Just as Zhuang Zhou had guessed, the Great Empress 'demonic power filled the entire Myriad God Palace, allowing her to sense all conversations.
She was actually as curious as the old teacher. She wondered if Pu Qianye regretted escaping from the Myriad God Palace.
Moreover, the empress was a little surprised. The old teacher seemed to know a lot of inside information.
"Could it be that I didn't manage to hide my identity from the old teacher when I entered Jixia Academy?”
This was normal. After all, the old man's cultivation was unfathomable, and the Armor of Concealment was not omnipotent!
At the thought of this, the empress couldn't help but feel shy.
At this moment, Shangguan Wan 'er asked,"
"Your Majesty, can the banquet begin?”
According to the scheduled procedure, after the empress sat down, she should give a short speech and then announce the start of the banquet.
During the banquet, he would first have a friendly exchange with the Japanese diplomatic mission, and then invite the famous Peony Fang Shi Ming Shiyin to perform a divination for the Great Tang.
After that, the empress could leave and allow the guests to interact freely.
But now, the empress seemed to be a little absent-minded. Shangguan Wan 'er subconsciously reminded her.
Upon hearing Shangguan Wan 'er's words, the Water Empress nodded slightly and said calmly,"
"Let's start according to the scheduled process. I won't talk anymore…"
Shangguan Wan 'er received the order and immediately announced the start of the banquet.
The empress didn't give a speech. This was actually a relatively rare situation.
However, many guests, including Pu Qianye, did not think that there was anything wrong with it.
Only Mingshi Yin was keenly aware of this.
"Interesting? The empress isn't giving a speech?"
"Why?"
Is it because of Pu Qianye?"
Mingshi Yin narrowed his eyes and felt very uncomfortable.
He didn't like the feeling of things getting out of control.
Even the smallest thing would make him feel uncomfortable.
Next.
With Shangguan Wan 'er's reminder, the head of the Japanese diplomatic mission was able to leave his seat and walk to the empress to meet her alone.
The Japanese ambassador first praised the Great Tang's prosperity and expressed the admiration of the small islanders. Then he made a request to send a Japanese Go player to exchange with the Great Tang players.
Go was passed down from the Great Tang to Japan. Now, a player from a small island country actually dared to challenge a player from the Great Tang!
The empress was annoyed by his overconfident behavior, but she didn't pay much attention to it.
Could it be that the national players of the Great Tang were inferior to the chess players of a small island country?
Thus, the empress agreed to the challenge from the Japanese envoy.
……
Very soon, the Japanese players went to see the empress and took out their precious jade chess pieces to spar with the Tang players.
The Japanese emissary's chess skills were unexpectedly brilliant. Under the watchful eyes of all the officials and guests, he easily won against three Tang national players!
The smile on the empress's face gradually disappeared, and her expression turned grim!
She really didn't expect that this challenge, which she thought was just a small interlude, would actually make her feel embarrassed!
As the country that invented Go, the national player of the prosperous Tang Empire was actually no match for a small Japanese player?
What was going on?
The Water Empress was very dissatisfied, especially since Pu Qianye was in the Myriad God Palace.
She felt a little embarrassed.
Pu Qianye watched the situation unfold calmly. He knew that this matter had something to do with Mingshi Yin.
Ming Shi Yin was probably going to jump out and cause trouble!
As expected, when the civil and military officials were frightened by the empress's anger, Peony Fangshi Mingshi Yin finally spoke,"
"Your Majesty, this disciple beside me has also learned Go. Why don't you let him try?”
Mingshi Yin smiled and pretended to be relaxed.
Other than Pu Qianye, no one knew how long Mingshi Yin had been planning this!
As soon as Mingshi Yin spoke, hundreds of eyes, including those of the Water Empress, locked onto Yi Xing's tiny body.
Everyone was astonished. The three national experts of the Great Tang had been defeated, so could this youth really do it?
Yi Xing was expressionless, maintaining his composure.
"Wan Er?"
The empress didn't give Mingshi Yin a direct answer. Instead, she asked Shangguan Wan 'er for her opinion.
"Your Majesty, Peony Necromancer's disciple really loves to play chess. The people near Chang Le Lane know this very well!”
"Anyway, it's already like this now. Let him try.”
Shangguan Wan 'er braced herself and said.
Losing chess seemed like a small matter.
But to Shangguan Wan 'er, this was a very serious dereliction of duty.
After all, the empress cared a lot about her reputation.
How could the mighty Great Tang be suppressed by the puny Japanese?
Even if it was a small chess game, it would not work!
Thus, Shangguan Wan 'er agreed to Mingshi Yin's suggestion in order to salvage the situation.
The empress thought of this and nodded slightly.
"Let that youth go…"
Hence, Yi Xing and the Japanese players sat on both sides of the same board.
At this moment, many guests noticed that Yi Xing's hands were trembling…
"This is…cowardice before the battle?"
"It's over! This young man can't do it!"
"It's not his fault. After all, he's too young and lacks battle experience!”
All the officials thought so.
……
If they knew that this was Yi Xing's first time playing against someone other than Ming Shi Yin, they would probably panic even more.
Looking at Yi Xing's trembling body, the Eastern Islands 'envoy sneered in disdain!
Hehe, after all, he was still a child who had not seen the world.
However, this contempt was quickly deterred by the thunderous and endless chess moves.
In less than an hour, Yi Xing had easily defeated the Japanese envoy!
The chessboard was stained with sweat from a long examination, like a battlefield full of scars after a battle.
Only then did he understand that the youth wasn't afraid at all, but excited!
His peerless chess skills could finally stand out in front of the world!
At this point, Mingshi Yin finally revealed a smile.
It seemed that the situation had finally returned to his control!
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