and naive, about 15 years old.

As soon as the girl saw Li Zhangsheng, two blushes appeared on her cheeks, and she grabbed the back of Luo Xi's clothes, not daring to look at him.

"Brother Zhangsheng, this concubine greets you!"

Luo Xi wore a warm smile; during this period, she had been consciously collecting information on Li Zhangsheng, and after learning that Li Zhangsheng had killed Liu Xudong, she became even more attentive to him.

"Xiao Jing, why don't you introduce yourself!"

"H-hello, my name is Luo... Jing, I am Luo Jie's younger sister, please treat me well in the future!"

Luo Jing said timidly, keeping her head down the whole time, giving the impression that she was not good at socializing.

Luo Xi looked defeated and hurriedly took over the conversation, saying, "Brother Zhangsheng, Luo Jing has always been this way, please don't take offense. By the way, she might even become your junior at the Academy this year."

"So it's Luo Jing, then there's no need to be so formal; Luo Jie has often mentioned you to me."

Li Zhangsheng patted his chest, once again carrying forward the essence of saying what people want to hear, because Luo Jie had never mentioned Luo Jing to him at all.

Due to Luo Jie's connection, Li Zhangsheng and Luo Jing gradually became familiar with each other; the two mainly revolved around Luo Jie, such as Luo Jie's flashy way of making an entrance.

Luo Jing appeared very shy; perhaps because of nervousness, she always stuttered when speaking and often had to use gestures to communicate with Li Zhangsheng.

During the conversation, Li Zhangsheng personally led them into the VIP room, where other clansmen and servants naturally entertained them.

The Pengcheng Luo Clan seemed to be a signal; after the Pengcheng Luo Clan arrived, representatives from forces such as the Xiao Family of Luoning, the Luo City City Lord's Mansion, the Gu Family of Qinghe, the Lu Family of Changqing, and the Changshang Valley followed closely behind.

During this time period, all who arrived were County Gentry-level forces.

After ten o'clock, representatives of the Famous Clans finally appeared.

In the sky, three dragon pythons of different colors were dragging a carriage, speeding toward this direction.

During the flight, the carriage was surrounded by firelight, with a fiery red mist appearing; the two wheels emitted seven-colored rays of light, and there was a rich, exotic fragrance—the entrance was truly flashy.

"This is the Three-Dragon Agarwood Chariot of the Luzhou Shen Family!"

Ning Bizhen was knowledgeable and immediately recognized the identity of the arrivals.

Among the historical carriages used for transport, the most famous must include the Nine-Dragon Coffin, the Nine-Dragon Agarwood Chariot, the Sun Palace, and so on.

Among them, the Nine-Dragon Agarwood Chariot used agarwood as the base, gathered the Five-Colored Divine Stone of the Nine Heavens above, and collected the Nine Nether Five-Qi Profound Gold below, absorbing the essence of the sun, moon, and stars, and taking in the divine beauty of heaven, earth, mountains, and rivers. Yin and Yang energies circulated, and Five-Element spiritual light drifted.

There were nine five-clawed golden dragons coiled on the chariot; when the chariot traveled, the nine five-clawed golden dragons would fly out together to pull it.

Around the chariot, mist covered the ground, rays of light formed bridges, exotic fragrances were rich, phoenixes danced, auspicious clouds provided support, and auspicious beasts flew. Each of the four wheels displayed a golden lotus, with rays of light appearing on the lotus, and more lotuses appearing on the rays of light; in an instant, ten thousand golden lotuses illuminated the heavens and the universe.

Li Zhangsheng yearned for the legendary, exceptionally flashy Nine-Dragon Agarwood Chariot.

Compared to the legendary Nine-Dragon Agarwood Chariot, this Three-Dragon Agarwood Chariot was undoubtedly far inferior and completely incomparable.

Not to mention the materials and wonders of the carriage, just using three dragon pythons to make up the numbers made it difficult for Li Zhangsheng to suppress his desire to complain.

Dragon pythons are not dragons; they can only be said to be pythons that contain a portion of the Dragon Clan's bloodline.

Just for the name "Three-Dragon Agarwood Chariot," even without five-clawed golden dragons, they should at least use flood dragons or horned dragons to make up the numbers.

Within a few breaths, the Three-Dragon Agarwood Chariot landed on the ground.

The first to step down was a heroic middle-aged man, a Fifth-tier Beastmaster; accompanying him was Shen Haofei.

Through Shen Haofei's introduction, this middle-aged man was Shen Haofei's third uncle, who served as a Clan Elder of the Shen Family.

