Chapter 148: Dramatic Change (Part 1)

Hearing the noise outside, Zhao Pujun, who had been calm and composed, had his expression change slightly.

His speaking speed also increased unconsciously,

"In any case, I ask for your forgiveness, my lords.

Fulong, I won't go to the other side rooms.

You quickly arrange for the lords to have a meal; good wine and dishes are indispensable."

After finishing what he wanted to express in a few muddled sentences, he did not delay, turned around, and rushed into the winter rain.

At this moment, Zhang Gui was also itching with curiosity.

He really wanted to use his divine authority to sense whether a terrifying figure with unfathomable strength like Mr. Yin had truly arrived.

But legend has it that within a hundred-mile radius of a 'Heavenly Rank' powerhouse, if you call their name, they can sense it.

Let alone being secretly peeked at by supernatural powers.

If Mr. Yin and his newly arrived junior sister had truly ascended to the 'Heavenly Rank'.

I am afraid that Zhang Gui's sensing with his 'Divine Ability Power' level ability would be in vain.

Therefore, for the sake of stability, he had to endure it secretly and make other plans.

After thinking for a moment, he turned his head to look at the dull-faced Lü Zaicheng and made a concerned appearance,

"Old Lü, it is no small matter that Prince Zhen's side has added an 'A-Superior Great Auspiciousness' or even Heavenly Rank powerhouse.

As an old staff officer of the 'Traveling Palace' who came from the Imperial Academy and was there when you left the capital.

At a time like this, shouldn't you go and show your face to brush up your presence?"

"What did you say?" Lü Zaicheng asked with a dazed look.

"I mean, at a juncture like this, it would be one thing if you weren't in the 'Traveling Palace', but you happen to be here.

You should go and congratulate Prince Zhen and awaken the old friendship."

Lü Zaicheng was, after all, a person with ambition; otherwise, he wouldn't have risked betraying Prince Zhen to collude with Zhang Gui in the first place.

Therefore, although he had been inexplicably emotional and depressed for a while because of the dramatic changes in the hearts of the people in the 'Traveling Palace' over the past few months.

After being pointed out by Zhang Gui, he stood up immediately,

"That's right, then, then I'll go and see.

Caiyang, your status is different from mine, so it's really not good to take you with me..."

"Understood, understood.

I have no friendship with Prince Zhen, so I didn't intend to join in the fun here anyway."

Seeing Lü Zaicheng's self-indulgent embarrassment, Zhang Gui laughed secretly in his heart.

But he said the real purpose of inciting Lü Zaicheng to see Prince Zhen at this very moment.

"However, Class A or higher powerhouses are truly rare to see.

After you go and gain knowledge, if there is anything you can say, you must tell me.

Let me open my eyes too."

Lü Zaicheng nodded repeatedly upon hearing this,

"That is natural; we are now peers and friends sharing weal and woe."

Afterward, he shyly leaned into Zhang Gui's ear and lowered his voice,

"Since ancient times, it has been said, 'The King of Hell is easy to see, but the little ghosts are hard to deal with.'

Times are different now; even with my status, if I rashly go to see Prince Zhen, I'm afraid I'll have to use gold and silver to pave the way for those eunuchs in the Traveling Palace to be safe.

But I have..."

"Understood, understood," Zhang Gui understood the implication, secretly slipped a bag of small gold ingots to Lü Zaicheng,

"Go, don't delay the time."

"Hey, the hearts of people are not what they used to be; the ancients did not deceive me.

We should take this as a warning."

Lü Zaicheng received the gold as he wished, but showed a demeanor of being forced to bribe while actually remaining untainted, and said gloomily.

Then he rushed into the rain without looking back.

Zhang Gui looked at his back disappearing into the rain and couldn't help but think secretly,

"Acting until you believe in yourself, you are truly a real 'reading seed' from the Imperial Academy.

I should indeed take his words and actions as a warning:

As the saying goes, the hearts of people are not only easy to change, but also easy to deceive themselves, so 'rule by man' must never be adopted!

Even if I don't 'reflect on myself three times a day', I'm afraid the dragon-slaying boy will eventually become an evil dragon one day!"

At this time, the wind and rain outside gradually stopped.

Someone in the side room really couldn't hold back the fire in their heart and shouted loudly:

"Didn't they say they were going to serve food? Can we still eat today?"

Everyone present was either rich or noble, and they didn't have such good tempers usually. Seeing someone take the lead and indeed being in the right, they started shouting too.

Although they didn't dare to cause a scene because of Prince Zhen's current power, the side room was still in a mess.

And it was truly, 'the crying baby gets milk'.

As soon as the noise came out, a large group of attendants ran over eagerly.

They hurriedly distributed a large whale-bone umbrella to everyone and led them out to eat.

But the dinner was not eaten in the Old Blackwood Town Office.

When they arrived in the courtyard, the lords from several side rooms gathered together, and the momentum was undoubtedly even greater.

Their courage also grew much stronger because of the potential rule in the Dongsheng Continent that the law does not punish the masses.

Someone complained in the dark:

"We all brought our own attendants; there is no reason for us to hold our own umbrellas.

It is truly too undignified."

"Indeed, it is a disgrace to the literati."

"I also usually have people serving me, except when I can't care about it when going into battle..."

The leader of the Traveling Palace servants leading the way was that young Eunuch Qin.

Seeing the crowd in chaos again, he was afraid of being blamed, and his face turned red with anger for a while,

"What are you arguing about, what are you arguing about!

The attendants you brought have already been settled.

After you eat, someone will naturally take you to see them.

My lords, you should have heard just now.

Prince Zhen is currently entertaining a Great Ability.

If you make trouble at this time, let alone the Prince, if that Great Ability gets angry, who will be able to end well!"

Even in the supernatural world, in general, power is still greater than individual strength.

But in ancient times, there was a saying, 'Great power belongs to oneself; a Great Ability appearing in the world to destroy a country or build a nation is just a trivial matter.'

Of course, the 'Great Ability' here is not the current 'A-Superior Great Auspiciousness' or even a powerhouse who has just entered the Heavenly Rank, but an analogy to ancient gods and demons.

So when an individual's strength is strong enough, power will tremble because of it!

Especially since one person's scruples are usually far less than the scruples of an organization with intertwined interests.

It can be said that a powerhouse fighting alone will be more unscrupulous, and if they are provoked, they are likely to 'get rid of' things regardless of anything else.

So the noise in the courtyard disappeared without a trace in an instant.

The lords acted as if nothing had happened, holding their own umbrellas, and slunk away, continuing to follow the Traveling Palace servants and disappearing into the rain curtain.

Later, everyone arrived at a restaurant that had been booked for the occasion and finished their dinner.

During this time, everyone felt that this day had been miserable from beginning to end and they had no face.

So they tacitly buried their heads in eating and drinking, and still didn't have a single conversation with each other.

After eating and drinking their fill.

Zhang Gui was settled in an independent small courtyard of an inn nearby.

And his attendants had truly been arranged in the side rooms of the small courtyard long ago.

From this, it can be seen that although Prince Zhen didn't care much about Zhang Gui.

The bureaucratic system gradually taking shape in his 'Traveling Palace' recognized Zhang Gui's importance at this very moment.

And this is also a distinction between an organization and an individual.

Even if an organization appears because of a certain individual, once the organization is born, it will naturally generate its own interests and demands!

(End of Chapter) ===== CHAPTER 149 =====