Blake, Xuanlu, and Hana left the compound in the carriage arranged for their departure. When they arrived, the palace was heavily guarded by soldiers wearing metal armor and helmets that barely could see their faces. The soldiers gave Blake an ominous feeling, like looking at a great enemy. Dismissing this feeling, he entered the court, handed his invitation to the staff, and walked in with the two ladies on each arm, Xuanlu and Hana. When they entered, it had already begun, and many of the guests were seated in their designated areas. The Emperor and Empress were sitting above the large room on golden thrones in lavish robes, dictating the colors of the provenance. The First Prince was sitting beside them, only one level lower, and the two twin princesses were right below him. The Second Prince was nowhere to be found. After the humiliation he had received by marrying a pig, he had secretly left the provenance to another for him to receive another wife.As tradition, Blake, Xuanlu,
Blake looked at the princess and could only shake his head. If she were a bit more pleasing and asked, he would have indeed given it to her, but she decided to treat him as someone beneath her.“Is this the attitude of a wife to her husband?” Blake asked, shocking the two women.Indeed this was not the attitude a wife in the Inner World should have. Since the beginning, the wife was always one step behind her husband, took care of the husband, and gave great respect to the husband. It didn’t matter if the husband was poor, wealthy, common, or prestigious, the golden fact was the wife would always be behind, never in front.“Humph, we are not married yet,” Lian said with a smirk.“And you may never will with that attitude,” Blake remarked. “I may consider only marrying your sister and leave you with only a marital promise.”This surprised Lian and Baihe. How could he only marry one and not the other when it’s been decreed for the two to marry him?“You wouldn’t dare,” Ian called out, m
“What is all this about?” The Emperor asked, not able to keep still as his oldest son was making a scene.“Father, I tested out some newly aquired spices for the food from sister. I placed too much, and it was not to my liking.” The First Prince stated the cause of his outburst.“Father, it was all my fault; I didn’t properly explain the conditions of the spices to brother,” Beihe said, looking down in shame. She didn’t want to bring harm to her brother or to Blake taking the blame.The Emperor, seeing the situation, only nodded and replied. “Be more aware of your surroundings and be more cautious next time.”“I believe it was all a plot set up by Sir Elon,” Lian said, trying to stir up trouble again.“Sister, it was I who didn’t inform. Don’t try and cause harm to others.” Beihe said, looking at her sister with a stern look.“Humph.” Was all Lian returned with?“First Prince, besides the cayenne pepper incident, how were the other spices towards the food? I was thinking of selling th
Silence in the hall as the Emperor contemplated the situation. If it was anyone else that Blake, he would have become enraged and thrown him into the dungeon to await execution. But he was the one who brought the Heavenly Dao and is betrothed to his daughters, plus a Formations Master whom he needs the most.“We will continue this conversation after the celebration. I am curious about what trades the Upper World will bring to our world.” The Emperor said and dropped the matter to The First Prince’s disappoint ment. He had hoped his Father would have captured Blake and executed him on the spot.“I will await your command, but as a token of good faith and marketing ploy, I will issue these spices for everyone here to enjoy,” Blake said, and many bottles of the spices arrived at everyone’s table for them to place into their foods.Everyone was delighted and began to sprinkle the herbs and spices onto their foods, and from their first bite, they were hooked. A hundred gold, no hundreds of
This was a definite slap to those who thought he would accept a challenge from a suitor for the hand of Chai Xuanlu. If he had accepted the challenge, was he not accepting Chai Xuanlu’s choice? This would have disrespected her as a person. Besides, with his strength, the man had no chance of winning against him.The celebration continued and the Emperor then rose from his seat and got everyone’s attention.“Distinguished guests. I thank you for coming. As our honored guest showed such skills yesterday, we created this marvelous feast. Surprisingly, he is from such a marvelous place as the Upper World to have such strength at a young age. As the Emperor of the Inner World, I will cordially welcome such a powerhouse to our world. Welcome.” The Emperor said with a smile and lifted his goblet to Blake, who lifted his to accept this warm welcome.“That being said, I also want to bring up a disturbing situation for the four provenances. With the turbulent quake that had been unleashed a few
The celebration ended on this downward note; Blake and Xuanlu left Hana at the carriage and went to see the Emperor. When they received clearance, they entered and gave a courteous bow to the Emperor.“You are the Formation Master who insulted my son.” The Emperor blurred out, not showing any hostility, just stating a fact.“The Emperor has eyes that see clearly, but I was not going to hide it any longer. Your son faired off lightly for having set his hands on my wife,” Blake said casually and went and took a seat without permission. Showing how brazen he was in front of the Emperor.“I could have you arrested and thrown in prison.” The Emperor said, looking at Blake.“What, no tea? How can you treat your guest like this? As for prison, I don’t think you want a pile of rubble left behind.” Blake said. “Oh, this inhibiting array in the room? Trash.”Blake then released his aura and the center of the room runes lit up and then disappeared.The Emperor’s eyes widen. Not only did Blake fi
“Alright, well, you have sampled some of the resources I can bring to the Inner World, and the agreement has been finished, Miss. Chai Xuanlu and I will depart; your Majesty doesn’t have to see us out. Come Xuanlu.” Blake said while looking a the royal seal on his document agreement with the Emperor.When the couple left the room, the Emperor took another swallow of his wine, and his eyes became shrewd with a scheming look.“Why did you let him leave like that?” The person who entered the room was none other than the Emperess. “We’ve confirmed that he was the one who framed my Xiang Ma. We could send the guards to retain him here and have him executed.”“If we do that, will we even survive? Listen, he’s already a Martial Ancestor cultivator. How do you believe we can arrest such a force? He destroyed the array here with only his aura. Leave Master Blake Elon to me; I’m already ahead of him. He wants to start a trade route between the two worlds. I’ll allow this, but will it be smooth?
Blake looked at Sylvia, and with a wave of his hand a hot pot of coffee was before her. In Blake’s Space Pouch he had collected many items from Earth and had prepared them readily. Being in the Space Pouch, nothing could deteriorate or spoil, As it was entered as it would exit.“Thank you. You are my lifesaver.” Sylvia called out as she poured herself a cup and sighed in satisfaction.“Could you please?” Claire asked.Sylvia looked over to Claire and handed her the coffee pot so she could partake in the wholesomeness.Blake looked over the table and smiled. This was what he needed to recuperate.“Uhm, may I ?” Sister Song asked, looking at the coffee.Claire smiled and handed her the pot as well. Sister Song had grown fond of this bitter water they call coffee.“I can’t understand how you can withstand such taste. If it were, I would have settled for hot chocolate.” Xuanlu stated, looking in Blake’s direction.Blake sighed, and a large thermos appeared before Xuanlu. Xuanlu hurridly a