Not long after, the other two heirs of the Eastern Domain Saint King’s Mansion were also travelling in their chariots, arriving at the bottom of the Book Mountain.
One of them, called Chen Kai, was the only Sacred Body of the Eastern Domain Sacred King’s Mansion in the last hundred years, and could be called the first expert among the four heirs.
Chen Kai’s cultivation, which had reached the Ninth Transformation of the Fish Dragon, was already sixty-eight years old, yet he didn’t look old, as if he was a young man of twenty-seven or eight.
Ao Xin Yan stared towards Chen Kai, her lips moved as she transmitted her voice to Zhang Ruochen, saying, “This person, named Chen Kai, possesses the ‘Divine River Saint Body’ and is quite famous in the Eastern Domain.”
“According to, our Divine Dragon Demi-Human Race’s intelligence, Chen Kai has most likely refined a drop of Divine Blood, and is quite a powerful figure, as well as one of the most important heirs of the Eastern Domain Sacred King’s Mansion.”
Zhang Ruochen’s gaze, glancing towards Chen Kai, gently nodded.
The other heir of the Eastern Domain Sacred King’s Mansion was a young woman whose appearance was on par with Huang Yichen’s, named Chen Lan’er. Her figure was quite plump, her breasts and hips extraordinarily full, her skin glistening white, and in the centre of her eyebrows, there was a scarlet vermilion sand traced on her body, and her body’s aura was very noble and elegant.
On Chen Lan’er’s body, she wore a silver veil treasure coat, with dense inscriptions floating above the coat, emitting a faint silver light. Obviously, that Silver Veil Treasure Cloth must be a rather powerful defensive Saint Artifact.
Behind Chen Kai and Chen Lan’er, both of them also carried eight Fish Dragon Ninth Transformation Warlords each.
Ao Xin Yan transmitted her voice to Zhang Ruochen again, saying, “This woman, named Chen Lan’er, is the granddaughter of the King of the Eastern Domain. Although, her cultivation level, is only at the Fish Dragon Eighth Transformation, yet, in terms of formations, she has quite high attainments, with her mental strength reaching the forty-fourth rank. If she were to set up a formation, Chen Lan’er would be enough to fight against Chen Kai.”
Zhang Ruochen was also sizing up the three heirs of the Eastern Domain Saint King’s Mansion, and could clearly sense that the three of them were looking at Huang Yichen with rather strange eyes, both hostile and contemptuous.
They were looking down on Huang Yichen with the eyes of a superior.
Zhang Ruochen frowned slightly, his heart quite displeased, however, he soon figured out the reason for this.
After all, Huang Yichen was only an outsider of the Chen Clan, and his strength was also the weakest, so what if he became one of the heirs? How could the direct descendants of the Eastern Domain Saint King’s House look down on her?
Chen Kai stepped down from the chariot, the combat boots on his feet, clanging against the ground, appearing unruffled and imposing as he said, ”The four of us, being the heirs of the Eastern Domain Sacred King’s Mansion, represent the face of the Sacred King’s Mansion. Tonight, no matter what, we cannot disgrace the Sacred King Mansion.”
After saying this, Chen Kai’s gaze, stared in the direction of Huang Yichen, clearly alluding to something.
Chen Lan’er took an elegant lotus step and walked out from above the chariot, with a slightly flattering and playful smile, saying, “Whoever can’t even sit steadily on the fourth ranked ‘seat of human excellence’, I see that in the future …… she won’t have to continue to be the Saint King’s Mansion’sSuccessor. Our Eastern Region Saint King’s Mansion cannot afford to lose this person.”
The atmosphere around them, became quite strange, even the war generals behind Chen Tianpeng, Chen Kai, and Chen Lan’er, all revealed a seemingly smiling expression, their gazes, from time to time, looking over towards Huang Yichen.
Huang Yichen, however, remained silent, as if she was completely unable to hear the implication in their words. However, her ten fingers hidden under her sleeves were tightly pinched together, making a “giggling” sound.
