The Fourth Prince sized up the Painting Enlightened Being in front of him. He saw that the Painting Enlightened Being was wearing a cultivator's robe, and his face was shrouded in a thick mist, so he couldn't see his appearance clearly. However, he was quite tall. He suddenly smiled and clasped his hands together, "If that's the case, then I'll have to trouble you."
The Enlightened Painting Master threw his head back and laughed, then disappeared in a flash.
Dong Daoming quietly tugged the Fourth Prince's sleeve and said, "Your Highness, if we act now, we'll be walking right into a trap!"
The Fourth Prince gritted his teeth and sneered. "Do you think that if I don't act now, the world will think that I wasn't the one who killed Third Brother?"
Dong Daoming wanted to say something but hesitated. After a moment of hesitation, he retreated.
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On the other side of the court, it was noon and the officials were given a short two-hour break before the second half of the court session began. Li Chengfeng did not need to accompany them anymore. After kneeling to bid farewell to Emperor Zhao Bairen, he was led out of the court by the eunuch.
Zhao Feiyue looked at him deeply and whispered, "I have to accompany Mother for the next few days and cannot leave the palace. Remember not to travel alone, Palace Lord. It's best to travel with Grand Senior Sister and stay by her side. I'll come back to serve you in two days."
Then, Li Chengfeng bid farewell to Zhao Feiyue. As he left the palace, the Major Star Officer looked down at Li Chengfeng from a stargazing tower beside the palace.
More than ten years had passed. The wrinkles on his withered face had deepened and his once bright eyes had dimmed.
Everyone knew that the Major Star Officer's time was almost up. His hand trembled as he held his scepter. The Daqi Empire's Watcher of Destiny was about to meet his end.
Imperial Star Boy, who was beside the Major Star Officer, also followed his gaze and looked at the figure crawling on the ground like an ant. He asked curiously, "Major Star Officer, what's wrong with this person?"
The Major Star Officer's gaze was conflicted, revealing a hint of fear and struggle. His scepter trembled violently while his body trembled like a pine tree in the wind.
The Major Star Officer murmured, "The Celestial Lord has appeared, chaos has arrived!
Doomsday … is coming! "
Imperial Star Boy was confused, he asked curiously, "What did the big star officials say just now?
I didn't hear you clearly. "
The Major Star Officer closed his eyes and held onto the scepter beside him. Tears streamed down his cheeks uncontrollably and his body trembled. The Royal Star Boy, who was at the side, found this strange and could not help but step forward to support the Major Star Officer. However, he felt that the Major Star Officer's body was ice-cold and his hands felt like they were holding a block of ice.
Soon, tears stopped flowing from the Major Star Official's eyes. Instead, they were replaced by two streaks of fresh blood!
The color drained from Imperial Star Boy's face. He immediately supported the Major Star Officer and shouted, "Help, help!"
The stargazing tower immediately descended into chaos. Li Chengfeng, who was downstairs, did not know what was going on. He slowly left the palace and was about to return to his residence when he saw a horse carriage parked on Shenwu Street in front of the palace. A familiar figure saw him and waved happily at him.
"Hey, Li Chengfeng!
Over here! "Little Bell's crisp voice reverberated across the spacious concave shaped Divine Wu Street.
Liu Sumei lifted the curtains slightly and smiled gently at Li Chengfeng. She was as gentle as a painting, as elegant as a poem.
Li Chengfeng smiled and walked over. He boarded the carriage without hesitation. Little Bell waved the reins and drove the carriage towards the northeast.
"How did you know I'm attending the court meeting today?" asked Li Chengfeng curiously.
Liu Sumei smiled. "The Divine Capital hides many secrets but at the same time, the Divine Capital cannot hide any secrets!
As long as you are willing, any secret can be unearthed. "
Li Chengfeng's heart skipped a beat. He knew that Liu Sumei's words hid her true feelings. Otherwise, with her status, why would she pay so much attention to him?
Li Chengfeng did not reply. He smiled and asked, "Where are we going?"
Liu Sumei smiled but before she could speak, Little Bell giggled outside the carriage. "Li Chengfeng, you've really taken advantage of us this time!
Let's go to Beauty's Restaurant!
The most beautiful woman in the world!
What do you think? You're going to have an eye-opener! "
Li Chengfeng was taken aback, his expression strange. "Why are we going there?"
Liu Sumei studied him and sighed. "Young Master Li, you've changed!
The young man who laughed and cursed all those years ago seems to have disappeared. "
Li Chengfeng's expression hardened. He immediately realised that Liu Sumei was right. Ever since he started cultivating, his personality had become more and more solemn. Endless pressure bore down on him from all directions, making it hard for him to be happy.
Li Chengfeng quickly laughed. "Since a beauty is accompanying me, I'll risk my life to accompany you even if it's the gates of hell!"
Little Bell turned and smiled. "You're risking your life to accompany a beauty, not a gentleman!"
Li Chengfeng smiled. "Yes, yes, yes!
I'm young and crazy, leading the yellow on my left and the heavens on my right! "
Liu Sumei covered her mouth and giggled. When Little Bell saw Li Chengfeng's hand patting her shoulder, her expression changed and she yelled angrily, "Li, you called me a dog!
Senior Sister, he's calling you a beast! "
The three of them joked around in the carriage for a while as the carriage gradually moved further away. Li Chengfeng began to look around under Liu Sumei's whispered introduction.
Daqi's Divine Capital was divided into nine major areas. The central area occupied the largest area, which was the royal palace. The north-west side of the palace was the residential area for the officials. There were no palaces there but most of them looked simple and low-key on the outside. This was also the area with the least amount of people. The western side of the palace was the residential area for the relatives of the nobles. Here, palaces of different sizes were arranged neatly, one after another, competing with each other for beauty. From time to time, one could hear opera troupes from the nobles' residences singing all day and night.
In this area, there were almost no people on the streets. There were patrolling guards and servants guarding the house everywhere.
The northern side of the palace was a bustling commercial area. Li Chengfeng only needed to look from afar to be shocked by the dense crowd on the streets. It was a scene of people moving and sweating profusely.
Li Chengfeng and the rest did not go deep inside. They turned at the intersection of Divine Wonder Street and Divine Glory Street and arrived at the most prosperous and lively north-east area of Daqi.
This was the entertainment center of the entire Da Qi Kingdom. There were a total of three streets, which were the Divine Arts Street, the Divine Melody Street, and the Divine Wonder Street. The famous courtesans of the Divine Wonder Street opened their houses here. The famous courtesans of the Beauty House, the Spring Fragrant House, the Thousand Gold Pavilion, the Rain Pavilion, and so on were all located here. This was the place that the scholars of the world yearned for the most. It was also the place where the rich and powerful spent a lot of money to compete with each other.
When he first entered the Divine Capital of the Great Qi Dynasty, the music and dance of the moon dancers had left an extremely deep impression on Li Chengfeng. In his opinion, the romantic scene in Mystical Street was clearly much better than what he had seen before.