Dreaming for 10,000 years

Chapter 104 Making friends out of nowhere
Xu Ziling followed the people from Tiance Mansion into the horizontal square separating the palace city and the royal city, and was immediately stunned.

The New Year's Eve dinner has not yet begun, but everything is ready.

The first thing that caught his eye was a fifteen-meter-high lantern wheel built across the middle of the square. It was wrapped in colorful silk brocade and hung with countless lanterns, illuminating the huge space of the square like a colorful light tree with thousands of rays of light, which overshadowed the colorful lanterns arranged on both sides.

On both sides of the lantern wheel are various strange people performing juggling, circus, magic tricks, and wild dances.

Thousands of guests gathered in Hengguan Square at this time, mainly Tang officials and their families, as well as local big merchants, foreign envoys and Hu merchants.

Whether they were palace maids, officials' wives, or geishas, they were all dressed up gorgeously, wearing silk, brocade, pearls and jade, and applying perfume and powder. Their clothes were fragrant and beautiful, adding infinite gentleness to the New Year's Eve banquet.

Xu Ziling was fascinated by the scene, but he sensed an undercurrent behind the prosperity.

That was the undercurrent started by Emperor Li Yuan of the Tang Dynasty.

Xu Ziling looked around, searching for Kou Zhong. He hadn't seen Kou Zhong for several days, but he knew that Kou Zhong would find a way to sneak into this event.

Soon, he noticed Kou Zhong, who had an ugly face.

When he saw the person Kou Zhong was pushing, he couldn't help but tremble.

That was his future father-in-law, the Evil King Shi Zhixuan.

Shi Zhixuan was pushed in a wheelchair by Kou Zhong. He looked pale and expressionless as he looked at the people in the square.

Anyone who recognized the evil king Shi Zhixuan in the square couldn't help but change their expression. They didn't dare to step forward to ridicule him, nor did they dare to step forward to greet him. The atmosphere was very strange.

As more and more people paid attention to the strange combination of Kou Zhong and Shi Zhixuan, gradually a large group of people began to surround these two people, making Kou Zhong a big celebrity.

Kou Zhong groaned inwardly, as he saw more than three or five familiar faces.

When Xu Ziling saw Kou Zhong like this, he didn't know how to go up and talk to him.

"Dang! Dang! Dang!"

The bell for the court banquet rang.

Amid the sound of drums and music, Shi Fei, wearing a dragon crown and an imperial robe, climbed up the Chengtian Gate Tower alone to accept congratulations from his ministers and guests.

Although he was alone, he was calm and at ease when facing his ministers and guests, with an extraordinary demeanor, making people feel like spring breeze, as if he had been an emperor for a long time.

Afterwards, Shi Fei said a few words to celebrate the occasion, and a golden light emanated from his body, like wings from heaven, extremely dazzling in the dark night. It immediately heated up the atmosphere at the scene, and the people at the scene shouted enthusiastically: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Loyalty! Loyalty!"

This scene made Kou Zhong frown and Shi Zhixuan sneer.

Before Kou Zhong could say anything, Eunuch Deng called him and asked him to sit down at a seat in the Taiji Hall.

Taiji Hall is the most magnificent building in the imperial palace, with a width of twelve rooms and a depth of fifteen rooms.

Although the hall is large, the number of seats is limited and many people in Chang'an city have difficulty getting a seat!

Kou Zhong sat in the seat prepared by Li Yuan, while Xu Ziling sat in the seat prepared by Qin Wang Li Shimin.

As the guests came in, the place became lively, noisy and bustling.

It’s just that Kou Zhong is clearly the miracle doctor in Chang’an, but no one comes to greet him because there is someone beside him.

"Thanks to you, the Evil King, being by my side, otherwise I wouldn't have this peace." Kou Zhong is an optimistic person. He can make jokes even in desperate situations, let alone in a situation like this.

Shi Zhixuan ignored him and communicated with the people from the Demon Sect in the hall through eye contact, lip language, and gestures.

Li Tang is a force capable of conquering the world, so it was natural that the Demon Sect would have set up shop here early on.

Before, they were in a hostile relationship with the Evil King, but now, they have to ask Shi Zhixuan for information about Li Yuan.

