51 Golden Chambers (1/2)

When Xue Wei only bowed fractionally to the man in the middle, one of the guys on the man's side took a step forward and harrumphed. His voice was so loud that many people present in the restaurant started feeling uncomfortable.

Shen Mu and Luo Zhirou, who were right next to Xue Wei, both felt like an explosion had ensued in their minds; blood leaked from their ears, and they were dizzy. None of them dared to speak, but Xue Wei's eyes turned serious, and a deadly gleam appeared deep within.

These men had not even introduced themselves. They had been rude, and considering their rudeness Xue Wei had still responded politely.

They had even gone as far as to wound his comrades. As to why he was not injured, he did not know, but he felt a tremor in his soul when the expert harrumphed.

”Shao Qiang!” The middle man looked displeased as he glanced at the man who had acted, but although he seemed unhappy, he did nothing more. Following that, he once more turned to Xue Wei, his face filled with a smile.

”I am here on behalf of Crown Prince Dong Jie. He is holding a banquet tomorrow evening and would love for you and a few of your friends to participate.”

”Crown Prince Dong Jie is a good friend of your uncle, and he wishes to extend this friendship to cover you as well. He also wishes to get to know the rising genius who has appeared out of nowhere. It is not every day one is fortunate enough to encounter a genius with a special physique.”

Xue Wei was stumped when he heard that what these men were here for was to offer him an invitation to a banquet with the most prominent person in the entire Heping Kingdom.

Right now, the Crown Prince was rather steady in his position, and the only one who could threaten him even slightly was the Third Prince.

However, because of several factors, the Crown Prince had gained his position, and the King favored him heavily.

The Crown Prince was born from the Queen, whereas the Third Prince was born from a less popular concubine.

The Crown Prince was older than the Third Prince, and he had cultivated for a longer period of time. Hence his strength was superior.

Although the Third Prince had more talent than the Crown Prince, and even though he was much more ruthless, everyone flocked to the Crown Prince's banner, and only a few experts and politicians decided to support the Third Prince.

Even though Xue Wei was an upcoming genius, he was the nephew of Xiao Lei. Anyone who reeled him in had gained a significant backing.

Xue Wei was perfectly well aware of this. What they wanted was not him, and although his talent was extraordinary and making them interested in taking him in, they would never go as far as to hold a banquet for him.

”Seems like uncle has a great influence still,” Xue Wei smiled to himself, but he quickly nodded his head in response to the invitation. ”I would be happy to partake in the banquet,” he said.

Although he was aware that they did not want him at the banquet but his uncle, he was also aware that life would become very troublesome if he insulted the future ruler of the kingdom.

”Your lordship mentioned that I could bring some friends,” Xue Wei continued and looked at Luo Zhirou and Shen Mu by his sides and smiled. ”I will be bringing two. They both know how to behave,” Xue Wei promised, and both Luo Zhirou and Shen Mu felt warmth in their hearts knowing that they were the ones he wanted to bring along.

Although they were aware that this was a great opportunity for them, they could not help but feel slightly scared and nervous. They had always thought they came from a major city and that they were in the upper echelons of society, but now they understood that although they were nobles where they came from, they were nothing more than country bumpkins to these people in the capital.

”Well, we have delivered the message from His Highness in that case,” the person in the middle said and gave a slight nod to Xue Wei before he turned around and left.

As soon as he left, the previously quiet restaurant exploded in an uproar. ”To think that Duke Zhang made a personal visit to see this person! He is much more formidable than what I expected at first – perhaps all those rumors are true!” someone exclaimed, and Xue Wei was surprised when he heard that the person in question was a duke.

One has to know that reaching the rank of a duke was very difficult. For the nobility, only one rank was above the duke rank, apart from the Royal family, and that was the marquis.

Becoming a marquis was near impossible. They were considered royal highnesses and only the most heroic figures of a generation were given this rank. Not even Xiao Lei had been allowed to become a marquis.

Although becoming a marquis was possible, there were currently no one who had been bequeathed this rank in the entire Kingdom, but there were a full five dukes. Three of these dukes supported the Crown Prince, while the other two were neutral.

Duke Zhang was a duke that Xue Wei had read about before. He used to be a Primordial Beast Hunter as well, but he had only killed two Primordial Beasts when he was still active. Now he was an official at the royal court and held a high position as the Grand Chancellor, the highest-ranking executive official of the Heping Kingdom.