Supreme Tamer
Chapter 1488 - Chapter 1488 Chapter 1348 The High Bounty That Won a Smile

Chapter 1488: Chapter 1348: The High Bounty That Won a Smile Chapter 1488: Chapter 1348: The High Bounty That Won a Smile After a day of rest, Chu Mu accompanied Liu Binglan to the Territory Office.

Although the meeting wasn’t being held today, out of courtesy, it was still necessary to pay a visit to the inviting party in advance.

The Territory Office was situated in the center of the city and was a very exquisite garden with many stylish attics made of jade in the south side of the garden.

After passing through the elegant garden, for some reason, Chu Mu always felt that the scent of some flowers was very familiar, and even the unique and enticing fragrance of a certain woman lingered here.

“What’s wrong?” Liu Binglan asked, looking at Chu Mu in confusion.

“There’s a flower demon of Yu Suo in this garden, and it’s not of a low level,” Chu Mu explained.

“Her reach is quite long; she seems to touch everywhere,” Liu Binglan commented.

Chu Mu glanced at the delicate flower beds that looked harmless to humans and animals. Back in Wanxiang City, it was these seemingly beautiful plants that plunged the entire city into an extremely dangerous situation, and he didn’t know what kind of scheme this woman was plotting this time. However, to play any tricks in the dragon and tiger’s den of Struggle Capital was no easy feat.

Just as they entered the hall, several people who were holding a discussion nearby turned their attention to Chu Mu and Liu Binglan.

“It’s the Lady Liu of the New Moon Land, why is she here?” one of the middle-aged men questioned.

“The New Moon Land is just a small private territory; it doesn’t have the qualifications to attend such a high-level meeting, does it?” another woman said.

“What’s going on, did she come here uninvited?”

“Perhaps, the New Moon Land is under the control of some important figure.” Those people, upon seeing Liu Binglan appear, began to discuss fervently, not bothering to conceal their voices.

Anyone who had seen Liu Binglan’s appearance and temperament would most likely not forget her. These people were some of the main figures from He Territory and the surrounding territories.

The news of the prosperity of the New Moon Land had long been spread across many territories, and many strong ones were interested in visiting; those who had, indeed, had high praise for the place. Moreover, with the New Moon Land now indeed hosting many Dominator-level powerhouses, their high level of strength was already not inferior to some cities.

But even so, in the eyes of the true Boundaries, no matter how developed the New Moon Land was, it was still just a dot on the map, incomparable to their territories that were thousands of times larger.

This sentiment persisted in the minds of those from He Territory and the surrounding territories until they saw Liu Binglan appear at this supreme territorial meeting today, which suddenly made them realize that something was off. Could it be that in the strictly hierarchical Territory Office, a private territory that wasn’t considered mainstream would also be allowed to participate in the meeting? Being able to attend the meeting itself was like bestowing a halo to that territory, one that put them on the same level as these territories!

“These people are from He Territory, Guang Territory, Tu Territory, Yu Territory, and their relationships with our New Moon Land are not very good, mostly obstructive. The only territories that have somewhat friendly relations with us are Ze Territory and Hong Territory,” Liu Binglan casually explained to Chu Mu.

Chu Mu nodded, roughly remembering the faces of those who were discussing Liu Binglan just now.

Upon reaching the Main Hall, people from the inviting party came to receive them and led Liu Binglan and Chu Mu to rest.

During this courtesy visit, the inviting party also revealed the general content of the meeting.

After getting a rough understanding of the situation, Chu Mu and Liu Binglan didn’t linger any longer in the Territory Office and left directly.

Liu Binglan, in the New Moon Land, was a decision-maker, not a diplomat. With her character, speaking half a sentence more to someone else was very difficult, let alone striking up a good relationship with others attending the Territory Office.

Moreover, no matter how small a territory was, as a queen, she had to have enough pride, and certainly didn’t need to casually interact with those who appeared not to be real lords of territories–it was beneath her dignity.

After leaving the Territory Office, those four from the territories still watched Liu Binglan and Chu Mu’s departure with what seemed to be friendly eyes.

They appeared to know something, pride unwittingly creeping into their eyes, especially the woman among them, who seemed to have a hard time hiding her contempt for Liu Binglan.

“Mother, you seem to provoke jealousy from other women wherever you go,” Chu Mu noted the woman from Tu Territory’s gaze and said half-jokingly.

Liu Binglan inherently had a sense of coldness and pride in her bones, and even on the rare occasions she met with people from other territories, she maintained an aloof demeanor that usually prompted dissatisfaction. Coupled with her beauty and temperament that could make anyone feel inferior, it was no surprise she wasn’t well-received, especially by other women.

“Are you praising me or criticizing me for being unpopular?” Liu Binglan replied to Chu Mu’s words, feeling somewhat uncomfortable.

