Book of Disaster

"I probably wasn't qualified to attend the Crown Prince's Banquet at the Lantern Festival. Do you know who gave me the invitation? And who carried me into the Taishi Palace? Were you there?"

"what!"

Zhou Yixian was startled, obviously not expecting Bai Qi to suddenly ask this. He then scratched his head and said with some guilt:

"This, this... the prince's banquet you mentioned, I'm actually not qualified to attend, so I don't know either."

"And all of them kept their mouths shut afterwards. I asked many people but they all hesitated and avoided talking about it. But despite this, I still managed to find out some information, which may be useful to you."

"what news!"

Bai Qi perked up and asked immediately.

"You still remember Lu Wuchen just now, right?"

"Is this matter related to him?"

Bai Qi said in surprise.

"No."

Zhou Yixian quickly shook his head to deny:

"Although this matter has nothing to do with him, the person who sent you the invitation was his half-brother Lu Tiancheng."

"The Zhao family and your Bai family are political enemies in the court. He just deliberately made things difficult for you, which is also related to this."

Zhouyi Taoism.

"I see."

Bai Qi suddenly realized that it was no wonder that Lu Wuchen targeted him so much.

"Also, during the prince's banquet, someone instructed you to force wine on purpose. Although I asked him about it, he was vague and only mentioned this much. There are many taboos, but according to my guess, to have such great ability, the other party must be of high status. It is very likely that he is one of your Bai family's mortal enemies in the court."

Bai Qi didn't say anything, but in his mind he thought of the Grand Tutors, Dukes and generals who had attacked him in Taishi Palace.

And Zhou Yixian's voice continued to come into my ears:

"I'm sorry, Bai Qi, I wasn't by your side when that happened and couldn't help you at all."

Speaking of this, Zhou Yixian looked ashamed.

Ever since the incident in Taishi Hall, Zhou Yixian has actually been blaming himself. Although it sounded like Bai Qi was in the limelight afterwards, Zhou Yixian knew that Bai Qi had a narrow escape at that time. If it wasn't for his good luck, Bai Qi would most likely have died there.

The two grew up together and were best friends. How could Zhou Yixian not blame himself?

Bai Qi was stunned for a moment and felt a little touched.

"Good brother, this matter has nothing to do with you, and... your words are enough."

Bai Qi could feel that Zhou Yixian's words came from his heart. Although he was a stranger in a foreign land, he felt lucky enough to have such a close friend and confidant.

But after calming down, Bai Qi didn't say anything, and there was a thoughtful look in his eyes.

Almost subconsciously, Bai Qi looked up at the arrogant Princess Leng Li, who was dressed in a white palace dress, in the stands.

The Taishi Hall was the place for the royal banquets, and it was not a place where a few kids could get in just for playing around.

"If I'm not mistaken..., this matter should be related to you."

Bai Qi said secretly, his eyes gradually becoming sharper.

Almost at the same time, Princess Lengli in the stands seemed to sense something, her brows slightly frowned, and she glanced over suddenly.

"It's him!"

Princess Lengli noticed Bai Qi in the crowd at a glance, and her eyes couldn't help but become a little colder.

At that moment, their eyes met and there was a faint flash of lightning.

"Humph!"

Princess Lengli looked arrogant and quickly turned her head away. Her expression was as if she had seen a nasty stink bug. Her disgust was beyond words and she was too lazy to even look at it.

Bai Qi didn't say anything and quickly looked away.

However, just as Bai Qi and Zhou Yixian took a few steps and were about to leave, there was a sudden commotion in the crowd behind them.

"Duke Xiaoji is here, everyone go and greet him!"

Someone in the crowd raised his arms and shouted loudly. The next moment, many princes looked excited and rushed in one direction like a surging tide.

Even some of the princes who had originally gathered around Princess Lengli apologized and headed in that direction.

"Who is going to make such a big show that he needs so many people to welcome him?"

Bai Qi stopped and was greatly surprised.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Yixian just looked back, his expression suddenly changed, and he quickly pulled Bai Qi aside:

"This one... is not easy to mess with."

The crowd retreated to both sides like a tide, but in a moment, they saw a gorgeously decorated black carriage rumbling towards them from a distance, with a terrifying momentum.

Compared with the carriages of other noble families, the black carriage that was coming was at least one-third larger, and a sense of tremendous power could be felt from afar.

Bai Qi took a quick look and found that everyone looked fearful, which made him even more curious.

The carriage did not stop at all and went straight through the entrance guarded by the Royal Guards. No one stopped it.

"What a grand display!"

For a moment, even Bai Qi couldn't help but look sideways.

The princes who came to participate in the martial soul awakening ceremony, regardless of their birth background, had to park their carriages outside the Temple of Heaven once they arrived at the location. However, this man was not obstructed and drove his carriage directly inside.

This is obviously a case of the family being deceived and obtaining royal privileges!

It is obvious that the owner of the carriage is a very important person.

While he was thinking, the carriage soon came closer and slowed down. The young men from the noble families around him couldn't help but lower their heads and bowed in greeting, with very humble attitudes.

"Meet Duke Xiaoji."

"Greetings, Duke Ji!"

……

"understood."

A faint voice came from the carriage. The owner of the carriage did not even show his face. He passed by the princes and drove straight to the depths of the Temple of Heaven.

"So arrogant?"

Bai Qi blinked.

Are all the powerful people in this world like this?

Or was he making a fuss out of nothing? Why did the princes of the capital city on both sides seem to be used to it?

"Who is this little Duke Ji?"

Bai Qi said.

Bai Qi has never had a good impression of this kind of arrogant character.

"You asked the right person."

Zhou Yixian lowered his voice and spoke mysteriously.

"Don't underestimate him because he is young. He is the youngest son of Duke Ji of this dynasty. Although he is the youngest, he is the most favored."

"As for this Duke Ji, his background is even greater. It is said that his ancestors were the right-hand men and trusted advisors of our great ancestor, true founding heroes, and had the merit of saving the emperor, so he holds a special status in our dynasty."

"After hundreds of years of operation, they have become extremely powerful. Many military commanders are attached to them. They are a huge force in the military. Even local vassal kings and important military officials dare not provoke them easily."

"And this young Duke Ji... although he is a little arrogant and looks down on others, he is really talented. He awakened his martial soul at the age of ten. It is said that he came here to undergo the second transformation of his martial soul."

"Now everyone in the capital says that with his talent, the success rate of his second martial soul awakening is extremely high. He is truly a child of destiny and a rare existence among the princes of the entire capital. Many military forces are also paying attention to him during this martial soul awakening ceremony."

Zhou Yixiandao couldn't hide the envy in his eyes.

His strength is not bad, and his martial spirit has been awakened long ago, but he is far inferior to this young Duke Ji.

"Second level martial spirit?"

Bai Qi noticed this special word.