After the Luzhou Shen Family, Famous Clan-level forces such as the Yecheng Zu Clan, the Huizhou Tian Clan, the Pengcheng Qin Clan, and the Xiangyang Sect arrived one after another.

The Xiangyang Sect was one of the sects in Yuan Province second only to the Tiantai Sect, with a Sixth-Rank Expert presiding within, equivalent to a Famous Clan family.

As it neared 11 o'clock, the Sixth Prince Dou Yuanhua sent a representative, the Imperial Family's Eleventh Princess Dou Niwan; during last year's Academy tournament, Dou Niwan was the Royal Academy's freshman representative and ultimately suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of Li Changsheng.

Unexpectedly, following Dou Niwan, the First Prince Dou Yuande, who had never met Li Changsheng, also sent someone; his representative was that County Princess Dou Lingsi whose arm had been severed by Li Changsheng in the Fire Flame Secret Realm.

Of course, Dou Lingsi's severed arm had long since been restored by Dou Yuanbiao's Snow Soul Life-Saving Pill.

Whether it was the First Prince Dou Yuande or the County Princess Dou Lingsi, it clearly exceeded Li Changsheng's expectations.

"Li Changsheng, what happened in the Secret Realm last time was my fault, please do not take it to heart. A mere token of apology, please accept it!"

As Dou Lingsi spoke, she handed a Jade Box to Li Changsheng.

At this moment, Dou Lingsi could only be described by one phrase: her heart was bitter, yet she dared not speak of it.

Originally, after emerging from the Fire Flame Secret Realm, Dou Lingsi had intended to resolve the conflict with Li Changsheng.

Who knew that plans could not keep up with changes; Li Changsheng had a conflict with the Langya Liu Clan, and as luck would have it, the Third Prince Dou Yuanbin stood on the side of the Langya Liu Clan, so after the conflict ended, she dared not risk offending Dou Yuanbin to seek out Li Changsheng.

Over these two months, Dou Lingsi had also been gathering news about Li Changsheng, and when she discovered that Li Changsheng's enemies always died or went missing inexplicably, she could not help but feel afraid, terrified that one day Li Changsheng would also "cut the weeds and eliminate the roots" with her.

Thus, upon learning that Li Changsheng's second uncle Li Haoqiong was about to get married, Dou Lingsi tried her best to persuade the First Prince Dou Yuande and volunteered to be his representative.

All along, Dou Lingsi's lineage had been the First Prince Dou Yuande's greatest supporter, and also the greatest opponent to deposing the eldest in favor of the youngest.

Li Changsheng looked at Dou Lingsi in a daze; was this child sick? Had he broken her brain last time?

In the Fire Flame Secret Realm, Dou Lingsi and he actually had no real conflict; it was nothing more than her hunting down Yuanling Academy students, and when he happened upon it, it was naturally a case of "roaring when seeing injustice on the road."

In the subsequent process, Li Changsheng severed one of Dou Lingsi's arms and incidentally took her Space Ring; logically speaking, Dou Lingsi should have suffered a huge loss, yet who knew that not only did she not seek revenge, but she took the initiative to apologize—what kind of act was this?

Now, only one sentence remained in Li Changsheng's heart: such a County Princess, please give me a dozen!

Li Changsheng patted Dou Lingsi on the shoulder and said with a solemn face: "Rest assured, I am not that narrow-minded; from now on, you are my friend!"

After sending Dou Lingsi to the VIP room, Li Changsheng continued to receive guests; what he did not expect was that this time, even the Tiantai Sect had sent someone.

The Tiantai Sect's representative was a Sixth-Rank Elder, and he had actually met Li Changsheng once when the Fire Flame Secret Realm first opened.

"The Supreme Elder specifically instructed that we must show proper courtesy!"

The Tiantai Sect only had one Supreme Elder; who else could it be but Zuo Qiulin?

"The old fellow is quite clever; no wonder he has lived for so many years!"

During the conflict outside the Fire Flame Secret Realm last time, Li Changsheng was mainly the strategist, and it was Ning Bizhen who dealt with Zuo Qiulin; Zuo Qiulin did keep his promise and intercepted Liu Zongtang.

It was just that Li Changsheng did not expect Zuo Qiulin to keep him in mind.

This made Li Changsheng sigh inwardly: old fellow, you have broadened your path!

After sending the Tiantai Sect Elder to the VIP room, Li Changsheng returned to the main entrance again and saw others gazing into the distance; he could see a black dot becoming larger and larger.

When the black dot became clear, Li Changsheng's complexion suddenly turned livid, because it was a large golden bird, and at this moment, it was carrying a coffin and flying toward this side.

Today's goal: three, pigs, verified!

(End of chapter)