The next day, early in the morning,
Shen Feng set off for Spirit Water City with Cui Qingyan and Cui Hengyu.
After a night of recuperation, the grandfather and grandson's injuries had healed significantly.
Throughout the journey, Cui Hengyu almost never stopped talking as he introduced Shen Feng to the various current affairs of the Lower Realm.
In the dayti,
The gate of Spirit Water City was not as strictly guarded, and Shen Feng and his companions were stopped and questioned for a mont.
But once Cui Qingyan and Cui Hengyu revealed their identities, the guards at the gate promptly let them pass.
Today, Spirit Water City was exceptionally bustling, with almost all major powers heading to the Cui Family to celebrate a birthday.
After all, the City Lord's Mansion held unrivaled power in Spirit Water City now, and those forces that had unclear ties with the Liu Family were naturally very anxious.
The Cui Family had always supported the Lu Family of the City Lord's Mansion, and those powers that had been close to the Liu Family wanted to use this birthday celebration to show their loyalty to the Lu Family. They did not wish to be expelled from Spirit Water City.
In the wake of the Liu Family's recent destruction, the Cui Family's birthday feast had beco extraordinarily grand.
Having promised the grandfather and grandson the night before, Shen Feng would not break his word. However, upon entering Spirit Water City, he felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity.
Upon arriving at Cui Mansion with Cui Qingyan and the others,
He saw a throng of people at the entrance of the entire Cui Mansion, with mbers of the Cui Family busily greeting the guests who had co to offer birthday congratulations.
This birthday feast was arranged before the Liu Family was destroyed, and initially, the Cui Mansion hadn't expected so many attendees—many of whom were uninvited.
In face of this situation,
The Cui Family had their own way of dealing with it. Those of lesser strength and status, the riff-raff, were naturally turned away at the door; otherwise, the Cui Mansion was simply not large enough to accommodate so many people.
Cui Qingyan saw a familiar Cui Family Elder at the entrance of the Cui Mansion and approached, saying, "Elder Peng Qing, can we go straight in now?"
This Cui Family Elder nad Cui Pengqing had a cultivation at the late stage of Swallowing Spirit, and was slightly weaker than Cui Qingyan. Seeing him bustling about to greet guests, it was clear his status among the many Elders of the Cui Family wasn't particularly significant.
In the entire Cui Family of Spirit Water City,
Cui Qingyan only had so acquaintance with Cui Pengqing.
These last two days, with the City Lord's Mansion Lu Family having destroyed the Liu Family, the Cui Family, as staunch supporters, had beco hot properties in Spirit Water City. Cui Pengqing, an otherwise insignificant Elder in the Cui Family, saw his status rise in the eyes of outsiders.
He glanced indifferently at Cui Qingyan and said, "You're here! I'm swamped with work, why didn't you co earlier? I'll lead you in now."
Originally, Cui Qingyan and Cui Hengyu had expected to arrive in Spirit Water City yesterday, if not for the unforeseen incidents in the mountains!
Just as Cui Pengqing was about to lead Cui Qingyan and the others into the Cui Mansion,
A booming voice rang out, "The Third Prince has arrived!"
This caused Cui Pengqing to halt abruptly, leaving Cui Qingyan and the others hanging as he walked forward, which made Cui Qingyan's expression turn awkward.
In Spirit Water City, the one who could be called the Third Prince was naturally the third son of the current Emperor King of the Illusory Fla Kingdom.
Cui Hengyu had ntioned yesterday that a mber of the Royal Family would be attending, likely referring to this Third Prince.
A magnificent Spiritual Ship hovered in mid-air.
Upon the arrival of the Third Prince, the Family Head and the Supre Elder of the Cui Family naturally wanted to co out to welco him.
However, a solemn voice emanated from the Spiritual Ship, "There's no need for such formalities. My uninvited presence calls for forgiveness from the Cui elder."
As he spoke,
A man in his thirties descended from the air from the Spiritual Ship, his aura at the late stage of Sea Transformation. Clearly, he was not as young as he appeared.
This cultured and refined man was Wan Xiangtian, the Third Prince of the Illusory Fla Kingdom and soone who was forrly quite close to the Liu Family of Spirit Water City.
In theory, Wan Xiangtian, with his late stage Sea Transformation cultivation, had no need to be so courteous to the Cui Family.
However, he was known within the Illusory Fla Kingdom for being approachable, generally not putting on airs with others.
Wan Xiangtian walked directly from the sky into the Cui Mansion without touching the ground.
