Chapter 292: Guest Chambers!
Guest Chambers inside Ashen's palace in the Shang Clan,
Qin Feng was sitting on a luxurious sofa with a soft feel and intricate design. The sofa was large enough to accommodate more than eight people simultaneously.
There were four women sitting on the sofa beside him, each acting in their own way. Two of them sat close to each other, talking and giggling from time to time while looking around the room in awe.
The other two weren't so happy and could even be said to be depressed as they sat maintaining the maximum distance between themselves and others.
In front of them was a similar sofa, which was empty, and in between was a large table adorned with various delicacies that Qin Feng was seeing for the first time.
As soon as he showed the plaque of the ninth prince to the servants of the palace, he was treated with utmost respect and was served these delicacies to show him their hospitality.
When he arrived at the palace this morning, he was told that the ninth prince wasn't in the palace at the moment and would return after some time.
Even though he wanted to request them to hurry, he decided against it to not offend the ninth prince. He was the last hope to get back the treasure and punish Lin Feng in time.
He had already been informed by the supreme minister about the incident with Tang Wuqi, the aide of the First Prince, Fang Tianren.
He knew that the Blood Demon Lord had already been turned down ruthlessly by the First Prince's side. He could only hope that the ninth prince would be different from his eldest brother.
Meanwhile, he and his companions were told to wait in the guest chambers of the palace until the prince returned.
Qin Feng looked at the shining plaque in his hand and gripped it tighter.
Huan Tian... my friend, thanks for giving me this opportunity.
His eyes shone with determination.
I'll not let this opportunity go to waste.
At this moment, giggling of girly voices attracted his attention:
"I can't wait to meet the ninth prince!" Ni Yan's eyes shone brightly.
Yu Li nodded excitedly: "Yeah, it is said he is the most handsome among all the royal princes."
"Really?" Ni Yan was delighted. "He must be hot then."
"Of course." Yu Li replied as if speaking facts. "Anyone who has seen him at the Emperor's Birthday couldn't help but sing praises of his graceful appearance and terrifying talent."
Ni Yan's smile widened at this information as she asked, "Then what if I seduce him? Won't I have the most wonderful man in the world?"
"Hmph, keep dreaming." Yu Li scoffed playfully.
Ni Yan pouted: "What? You don't believe I can?"
"Of course not." Yu Li replied. "Why would the ninth prince of the Primordial Dragon Empire fall for someone like you?"
Ni Yan remained silent for a moment before a smile appeared on her face: "Didn't you say the same thing when I went for Huan Tian?"
She then added pridefully, "Didn't I succeed in the end? He even went so far as to request his friend to bring us along with him to the ninth prince's palace."
She smirked: "Even when he was heavily wounded, he couldn't forget about me. Isn't that proof enough of what my beauty can achieve?"
Yu Li gave in to her explanation and began to appease her friend with praises.
Qin Feng, on the other hand, looked at both of them with disgust and annoyance.
Why?
He asked internally.
Why did you choose someone like that as your lover, my friend?
Just what did you see in her?
Even when you are wounded, she is thinking of seducing another man.
Such a shameless woman...
He shook his head in exasperation.
He was tired of hearing their nonsense; however, he held himself back for his friend's sake.
His friend sacrificed his body to save him; can't he sacrifice his ears for his friend?
Qin Feng then shifted his gaze to the other two gorgeous women on the sofa, sitting to the far sides.
One of them had blue fur ears of a tigress and a similar furry tail. She was breathtakingly beautiful; however, her expression wasn't so good right now.
It was as if her eyes had lost their shine.
The other woman was in a similar state.
Fanrong, the princess of the Zhuji Tribe, had lost her backbone, the biggest support behind her position as the young leader of the tribe.
With Huan Tian gone, she was nothing but an empty shell without any power behind her words.
She knew that it won't be long before her brother would come out of his closed cultivation and challenge her position.
Without Huan Tian, not many prefecture lords would follow her.
She was destined to return to the position from which she had begun.
Qin Feng then looked at his own state. He wasn't any better.
His lover was in a dire state. The one who made her like that was roaming without suffering any consequences.
The only treasure capable of restoring his lover's life was stolen in front of his eyes by an emperor realm cultivator.
And when time was of the essence, he had to sit here idly, simply waiting for a prince to arrive and grant him his power.
He was here to beg him to help him.
Even when he had become a king realm cultivator, he felt powerless.
What use is my power when in the end I just have to beg someone else to lend me his power?
I need to grow stronger.
Qin Feng gritted his teeth and crossed his fingers tightly at his powerlessness, looking at the door, waiting for it to make a movement.
And it was then that the door swung open in a single, swift movement, revealing a lean man adorned in royal robes.
His face, as if sculpted by a god, was handsome beyond words with sharp features and with two red crystal-like eyes embedded in the eye sockets, looking straight at the guests on the sofa.
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