Chapter 345: Banquet Begins (2/2)

The moment their seats were revealed, everyone in the hall quieted down, and their eyes gleamed with dissatisfaction.

The companions of Xue Wei were not Sovereign Beasts. Although the two spirits held a rather high rank, the human and two Primordial Beasts should not even be allowed within the banquet in the eyes of many.

Even more, disbelief was shown on their faces when they saw that the eunuch who was leading Xue Wei to his seat went to the three raised seats and placed him on the one on the right side.

However, before they had the time to say anything, a guard said, ”The Emperor is arriving. The First Prince is arriving.”

Everyone suddenly quieted down and stood up to greet them. Xue Wei and his friends also stood up, but while all the others kneeled down, his friends merely bowed slightly, while Xue Wei only cupped his fists.

”Outrageous!” one of the youngsters suddenly called out with anger, his voice was iembued with Qi, and his strength was at the Heavenly Knight rank. Alongside the Qi was also a bloodline pressure that struck Hei Gou and Xue Fu hard, making them tremble in fear and almost collapse on the floor, was it not for Xue Wei quickly using his own bloodline pressure to fight against this young genius.

”What do you think you are doing?” Xue Wei asked with a low and dangerous voice. Although the Emperor had shown him a great favor and was treating him immensely well, he was not going to overlook it if they tried bullying his friends.

The Emperor also frowned. He could not act against his clan's junior, but he was slightly annoyed when he saw the actions this youngster had made. It was losing face for the Vermilion Bird Clan.

”How dare you not kneel in front of his majesty the Emperor?!” the genius did not back down but continued to press forward. He was feeling quite confident because hierarchy was important amongst the members of the Demon Phoenix Continent. Unfortunately, he had forgotten that Xue Wei was a foreigner.

”The Emperor has not said anything, yet you are acting like this? Is this not the act of not putting the Emperor in your eyes, trying to climb all over his head?”

Xue Wei's voice was calm and casual. Although the words were harsh and cut straight to the bone, making the genius feel fear from the bottom of his heart, Xue Wei even had a slight smile on his lips.

”Enough about this,” the Emperor sighed just as he saw that the genius was about to lose control of himself, and he shook his head in disappointment.

Even their geniuses, although they had the best resources, had never faced hardships, so they were arrogant and unable to deal with real setbacks.

When he looked at Xue Wei, there was a bit of fondness. The like that an elder had towards their own sons or grandsons, and he was clearly appreciative towards this youngster, not at all trying to hide it either.

Everyone within the hall could sense that the Emperor was looking differently at Xue Wei, that there was some sort of connection between them, and this puzzled all present, including Xue Wei. Even if the Emperor was looking at him favorably, should it be this prominent?

Was it perhaps because of his uncle, Xiao Lei?

Although Xue Wei was close to guessing the truth, he was still a bit away from it.

The reason that the Emperor was kind towards him, and treated him like one would their grandson, was because of his mother, Xiao Wu.

But considering that Xue Wei did not even know the name of his mother, he couldn't guess that this Emperor knew her.

After sensing that the Emperor was immensely gentle towards Xue Wei, the genius who had yelled at him earlier suddenly felt frightened.

If the Emperor even allowed Xue Wei to not kneel for him, also extending to his friends, then this young unknown Sovereign Beast would quicklyfast become a much more important being in the court.

The princes were also all in deep thought. Currently, it looked as if the First Prince would become the Crown Prince, but if they could get the support of Xue Wei, perhaps it would be possible for them to seize the throne.

It was not only the princes seated who thought about this, but the First Prince also realized that this unknown person who had appeared out of nowhere could shake his foundations.

A cold flash appeared in his eyes, but it vanished as soon as it had appeared. The gentle and soft smile on his lips was ever present.

If no one knew better, they would think that he was amiable and gentle, not at all concerned with the battle that was happening for the throne.

While Xue Wei did not know him very well, the other princes knew him, and they understood that this was the calm before the storm.

Some of the princes even started to think that they should give up on Xue Wei, as he was doomed to die in the hands of the First Prince.

The First Prince was the oldest of them all; he was also the most ruthless and the one that had the best talent for cultivation, already being a seventh layered Ordinary Saint.

When they reached the upper seats, the Emperor sat in the middle, next to Xue Wei, and the First Prince sat on the other side.

The Emperor was aware of his oldest son's appearance, and behavior was not always as it seemed, and he sighed internally. He had hoped that this son of his would appreciate Xue Wei, but it appeared that he was not willing to risk his position and wanted to get rid of Xue Wei.

A cold gleam appeared in the eyes of the Emperor. Although the First Prince was his son, he had many sons, while Xue Wei was all that was left of Xiao Wu.

If his son left Xue Wei alone, then things would be fine. If not, he would not be polite.