The gray-robed middle-aged man knew how harsh his conditions were. This was precisely the reason why he didn't harbor much hope for the young man before him.
To think that the young man whom he didn't harbor much hope for would actually agree to it.
"Insane! What in the world is that fellow thinking? He actually agreed to such conditions! "
"Is he really so rich that he doesn't know where to spend his money?"
"Even if that's the case, there's no need to spend so much money on trash like him!"
"Besides, do they even know where that fellow came from?"
…
Behind him, in the teahouse, a group of hired experts found the situation inconceivable. A hundred gold taels was sufficient to hire a formidable expert here, but this young man was willing to spend five thousand gold taels to hire someone else.
More importantly, he didn't even know the other party's background!
This behavior was simply incomprehensible!
"How is it? Did you agree to it?"
Wang Chong asked with a smile. His expression didn't change in the slightest. It was as if what the gray-robed middle-aged man proposed was just an insignificant matter.
The gray-robed middle-aged man stared at Wang Chong in astonishment. For the first time, he found himself unable to comprehend the young man before him.
Just as Wang Chong was anticipating the other party's reply, a voice suddenly sounded by his ear.
"If you wish to earn so much money, you must have the capability to do so. Young master, allow me to test him on your behalf! — — "
Before he could finish his words, the air suddenly exploded. A sturdy fist abruptly burst forth from beside Wang Chong, and with a powerful gust of wind, it headed straight for the gray-robed middle-aged man.
There was even a faint white ripple around the fist. This was the symbol of an Origin Energy Tier 9 expert, 'Ripple Halo'.
"Shen Hai, don't! — — "
Wang Chong's face warped in horror. He wanted to stop Shen Hai, but it was already too late. A cold harrumph sounded by his ear, and when Shen Hai's fist was still several chi away from the gray-robed middle-aged man, it seemed to have struck an invisible wall, and it abruptly came to a halt.
"Hmph! You overestimate yourself! — — "
In an instant, a voice that wasn't too loud nor too soft sounded clearly in everyone's ears. In the next instant, a powerful aura burst forth from the gray-robed middle-aged man's body.
Rumble!
An earth-shattering sound rang out as a gale rose within the teahouse, causing everyone's robes to flutter. Amidst this gale, Shen Hai was sent flying like a rubber ball by the power that erupted from within the gray-robed middle-aged man's body. With a rumble, he smashed into the wall on the other side of the 'House of the Four Seas'.
"Deal!"
The gale calmed down, and the grey-robed middle-aged man slowly stood up from his seat like a sharp sword that had been unsheathed from its sheath. In front of him, about a hundred feet away, Shen Hai stood up from the ground. He was completely unharmed.
In that instant, everyone was dumbfounded. Standing beside Wang Chong, Meng Long was completely dumbstruck!
The House of the Four Seas was just a very ordinary teahouse. As a stronghold for hiring martial artists, it was a relatively low-level establishment.
No one would have thought that there would be such a powerful expert hidden in this teahouse. Especially those hired experts who had been with him for several months, they were incomparably shocked.
"Releasing Internal Qi, this person has at least reached the True Martial Realm. Looking at how easily he did it, it's clear that he didn't use his true strength at all. His true strength is far greater than what he shows on the surface. "
"Furthermore, the fact that he was able to send Shen Hai flying so far shows that his control over his strength has reached a level of perfection. This person is at least at True Martial Realm 6-dan. His strength can only be higher, not lower! "
...
Looking at the gray-robed middle-aged man before him, thoughts flashed across Wang Chong's mind. As the Grand Marshal of the Central Plains, his eye of discernment was top-notch. However, it was a pity that due to his limited cultivation, Wang Chong was unable to see through the true strength of these people.
"Deal!"
As these thoughts flashed across his mind, Wang Chong swiftly stretched out his hand and shook hands with the gray-robed middle-aged man.
The name of the gray-robed middle-aged man was' Li Zhuxin '. This was something that Wang Chong learned after passing him the five thousand gold taels. As for his background, Li Zhuxin was extremely secretive about it, not saying a single word about it.
After receiving the five thousand gold taels, just as he said, Li Zhuxin only appeared for a moment before disappearing from sight.
Shen Hai and Meng Long felt deeply stifled by this situation. Only Wang Chong paid it no heed.
Wang Chong didn't know much about Li Zhuxin. All he knew was that the other party was a man of his word and deeds. Since he had promised to do something, he would surely do it.
If he couldn't even do this, the princes of the Tang dynasty wouldn't have kept him by their side as their personal guard.
"Now, I can cultivate Might of the Barbaric God without any worries."
Standing beside the carriage outside the Home of the Four Seas, Wang Chong heaved a long sigh of relief. With an expert like Li Zhuxin around, he had gained an additional layer of protection.
At this moment, he could finally head into the forest to cultivate and raise his cultivation without any worries.
Jya!
With a loud shout, the carriage galloped off. However, it didn't return to the Wang Clan. Instead, it headed toward the mountains outside the capital.
…
While Wang Chong was training in the forest outside the capital, another storm was brewing in the royal palace of the Tang dynasty.
"Your Highness, His Highness The King of Song has sent a letter! — — "
Amidst the hoarse voice, an old nanny whose face was as wrinkled as the skin of a tangerine walked into the lavishly decorated Yuzhen Palace with a letter in her hand.
"What?!"
