Chapter 322 - His Majesty The Emperor (1/2)

“Master Ou, I’ve heard a lot about you.” Wu Hanfeng cupped his hands and smiled brightly. Ou Yangming’s eyes lit up. “This general is…” “Master Ou, this is Wu Hanfeng, my fourth older brother.” Wu Hanning beat Wu Hanfeng to it. “He’s in charge of patrolling the palace at night and was alarmed when you suddenly tried to advance to the next grade, so he brought some men to take… Set up a protective barrier for you.”

When Wu Hanning mentioned the word “take”, Wu Hanning had a ghastly look on his face, but the princess suddenly changed her choice of words and said something completely different.

Wu Hanfeng glanced at her gratefully and thought, ‘She normally speaks bluntly to me and her other brothers, but we’re related by blood, after all, so she still protected the imperial family’s image.’ Ou Yangming was stunned. When he looked at the guards, who were either standing in the open or hiding covertly, he smiled bitterly and said, “I was in a trance after I left senior’s place, so I broke through to my next martial art boundary in the palace. Please forgive me, Your Highness.” Wu Hanfeng quickly responded with a smile, “Master Ou, you’re being too polite. Not to mention the Martial Arts Battle this time, based on your ident.i.ty as an Advanced Blacksmith, you deserve to do that in the palace.” Wu Hanning twitched his mouth and smiled strangely. His Highness the fourth prince was right, but not every Advanced Blacksmith was qualified. Besides, even if one was permitted, one could only break through a martial art boundary in a specially arranged courtyard at a special time.

Ou Yangming was the first person who regarded the palace as nothing and did it without any permission.

Although they knew the young fellow acted so recklessly because of their ancestor, it was not something they could say out loud.

“Master Ou, your clothes are wet, so let me ask someone to get you a change of clothes.” Wu Hanfeng looked at Ou Yangming and cleared his throat before he added softly, “So you won’t be discourteous when you meet Father later.”

Ou Yangming immediately thanked him, “That’ll be great. Thank you, Your Highness.”

Wu Hanfeng gave an order, then someone brought brocade clothes for Ou Yangming.

Once the young fellow changed his clothes, he looked like he took on a new outlook.

The pressure from the elder at the secret realm was so intense that Ou Yangming almost felt like he was going to be suppressed.

After Ou Yangming witnessed the elder summon the wind and the rain without any effort, he felt like time flowed in reverse. He felt as powerless as when he was still in Force Grade and was hunted down by Zhang Yinli, who was a Yang Grade powerhouse.

He had not had the feeling for a long time.

Nonetheless, it was that feeling that broke his proud sh.e.l.l, he almost lost his mind and finally broke through to the next grade in the palace. Ou Yangming’s mental state changed enormously after he succeeded to break through, and he gave off a completely different feeling.

Wu Hanning was surprised when she looked at Ou Yangming’s smiling eyes. For some reason, she sensed an indescribable pressure.

The pressure was not intense as her elder brother did not notice it at all, but she noticed the difference because she had great mental power too.

Wu Hanning touched her interspatial bag on her waist. She envied the awe-inspiring Ou Yangming at the Myriad Treasure Meet too, but she was still confident about fighting him.

The Simulated Spiritual Fist was not the only secret technique from the imperial family.

Nevertheless, when the princess stood next to Ou Yangming this time, she trembled from the bottom of her heart. If the two of them were to have a life-or-death battle at the moment, Wu Hanning dared not say that she was confident even if she used the imperial family’s secret treasure, which had been upgraded to a higher level.

Wu Hanfeng led the way and conversed with Ou Yangming. He was definitely not a simple figure for being able to stand out among the other princes. The man came from the imperial family and could not be compared by ordinary people be it in his bearing or his knowledge.

In some aspects, even Ou Yangming was far from him. At the very least, when Wu Hanfeng humbled himself from being His Highness the Prince and sincerely made friends with someone, one would feel refreshed.

The palace was ma.s.sive, but everything was arranged in order. Under the prince and the princess’ company, Ou Yangming arrived at the imperial study.

Once they entered, even Wu Hanfeng kept quiet and behaved carefully. On the other hand, Wu Hanning acted the same.

Ou Yangming could tell at one glance how much each of them was favored. That said, considering that Wu Hanfeng was His Highness the Prince, he probably had to withstand more pressure than Wu Hanning.

Just as Ou Yangming was guessing, footsteps were heard.

Wu Hanfeng signaled Ou Yangming and bowed to the ground right away. Ou Yangming hesitated for a while before he did the same.

If Ou Yangming was extremely confident and bold, he might not be willing to perform the salutation, but he put down his ego after meeting the imperial family’s real powerhouse. Moreover, being a citizen, it was fine if he kneeled before the emperor. “Get up.”

A gentle power flowed toward Ou Yangming and helped him get up.

Ou Yangming’s face changed because he could tell that one had to at least be a great ancestor to release such power.

When he stole a glance, he noticed a middle-aged man in a dragon robe smiling at him. The man motioned his hand in the air, and a strong power was released from his body.

“Greetings, Your Majesty. I’m Ou Yangming,” Ou Yangming tensed up and greeted the man at once.

He thought, ‘Legend has it an emperor’s reign doesn’t last longer than 40 years, and every prince that inherits the throne will have a huge cultivation base improvement and will become a great ancestor.’