In fact, Huang Yichen didn’t really care about the position of the heir, at the very beginning, when she faced the difficulties of the Chen family’s direct descendants, she thought of giving up directly, no longer being the heir.
However, when Huang Yichen thought that this position of heir was something that Zhang Ruochen had fought for her at great cost during his lifetime, there was a strong wave of unwillingness in her heart that compelled her to try her hardest to persevere.
Since her natural talent was insufficient, she would cultivate hard, putting in ten or a hundred times more effort than others to make herself strong.
With her hard work, she did obtain extraordinary achievements, and in less than a year, her cultivation had already reached the Fish Dragon Seventh Transformation.
However, there was still a huge gap between her and the other three heirs.
“No matter how sarcastic others are, no matter how many cold stares I suffer, I absolutely cannot give up, I must persevere. If I lose the position of heir, in the future, what will I take to seek revenge from the Nine Spectres Sword Saint?”
Huang Yichen’s silver teeth, clenched tightly together, cracked his lips, and a bloody flavour surged towards his throat.
When Zhang Ruochen saw Huang Yichen holding back his emotions, and glanced towards the three heirs of the Eastern Domain Sacred King’s Mansion, he actually had some mixed feelings in his heart.
He transmitted his voice to Ao Xin Yan and said, “Apart from possessing the Xuanwu Saint Origin, which gives her a certain advantage, Senior Sister Smoky Dust is a little bit inferior in terms of talent compared to Chen Tianpeng, Chen Kai, and Chen Lan’er.”
“At first, when I fought for Senior Sister Smoky Dust’s position as the successor, I only thought that the Eastern Domain Saint King’s Palace would tend to give her more cultivation resources, so that she could be better cultivated.”
“But it didn’t occur to me that by doing so, I had harmed her, putting her above an awkward position, it’s all my fault.”
Ao Xin Yan was slightly stunned, always feeling that there was something wrong with Zhang Ruochen, and asked, “Team Leader, what do you …… want to do?”
“Tonight, I want to be a green leaf and help her out.”
Zhang Ruochen smiled faintly, then, raising his head, he looked towards the top of the Book Mountain and said, “At least, I have to help her, to sit on one of the one hundred and eight King’s Seats.”
Being willing to be a green leaf?
Ao Xin Yan was obviously stunned by Zhang Ruochen’s decision, how could he not expect that the group leader would actually make such a choice.
With his strength, even if he were to go and fight for the nine Realm Son Seats, he would still have a certain chance. However, listening to his tone, it seemed that he did not intend, to go and sit in any of the positions on the Book Mountain, but rather to be Huang Yichen’s green leaf.
Ao Xin Yan quietly glanced towards Huang Yichen, and for some reason, her heart was actually very jealous of her.
Not only did Huang Yichen have a fiancé as outstanding as Zhang Ruochen, but also, her fiancé loved her so much that he was willing to silently pay for her. Even, for her sake, he was able to give up the chance to become a Boundary Son.
“If, I am also able to meet such a man, even if it makes me break my body into pieces, I would have no regrets.”Ao Xin Yan pursed her lips tightly, and the wave of jealousy in her heart gradually faded into envy.
Chen Kai glanced towards Huang Yichen, and in a questioning tone, said, “Cousin Yichen, you are also an heir of the Eastern Domain Saint King’s House, how come you didn’t hire a few guards to escort you? With your cultivation of the seventh change of the Fish Dragon, you are able to sit in the position of the ‘Seat of Human Excellence’?”
Chen Tianpeng revealed a sneer and said, “If the heir of the Eastern Domain Sacred King’s Mansion were to attend the Boundary Son Banquet and not even be able to sit on the Human Jie Seat, I wonder whose face he would be disgracing?”
Chen Lan’er, on the other hand, gave a cheeky smile, her two jade fingers gently stroking her chin as she said, “If cousin Smoky Dust can’t afford to hire a Fish and Dragon Ninth Transformation’s guards, elder sister, I can still lend you two of them to help you sit firmly in one of the seats.”
