C744 The Empire
C744 The Empire
Third Prince, who was in the limelight, wore a face full of pride as he returned to his seat behind the table.
Chen Yu felt a trace of shock in his heart. Although his ambition was no longer for wealth and power, Chen Yu had to admit that he was envious of someone who had the power to rule the world like the Duke of Qin.
Even until a few minutes later, the guests all over the hall were still discussing the [South Ming Divine King Diagram] in low voices, and the shock could not be quelled.
As for the fifth prince, his expression was a bit ugly. The gift he offered was not cheap, but compared to Third Prince's gift, it was not worth mentioning.
Next, the various princes and princesses offered gifts one after the other. Among them were the seventh, ninth, and eleventh princes. However, their foundations were not as deep as Third Prince's. The value of the gifts they offered was not ordinary, but they were overshadowed.
After the royal family presented their congratulatory gifts, it was time for the ministers to attend.
First, the Left and Right Prime Ministers offered congratulatory gifts, but the gifts were ordinary, it was just an ordinary spirit object. The Left Prime Minister Shangguan Qisheng offered a catty of Small Enlightenment Tea, and the Right Prime Minister, Fan Daohong, offered a grade five True Pill of Seven Apertures Enlightenment.
After the prime minister had left or right, all of the ministers had given their gifts one after another. Most of these gifts were far less precious than the ones given by the prime minister.
Then it was the Janissaries' turn.
The commander that was clad in golden armor, Sun Cheng, handed over a Divine Artifact, the Sky Stealing Bow, causing a huge commotion.
The other deputy commanders had offered up some Profound Artifact level weapons. Although they were the top Profound Artifact, they were not even worth mentioning in this kind of occasion.
After the imperial guards presented the congratulatory gift, a humble looking old man, whom Chen Yu had noticed earlier, stepped forward and bowed. After saying the congratulatory speech, he presented a congratulatory gift. The congratulatory gift was actually two sharp bones that were tens of feet long and suffused with white runes and concealed within a divine light.
Chen Yu looked into the distance and only felt that the two bones were extraordinary.
"General Manager of the palace, Nan Huaichen, offers you a congratulatory gift, the bone of a dire beast, the Ming Beast!"
Many people revealed shocked expressions. The dire beasts were extremely powerful, so they were rarely seen in the Southern Wasteland. The bones of dire beasts contained divine inscriptions that contained natural Laws within them. Regardless of whether one used them to refine weapons or to comprehend the Laws within, they were all extremely valuable.
It had to be known that Chen Yu's Blood King Bow was only the Bone Refining Bone of a top-grade spirit beast, but it already possessed the might of a Divine Artifact.
After Nan Huaichen, the other stewards also offered their congratulatory gifts.
After that, it was time for the Heavenly Sword God Luo Hantian to present a Divine Artifact Sword.
After Luo Hantian, there were also a few other experts from Deity Entering Stage. Their statuses were similar to Luo Hantian, and in Qin Country, they all had identities similar to that of a guest elder. The wedding gifts were mostly Divine Artifact level items.
Among them, there was a young man named Night Huan You, who was a top alchemist master with the Qin Country. He presented a sixth-grade 'Void Interpretation Pill', which caused quite a sensation.
Looking at this scene, Chen Yu's mood was extremely complicated.
Even though Chen Yu had a determined and strong character, he was still very agitated at this moment.
Then, it was Xie Renzu's turn again. He offered her a set of tea set from a top-grade Profound Artifact.
When Divine Artifact s, top Medicine Pill s, and all sorts of top grade five or six spirit materials were presented as birthday presents, other than Chen Yu opening his eyes, he deeply felt the difference.
The gifting continued, but Chen Yu was in no mood to look at it. He just started to drink one cup at a time.
Not long after, a servant came to Chen Yu's side and asked: "Are you Feiyun Chamber of Commerce Chairman Meng?"
Chen Yu looked up and nodded.
