TFHS: Chapter 148

When the young marquis was in Gaoyang County, he felt that Feng Ming wasn’t just good at talking. Look at how long it took him to become Yu Xiao’s seventh disciple.

He also paid attention to the news from Sihong Academy. Feng Ming’s talent in alchemy was so high that even he was surprised.

Then after meeting the two people at the gate of Imperial City, he realized that it wasn’t only Feng Ming who surprised him, but also Bai Qiaomo.

He was in the late stage of the essence liquid realm. The young marquis almost fainted at that time. This couple really deceived everyone in Gaoyang County, including so many disciples of Sihong Academy.

Wu Yingyan’s fate wasn’t unjust. If he had known before he died that Bai Qiaomo had already repaired his dantian and made further progress in his cultivation, Wu Yingyan would’ve died of anger.

The young marquis was chatting with the two of them and mentioned the matter of the Feng family of Gaoyang County choosing a new young master. Feng Ming was so happy that he almost slapped the table. He said in a low voice, “What the future head of the family has done is so bad that even his father, the head of the Feng family, can’t stand it.”

Looking at this gloating appearance, the young marquis and Bai Qiaomo couldn’t help shaking their heads and laughing.

The young marquis knew that Feng Jintai, the former future head of the Feng family, was quite arrogant and didn’t think highly of Feng Ming and his father. However, he did something that harmed his own daughter.

His own IQ was far inferior to Feng Jinlin.

“By the way, you know about Feng Linlang, right?”

Feng Ming shook his head. “We only know she was taken away as a criminal. What happened later? Did the Feng family fish her out?”

The young marquis nodded. “She was fished out before being brought back to Imperial City, but she didn’t return to the Feng family. Her current whereabouts are unknown.”

Feng Ming and Bai Qiaomo didn’t show any surprise. This was similar to their guess.

Bai Qiaomo didn’t have any deep grudge against Feng Linlang. He just felt that the marriage contract forced on him by the Feng family was a bit humiliating.

But now Bai Qiaomo was very grateful to the Feng family for their actions, otherwise how could he have the opportunity to get to know Feng Ming?

Don’t be fooled by Feng Ming’s carefree and approachable appearance. Once a person got along with him, they would realize that it wasn’t easy to truly get into his heart.

It was thanks to this marriage contract that Feng Ming treated him as his own.

Whether Feng Linlang did well or badly in the future had nothing to do with them.

This included Feng Ming. No one would deliberately step on her. Even before, their only target from beginning to end was Wu Yingyan, the culprit.

The three of them were sitting by the window upstairs. At this time, another guest came up the stairs. Soon, they heard someone call out to Zong Yuyan.

“Yuyan, why didn’t you ask us to come out and get together when you returned to Imperial City this time? If I hadn’t heard from others that they met you outside today, I wouldn’t have known that you are in Imperial City now. Isn’t it good for you to stay in Imperial City? Why do you have to run off to Gaoyang County?”

The guest who came upstairs walked toward Feng Ming’s table while speaking.

Feng Ming and Bai Qiaomo turned their heads and saw a young man in gorgeous clothes, waving a fan while accompanied by a guard. He was talking and laughing, but his noble aura couldn’t be concealed.

Hearing him calling the young marquis by such a close name, Feng Ming knew that this person wasn’t simple.

As Feng Ming had expected, the young marquis stood up in greeting when seeing this person. “It turns out to be the eleventh prince. Yuyan greets the eleventh prince. I didn’t expect to run into you when going out for a meal. By the way, these are the two guests I have invited, Bai Qiaomo and Feng Ming. They also came from Gaoyang County and are husbands.”

Feng Ming and Bai Qiaomo immediately understood the moment the young marquis announced the identity of the eleventh prince.

This wasn’t an accidental encounter at all. This person clearly came here on purpose.

It was because the prince that the girl from the Ningyuan Marquis’ Mansion married was the eleventh prince. The young marquis had already explained this to them.

Not knowing the purpose of the eleventh prince’s visit, Feng Ming and Bai Qiaomo stood up and politely saluted the eleventh prince with their fists.

This might be a society with imperial power, but it was also a world where the strong were respected. Therefore, except for servants, ordinary cultivators didn’t have to kneel or worship when meeting imperial dignitaries.

If encountering a truly powerful person, even a prince would have to treat the other person with respect.

Therefore, Bai Qiaomo and Feng Ming both felt that they had shown their courtesy and didn’t mean to neglect this prince.

However, a hint of displeasure flashed in the depths of the eleventh prince’s eyes. In his opinion, the two of them relied on the fact that Zong Yuyan was protecting them and didn’t take him, a prince, seriously.

However, he didn’t reveal his inner thoughts. After all, he also wanted to recruit cultivators to serve him and help him stand out in competition for the position of prince. He had to put in some superficial effort.

After listening to Zong Yuyan’s introduction, the eleventh prince could no longer pretend he didn’t know about the conflict between his princess’ sister and these two at the city gate.

He came and sat at the table, taking the initiative to invite Zong Yuyan and the other two to sit down together. “So you two are Young Master Bai and Young Master Feng. This saves me a lot of trouble looking for you. It was my wife’s sister who behaved inappropriately at the city gate that day. As her brother-in-law, I would like to apologize to you here. She has been spoiled by her family, and it happened that something occurred that day. She was in a bad mood and made a scene. I asked her sister to go back to the Ningyuan Marquis’ Mansion and give her a lecture. How can she behave like this when she is in Imperial City and is a member of the marquis’ mansion?”

Zong Yuyan laughed in his heart when he heard this. He also expected that the prince would appear at this time for this purpose.

