Dragon's Origin

Chapter 701: Premonition (Part 2)

In recent days, the various feudal lords in the rear have been going crazy, wishing they could gather together every day to discuss a foolproof way to deal with the changes before them.

The place for centralized discussions is in the capital. Apart from the capital and Worry-Free City, the various parties can’t find another place where everyone can feel at ease and not worry about being ambushed.

If it were before, they would definitely choose to hold the meeting in Worry-Free City. However, recently, the assassins of Worry-Free City, for the sake of the sky-high bounty hanging in the Assassin Hall, have killed many disciples from various factions. As soon as the factions heard that they were going to gather for a meeting, they all instinctively rejected Worry-Free City from the bottom of their hearts.

Previously, there was no better choice, so they could only choose Worry-Free City. But now it’s different. The capital is definitely a better choice.

In recent years, the royal family has ignored everything, not only dismantling the city walls to show their attitude of not expanding or invading, but also burying themselves in making money, or indulging in various forms of pleasure, managing the capital into a blossoming scene, making all parties envious.

Holding meetings in the capital not only eliminates worries about being ambushed, but also offers a variety of exquisite enjoyments. It seems that as long as people can think of a way to enjoy themselves, they can find it in the capital. Now, everyone in the world regards owning property in the capital as their lifelong goal.

Most importantly, the security and protection of the capital, starting from the outer city, is contracted to the various feudal lords. This is protection by one's own people and indirectly belongs to one's own territory. Under such circumstances, why wouldn't everyone choose the capital over Worry-Free City?

A teahouse in the inner city of the capital was directly booked by various parties, and then representatives from each party began to argue endlessly inside every day.

This matter was too big. The representatives attending from each faction included not only the elders in charge of each faction in the capital, but also the grand elders who rushed from the capitals of each kingdom. Accompanying the grand elders were also quite a few attendants and subordinates. These were responsible for arguing, as it wouldn't do to have the grand elders deal with every trivial matter.

In addition, besides those who actually came to handle affairs, there was also a large group who came to watch the excitement and tour the capital. To be honest, the changes in the capital in recent years have been so great that many people in the various feudal kingdoms have only heard of the capital's reputation and seen the good things brought back from the capital, such as Qianshengyuan pastries and Dream Workshop products, but many have not witnessed the capital's prosperity.

Thus, a large group of people, besides those on official business, also came to the capital. There were the wives and concubines of dukes and marquises, and the family members of various elders. Anyway, everyone knew that the capital was safe and had a large number of their own experts, so they all took the opportunity to come to the capital to broaden their horizons.

While the elders were anxiously discussing matters, these family members began to explore the capital with curious minds.

Having long heard from some younger generations about how prosperous and lively the capital was, these noble ladies and socialites initially couldn't believe it. But once they entered the capital, a group of people turned into Liu姥姥 (Grandma Liu from *Dream of the Red Chamber*) entering the Grand View Garden. Their eyes couldn't see enough, their ears couldn't hear enough, their noses couldn't smell enough, and their tongues couldn't taste enough. Everything was novel, lively, and luxurious beyond their imagination.

Many residents of the capital had been looking at this group of country bumpkins touring the capital with disdainful eyes these days, and there were even many expert guards accompanying them. However, the people of the capital had seen many such hicks in recent years and were used to it. However, it was rare to see such a large group of seemingly wealthy and powerful nouveau riche clustered together.

Coming to the capital for sightseeing, how could these noble ladies and socialites not visit Runzi Workshop? How could they not visit Dream Workshop? How could they not visit Qianshengyuan? They always had to personally select some suitable cosmetics, right? They always had to choose new Mèi-series clothing, right? They always had to personally select one or two small ornaments for their husbands, right? They also had to receive figure training from Dream Workshop's supermodels, right? In the end, all the large-amount spending was concentrated in Mèi'r's industry. Naturally, Mèi'r also collected a lot of inside information from various families.

Now, the women of Dream Workshop are all legendary masters. They can easily use their charm to break the defenses of those socialites and noble ladies. Extracting information is subtle and silent. These female relatives don't even know that a casual sentence of theirs has leaked secrets. Sometimes, they don't even know what they said, only remembering that they enjoyed very professional figure and temperament training, and their own charm has greatly increased.

This information is directly gathered to Tantai Yao and Rose in the evening, and then to Mèi'r. Mèi'r will give some of it to the Emperor depending on the situation, and the other part will be kept in her hands first.

Wang Sheng doesn't have a specific location now, and there is no way to send him news. The changes in the Thousand绝 Land have of course reached Mèi'r's ears. Now Mèi'r can only pray that these will not affect Wang Sheng, and prays for Wang Sheng's safety every day.

Not only Mèi'r and Rose, but all the beauties in the Grand View Garden have the same thoughts. If possible, they are willing to directly face the powerful enemies of various families to create a glimmer of hope for Wang Sheng.

No one knows Wang Sheng's whereabouts except for Lingxu Old Daoist. But now, it seems that Lingxu Old Daoist also has some new situations.

"There's hope for advancement again?" Wang Sheng looked at the old Daoist and asked with a bit of surprise, "How confident are you?"

After feeling the aura in the long sword, as Wang Sheng expected, the old Daoist once again reached the edge of advancement. The peak of the twelfth level is incredible to think about. If he advances again, it will be the thirteenth level.

"At least 90%!" The old Daoist gave Wang Sheng a very sure answer.

With the old Daoist's judgment and confidence, being able to say at least 90% certainty of advancement means that this matter is actually a sure thing. It's exciting to think about. A thirteenth-level master, this should be an unprecedented realm among humans, right?

"Then you quickly return to the underground palace or go back to the Old Lord's Temple to advance," Wang Sheng urged the old Daoist repeatedly. "The bigger the commotion on your side, the easier it will be for me to handle things here."

"Are you sure you don't need me to stay?" The old Daoist looked at Wang Sheng and asked seriously. He told Wang Sheng this not to leave Wang Sheng at this time to advance, but to give Wang Sheng confidence and let him know that his cultivation has improved again. When can't advancement happen? In addition, the old Daoist also saw a lot of things from Wang Sheng, and asked suspiciously, "You're also about to advance, right? Do you want me to protect you first?"

"Not for the time being." Wang Sheng shook his head and said to the old Daoist equally seriously, "I have a feeling that if I surpass the legendary realm, I'm afraid some things will not be possible!"