What martial arts did Li Yuan use?
Why is Li Yuan so powerful?

Suddenly, the hall fell silent because Li Yuan, along with his three sons and royal relatives, entered the hall. There were dozens of people in the procession, attracting everyone's attention.

Especially with Li Yuan in front of him, who was walking with a heartless pace, many people were secretly frightened. Damn, this old pervert doesn't look that strong!
Did he really capture the evil king Shi Zhixuan alive?
Could it be that he was faking someone else's achievements?

Shi Fei nodded to Shi Zhixuan who was looking at him with murderous eyes, and said to the people around him: "This is my father-in-law!"

Shi Zhixuan became furious upon hearing this, and his nails dug into his palms with his clenched fists.

"Don't think that my father-in-law is unhappy at this moment. As a father, I also understand how he feels when marrying off his daughter!" Shi Fei said to the people around him.

Doesn't that make you look more like a beast?

Kou Zhong muttered to himself that he now hated Li Yuan more and more.

Shi Fei pointed at Kou Zhong and said to the people around him, "My drinking buddy is also my personal health doctor. Mo Qing is quite knowledgeable about acupuncture. After a few needles, I feel full of energy!"

Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin, Li Yuanji and Li Yuan's daughter Li Xiuning looked at Kou Zhong strangely.

So you are this kind of doctor!
No wonder the old man thinks highly of you.

Kou Zhong didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and felt that Li Yuan was a little out of touch.

Li Xiuning had an ambiguous past with Kou Zhong. She looked at the ugly Doctor Mo in front of her and felt that he looked very familiar.

After Shi Fei finished speaking, he sat at the head seat at the banquet.

"There's no need to be so formal, everyone. Just enjoy the festival to the fullest!" Shi Fei waved to the crowd, signaling the start of the banquet.

Afterwards, Li Yuan's two closest ministers, Liu Wenjing and Pei Ji, led the way in toasting Li Yuan three times, which immediately made the atmosphere in the palace warm.

After the atmosphere was created, more than a hundred Kabuki, led by Ji Qian, the most popular courtesan in Chang'an, floated out from the back hall doors on both sides of the chairman like colorful butterflies, singing and dancing to the melodious sound of drums and music.

Ji Qian is extremely charming while dancing, and her outstanding and graceful posture is particularly evident against the backdrop of many Kabuki actors.

All I saw was the billowing skirt and the fluttering long sleeves, Ji Qian's graceful and moving singing, and her captivating dance that was so stunning that even Shi Fei took a few more glances.

"Ah!" Shi Fei sighed as he looked at Ji Qian, and said to his sons who were sitting at the same table with him, "This kind of person is far worse than Shi Feixuan."

"..."

Li Shimin was speechless.

Ji Qian is just the most famous prostitute in Chang'an, how can she compare with the saint of Cihang Jingzhai.

Li Jiancheng saw Li Yuan looking at him and said, "Your Majesty, since you injured your teacher a few days ago..."

"Shut up!" Shi Fei interrupted him and said sternly, "I just happened to meet my father-in-law Shi Zhixuan the day before yesterday and invited him to the palace as a guest!"

"As for the one who injured Shi Feixuan, it was my old friend Tiandi Burongke! It was Tiandi Burongke who injured Shi Feixuan, not me. You must get the facts straight!"

"..."X4.

Li Yuan's three sons and one daughter were speechless.

No, who the hell doesn't know that the guy who is not tolerated by the world is you in disguise?
Also, where do your friends come from that the world doesn't tolerate visitors?
In the underworld and in the court, there has never been anyone who says that heaven and earth do not tolerate guests!

Making friends out of nothing, right?
"Yes, I know!" Li Jiancheng said quickly, "It was Tiandi Burongke who injured Shi Feixuan with three palm strikes!"

but……

But the charm of power lies in the fact that it can call a horse a zebra.

Li Yuan said that heaven and earth would not allow a stranger to injure Shi Feixuan, and Shi Feixuan personally admitted that she was injured by Li Yuan.

That was also Shi Feixuan's slander!

　This article has a lot of original content, and this paragraph in the original book is really well written. So thank you for the more than 100 words.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)