Huang Yichen took a deep breath, trying to suppress the anger in her heart, her chest rose and fell rapidly, then, her eyes became very sharp, and she was about to go to ascend the Book Mountain alone.
Even if he had to fight his way to the top, he must still go and make a break for it.
Just at this time, Zhang Ruochen was the one who took a step forward and appeared at Huang Yichen’s side, his eyes glancing towards the three heirs across the room as he calmly said, “Who says that County Lord Yichen doesn’t have any guards, I, for one, am her guard.”
“You …… are her retainer?”
Chen Kai, Chen Tianpeng, Chen Lan’er, including the war generals behind the three of them, all of them revealed a look of surprise, obviously none of them had expected that Huang Yichen had actually recruited a retainer.
However, it was just a mere guard, what kind of climate could it become?
It was estimated that this brat, was only looking at Huang Yichen’s beautiful looks and being the heir to the Eastern Region Saint King’s House, so he had taken the initiative to flatter her.
After all, they all admitted that with Huang Yichen’s conditions, there would indeed be no lack of suitors, and it was only natural for a rash young man to emerge who was overwhelmed by her beauty.
Looking at Lin Yue, Huang Yichen was completely stunned, somewhat unable to believe her eyes.
Chen Kai, Chen Tianpeng, and Chen Lan’er didn’t know his identity, however, Huang Yichen knew that this man in front of him was the sword dao wizard of the Two Yi Sect, and had defeated two of the Devil Sect’s greatest experts.
With his strength, even if he couldn’t become a Sector Son, it wouldn’t be difficult to sit on the King’s seat.
Such a young king was willing to be her retainer, even though Huang Yichen knew that Lin Yue was pursuing her, she still couldn’t believe that he would do something so crazy.
“What are you …… doing?”Huang Yichen said.
Zhang Ruochen said, “Lin Yue is willing to be a guard beside County Lord Smokey and be at the disposal of Her Highness, the County Lord.”
Huang Yichen’s heart, gently trembled, but she remained unconvinced, saying, “Don’t you know that once you become my guard, you will not be qualified to sit at the seats of the Boundary Son Banquet. A guard, cannot become a guest. Sir Lin, your joke is too big!”
“Swish!”
Zhang Ruochen pulled out a Golden Serpent Saint Sword, cupped the hilt in his hand, and placed it in front of his chest, slightly bowed his head, and smiled at Huang Yichen, “Your Highness, County Lord, your guards, are always ready to ascend the Mountain of Books with you for the Boundary Son Banquet.”
Finally, Huang Yichen was somewhat convinced that Lin Yue really intended to be her retainer.
But why?
Simply because, Lin Yue wanted to pursue her?
She simply didn’t believe that it would be for this reason.
After all, she and Lin Yue had only met two or three times, it was simply impossible for them to have deep feelings. Even if Lin Yue wanted to pursue her, he would at most just give her some treasures, it was simply possible that he would lower himself and give up the chance to become a boundary son just to be one of her guards.
There must be other reasons.
Huang Yichen linked to some previous events, including the Xuan Gui Sword Saint’s abnormal behaviour, the thousand drops of Xuanwu Sacred Blood and five drops of Dragon Emperor’s Blood that Lin Yue had given her, and also, what was happening at the moment.
Every single thing was very abnormal, yet, it seemed to have an inevitable connection.
Suddenly, she felt that she had grasped a key point, but that key point, again, didn’t seem to exist at all.
“Lin Yue …… is so familiar, it seems like I’ve heard this name somewhere ……”
Chen Lan’er recited to herself, and suddenly, as if she thought of something, she immediately raised her head, and in her eyes, two bright rays of light surged out, staring towards Lin Yue beside Huang Yichen, and blurted out, “You’re that Sword Dao wizard of the Two Yi Sect?”