Pah! A crisp sound echoed from within the red tent. Consort Tai Zhen's furious voice sounded from within.
"Li Chengqi! You are going too far! Haven't you humiliated me enough? It's one thing for you to collude with the crowd to slander me in the royal court. Yet, you even wrote a letter to scold me. How did I humiliate you for you to want to slander me like this! "
Of all the officials in the royal court, if there was one person she hated the most, it would be the King of Song, Li Chengqi. If not for him, she would have already gotten together with the Holy Emperor.
Because of Li Chengqi, she was dragged into the center of the whirlpool and was criticized by all the officials in the royal court. How could Consort Tai Zhen not hate him?
Li Chengqi's prejudice against her ran too deep. She didn't even need to think to know that this letter was meant to humiliate her.
"Your Highness, what about this letter?"
"Do you need me to teach you? Take it and burn it! "
Consort Tai Zhen said coldly.
"Yes, this old servant will do it right now!"
The old nanny felt a chill run down her spine. She hurriedly lowered her head and left. In a spacious and bright side hall of the Yuzhen Palace, a delicate maid in her teens was kneeling on the ground. A lamp was lit in front of her.
Further ahead, a furnace was burning. Many clothes were placed by the side.
In the royal court, the old clothes of the consorts and concubines couldn't be casually thrown away. Instead, they had to be burned to prevent others from desecrating them.
Such a place was known as the Clothes Incineration Workshop.
"Take this letter. Her Highness wants it to be burned. "
The old nanny in palace attire threw The King of Song's letter on the table. She didn't wait for the maid's reaction and turned to leave. There were many matters to attend to in the royal court. This kind of trivial matter could be handled by the maids.
An experienced nanny like her had more important matters to attend to.
The young maid in her teens stared blankly at the old nanny's departing figure. She then picked up the letter on the table and took it out. She always had a habit. She would always take a look at the exquisite things in the palace before burning them.
However, when the young maid took out the letter, she was stunned.
...
Consort Tai Zhen suddenly felt that the atmosphere in the Yuzhen Palace was a little strange recently.
When the young palace maids brought her clothes, they kept sneaking glances at her through the curtains. When the maids brought her pastries, they did the same. They clearly finished the pastries, but they just stood there with the plates and didn't know how to leave. Even the old nannies in the palace felt that something was wrong.
When Consort Tai Zhen was in the palace, she would often hear people outside talking about clouds and flowers!
This situation was nothing for a day or two. However, for several days, the atmosphere didn't change. Instead, it became more and more serious.
In the end, even the Guards of Imperial Insignia at the four corners of the tent became a little distracted.
"What's going on?"
When a young palace maid spilled the pastries that the Holy Emperor gifted her because she peeked at her, Consort Tai Zhen finally couldn't take it anymore.
"Your Highness, please calm down! Your Highness, please calm down! "
The young palace maid knelt on the floor and trembled. Even if she didn't understand, she knew that she had spilled the pastries that the Holy Emperor gifted to Her Highness.
"Xiao Yue, what's going on with you recently? Why are you so distracted? What are you doing? "
Consort Tai Zhen's voice sounded from the tent.
"Your Highness, please calm down. This servant heard a poem that praised Your Highness. That's why I couldn't help but peek at Your Highness."
The young palace maid knelt on the floor and trembled in fear.
"A poem that praised me?"
Consort Tai Zhen was astonished. The anger in her heart dissipated in an instant.
"That's right. It's not just me. Xiao Ying, Xiao Mei, and the others are all like this. Everyone says that Your Highness is beautiful. Otherwise, no one would be able to write such a beautiful poem. That's why this servant couldn't help but peek at you. "
Knowing that she had committed a grave mistake, the young palace maid hurriedly revealed everything that she knew.
"Call Xiao Ying, Xiao Mei, and everyone else over!"
This time, Consort Tai Zhen's curiosity was piqued.
In just a short moment, everyone in Yuzhen Palace had been gathered. The palace maids, maids, servants, old nannies, and even the eunuchs of the palace had been summoned. A huge crowd of people knelt outside the tent.
Everyone said that it was because they thought that Your Highness was beautiful that they couldn't help but peek at you. This made Consort Tai Zhen even more curious.
And when Consort Tai Zhen asked about the poem, something strange happened. Although everyone said that the poem was beautiful, no one could remember the entire content of the poem. Everyone only remembered bits and pieces of it.
Some said, "The clouds are like the rain", some said, "The clouds are like flowers", some said, "The spring wind is strong", and some said, "The Chinese gate is beautiful". In short, no one knew the details of this poem.
Even the same sentence had three or four different versions.
This made Consort Tai Zhen even more confused. The only thing that was certain was that there really was such a poem that had triggered this change in Yuzhen Palace.
"Tell me, who did you hear this poem from?"
Finally, Consort Tai Zhen thought of an idea. He asked everyone to tell him who they heard it from.
"Xiao Ying!"
"Xiao Mei!"
"Xiao Yue!"
… …
But when she traced it back, the source of all this was an unexpected person.
"It was Xiao Zhu of the Clothes Incineration Workshop who told me!"
When Xiao Zhu of the Clothes Incineration Workshop was summoned, she knelt on the ground, trembling. What Consort Tai Zhen received was an unexpected answer.
"Your Highness, please calm down! I read that poem from His Highness The King of Song's letter! "
"The King of Song?!"
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