Chapter 498: The Sleeping King Rain and Mist (2)

ieved that Xianyao couldn't finish Smiling at the Vast Sea.Now was just the beginning; the main part would come later, where the high-level techniques were crucial to completing this piece of Smiling...Chapter 498 The Sleeping King Wang YanYu (Part 2)

"I haven't eaten yet..." Xianyao said.

"There's delicious food over there. They've prepared a lot, and you can have whatever you want." Lingling pulled Xianyao along without looking back.

"I want to eat dragon meat. Do they have it" Xianyao asked.

Lingling was silent for a moment before saying, "Well, let's change that request. Don't ask for things that don’t exist..."

"What about chicken feet then Phoenix claws." Xianyao asked, although this wasn't actually phoenix feet but just regular chicken feet.

“This isn’t available either…” Lingling shook her head. This was too common a dish to be served in such an occasion.

"You just said there’s everything" Xianyao looked at Lingling and asked.

"Brother, I’m sorry..." Lingling said with a bit of a bitter smile.

“Alright, that's better!” Xianyao nodded as if he was quite satisfied with her attitude.

“…”

Xianyao followed Lingling to the palace square. Although they didn’t have seats in the VIP area, they could stand on the city wall for a view of the ceremony.

The VIP seats were usually occupied by people with status or special invitations from Luo Yunqing. Though some had short stays, those closely related still came over, and others within the country who needed to show friendly attitudes, such as the former king.

Xianyao looked at these people and found a familiar face among them, but he didn't want to see him. He pretended not to notice and went looking for food instead.

"Xianyao, come here. There's delicious food over there," Luo Baocai called out to Xianyao quietly, as they couldn’t make big moves in this situation.

After hearing her call, Xianyao took Lingling over. Actually, it was more like Lingling followed him.

"Hello, Xianyao!" A few of Luo Baocai's girl friends greeted him awkwardly.

Since the incident, they might not know about his abilities, but now they understood that Xianyao had a special status in the Luo family that could influence the family head. They regretted missing out on such an excellent prospect.

Now she believed those who went with them during spring outings would deeply regret it. She realized people can't be judged by their appearance.

"Oh, hello!" Xianyao didn’t mind their attitude and immediately picked up a snack to eat as if the most important thing to him were these foods rather than people.

Lingling thought silently: "What an idiot brother. These girls clearly like you, but you ignore them." She didn't feel sorry because she didn't think those girls could be good enough to be his wife.

While Xianyao was eating, people around him greeted him one after another. It seemed these were the same people who joined the spring outing last time, but their attitudes towards him had completely changed and they now tried to please him rather than despise him.

Xianyao responded politely to every greeting he received and made it seem like he was on good terms with them. His social skills were outstanding.

Lingling was amazed by this, finding it incredible that Xianyao could handle himself so well socially when she had thought his social skills were poor based on previous observations.

She didn’t know that Xianyao's attitude towards people depended entirely on how they treated him. If someone treated him kindly, he would treat them the same; if not, he would also be indifferent to them.

Now everyone wanted to get closer to him, and he was showing the same interest. He wouldn’t act aloof here because that could offend people and make them jealous, which didn't align with his philosophy of life.

Lingling followed Xianyao but felt bored by these social interactions. At this moment, she noticed a very pretty sister approaching her; Lingling didn’t think she was looking for herself or her brother and assumed she came for food too.

Unlike the other young ladies, this beautiful lady exuded an air of authority. Even Third Master couldn’t match her aura, suggesting that she might be one of the former VIPs.

This sister wouldn't come to speak with her when they didn’t know each other, and Xianyao was even less likely since he barely knew anyone here besides Wang QiuYu.

But Lingling soon realized she had been wrong; this sister walked straight towards Xianyao. Looking at him for a while, she said, "It really is you. How did your small servant get here

The people who know about Xianyao are surprised. Isn’t it true that this noble and beautiful lady knows him too What did he do in the past Was he a servant This seems unlikely.

As for those who were paying attention to this lady, they wondered why she was going to look for such a young man.

"Hey, Miss Thunder, you’re here as well." Xianyao looked at her in surprise, pretending he just noticed her. The person he knew and called Thunder was only one, and there was no other girl named Thunder in the world.

She was Zhuque Thunder!

