Beside the Eighth Prince, who had a noble temperament and was a dragon among men, Lu Lan actually appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
Lu Lan, who was wearing a phoenix robe, was cold, elegant, and noble. Everyone was like the moon surrounded by the stars. Their eyes were all on Lu Lan and ignored the Eighth Prince.
It's a small world.
Su Fang never would have imagined that he would meet Lu Lan, an old friend from Tianzong City, at the banquet held by the influential figures of the Zhao Nation at the Zhao Nation's Imperial Palace.
How could he believe that in just a few short months, Lu Lan had become the Imperial Concubine of the Eighth Prince in the blink of an eye. She had become a true important figure in the Zhao Country. She was still competing in the Heavenly Gate Prefecture and was still a genius of different dojos.
The Eighth Prince wasn't even 30 years old. He appeared wise, mighty, and humble in front of everyone as he returned the greetings to the guests.
The Eighth Prince and Lu Lan were a match made in heaven. A hero and a beauty. Only a dragon among men could have a beauty like Lu Lan, who was so beautiful.
"I always heard that there was a lord behind Lu Lan, and even the Heaven Gate's Saint Emperor had to give some face. Who knew that the person behind her was the Eighth Prince? No wonder she wanted to get rid of me in Tianmen Province. Once she killed me, who would be able to pursue her responsibility?"
It was only at this moment that Su Fang understood.
This woman, Lu Lan, wasn't simple.
He didn't know how she was favored by the Eighth Prince. Now that she had ascended to the heavens, the Lu Clan had naturally ascended to the heavens as well. Let alone the small Tianzong City, any territory in the Zhao Nation could belong to the Lu Clan, allowing the Lu Clan to establish an ordinary empire.
The Lu Clan had now become the imperial clan!
The Great Zhao Imperial Clan
"Greetings to the Prince!"
Apart from the three Grand Dukes, all the influential figures present bowed to the Eighth Prince.
The Eighth Prince waved his hand and asked Lu Lan to sit at the side. He spoke with the aura of an emperor, "Thank you for attending the banquet hosted by this Emperor. This time, I will let everyone meet the Imperial Concubine first. After a period of time, the Imperial Banquet will be held in the Imperial Palace. At that time, the bestowment ceremony will be carried out!"
Everyone bowed to Lu Lan, "Greetings to the Imperial Concubine!"
Lu Lan nodded and smiled like a little woman, allowing the Eighth Prince to make the decision.
Ordinary people might not know what kind of person Lu Lan was, but Su Fang knew. This woman would kill if she wanted to. Under that seemingly gentle smile, there was an ice-cold heart hidden.
The banquet was immediately held, and the atmosphere was like a big family gathering. However, everyone was respectful to the eighth prince and the three grand princes. It was as if they all understood in their hearts that one day in the future, among these people, there was bound to be someone who would control the heavens.
Su Fang would pay attention to Lu Lan from time to time and found out that King Yue's adopted son, Demon Vanquishing General Yutian, was called Zhao Ziba, and he was also a popular person now. At a young age, he had passed through layers of examinations and was conferred the title of Demon Vanquishing General by the current Emperor. He had already received his fief and countless riches.
He then secretly observed Lang Jun Wang but did not see Shen Huangqi.
Lang Jun Wang was in his early thirties. After some private discussions, Su Fang found out that Lang Jun Wang was a hereditary title. His father was the previous generation's Grand Prince, who was buried when Lang Jun Wang was in his teens. Lang Jun Wang became a Grand Prince before he even reached adulthood. Therefore, in the Zhao Kingdom, Lang Jun Wang's status and influence were inferior to King Yue and King Ming.
He then looked at King Ming, who was about the same age as King Yue, around fifty years old. He had a slightly plump figure, but he was an unrivaled expert and gave off an aura that could instantly intimidate others. Especially because of the red mole in between his brows.
