Free Web NovelChapter 1678: Chapter 94: Prince Pingjian Emerges from Seclusion!
Dongling Marquis Mansion.
Jiang Ning just returned to his east courtyard from outside.
Suddenly, he saw a graceful young girl standing by the lake.
The girl wore a colorful skirt of gold and red, with slender hands and feet, and scales of gold and red shimmered between her hair strands.
The girl was precisely Linglong.
Upon seeing Jiang Ning appear, she blinked her eyes, her eyelids also gold and red, as if painted with heavy makeup.
"What’s the matter?" Jiang Ning asked first.
"Master, I just sensed the presence of a Demon King in the city," Linglong said.
"A Demon King?" Jiang Ning’s eyes suddenly narrowed.
The term Demon King, he had seen before in ancient texts.
In the early Ancient Era, immortals, demons, and gods coexisted.
All three were high-level creatures of heaven and earth.
Among demons, a Great Demon had a thousand years of Dao, while a Demon King had three thousand years of Dao.
Any Demon King was a being that paralleled immortals and gods.
A being such as a Demon King, even in the Ancient Era, was a majestic presence shaking heaven and earth.
Such was a force that would instill fear in true immortals.
"Are you sure you didn’t sense it wrong?" Jiang Ning’s expression turned serious.
Linglong shook her head.
"Being of the same kind, I wouldn’t mistake it. That Demon King probably also sensed my presence."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning nodded, his brows tightly furrowed.
He then turned his head to look in the direction where the Demon Clan convoy had just departed, and a figure immediately emerged in his mind.
Beside the carriage, dressed in a dark robe, with a face like a bird of prey, eyes like lightning, and an elusive aura.
"If there indeed is one, it’s him!"
At this moment, he also understood why just a simple glance at that man gave him such a feeling.
Demon King!
Such a being, even in the Ancient Era, could rival immortals and gods.
In today’s era, though the environmental changes on earth impact such beings, the greatest impact remains on immortals and gods.
These two depend on the environmental conditions of heaven and earth.
However, demons’ greatest reliance is on their physical bodies.
The environmental changes do affect such unique beings as Demon Kings, but not as significantly as immortals and gods.
"The power of the Demon King, I wonder what level it compares to in Martial Arts?" A thought flashed in his mind.
After a moment of contemplation.
He rubbed his brow and stopped overthinking.
He knew that the arrival of the Demon Clan’s delegation and the Demon King was not because of him.
Such a formidable figure entering the Royal Capital was a headache for others, for Prince Pingjian.
Thinking of this, he couldn’t be bothered to ponder further and turned to continue his practice.
No matter what, he knew his own strength was fundamental.
The more chaotic the times, the more important strength becomes.
...
That night.
The front hall lit up with bright candlelight.
The aroma of dishes filled the air.
Jiang Ning had just put down his bowls and chopsticks.
Thud thud thud——
A heavy knocking sound came from the front courtyard gate.
"Marquis! I’ll go!" Lv Yi immediately stood up.
Jiang Ning shook his head: "Let’s go together! It’s probably someone from the palace."
As he spoke, he rose from his chair.
Then he gestured to Liuu Wanwan and Jiang Li to continue eating, and headed toward the Marquis Mansion’s front gate.
Seeing this, Lv Yi hurried to follow.
Passing through the front courtyard.
Arriving at the Marquis Mansion gate.
Lv Yi quickly went forward to open the tightly closed gate.
As the gate opened, outside stood an Inner Guard dressed in palace attire.
Seeing Mr. Jiang Ning, the Inner Guard stepped forward and cupped his fists toward Jiang Ning.
"Greetings to the Dongling Marquis!"
After saying these five words, he then bowed and gestured.
Jiang Ning waved his hand, signaling the Inner Guard to rise.
"Is there any notification from the palace?"
"Prince Pingjian just issued a decree for a court assembly at the Taiji Hall at dawn tomorrow. Due to the Demon Clan delegation’s audience, all civil and military officials must attend, and the Marquis is also invited!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning nodded.
"Understood!"
The Inner Guard bowed once more to Jiang Ning.
"Marquis, the carriage and horses will be waiting outside the mansion at 4:45 in the Yinshi hours!"
Jiang Ning nodded again.
With this, the Inner Guard bowed and retreated into the night.
Jiang Ning then turned back into the mansion, with Lv Yi following closely behind.
As Jiang Ning stepped into the front courtyard, Lv Yi also closed the Marquis Mansion gate again.
The moonlight was like cool water, as Jiang Ning tread on the bluestone slab, his expression calm.
The arrival from the palace tonight was also within his expectations.
The battle between Prince Pingjian Ji Xuan and the Yellow Heaven Taoist had kept Ji Xuan in secluded recovery for many days, unable to attend to state affairs.
But so many days had passed; even if Ji Xuan was injured from the battle with the Yellow Heaven Taoist, he should have mostly recovered by now.
During the day, the Demon Clan delegation entered the city.
So, in the next day or two, a court assembly would inevitably take place.
He could imagine that tomorrow’s assembly would surely be filled with dangers and secrets.
The Demon Clan delegation, with a Demon King among them.
And tomorrow, with Ji Xuan coming out of retreat for the assembly, there might be a challenge against him.
He hadn’t forgotten that the Martial Arts First Grade old servant of Prince Pingjian had been killed by him a few days ago.
After all these days, this matter must have reached Prince Pingjian’s ears.
He frowned, then quietly shook his head.
Power is the foundation after all.
He glanced up at the bright moon, stood still, and then softly closed his eyes.
In the Spirit Platform.
The light of the Yin Yang Dao Embryo flowed, nearing Perfection, and the Primordial Spirit was about to break through.
After a few glances, he slowly opened his eyes.
"Marquis." Lv Yi, following behind Jiang Ning, softly called out: "Do you need to prepare the court attire?"
"Prepare it!" Jiang Ning nodded, then added: "Go inform Chen Canghai and Jing Wuming, have the two of them secretly keep watch around the Marquis Mansion tomorrow. If anything goes wrong, take my brother and sister-in-law to the National Master Mansion first."
"Yes!" Lv Yi immediately responded, then turned and left.
[Skill]: Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill (Six times breaking limit 70000/70000) (Trait: Longevity Species (Light Gold), Great Sun Divine Body (Light Gold), Great Sun Furnace (Deep Purple))
