Inside the dimly lit hall, the floor, which was made from thick wood, had been polished to a glossy shine, and could even reflect people's shadows.
Two rows of twelve thick pillars supported the dome of the hall. Bronze candlesticks reached out from the pillars, and thumb-thick candles made from animal fat were popping out from time to time. Every time the wicks of the candles exploded, the light in the hall would suddenly grow slightly brighter.
A few heavily armored warriors were standing under each pillar. Their hands were placed in front of their bodies, and their long swords were carried behind their backs. Under the thick and heavy metal masks, one could hear their beast-like deep breaths.
A few maidservants, who were wearing white long dresses, quietly walked out from behind a screen in the main hall. They silently glided across the smooth floor like ghosts, and quickly placed a wine pot, tens of meat dishes, and fresh fruits on the stone table in front of Ying Yunpeng and Prince Xu.
For the sake of entertaining important guests, Ying Yunpeng generously took out all the rarest delicacies in the Ten Sun City.
Exotic delicacies, animals, dragon liver and phoenix marrow, all kinds of rare fruits, not to mention the others, the hundred-fruit wine in the jade pot in front of Ying Yunpeng and Prince Xu was extremely rare, which was made by the non-humankind in the Northern Wasteland. Inside the translucent jade pot, the amber-colored hundred-fruit wine had now turned into a beautiful green color, and had even been glowing faintly. This was because Ying Yunpeng had made up his mind to put a dragon bile in every pot.
In this world, the dragon-kind and the phoenix-kind were extremely powerful, and they had always been detached from the mortal world. Basically, they didn't have any contact with the other races.
Dragon bile had endless magical effects, and could even nourish the bodies of Divine Magi. Therefore, every single dragon bile was priceless. However, if one wanted to kill a real dragon and dig out its bile, not to mention the possible revenge that the dragon-kind might take after they found out about this, the dragon-slaying thing itself was extremely dangerous.
A dragon bile soaked in wine, even if it was offered to Emperor Shun as a tribute, it would still be a very honorable thing, not to mention using it to entertain Prince Xu.
As Ji Hao thought, Prince Xu was quite satisfied. He poured himself a glass of wine, and with a slightly reserved look, he slowly drank the thick and sticky wine, then praised sincerely, "Fragrant and mellow, this is indeed a great wine. Thank you, thank you! "
Ying Yunpeng smiled indifferently and said in a very casual manner, "What's so special about these little things? What brings you here today, Crown Prince? Are you trying to find some rare treasures in the Ten Sun Market? Crown Prince, you've come to the right place. "
Prince Xu smiled and shook his head. He waved his hand and said, "I'm not interested today. Hm, elder Yunpeng, have you heard of Meng Ao, the Deacon of the Magi Palace? "
Ying Yunpeng raised his eyebrows, smiled and said, "Meng Ao? I have some impression of him. Although he is not my direct subordinate, he is smart and capable. He is a capable subordinate of Elder Meng Liang of the Meng Family of the Qiong Qi Tribe of the Western Wilderness. "
After pouring himself a cup of wine, Ying Yunpeng smiled and said, "Elder Meng Liang and I are friends."
Prince Xu said calmly, "Oh? He was friends with Elder Yunpeng? That would be the best. Meng Ao is probably dead. "
Hearing Prince Xu's words, Ying Yunpeng's pupils shrunk. He remained silent for a while, then flicked his finger on the stone table for a few times and said in a soft voice, "Ah... dead? How did you know that he was dead? Did you see it with your own eyes? "
Prince Xu shook his head and told Ying Yunpeng everything that had happened in the new territory of the Rong Mountain Clan. He even told Ying Yunpeng about how he had bribed Meng Ao to go back to the Magi Palace and help him frame Ji Hao and the others. He said, "Before Meng Ao left, I did something to him. Less than an hour after he left, the magic mark I left on his body suddenly disappeared. Therefore, I hurriedly came to find Elder Yunpeng. "
Hearing Prince Xu's words, Ying Yunpeng couldn't help but sneer and said, "Find me? Why not Meng Liang? "
Prince Xu looked at Ying Yunpeng smilingly and said, "The group of young people around Elder Meng Liang are all alive and kicking. But Elder Yunpeng, something happened to the people around you today. Although I am not in the Pu Ban City, I still know what I should know about the situation in the Pu Ban City. "
Ying Yunpeng raised his glass and drank another glass of wine, then another glass after another. Soon, the whole pot of wine was emptied by him. The dragon bile, which had been refined by Ji Hao with a special magic, had been compressed to the size of a baby's fist before. He put it into his mouth and began chewing slowly.
Prince Xu was not in a hurry. He poured himself a glass of wine and drank it, while slowly tasting those rare delicacies on the jade plate.
Ying Yunpeng remained silent for quite a while. Suddenly, a slight sound of footsteps came from outside the hall. Both Ying Yunpeng and Prince Xu's facial expressions changed. With their status, except for the guards who were on duty in the hall, who would dare to come near at this time?
Just as Ying Yunpeng was about to scold him with a straight face, a smile blossomed on his wrinkled face. His smile was like a blooming chrysanthemum. He hurriedly stood up and walked towards a middle-aged man who was slowly walking into the hall.
"Mr. Ku Quan, you're back! You've been gone for almost half a year, how many things have I not discussed with you? If you were here this time, I'm afraid... "
The middle-aged man, who was slowly walking in from outside the hall, had long hair hanging loosely on his back. His skin was as white as jade, and he had three thin and long whiskers on his chin. He was wearing a tattered white sackcloth with patches everywhere, and a withered yellow straw rope was wrapped around his waist as a belt. He was barefooted and did not wear shoes, but his feet were several inches longer than an ordinary person's, and they were white and clean, without the slightest bit of filth.
Prince Xu stared coldly at the middle-aged man, who was called Ku Quan, with his face filled with arrogance.
Judging from the sense of power released by the man's spirit blood, Prince Xu could clearly tell that this Ku Quan's body was extremely weak, at the level of an ordinary Novice Magus, who had just stepped into the Junior Magus level. Prince Xu could easily blow this Ku Quan's body into ashes with a single breath.
If there was anything special about this Ku Quan, it would be that his eyes were especially bright, and there was a strange, half-foot-long light shining in his eyes. That was all, it was not threatening at all.
Once Ku Quan walked into the hall, he started looking at Ying Yunpeng's body from head to toe.
Suddenly, Ku Quan sneered, and let out five, feet-long beams of white light from his right hand, which fiercely grabbed towards Ying Yunpeng's head, and said, "Elder, did you encounter some kind of evil person recently? Why was the elder's luck being suppressed so much? And your soul is covered in dust, and you almost lost one of your three souls and seven spirits. If you didn't have a jade talisman left by Ku Quan, I'm afraid... "
Along with Ku Quan's movement, a puff of black smoke suddenly spurted out from Ying Yunpeng's head. Within the black smoke, a few extremely ancient and mysterious spell symbols flashed across, then the black smoke and spell symbols exploded simultaneously.
Ying Yunpeng's body quivered, and he felt that a stream of cold air rose from his head all the way to the soles of his feet. His mind, which had been chaotic for a while, suddenly became clear and peaceful again.
Ying Yunpeng immediately yelled out in anger, "Mr. Ku Quan, my... my few kids died so miserably!"
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