Seeing the Third Prince, everyone outside the mansion bent their waists one after another, as after all, this was the territory of the Illusory Fla Kingdom.
Although the Third Prince said that so much etiquette was unnecessary, those present knew they couldn't ascend beyond their station.
Standing at the entrance of Cui Mansion, Cui Hengyu also bent his waist and couldn't help saying, "Brother, this is the etiquette of the Illusory Fla Kingdom's royal family. The Third Prince is not soone we can afford to offend. Don't be fooled by his gentleness and refinent. There are rumors that he is incredibly ruthless and the most vicious among the many princes."
"Don't just stand there. Hurry up and bend your waist before anything else."
Bend the knee to a re Third Prince of the Illusory Fla Kingdom? Shen Feng really had no interest whatsoever.
In just a breath's ti, Wan Xiangtian's figure had directly entered the Cui Mansion.
The Family Head and Supre Elders of the Cui Family had no ti to co out and welco him.
After Wan Xiangtian stepped down from the Spiritual Ship, several other people also descended and went straight into the Cui Mansion through the air.
One of the youngsters, full of arrogance, frowned deeply upon seeing Shen Feng not bowing, which made his expression turn unpleasant. Ultimately, he said nothing and also entered the Cui Mansion.
After Wan Xiangtian and others entered the Cui Mansion, the entrance of the Cui Family returned to its forr bustle.
Cui Hengyu heaved a sigh of relief; he had reminded Shen Feng many tis at his side but never saw Shen Feng bow his head, which had him on edge! He feared the Third Prince's people would co looking for trouble. He whispered, "Brother, you really need to change that temper of yours! Who in the world likes to bow down to others? But sotis circumstances force us to, and to us, the Illusory Fla Kingdom is an absolute behemoth."
Shen Feng simply shrugged his shoulders. After entering Spirit Water City, he increasingly felt a strange sense of familiarity.
After a while, he rembered what this place was! It had been more than two thousand years, and although so parts of the Immortal Realm hadn't changed, most places had undergone earth-shattering transformations.
In his ti, this place had no cities, just a body of water, beneath which lay ancient ruins.
Back then, he had gained quite a few benefits in those ruins.
Unexpectedly, the water area from back then had long since dried up. He rembered that at the bottom of that water area, there was a hidden attack formation, which he had controlled and used to kill many who wanted to compete with him for the ruins.
Upon realizing this was the location of the ancient ruins from his previous era, Shen Feng started sensing whether that attack formation was still present.
After carefully sensing for a while, he could confirm that the attack formation from back then was indeed still beneath the city.
What's most important was that this attack formation would slowly replenish its energy over the years.
Stimulating this formation to kill the Third Prince would be a breeze.
However, to trigger the formation underground, the city would probably be destroyed, and since this was a place controlled by the Lu Family, it was best not to ruin it unless absolutely necessary.
Unsure if his reminders had any effect, Cui Hengyu patted Shen Feng's shoulder and laughed, "Brother, stop overthinking it. Just be more careful next ti."
As he finished speaking,
Cui Pengqing instructed a disciple of the Cui Family for a mont before finally leading Cui Qingyan and the others into the Cui Mansion. The front courtyard of the mansion was filled with tables, as there were too many visitors this ti.
Cui Pengqing spoke indifferently, "Find a spot to sit in the courtyard. All the guest halls of the Cui Mansion are being used to receive distinguished guests. You'll just have to make do here."
Having said that,
he completely ignored the awkwardness of Cui Qingyan and Cui Hengyu and continued to greet other visitors outside.
Just yesterday, Cui Hengyu had talked about bringing Shen Feng here to experience a grand occasion, yet now they could only sit outside in the open. He wished he could find a hole and burrow into it.
Cui Qingyan knew they had no right to show displeasure here and said, "Young friend, let's first find a place to sit. Today, all the Family Heads and Supre Elders of the major powers in Spirit Water City will probably be in attendance. We can only sit outside for now."
anwhile, the Third Prince Wan Xiangtian and others were definitely welcod into the interior guest hall.
Just as Shen Feng nodded, intending to find a place to sit with Cui Qingyan and the others,
that arrogant young man who had descended from Wan Xiangtian's Spiritual Ship stepped out of the Cui Family's guest hall. He scanned the courtyard and fixed his gaze on Shen Feng, striding over and barked, "Kid, why didn't you bend your waist and bow earlier? Don't you understand the basic etiquette towards the royal family?"
Shen Feng looked at the troubleso fellow before him and said calmly, "I'm not accustod to bowing or kowtowing to others."
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