The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS
Chapter 297 - 109: Sudden Change (Extra for Book Friends Group)

Chapter 297: Chapter 109: Sudden Change (Extra for Book Friends Group)

Perhaps only Qing Yu had such an odd notion.

While he was still hesitating, the others had all finished their consecrated Laba Porridge, releasing satisfied sighs.

"Ah~" Zeng Yue also sighed, "Junior Brother, you should drink it quickly."

’Sorry, Senior Brother, seeing you like that makes me even less inclined to drink it. It feels like something that’s been pent up for ages and is finally being released,’ Qing Yu thought to himself with a sneer.

Ouyang Yan also said, "Yuan Cheng and others must have used parts of the essence of the Enlightened Technique from the Esoteric Sect, allowing those who drank the porridge to perceive the quintessence of the Esoteric Sect, and fostering a fondness for it. However, as long as one’s mind is resolute, this Laba Porridge is beneficial and harmless."

"Indeed, I only feel refreshed all over, my mind seems more lucid, and instantly a bit clearer. Junior Brother Meng De, if you won’t drink it, then let your Senior Brother drink it for you," Zeng Yue said.

"Thank you, Senior Brother," Qing Yu quickly handed his bowl of Laba Porridge to Zeng Yue.

To lower one’s standards for some slight Esoteric Sect insight was not the style of Qing Yu.

"Excellent!"

Suddenly, a voice of approval rang out from the high platform. Feng Tianming’s eyebrows danced with delight, his face radiant with extraordinary joy, he praised, "Master Yuan Cheng truly is an exalted figure. This simple bowl of Laba Porridge has manifested such effect in the master’s hands, truly astonishing!"

Given Qing Yu’s ever-deepening understanding of psychology, he knew the so-called astonishment from Feng Tianming was false, but the joy on his face was real.

It seemed that, as the two bowls of porridge personally served by Monk Yuan Cheng must have had substantial ingredients added, they could make even a True Pill Realm expert like Feng Tianming feel a significant gain.

What a pity, even with added ingredients, it could not mask the porridge’s resemblance to a certain excrement, maybe with the added ingredients, the golden hue deepened, reinforcing the resemblance even more.

Therefore, Qing Yu felt not the slightest envy.

At this moment, Feng Tianming was still extolling Yuan Cheng, "Our Great Zhou is blessed to have the master chant and pray for us, surely prosperity and blessings will abound for thousands of generations."

Perhaps to match the moment, just then, they heard a cry from outside, "Report!"

"Uh? What is it?" Feng Tianming frowned deeply, as if annoyed by the interruption.

"Report!" A soldier clad in bloodstained leather armor, covered in dust, rushed into the Wanfu Pavilion.

Despite his dust-covered appearance, the soldier’s face was alight with exhilaration.

He knelt on one knee and reported, "Your Majesty, an urgent dispatch from eight hundred miles away. General Yi Qianshan has, before Kuocang Pass, annihilated the invading army of a hundred thousand from the Golden Wolf Han Court, slaying their commanding officer Bo Han on the spot. Great joy!"

"What did you say?!" Feng Tianming shot to his feet, exclaiming, "A great victory at Kuocang Pass?"

After seeing the soldier nod affirmatively, Feng Tianming burst into laughter, "Hahaha... A great victory at Kuocang Pass."

"Congratulations, Your Majesty. Joyous tidings to Your Majesty."

"May the Great Zhou endure through the ages, blessings unending."

...

Many of the seasoned officials also congratulated him promptly, with the sounds of felicitations unceasing.

After a while, Feng Tianming’s laughter subsided. And his first act was to address Yuan Cheng, "Master truly is extraordinary. Just as we prayed for good fortune, news of a great victory arrives. Could this not mean that the Heaven’s mandate is with our Great Zhou?"

"Amitabha, this is the result of Your Majesty’s years of diligent governance, not the work of this humble monk," Yuan Cheng replied.

