On the other side, after Chen Ke heard Jiang Xin's report on what the Star Plucking Yard had been doing recently, she fell silent for a while and said softly," Let him be."
When Jiang Xin heard this, he immediately leaned over and stood quietly at the side.
Since the Emperor said not to interfere, then it should not be related to our family. Just let those officials who said that the Star Plucking Yard had ill intentions do their own things.
The court officials who had entrusted Jiang Xin with silver to pass on the message saw that he had left and never returned. They knew that the Emperor did not care about this matter, and they were very anxious.
One had to know that the Xingchen Kingdom had just experienced the rebellion of the Right Prime Minister and the others. Because of the war with the barbarians, their country's treasury was already empty and in danger. If the Star Eradication Institute, which had great prestige and many powerful academicians in the hearts of the people, rebelled again, their country would definitely not be able to survive this crisis safely.
At the thought of this, the ministers felt that they could not sit still and wait for death. They had to find someone to persuade the emperor to investigate and prohibit the recent unusual behavior of the Star Plucking Courtyard.
Thus, they thought of the Emperor's teacher, Grand Tutor Shen Qi. He was a man of knowledge, with many students under his belt, and his words carried a lot of weight in Xingchen Kingdom.
However, when they arrived at Shen Qi's door, everyone saw that the door was tightly shut. There was a note on it that said," I decline to meet the person who visited." Instantly, everyone lowered their feet, not understanding why the Grand Tutor would not take care of things at such an important moment.
One had to know that the Heaven and Earth Banquet, which was held once in a hundred years, would be held in a few days. That was the most important event in the Xingchen Kingdom, and nothing could happen on that day.
However, the Grand Tutor, who had the greatest hope of persuading the Emperor, had actually closed his doors and refused to receive any guests, causing the officials to return in disappointment. As they discussed, they decided to send someone to monitor the movements of the Star Plucking Yard just in case. They hoped that they could completely stop them when they made a move.
In fact, Shen Qi had closed his door to not receive any guests because the Emperor had asked Jiang Xin to send him a secret letter this morning, telling him not to get involved in this matter. In the letter, he had pointed out that the celebrity academy selection was to prepare for the Heaven and Earth Banquet. However, because the commotion was too big and the matter of the Right Prime Minister and the others had happened, this group of ministers became anxious.
Although Shen Qi had promised the Emperor to not interfere in this matter, he still did not know whether to laugh or cry when he heard about the mess caused by the ministers who were so concerned about him. Sending someone to the Star Plucking Courtyard at this time was obviously telling the Imperial Tutor that they suspected him of doing something wrong.
Therefore, in order to prevent the officials from doing stupid things again, Ye Shenqi sent a letter to the servants to send to each official's residence.
Sure enough, that night, the group of officials completely quieted down because Shen Qi wrote in the letter," Don't do stupid things if there's nothing to do." Although his words made the ministers a little unhappy, they still felt at ease. Thus, he happily turned around and joined his family in preparing for the Heaven and Earth Banquet, no longer caring about the matters of the Star Plucking Courtyard.
Seeing this, Shen Qi heaved a huge sigh of relief. Gazing at the bright moon in the sky, she realized that she was exhausted. She was already so old, yet she was still fooling around with these ministers. She still had to constantly worry that the Emperor and King Jing would do something detrimental to the country.
As everyone in the Xingchen Kingdom busied themselves, the days passed quickly. It was now the day before the Heaven and Earth Banquet.
On this day, a large ship sailed from the dock of Jade Crown City, and a group of gentle, elegant, and comfortable foreign men in blue long coats and long hairpins came down from it.
The official from the Ministry of Rites, Lord Li, who had come to welcome the group of people, saw this and slowly walked forward. He smiled and said humbly,"Welcome."
The leader of this group of people, Li, looked up and nodded at Lord Li to welcome him.
The officials of the Xingchen Kingdom were so angry that they gritted their teeth. The arrogant attitude of this group of foreigners every time they came to the Xingchen Kingdom was simply asking for a beating.
Although Lord Li was extremely dissatisfied with the reaction of the leaders of the Sea Tribe, he still maintained a decent smile on his face and said,"Your accommodation has been prepared. Please follow me.”
Then, he brought them to the other house and let them rest.
Ming Cheya, who was sitting by the window on the second floor of a restaurant at the pier, looked at the group of marine race beings with a puzzled expression.
She found that the souls of these people were very strange. Their souls not only contained the souls of mortals but also the souls of marine creatures. Furthermore, the two souls were perfectly fused together without any instability.
However, this also made Ming Cheya very curious. In her memories, other than the Sky Clan, Demon Clan, and mortals, she had never had any memories of them. Could this be a new person born when she lost her memories?
Just as Ming Cheya, Manzhu, and Sha Hua were looking at the people below with rapt attention, Chen Yuan had already pushed open the door and quietly sat down beside Ming Cheya.