From his casual words, he seemed to be treating the girl from the Ningyuan Marquis’ Mansion as an ignorant child. If they argued with him and pursued the matter further, it would be their own fault.

Bai Qiaomo said calmly, “Your Highness, you are polite. That matter is already over. Junior Brother Ming and I have long forgotten about it.”

In other words, there was no need for him, as a brother-in-law, to come over specifically and apologize insincerely. In any case, their account was settled on the spot by the young marquis that day.

As long as the Ningyuan Marquis’ Mansion and that domineering girl stopped staring at them, they wouldn’t bother paying attention to it. Such people weren’t worthy of their attention.

Such impolite words immediately made the guards behind the eleventh prince look displeased.

In their opinion, their master had come in person to apologize, but these two guys were so rude. Did they really think the young marquis could protect them forever?

The power of the imperial family was far beyond the imagination of ordinary cultivators.

Feng Ming and Bai Qiaomo never underestimated the imperial power, but this didn’t mean they had to endure it.

The eleventh prince was even more annoyed. He didn’t take the two men seriously, so he just exchanged a few words with Zong Yuyan. Then he said goodbye and went to a private box nearby.

Zong Yuyan smiled faintly and didn’t talk to Feng Ming and Bai Qiaomo about anything related to the eleventh prince. They finished their meal, and the three of them left.

On the street, in the crowd, the young marquis whispered a few words. “That is why I don’t want to deal with these princes. He probably wants to test your background, but seeing that you are ignorant of the current situation, he is no longer interested. But he will regret it later.”

Feng Ming and Bai Qiaomo weren’t without any backing. Feng Ming’s master Yu Xiao was respected even in Imperial City. After all, he was a fifth-grade alchemist.

Imperial City hadn’t reached the point where fifth-grade alchemists were everywhere. Fifth-grade alchemists were still guests of honor in many forces.

Bai Qiaomo smiled calmly. “He has his own way, and we have our own way. Whether he is interested or not has nothing to do with us. My Junior Brother Ming and I aren’t interested in these things.”

This meant they had no intention of getting involved in the struggle for imperial power in Imperial City. Even Sihong Academy and their two masters stayed out of this fight.

The young marquis agreed. “It is better to stay away.”

Look at him who hid in Gaoyang County.

After a day of strolling around, Feng Ming and Bai Qiaomo had witnessed the luxury and high prices of Imperial City. Here, even a pill that was the same as that in other places was sold at a much higher price. It was expensive, and the cost of living was also high.

On the second day, Feng Ming and Bai Qiaomo received the news that Sihong Academy had arrived in Imperial City. They immediately set out to the Imperial Cultivation Academy in the north of Imperial City to meet with those from Sihong Academy.

The league was held at the Imperial Academy, and the academy would also arrange accommodation for visitors from some important forces, such as Sihong Academy.

Not long after arriving at the Imperial Academy, people from Sihong Academy arrived. Feng Ming and Bai Qiaomo instantly saw Pei Yingmin, the team leader, walking in front.

The moment Feng Ming saw the person behind Pei Yingmin, he jumped up and ran over shouting.

“Master, you are here too. I thought you would stay in the academy.”

Bai Qiaomo was also surprised that Yu Xiao came in person. He thought that Yu Xiao probably wasn’t worried about Feng Ming but came to cheer him on.

It had to be said that Yu Xiao’s arrival was really good and wonderful. Now Feng Ming was no longer a small person who could be bullied by others. Even his master came to support him.

Feng Ming came to find his master while Bai Qiaomo came to his senior brother. There was no need to hide his identity any longer.

He saluted respectfully to his eldest senior brother. “Senior Brother, didn’t Master come? How was your journey?”

Pei Yingmin smiled and punched Bai Qiaomo. “Master has to stay in the academy, so I led the team here. We had a good journey, but I didn’t expect you to arrive here first. Your journey must’ve been more difficult than ours. Was it smooth?”

Bai Qiaomo smiled and didn’t look at the others, who were shocked. “It was quite smooth. We just got into some trouble after arriving at Imperial City. Fortunately, Young Marquis Zong protected us. Junior Brother Ming and I are fine.”

Bai Qiaomo wasn’t the type of person who was used to complaining to others. If it was according to his habit in his previous life, he wouldn’t tell this to his eldest senior brother.

But being with Feng Ming had a significant impact on him. He was willing to change his previous thoughts and practices.

Yes, he was complaining to his eldest senior brother.

On the other side, Feng Ming finished reminiscing about the past with his master. Then he also complained to his master. “Master, you can’t just ignore it when someone bullies your beloved disciple.”

The eldest senior brother was surprised by Bai Qiaomo’s complaint and the content of the complaint. “The NIngyuan Marquis’ Mansion? Why is the girl of his mansion so domineering that she even dares to whip the disciples of our Sihong Academy?”

The eldest senior brother became angry when he heard it. The person in the carriage didn’t show up, and they only glanced at the carriage and the coachman. Nevertheless, the person inside tried to whip Feng Ming on the face without saying a word.

If this happened to an ordinary cultivator, wouldn’t his face be smashed immediately?

Bai Qiaomo smiled. “Fortunately, the young marquis showed up in time so that Junior Brother Ming and I didn’t suffer any injustice. But I guess that the mansion won’t give up. They are probably investigating our identities, trying to get back at us. Junior Brother Ming and I have caused trouble for the academy and our senior brother.”

His senior brother waved his hand. “What type of trouble is this? Our academy can protect our own disciples, not to mention that you are my junior brother. I can’t tolerate you being bullied by others. It isn’t like you went looking for trouble on purpose.”