"Haha, with so many distinguished guests arriving at my Vice Minister Mansion, I must indeed go out to welcome them myself!" Old Master Xie said with a beaming face, all smiles. He then bragged, giving a glance at the ferocious General Li.
Then he scanned the other guests.
General Li could not help but show a skeptical expression, "You, a mere Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, managed to gather so many big shots to support you? Could it be that you created such a scene just to scare me?"
Although he spoke , General Li’s haughty and overbearing aura noticeably weakened much.
He temporarily ordered his subordinates, who were smashing things, to stop their actions and turned to look towards the entrance of the Xie Mansion’s courtyard.
The other guests also craned their necks expectantly, eager to admire the charisma of the four big shots.
Feeling humiliated, Qiao Dusi thought his opportunity had arrived.
He sneered at General Li, "Hehe, your master has arrived. Soon, I must ask the Hong Family Master what gives you the right to be so arrogant and unrestrained?" After saying this, Qiao Dusi shook his Second Grade Alchemist robe, deliberately flaunting the badge of the sitting alchemist from the Alchemy Master Guild.
Although this object was only as big as a baby’s palm, it represented a more prestigious identity than that of an ordinary alchemist.
"The Chairman of the Alchemy Master Guild comes in person, I must certainly go out to welcome him!"
Qiao Dusi, along with Lin Yuxin and Elder Cousin, walked towards the main entrance with great dignity.
When passing by Chu Feng, he stopped.
"Chu Feng, weren’t you quite capable last time? This time your masters have come, both of them, why not hurry out and kneel to welcome them?" Qiao Dusi’s words were venomous, treating Chu Feng as if he were a servant of the Hong Family and Golden Talisman Sect Store.
Because only a servant has to kneel in welcoming their master.
Chu Feng was a guest alchemist for the Golden Talisman Sect Store and the Hong Family, which others might not know, but Qiao Dusi was very clear about it.
He was intentionally humiliating Chu Feng by mocking him to kneel in front of the Hong Family Master and Manager Qiu.
"Chu Feng, I didn’t expect you had such capabilities! Lucky for me not to continue being involved with you, you are born with the fate of a servant! Even Dusi’s servant is better than you."
Today, Lin Yuxin truly opened her eyes to a world she had never witnessed such a high-class banquet before.
Having seen the prestigious status of Qiao Dusi, she naturally wanted to flatter and please him in every possible way.
The servant she referred to was indeed Qiao Dusi’s coachman, Elder Cousin.
"Uh-huh, you got one thing right, lucky for not continuing on with me. If I knew earlier you were a fickle, money-grubbing woman, I wouldn’t have even wanted to cast a glance at you, it dirties my eyes," Chu Feng said, nodding continuously, agreeing with Lin Yuxin’s sarcasm and mockery.
He was still holding onto Xie Bing’s soft hand.
Compared to Xie Bing, Lin Yuxin was definitely a rotten item to be thrown away.
"You..." Lin Yuxin did not expect Chu Feng to be so sharp with his words, and his comments painfully struck her sore spot.
Her delicate body trembled with anger, and her pretty face turned pale.
Qiao Dusi did not wait for her, hurriedly striding towards the main entrance. With Chairman Bao’en himself coming, Qiao Dusi, a mere Second Grade sitting alchemist, naturally had to do his best to curry favor.
Lin Yuxin snorted coldly at Chu Feng and hurried after Qiao Dusi.
While Elder Cousin looked at Chu Feng with pitying eyes and shook his head self-righteously, saying, "Chu Feng, in life, when you need to bow and lower your head, you should bow and lower your head. You don’t have the capability, yet you insist on playing tough, acting the hero, that can only lead to your own destruction."
"Is this you suggesting I become a coachman like you?" Chu Feng said with a sarcastic face.
"Unenlightened and stubborn, you deserve to be at the bottom of society for the rest of your life!" Elder Cousin, red-faced with anger, stormed off in a huff.
Chairman Bao’en, such a distinguished figure, and Elder Cousin, merely an Alchemist in the inner hall, was not qualified to even join in the conversation.
He could only cling to Qiao Dusi’s coattails, nodding and bowing in the background, barely managing to get a bit of recognition in front of Chairman Bao’en.
As all the others went to the entrance to greet the four influential figures, Chu Feng, holding Xie Bing’s hand, turned and stood still, showing no intention of moving.
General Li, observing this behavior, couldn’t help but roll his eyes at the sight.
Truly an ignorant young lad. With so many top figures arriving, this worthless Prince actually dares to stand back and act aloof. The very least he could do would be to go up and greet them, at least that would be respectable.
In the blink of an eye, the four bigshots arrived together, appearing simultaneously at the entrance.
All of them wore solemn expressions. Upon entering, they ignored everyone else.
Vice Minister Xie, Qiao Dusi, and others stepped forward to greet them and were bluntly ignored, leaving Qiao Dusi and the others in an awkward predicament, akin to a warm greeting met with a cold shoulder.
After the four influential figures entered, they focused solely on searching around.
Soon, they found the person they were looking for and directly made their way toward where Chu Feng was.
Upon seeing this, General Li immediately brightened up, his armor clanking as he said, "Hehe, it seems my own household has exerted force to give me a chance to save face. Establishing great authority!"
General Li, having marital ties with the Hong Family, thought that the appearance of the Hong Family Master was to support him.
As for the other three heavyweights, General Li convinced himself they were also invited by the Hong Family Master to show strong support.
Immediately, he energetically approached them, "Oh dear, Seventh Young Master Hong, why trouble yourself to come personally leading people here. A mere Vice Minister Xie, I can handle him..."
Before General Li could finish his speech, the Hong Family Master impatiently waved him off.
"Go away, stay aside, do you think your trifle matters warrant my personal intervention?" His words were a declaration to everyone present.
General Li, what do you count as? I am here for another esteemed individual, not for you."
"Not for me?" General Li, embarrassed, stepped aside. He widened his eyes to see which great figure was influential enough to bring the four venerables here on his behalf.
The four distinguished figures had come simultaneously for this person.
"Alchemist Chu, we are late, you were treated unfairly, we feel utterly guilty!" Hong Family Master rushed forward to bow and offer his greeting to Chu Feng.
"We also heard that you were at Vice Minister Xie’s mansion of the Xie Family and were even insulted, without a chair to sit on. Upon hearing this, we immediately got furious. Whoever dares to disrespect you is making an enemy of the Golden Talisman Sect."
Manager Qiu also quickly tried to pacify Chu Feng, showing his sincerity.
What? Am I hearing things?
Everyone present was stunned, especially General Li and those like Vice Minister Xie who had followed close behind, nodding and bowing; they were all shaken to their cores.
Nobody expected that this Sword King Mansion’s disregarded Third Prince, who had been ridiculed and looked down upon by the Xie Family, Qiao Dusi, and others, would have such clout.
All four top bigshots of the Royal Capital had come just for him.
And each one of them was displaying such a humble demeanor, almost as if they were servants to Chu Feng.