Translator: Silavin
For Lu Heze, Qin Haoran and the others, it was already a blessing that Qin Yichen could enter the Alchemy Tower. They never imagined that after entering the Alchemy Tower, Qin Yichen would obtain a spot at the Alchemy World Summit, let alone achieve such dazzling results there.
Most unexpected was that Qin Yichen had become a Guest Officer of Alchemy Peak.
Guest Officer, though it might not come with direct authority, it represented his absolute status. Being a Guest Officer of the Alchemy Peak was basically equivalent to being on equal footing with Alchemy Tower Masters.
After all, each Alchemy Tower Master was merely a Guest Officer at Alchemy Peak.
[What kind of monster has my Son-in-law become…] Lu Heze felt extremely fortunate. If he had insisted on marrying Lu Linghan to Du Junxiong back then, the Lu Family of the Heavenly Unicorn Dynasty would be in a very different situation now.
For Qin Haoran, while he was happy, the main thing was that he could finally set his worried heart at ease.
His Son had made something of himself.
Of course, most importantly, Qin Yichen was safe and sound.
Since he could make the Huyuan Family bow their heads, the An Family should also no longer be a concern.
They had finally made it through this tough period
“Even the Huyuan Family has lowered their heads to Qin Yichen… could this still not change our Main Family’s attitude toward our Branch Family?” For a moment, Lu Heze seemed to recall past events, a hint of dimness flashing through his eyes.
Actually, as the Lu Family of the Heavenly Unicorn Royal Family, his greatest wish was not limited to maintaining the Royal Family’s position of power. In fact, he deepest wish was to return to their ancestral roots, to the Lu Family of Central Province.
Seeing Huyuan Liquan’s attitude, he held a faint glimmer of hope in his heart…
“Your Majesty! Your Majesty!” Just then, an urgent voice came from outside the great hall, followed by hurried footsteps stopping outside.
“What’s all this panic about? Come in!” Lu Heze frowned and commanded.
“Your Majesty, the Kings of the Heavenly Harmony Kingdom and Heavenly Rain Kingdom are outside the Royal Palace…” A guard walked in from outside, bowed to everyone, and reported without even catching his breath.
“The Kings of Heavenly Harmony and Heavenly Rain? What are they doing here!?” Lu Heze frowned. During this period, these two kingdoms had led many armies in taking away nearly one-third of Heavenly Unicorn Dynasty’s territory.
“They… they said…” The guard swallowed and stammered.
“How preposterous! Have they come to pressure us at our own Royal Palace!? What did they say? Speak quickly!” Lu Heze swept his sleeve in rage. If this had happened an hour ago, he would certainly have been afraid, but after seeing even Huyuan Liquan’s attitude, Lu Heze had gained some confidence.
“Your Majesty, the two kings are requesting an audience with you…” The guard finally caught his breath and, seeing Lu Heze’s expression, he quickly reported the truth.
“Request?” Hearing this, Lu Heze was stunned.
“Hehe, Brother Lu need not worry.” As Lu Heze was wondering what those two kings were planning, Huyuan Liquan, beside him, spoke up. He immediately made his position clear – obviously, if those two kings did not know what was good for them, he would not just sit by and watch.
Actually, in his heart, Huyuan Liquan rather hoped those two kings would cause trouble, giving him a chance to do more, which might help transform his relationship with Qin Yichen from hostility to friendship.
“Let them in!” Hearing Huyuan Liquan’s words, Lu Heze now felt great confidence and waved his hand in permission, though he showed no intention of going to personally welcome them.
“Your Majesty, the Kings of Heavenly Harmony and Heavenly Rain have arrived!” Moments later, footsteps could be heard from outside the hall, followed by the announcement.
“Come in!” After Lu Heze spoke, two men about his age entered, wearing luxurious robes and emanating the aura of those long in power.
These two were none other than Qiu Tu, King of Heavenly Harmony Kingdom, and Mu Yu, King of Heavenly Rain Kingdom!
After entering, their eyes swept across the great hall, and when they saw Huyuan Liquan, their pupils contracted and their bodies suddenly trembled.
The strength of the Heavenly Harmony and Heavenly Rain Kingdoms was undoubtedly much greater than that of the Heavenly Unicorn Dynasty. These two kings’ knowledge and experience were also clearly greater than Lu Heze’s.
They recognized Huyuan Liquan as soon as they saw him.
Immediately, intense shock welled up in their hearts.
Huyuan Liquan had personally come to the Heavenly Unicorn Dynasty, and judging by their seating positions, he was not even sitting in the main seat!
“What brings you two all this way to my Heavenly Unicorn Dynasty?” Seeing these two, Lu Heze’s expression darkened.
“Hehe… King Lu, please don’t misunderstand, we’ve come to apologize!” Hearing Lu Heze’s displeased tone, both kings’ expressions changed, and King Qiu Tu of Heavenly Harmony immediately spoke up.
“Apologize?” Lu Heze narrowed his eyes slightly.
“Because someone stirred up trouble, there was some misunderstanding between us. We will return all the territory we have occupied, and we’ve also brought some modest gifts. We hope Brother Lu won’t stand on ceremony.” King Mu Yu of Heavenly Rain Kingdom also quickly said.
As they spoke, more than ten people carried several ornate large boxes into the great hall.
When the boxes were opened, revealing many precious and rare treasures. Everyone in the hall could not help but draw in sharp breaths.
Though these treasures were not as precious as those Huyuan Liquan had brought, each was still a rare item, and together there were so many that even these two monarchs must have felt the pain of parting with them.
“This…” Lu Heze’s eyes also flashed with surprise, clearly not expecting such directness from the two.
“Haha… Lu Heze, are you satisfied with the gifts I’ve sent you?” Just then, a laugh rang out from outside the hall, followed by two figures darting in before the Martial Grandmaster guards could react.
“Lu Heyi?!” Seeing the newcomer, both Lu Heze and Lu Heshang were shocked.
This person was Lu Heyi, the designated next Patriarch of the Lu Family of the Central Province!
Five years ago at the Lu Family gathering, Lu Heze and Lu Heshang had traveled thousands of kilometres to Central Province and were fortunate enough to catch a glimpse of Lu Heyi outside the Lu Family Residence. However, he had not even properly looked at them since they could not even enter the Lu Family gates.
Now, Lu Heyi had actually descended upon the Heavenly Unicorn Dynasty, which left Lu Heze and Lu Heshang extremely shocked.
“I had to prepare some gifts for you, so I was delayed on the way here.”
After greeting Huyuan Liquan, Lu Heyi smiled and said to Lu Heze.
Such polite words from the next Patriarch of the Lu Family made even Lu Heze, a monarch, feel somewhat constrained.
“These two must be Grandmaster Qin’s Father and Old Patriarch Qin?” Seeing Qin Baihe sitting in the main seat and Qin Haoran beside him, Lu Heyi asked with a flattering smile. After confirming their identities, Lu Heyi even respectfully gave them two deep bows.
Seeing this, Lu Heze and the others fully understood why Lu Heyi had come.
[My good Son-in-law, it wasn’t in vain that I married my precious Daughter to you…] Thinking about the possibility of returning to the Lu Family, Lu Heze’s nose stung, and his eyes grew moist.