Soon, the singing and dancing started again. All the female singers were as beautiful as fairies, but compared to Lu Lan, they were not just a little bit inferior. Regardless of appearance or temperament, Lu Lan was like the bright moon in the sky, which could only be seen from afar and could not be profaned.
"Serve the wine, serve the dishes!"
Under the lead of the imperial guards, servants carried all kinds of delicacies and served them to the guests, the Grand Prince, and the King from both sides.
Right at this moment, Su Fang, who was standing behind King Yue, suddenly saw a gray-robed servant walking towards King Yue. Although his head was lowered, Su Fang felt that he was very familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere before.
Su Fang immediately had a bad feeling, "Impossible, how can there be someone I've seen before? I've never been to the Imperial Palace before!"
When he thought of this, he suddenly heard something shattering. The servant who had his head lowered suddenly raised his head, and Su Fang finally saw this person's appearance. It was actually a guest from King Yue's residence that he had met once before.
Why would an expert from King Yue's residence appear here?
Although Su Fang had never spoken to this person before, he had seen him once before. Why would he appear here now?
At the same time, he saw that person's right hand take out a sharp light. Su Fang's eyes narrowed, and he immediately went in front of King Yue. The assassin stabbed out with a short sword, but it didn't hit King Yue. Instead, it stabbed into the chest of Su Fang, who had been protecting King Yue.
"There's an assassin!"
At the same time, the Eighth Prince and Ming Wang were also ambushed by the assassins. A large number of guards attacked at once, and Su Fang felt his body go cold. The assassin in front of him was about to attack again, but Pound, who was beside him, struck his head with a palm, causing his head to explode.
In a daze, Su Fang heard King Yue's voice, "Hurry up and save them!"
"Leave one alive!"
"It's too late, prince. These assassins bit their tongues to commit suicide, or they were killed on the spot!"
He heard many more voices, and then he ordered Xuanhuang to continue protecting his heart. At the same time, he felt someone feed him an Immortal Pill and spirit energy.
Xuanhuang's voice rang out in his mind, "Master, don't worry. Before the dagger stabbed into your chest, Xuanhuang had already protected your life. Other than losing a large amount of blood, master will be fine. With Xuanhuang here, master can rest assured."
"This time, it's all thanks to you. Otherwise, I wouldn't have dared to take such a huge risk and use my body to block a sword. Only like this can I get King Yue's attention by disregarding my life."
Su Fang did his best not to think about it. This time, he had risked his life to seize this opportunity to show off in front of King Yue.
Late at night, King Yue's residence
Forbidden palace
"Where am I?"
A palace? Still divided? School? Ping Le? Yu? Mei Fu Le? Yu Qu Le? A little bit of Yu Qu Le is called Yu Qu Le?? Right? Mu Qu Le? Zhu Ao? Nai? Jing? Wu Chun Ci Si Xi? Yi Qu Le? Huang Bi Si Xi?
"Su Fang!"
Pound and Pulsatilla appeared in the room.
"Master!" Su Fang hurriedly sat up straight. His wound didn't hurt much. He must have applied precious spirit medicine. In addition, his physical body was at the Great Perfection Realm, so his recovery ability was amazing.
Pound said, "His Highness is here to see you!"
"His Highness!"
When Su Fang heard this, he was surprised and happy, but he sneered in his heart. Sure enough, the opportunity that he risked his life for finally made him valued by King Yue.
King Yue came to the room alone. He first waved to Su Fang, indicating that he should lie down, "Your name is Su Fang. Today, you saved This King. You have made a great contribution. If it weren't for you, This King would be in a different place today!"
Su Fang immediately saluted, "This is my duty!"
"Rest well. After you recover, This King will reward you well!"
King Yue then told Pound and the servants to take care of Su Fang like he did. If anything happened to him, he would be punished according to the law.
After greeting for a while, King Yue left the room with Pound and Pulsatilla.
At this moment, Su Fang, who was lying on the bed, was crying in his heart, "Father, I am unfilial. I can't bring you home. Soon, I will avenge you and kill King Yue!"