"You have to be ready to offer your birthday present to His Majesty after the leader of the Royal Chamber of Commerce wins the battle with Tongchang!" The attendant said in a low voice.
Chen Yu nodded and turned to look at Ling Yuxuan.
Ling Yuxuan took out a jade box from the Storage Bag and handed it over. Inside the box was the 'Earth Origin Fruit' that Feiyun Chamber of Commerce had prepared.
The Earth Origin Fruit was a fifth grade spirit fruit and could be considered to be of extraordinary value. However, in such a scene, it was dwarfed.
All the guests presented their congratulatory gift like flowing water.
However, at this moment, a voice suddenly sounded from outside Cheng Ming Palace: "The Imperial Emissaries have arrived!"
"The Imperial Emissaries have arrived!"
"The Imperial Emissaries have arrived!"
"…"
The sounds of singing came one after another.
Many of the guests were startled.
The Duke of Qin on the throne rose to his feet and started to step down, but the queen took his hand.
"Left and right prime ministers, the palace stewards will welcome you in my place!" The Duke of Qin came back to his senses and said loudly.
Shangguan Qisheng, Fan Daohong, and Nan Huaichen quickly complied, leaving their seats and walking out of the hall in a hurry to welcome him.
The Duke of Qin had already stood up. All of Qin Guo's subjects and guests had no choice but to stand as well.
Chen Yu had already seen the King of Qin's reaction, and he was secretly shocked in his heart.
A mere envoy from the empire had actually made the Duke of Qin want to welcome him. How powerful was the empire?
Although the Qin Country was indeed a vassal state of the empire, the Duke of Qin was the ruler of a nation, the Mortal King.
If the queen hadn't stopped the Duke of Qin, would he really have descended from the palace to welcome her?
"Imperial Envoy is here!" Not long after, another shout came from outside the hall.
Outside the hall, a group of people walked in with large strides.
The person walking right in front was dressed in a black and purple magic robe. He wore a cloud magic crown and a dragon pattern jade belt around his waist. He was of average stature and had a pale complexion.
After stepping through the door, the person paused for a moment and looked around.
It was hard to describe this person's gaze and aura with words. With just a simple glance, most of the guests in the great hall had a sudden change in their expressions. They only felt a faint pressure suddenly appear in their hearts.
The pressure was not strong, but it made people feel despair and insignificant.
At this moment, Chen Yu felt that he had turned into a small speck of dust, which seemed insignificant but was also natural. However, there was no way in his heart to dispel this feeling that made him feel terrible.
In the Cheng Ming Palace where over five thousand Qin Country experts were gathered, at this instant, the sound of a pin dropping could be heard.
Chen Yu was overwhelmed with shock. He felt that the strength of this Imperial Emissary had reached a level beyond his imagination.
Only then did the Imperial Emissary continue his journey.
However, the entire Cheng Ming Palace was still silent.
The Imperial Emissary only stopped when they reached the foot of the throne.
Behind the Imperial Emissary, there were also three men and one woman. They were all extremely powerful, but at this moment, they were ignored by everyone. As for the officials that Prime Minister Nan Huaichen and the other officials welcomed, they clearly followed the Imperial Emissaries, but none of them had any sense of existence.
Speaking of which, this emissary did not deliberately release his presence, but he had already intimidated all the experts present, who could be said to have intimidated the entire top of the Qin Country.
Even the officials in charge of receiving etiquette did not dare to make a sound.
At this moment, the sound of footsteps rang out. It was the Duke of Qin striding down the steps. This time, the queen did not stop him, but followed him down.
Chen Yu looked at the Duke of Qin and saw that his pupils had dilated. There was an expression of shock and horror on his face.
"The victory of the Qin Country will never end, we pay our respects to the envoy!" Walking down the stairs, the Duke of Qin cupped his hands and spoke in a clear voice.
