389 Concern for the Nation and its People (1/2)
”How goes it?” After the banquet, Prince of Concord Zi Yuanxiang, who was heavily intoxicated and mumbling non-stop in front of the others, was now looking at Lan Wuxin with clarity in his sharp gaze.
Lan Wuxin was an acknowledged man of wit and intelligence. Not only was he Ziyou’s think tank in the imperial court, he was also the officials’ main man in their circle of associates.
”Elder Yun’s identity should not be much of a problem.” Lan Wuxin frowned and said, ”Instead, I’m more suspicious of the fact that this man's status is simply over the top. I don’t know if you fellows have noticedthat his gaze was filled with disdain, like each and every one of us here isn’t worth a thing in his eyes. Also, his appearance if very clean. Other than the mark of vicissitudes of life, he’s unusually neat. Even his fingernails are well-kept as well.”
”Furthermore, the indifference from going through life vicissitudes doesn't show in his gaze, which is full of clarity. It shows that he may not be as old as he appears to be.”
”His mannerisms are excellent. Whether it’s eating, raising the goblet or interacting with others, he does it very elegantly.”
”I suspect that this person is highly capable but may also very well come from a noble family. When I interacted with him in close proximity just now, I smelled a refreshing fragrance of greenery that he exudes. What’s more, when we first met outside the city before this banquet, this old man has noticed the faint aroma of wine on him.”
Lan Wuxin said seriously, ”He definitely wasn’t drinking then. There’s no scent of alcohol from his mouth but his body has been carrying the scent. He is graceful and mild, but his regard for everyone else is nonexistent; he comes from a distinguished family but his skill is unparalleled; he’s indifferent about anything and everything, but absolutely despised the wine we so sincerely and warmly welcomed him with…”
”Furthermore, he wasn’t exactly awestruck when he arrived at the Empire of Ziyou…”
”Such a character can’t help but remind this old man of a legendary person.”
Zi Yuanxiang’s eyes were bright like two little bulbs as he lowered his voice and said carefully, ”Brother, do you mean to say that this man is… that person?”
Lan Wuxin kept silent for a moment and said, ”If what he said about living alone for over three hundred years is true, then there’s a high chance that he is.”
Zi Yuanxiang slapped his thigh and said, ”My granddaughter attests that he summoned the mystical beasts in the forest. When they were leaving the forest, all the high and mid-level mystical beasts of the forest had gathered to send him off… I’m thinking that if he didn’t have the aura accumulated over a period of at least tens to hundreds of years, he couldn’t have achieved such an effect!”
Lan Wuxin mused and said, ”If so… is this man really that person?”
Zi Yuanxiang nodded and said enviously, ”Chancellor Lan is blessed that your grandson actually encountered such a person. It’s really a God-given chance. I can only be envious.”
The other people were all confused listening to the conversation, so they asked curiously, ”Chancellor Lan, Prince, who is it that you all are talking about?”
Lan Wuxin did not look pleased with the question, but turned serious and formal; he did not reply straight away.
On the other hand, it was Zi Yuanxiang who exhaled and said breathlessly, ”That person, he is the God of Wine, Feng Xiange!”
…
Yun Yang sat in solitude in the small yard.
After the banquet, he had sent away the child and turned away anyone who attempted to serve him.
Lan Wuxin already had an inkling of Yun Yang’s perceived identity then, so he had followed suit smoothly to order the small yard to be treated as a restricted area. No one was allowed to enter without Yun Yang’s permission.
However, the small yard actually housed a number of living creatures. There was Yun Yang himself, a bear, a snake, two kittens, Whitey Two and Whitey Three, and an extremely ugly bird that did not know yet how to fly, Jiji.
He had entered Zilong City after all.
It was only the first step but he had exhausted so much effort. What should he do next?
Yun Yang sensed the traces of spiritual Qi in Zilong City carefully but even with his current cultivation base and skill, he could not feel the slightest bit of spiritual Qi even when he was intentionally searching for it!
The Spiritual Sealing Formation had turned the entire Zilong City into a dead zone for cultivators!
Anyone who fought here would have at least a third of their combat power sliced off without effort!
As for practitioners who were famed for their peculiar cultivation methods like fire spewing, shapeshifting and others, this place would be their doom. None of those talents could be executed here, even if it was to save their lives.
…
Boom!
Yun Yang reduced the small yard’s gate into splinters with a single kick and bellowed, ”Where is everyone?”
The sudden noise was earth-shattering.
Lan Wuxin and the others were discussing what they should do in order to keep this deity of a man satisfied when they were suddenly greeted by the thundering boom. Immediately, they heard this expert whom they suspected to be Feng Xiange howl, ”Why has Zilong City become a stale land?”
They looked at each other, aghast and clueless on how to react.
The ruckus that ensued was full of rage. Just as everyone was filled with doubt and trying to figure out how to tackle the situation, a long growl which soared right into nine heavens could be heard.