The moment he sat down, Shen Yuan saw Ming Cheya turn around and look at him. She pointed at the group of marine race people and asked,""Where did those things come from? I've never seen it before."
Then, Chen Yuan realized that three pairs of eyes were staring at him with curiosity.
"No one knows where they came from. They only heard that they came from the depths of the ocean.”Abyss frowned and replied slowly. He had actually forgotten that there was still the Sea Race in this world. This race that had suddenly appeared made the three worlds wary because no one knew their origins.
Ming Cheya and the other two frowned when they heard this. No one actually knew their origins.
Were their names on the Book of Life and Death? As she thought about this, Ming Cheya asked Red Spiderlily to bring the Book of Life and Death from the Netherworld.
Looking at the Book of Life and Death again, Chen Yuan was very calm. He only turned to look at Ming Cheya curiously, not knowing what she wanted to do.
"Yuan, what's the name of the leader of the Sea Race?”Ming Cheya opened the Book of Life and Death and asked without raising her head.
In an instant, Chen Yuan guessed what Ming Cheya wanted to do. He looked at her dotingly and replied,""His name is Li."
Upon hearing this, Ming Cheya immediately began to flip through the Book of Life and Death on the table, reading the names on it at a glance. In a short while, the entire thick Book of Life and Death had been flipped through.
Ming Cheya raised her head and looked at Shen Yuan.”
Shen Yuan's eyes darkened. Since they didn't have a name, they weren't mortals. Moreover, they weren't from the Demon Race or the Sky Race. Then, what was the origin of these Sea Race people?
While they were talking, they didn't notice the shock, ecstasy, and adoration on Li's face when he raised his head and saw Ming Cheya.
At the same time, a group of burly barbarians with loose hair and furry sleeveless shoulders arrived at the gate of Jade Crown City on their warhorses.
Even though they had lost the war with the Xingchen Kingdom, they had once again become a vassal state of the Xingchen Kingdom. However, the ambition in their hearts was not extinguished. Right now, they only needed to recuperate and find another opportunity to start another war in the future. They needed to win the war so that they could leave the boundless wilderness and come to this fertile and habitable Xingchen Kingdom.
Therefore, they did not need to show any respect to the officials of the Xingchen Kingdom.
Looking at the group of " guests " who did not care about him at all, Lord Li's heart burned with anger. Even the gentle smile on his face disappeared and was replaced by a cold smile.
This group of people could only pretend to be powerful at this moment. They would see if they could maintain this attitude in the competition a few days after the Heaven and Earth Banquet. It would be best if they did not lose until they only knew how to cry.
On the day before the Heavenly Emperor's banquet, other than the marine race and the barbarians, many people from other cities and towns also arrived one after another. Therefore, the Jade Crown Inn was filled to the brim. Those who had arrived late and could not find a place to stay or those who came from the countryside and did not have the money to stay were arranged by the Jade Crown soldiers to set up tents in a large open space in the suburbs.
That night, everyone in the jade crown went to bed early, so that they would have better energy to watch the once-in-a-century royal family's sacrifice to the Heaven and Earth Banquet and pay their respects to the Heaven and Earth Palace.
Everyone in Star Plucking Yard felt relieved when they heard the state preceptor say " It's done ". They immediately felt extremely tired. One had to know that they had been decorating the Heaven and Earth Palace every day for the past few days. After every piece was done, the Imperial Advisor would come personally to inspect it. If it was not enough, they would have to redo it.
Just like that, the academicians of the Star Plucking Academy were tortured to the point of wanting to die.
Therefore, when they heard the state preceptor say " it's done," everyone heaved a sigh of relief.
However, looking at the magnificent Heaven and Earth Palace that they had decorated, they were still filled with a sense of accomplishment. They believed that anyone who entered this place tomorrow would be completely shocked by the new appearance of the Heaven and Earth Palace.
Because even the people they often saw would sometimes stare at this place in a daze. It was because it was dazzling, gorgeous, and beautiful.
At this moment, every white jade pillar in the Heaven and Earth Palace was carved with many complicated and gorgeous patterns. They looked like flowers that had never been seen before, but also mysterious patterns, making them look very attractive. The two sides of the Heaven and Earth Palace were hung with long white curtains that were shining with flowing light. They were drifting in the wind. Every time they moved, the flowing light would slowly flow in the direction of the wind. It looked so beautiful that it made this place look like a paradise.
The academicians had touched the soft and warm long yarn, but they couldn't guess what it was made of. However, they believed that this was definitely not something from the mortal world.
At the same time, behind the flowing gauze of the Heaven and Earth Banquet, there were many wooden tables made of sandalwood and carved with white flowers for two people to share. The Imperial Advisor ordered that the wooden tables of the best quality be brought out and placed in the main hall of the Heavenly Underground Palace at around 10:00 the next day.
That night, the academicians of the Star Plucking Academy waited for the arrival of the Lord of Heaven's Banquet with mixed emotions. Tomorrow night, they might have a chance to meet the people from the Heaven Realm.
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