Xianyao didn’t expect that the Zhuque family had some dealings with the Luo Family; Zhuque Thunder appearing here indicated this point.

"You really did see me earlier…" Zhuque Thunder frowned and said, judging from Xianyao’s reaction, her guess was correct. The person who glanced at her before was indeed him. This kid truly pretended not to see her.

“I did see you.” Xianyao smiled. There was no need for him to lie to the other party; it wasn’t something shameful or deserving of punishment.

"Since you saw me, why didn’t you greet me Did you fear that I would eat you" Zhuque Thunder said with a smile, but her intentions were hard to discern.

“No. You are an honored guest now and talking to others, so I did not want to bother you.” Xianyao also smiled in response, making it difficult for people to tell whether his words were true or false.

"Alright, no more small talk with this brat of yours. Tell me why you left without a word. When I asked Black Tortoise Lingxiao about it, she was hesitant and wouldn’t say anything," Zhuque Thunder said, which made Xianyao feel somewhat honored; she actually inquired about his whereabouts.

“Don't misunderstand, I only occasionally brought it up.” It seemed that Xianyao had guessed what she was thinking, so he immediately added this sentence.

"I was expelled by the Black Tortoise family. The specifics are hard to explain; you can ask Black Tortoise Lingxiao or other people." Xianyao replied.

The Black Tortoise family Everyone around them felt a jolt upon hearing this name, not expecting that Xianyao could still have ties with the Black Tortoise family. This Xianyao was becoming more and more intriguing.

At this moment, Lüo Baochui’s little sister regretted it deeply; if she had known earlier, she would have taken advantage of her proximity to him. Even if she couldn’t become his person, at least they could be friends and gain benefits.

"I don’t care to ask; I hope you got expelled because that means you are not needed. You seem like a capable one; come with me." Zhuque Thunder started poaching talent, having noticed Xianyao’s insights about martial arts.

“No, I’m not interested. Furthermore, I have things to do here and won’t be following you,” Xianyao shook his head in response.

"By the way, what are your plans here How did you get here" Zhuque Thunder asked.

Xianyao tidied up his thoughts and said, “I actually have blood ties with the Luo Family; you should understand this. I can be here because of that.”

"You’re part of the Luo Family Then there’s a chance we’ll work together in the future. Our Zhuque family is allied with your Luo Family," Zhuque Thunder said, revealing her reason for being here: the Zhuque and Luo families had some collaboration, though the Luo Family seemed like an affiliate.

"I see. No wonder you’re here." Xianyao comprehended it.

“Congratulations on your promotion from servant to prince. That Prince Xianyao is you, right” Zhuque Thunder smiled and said this; she had seen the list, so there was no secret about it.

"Yes, I am a prince. Envious" Xianyao replied with a smile.

“Envious your head! Why don’t you take on the Luo surname It still says Le Xiaoyoung on that list. Aren't you concerned about losing this inheritance right” Zhuque Thunder asked curiously.

Xianyao smiled and shook his head, saying, “All I know is my surname is Le; my name is Le Xiaoyoung. Even if I have blood ties with the Luo Family, it doesn’t change this fact.”

"Great personality! I like that!" Zhuque Thunder said smilingly as she patted Xianyao's shoulder in a casual manner, shocking many around them.

Everyone thought that Zhuque Thunder should be a lady of high birth with graceful and noble manners. But when faced with Xianyao, she completely changed; it was obvious to anyone which personality was her true self.

"I think so too. I only do what I like." Xianyao also smiled back; he wasn’t particularly annoyed by Zhuque Thunder but kept away from her to avoid trouble. After all, fair maidens bring disaster, and she was more than an ordinary calamity.

“Come sit with me at the coronation ceremony.”

"No thanks, I’ll just stand here. There are too many honored guests over there; it’s not appropriate for me to disturb them." Xianyao shook his head in response.

"Do you care about others If you don’t want to be with me, just say so. But, your absence doesn't mean I won't accompany you either. I’ll watch the ceremony together with you," Zhuque Thunder said somewhat irritably; though she hadn’t interacted much with Xianyao, she understood his personality and believed that he wouldn’t care about her status back then nor now (To be continued).Shenzhu Continent. Reaching the emperor level at such a young age was extremely rare in their former world and quite uncommon even here; hence they had relatively strong self-preservation abilities an...