As soon as the Duke of Qin spoke, the Imperial Emissary smiled, cupped his hands, and bowed. "The Duke of Qin is too polite. I congratulate you on your 300 years birthday." I am Gongyang Wu, under the orders of the Emperor, sent out my Qin Country to congratulate the Duke of Qin! "
The Duke of Qin was startled by these words, and a look of shock flashed in his eyes. "So it's envoy Gongsun. Please take a seat, envoy Gongsun!"
However, Gongyang Wu smiled and said, "There's no rush. Since it's a birthday celebration, we should present our congratulatory gift first!"
As he spoke, Gongyang Wu Wang extended his hand out.
A man took out a golden book and handed it over.
Queen Qin quickly bowed.
"The decree of the Emperor of Grand Xia Empire says: The Duke of Qin wins without end, he guards the west border, and his achievements have already occurred in the empire for a hundred and thirty-seven years. After hearing about the Duke of Qin's three hundred year birthday, he bestowed three hundred year old fruits of life to the《 Ten Thousand Daos》, ten pieces of King Grade Dao Armor, five bottles of Soul Shaping Pills, ten thousand pieces of ancient Shining Divine Gold, and ten divine slaying swords. I only hope that you can continue to guard the west border for me! "
As Gongyang Wu opened his mouth, the godly intent that made everyone feel tiny disappeared. However, as the words were read out, sounds of people sucking in cold air could be heard in the hall.
Chen Yu didn't understand what Gongyang Wu said. He had never heard of the names of the items in the edict, but from the reactions of the crowd, it was easy to tell that none of them were not rare godly objects.
After Gongyang Wu finished reciting the edict, the Duke of Qin continued to bow with a look of disbelief on his face.
"Your Highness Duke of Qin?" Gongyang Wu coughed lightly.
Only then did the Duke of Qin react. With a startled expression, he took the edict and spoke loudly, "This subject thanks the Emperor for this gift!"
After saying that, he cupped his hands towards the east.
"Congratulations Your Highness, the emperor's reward this time is truly unprecedented. I hope that the Duke of Qin can help the emperor with his plans! "
"As you wish!" Qin Wang said, "Please take a seat, Imperial Envoy!"
Gongyang Wu said, "Thank you, the Duke of Qin, please!"
"Please!"
After a round of pleasantries, Gongyang Wu and the others walked to the empty tables on the right side of the throne and sat down. There was a beautiful palace serving all sorts of things, waiting on them.
Most of the guests were still standing, unable to recover from their shock for a long time.
Only when Gongyang Wu said something to the Duke of Qin did he signal to Prime Minister Zuo Qisheng to urge all the guests to take a seat.
Chen Yu sat down. His expression was a little wooden as he picked up the wine pot and poured the wine into his mouth.
Qin Jiming had an excited expression on his face as he said, "Ten thousand scriptures, Hundred Longevity Fruit, King Grade Dao Armor, Mystical Soul Shaping Pill, and Ancient Glorious Divine Gold. Our Emperor values him highly! "
Chen Yu was too lazy to ask what those things were, so he slowly drank his wine.
The King of Qin and Gongyang Wu, who were sitting on the throne, were having a conversation. Suddenly, they seemed to have thought of something and gave some instructions to Nan Huaichen.
After that, some of the officials spread out and walked towards different corners.
Upon closer inspection, he saw that they were receiving congratulatory gifts. Following the arrival of the Imperial Emissaries, the Duke of Qin probably felt that if all the guests took turns to present their gifts, the Imperial Emissaries would look down on them. Thus, he changed the way he received the gifts.
The move disappointed many of the guests.
Chen Yu didn't care at all. When the officials arrived, he handed them the congratulatory gift.
A few minutes later, a vigorous voice resounded. "Qin Wang's birthday is a celebration for the entire nation. My Qin Country was founded on martial arts, and the martial way is the foundation of my country. I used His Majesty the Duke of Qin's desire to observe the glory of the young martial artists and establish a palace for the competition. All participants of the martial arts competition, get ready! "
It was finally the stage of the Martial Arts Competition in front of the palace!