“Of course I’m praising you. You’re transcendental and dismissive to stoop to the level of these mortals,” Chu Mu said with a serious face.

Liu Binglan gave a charming smile, Chu Mu’s words were quite pleasing to hear.

Chu Mu rarely saw Liu Binglan smiling, he continued to compliment, “Mom looks beautiful when she smiles. Normally, when there’s nothing going on, you should smile at yourself in the mirror, you’ll even be captivated by your own reflection.”

“Do you think a trick for deceiving young girls would work on me?” Liu Binglan put away her smile and said indifferently.

Chu Mu was puzzled, wondering when he had ever deceived young girls.

But come to think of it, if Liu Binglan had smiled like this every time she visited him in Luo City, he wouldn’t have felt so intimidated by her. After all, children don’t care how attractive a woman is, but whether she is gentle and friendly towards them. And yet, every time he saw her, she had a frosty expression and always loved to wear cold white clothes…

While they were talking, Liu Binglan noticed two people in front of her who were about to pass by but had stopped, staring blankly at her for a long while without shifting their gaze.

By the time Liu Binglan reached them, the person finally snapped out of his daze. His old face flushed with embarrassment as he said, “I never expected to encounter Lady Liu here; I was thinking about something just now and got distracted, I apologize.”

The man accompanying him also coughed to cover his embarrassment and spoke up, “Is Lady Liu also here to attend the meeting by invitation of the Territory Office?”

Liu Binglan nodded, then introduced to Chu Mu, “This is Lord Huang Zefeng of Ze Province, and this is Lord Li Moyu of Hong Province.”

Just now, Liu Binglan had briefly described her allies and those that could be trusted to Chu Mu, and both Ze Province and Hong Province were considered trustworthy allies.

“Lady Liu, who is this?” Lord Huang Zefeng of Ze Province inquired.

Both Lords were very curious about the identity of the young man who was walking closely beside Liu Binglan.

The potential of the New Moon Land had already been recognized by these two great territories, and they were willing to become allies. After meeting the new moon’s female honored Lady Liu, both were quite curious about this highly reputed woman from the outside world.

They had heard about the Cold Beauty’s reputation, and after several meetings, it turned out to be just as the rumors said: this woman was cold as ice, hardly ever seen to smile except for a slight curve of the mouth as a matter of courtesy, let alone a full smile.

In fact, Liu Binglan disliked diplomacy and lacked the tactful ability for it. However, precisely because of her aloof and distant nature toward everyone, her reputation had grown alongside the increasing power of the New Moon Land–to the point where high-stakes rewards were offered to anyone who could elicit a smile from the female honored one of the New Moon Land. That reward would be theirs.

Initially, this reward was more of a trivial joke made by some admirers, but as more people learned about the New Moon Land and the female superior of the Palace, coupled with the fact that nobody had seen her icy demeanor thaw, the reward continued to rise, and it’s still on an upward trend.

The record-breaking reward, for just a smile from her, was unprecedented in history in terms of the amount and it served to prove just how cold this Cold Beauty was, intentional or not.

Both Lord Huang Zefeng and Lord Li Moyu were aware of this reward, and just as they were walking over, they happened to see Liu Binglan’s delightful smile. On one hand, they were stunned by her exceptionally beautiful smile, and on the other, they realized they had just seen this woman smile. That meant the young man next to her might just be the winner of the reward!

With this curiosity, both Lords naturally wanted to know the identity of the young man they hadn’t seen before by Liu Binglan’s side.

As for the reward, Liu Binglan had heard a bit about it and always thought it was a rather silly affair. If she wanted to smile, she would smile, and if not, she wouldn’t. There was no need for a reward.

“He is the king of our New Moon Land, Chu Mu, the owner of this territory,” Liu Binglan said.

Both Lords were momentarily stunned, even glancing at each other in surprise.

Neither of them had expected the owner of this territory to be so young. The New Moon Land was already home to many Dominator-level powerhouses, and though their king might not have reached Immortal Level, he should be close to that threshold.

The man before them was young, even considered among the younger generation, yet this youth was already the king of the New Moon Land, which was quite astonishing. After all, some realm masters in other places were grey-haired elders!

Chu Mu gave them a polite nod with a smile. Although he too had a stoic disposition, he wasn’t as unchanging as Liu Binglan.

“Truly a young talent. There are hardly a few young people in our territories who could hold a candle to King Chu.”

“Heh, indeed quite unexpected. It seems that both the New Moon Land and King Chu have limitless prospects,” said the two Lords, half in courtesy and half genuinely.

“What exactly is the meeting about? The inviting party was rather vague earlier,” Chu Mu got down to business.

“Oh, we were just about to discuss this matter. Let’s go meet the inviting party first. Please wait here for a moment, and after we’ve seen the inviter, we’ll have a more in-depth conversation with you both,” said Li Moyu.

“Yeah, that works.”

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