"No, this is also the merit of all the court officials. Without the aid of everyone, how could Great Zhou have today," Feng Tianming swept his gaze over the gathered Hundred Officials, "This great victory heralds that the Heaven’s mandate is with our Great Zhou. The day when our Great Zhou reclaims its old lands is not far off!"

"Mr. Ouyang..." Feng Tianming looked toward Ouyang Yan.

"Your Majesty." Ouyang Yan stood up calmly.

"What does the master think?"

Ouyang Yan said indifferently, "I think, since the Laba Porridge has been tasted, it is time to take my leave."

These words fell like a bolt from the blue, silencing the entire Wanfu Pavilion in an instant.

It seemed like a moment, and yet an eternity, before the oppressive silence of the Wanfu Pavilion was broken by the voice of Feng Tianming—a voice heavy with restraint—"Mr. Ouyang, what do you mean by this?"

"Your Majesty," Ouyang Yan’s expression remained unchanged as he replied, "It is getting late, and my teacher is seriously injured. It is time for his medication. With your permission, I dare to ask leave to depart first to prepare his decoction."

"To prepare a decoction!!" Feng Tianming fought to keep his voice from bellowing.

"Your Majesty!" The Empress reached out and clutched Feng Tianming’s trembling hand in her fury, whispering softly, "Calm your anger."

Feng Tianming took a few deep breaths, forcing a smile onto his face, "Indeed, preparing a decoction cannot wait. Dean Zhuge is a pillar of our state, and we must not neglect his illness. How could I deny you, Mr. Ouyang, the leave to depart first with your respectful heart toward your teacher?"

The last few words were spoken by Feng Tianming with a deliberate pause between each one.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Ouyang Yan bowed calmly in thanks, and taking with him Qing Yu, Zeng Yue, and also Feng Jiu, he strode straight out of the pavilion.

Behind them, the assembled officials dared not speak out loud, nor raise their heads to look at the twisted face of wrath on the high platform.

...

The spacious carriage, carrying the four of them, rumbled out of the Imperial City.

Within the carriage, all four were silent, as if still puzzled by the sudden turn of events at tonight’s banquet.

Puzzled why Ouyang Yan had left so abruptly, puzzled why Feng Tianming was so furious, an array of doubts swirled in their minds.

After a while, Ouyang Yan broke the silence, "Do you know why tonight’s Laba Porridge banquet was held?"

"We do not know" x3

Do you really not know?

Feng Jiu quietly glanced at Qing Yu, this man whose depths are impenetrable; surely, he ought to know, judging by his enlightened appearance.

If there had been no others present, Feng Jiu would have long since asked Qing Yu. Tonight’s banquet was going well in the first half, but the atmosphere shifted suddenly once Yuan Cheng offered the porridge, catching everyone off guard and leaving them utterly confused.

Ouyang Yan’s abrupt departure regardless of the atmosphere, coupled with Feng Tianming’s sudden rage, brought the banquet to an abrupt end. By the time they came back to their senses, they found themselves on the carriage returning home.

"Share your thoughts, I think you must have also noticed some oddities," said Ouyang Yan with a smile.

"Oddities? Princess Feng Ming Xiao wasn’t present tonight?" Zeng Yue spoke with a hint of uncertainty.

’Young man, your focus is quite odd, too,’ Qing Yu thought as he cast a glance at Zeng Yue.

This young man definitely is not composed when it comes to Princess Feng Ming Xiao.

"It seems the elder princess aunt was quite unhappy with Father Emperor’s abrupt cancellation of the family banquet, which is why she was absent today. What’s strange, though, is that showing such dissatisfaction in front of the Hundred Officials could make them think that there is discord between Father Emperor and the Divinity Realm warrior of the Imperial Family, which is improper," said Feng Jiu.

"What else?" probed Ouyang Yan.

"Tonight’s banquet must be a play orchestrated by His Majesty the Emperor himself."

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