One month later
Inner palace.? Still ordering He Ying? Rolling Le? Saluting Di?? Interpretive group bath
Pound came. Seeing that Su Fang had recovered well, he asked him to meet King Yue.
In fact, Su Fang's injuries had fully recovered a long time ago. Dragging it out until now was just for outsiders to see.
Arriving outside the main hall, Pound asked Su Fang to enter and wait while he waited outside.
In the main hall, there were only female servants and guards. Su Fang went to the center and waited silently. At this moment, a familiar voice came from the back of the main hall. It was Zhao Ziba, "Father, you want to take Su Fang as your adopted son? What qualifications does he have? He hasn't even reached the Transcendent Realm. What can he do for you?"
"Ba 'er, don't be anxious," King Yue said slowly.
"The assassination of the Royal Palace Tower was personally arranged by my godfather. He ordered assassins to assassinate the Eighth Prince, Ming Wang and godfather himself, all for the sake of framing Lang Jun Wang. The assassins knew godfather well, so why would they want godfather's life? There were even experts on the scene who were prepared beforehand. This Su Fang brat merely blocked a sword for godfather."
"This time, Father only wanted to frame King Lang. The assassins attacked me, Ming Wang, and the Eighth Prince, but not him. Outsiders can naturally see that the assassins were sent by King Lang. Even if he didn't order them, it was related to him. Ba 'er, Su Fang suddenly blocked a sword for Father. It is indeed unknown. Father just thought of a plan not long ago and needed someone to carry it out. This Su Fang is the only candidate."
"Isn't it better to let Son do it?" Zhao Ziba was still unconvinced.
"That's because this is a mission with a slim chance of survival. If I let Su Fang go, then only death awaits him. How could I bear to let you go? You were brought up by your father since you were young. How could I bear to let you throw your life away?"
"Could it be that Father only accepted him as Father's adopted son in name? Give him some benefits so that he can work for Father in the future?"
"That's exactly what I mean. In the future, in front of outsiders, you can treat him as a younger brother. In reality, he is just a chess piece in our hands."
"Yes."
Then, the sound of footsteps came from afar.
In the hall, Su Fang accidentally heard the conversation between King Yue and Zhao Ziba. He felt a chill run down his spine.
King Yue wanted to accept him as his adopted son. So it was a trap, and he was the chess piece in this trap. He was the sharp sword in King Yue's hand.
"Treat me as if I don't exist. King Yue, do you know that you are using me? But you don't know that I am purposely getting close to you to take your head?"
He sneered and immediately pretended that he didn't notice anything.
"Su Fang."
King Yue arrived at the hall under Zhao Ziba's protection.
This time, King Yue didn't sit on the throne. Instead, he walked to the hall and affectionately patted Su Fang's shoulder. "Ba 'er, this time at the Imperial Palace Tower, you also saw how Su Fang risked his life to save Father. If it wasn't for Su Fang, Father's old life would have been gone."
Zhao Ziba revealed a smile. "Su Fang, you saved my Father. In the future, you and I will call each other brothers."
Su Fang immediately bowed. "How can I do that? How can I dare to call each other brothers?"
The father and son were in cahoots. They sang the same tune. "Ba 'er, this idea of yours reminds Father. It is rare for someone to risk their life for Father. Father has decided that from today onwards, Su Fang will be Father's second adopted son. You will be the third master of this Prince's Mansion."
"How … how could I have such good fortune?" Su Fang had long since been shocked beyond recognition.
King Yue smiled and said, "If you can risk your life for This King, it means that you are loyal. It's decided. From today onwards, you will be This King's second adopted son. In this Prince's Mansion, your status is only below Ba 'er."
"Why aren't you greeting Father?" Zhao Ziba reminded.
Su Fang hurriedly knelt in front of King Yue. He made an extremely excited expression and repeatedly kowtowed to King Yue. "Father, in the future, Su Fang will continue to block knives and swords for Father. I will not retreat half a step."
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