The Cloud Feather of the Red Chamber: A Marriage Arranged with Gong Yuanzheng at the Start

The heavy city gate closed slowly, making a dull sound.

This door will not be opened again until Miyazaki returns.

Gong Zishang's expression turned somewhat grave. She looked at Xue Chongzi and said, "Come to the Blade Hall. There are some things we need to discuss properly."

Xue Zhongzi had the same idea. He turned to Gong Yuanzheng and said, "You should come too. These things need your help."

Gong Yuanzheng raised an eyebrow, his gaze sweeping back and forth between Gong Zishang and Xue Zhongzi. Judging from their demeanor, the matter they were discussing was of great importance.

"Alright, I'll take Yue'er back to the Corner Palace first."

Lin Qingyue tugged at his sleeve, looking at Gong Yuanzheng with a mixture of trepidation and anticipation.

“Expedition, I also want to go to the Blade Master Hall.”

Gong Shangjiao intends to involve her in palace affairs, but will the other members of the palace have any objections?

Especially Gong Yuanzheng, with his strong personality, would he agree?

Gong Yuanzheng was somewhat surprised, but without the slightest hesitation, he readily agreed, "Okay, then let's go together."

"I don't know how long we'll talk. If you're tired, don't push yourself. I'll take you back to the Corner Palace right away."

Lin Qingyue smiled with delight, and was about to speak when she heard a rapid whooshing sound coming from afar.

Looking up, one could see Gong Ziyu covered in sweat, looking anxious, using his lightness skill to rush towards them.

Jin Fan followed closely behind him.

"Where is Elder Yue? Where are the three elders?"

Gong Zishang looked at him with a complicated expression. "Shang Jiao and the three elders have already set off."

A hint of annoyance appeared on Gong Ziyu's face. He should have returned to Yu Palace earlier. He rushed here as soon as he heard the news, but he was still too late.

Gong Zishang didn't pay much attention to him, but looked at Gong Yuanzheng and the others, "Let's have dinner at Zhiren Hall tonight."

The group readily agreed and headed towards the Hall of Blade Masters.

After they had gone far away, Gong Ziyu suddenly realized that Gong Zishang had not invited him to dine at the Zhiren Hall.

He now deeply realized that he, or rather, Yu Gong, was isolated by the palace gates.

The Shang Palace, Jiao Palace, Zhi Palace, and Houshan are now closely linked together, except for the Yu Palace.

Gong Ziyu looked around blankly. Why?

His father was the one who did wrong, and he was also one of the victims, so why was he also ostracized?

Jin Fan looked at him with concern, "Young Master, let's go back to the Feather Palace first."

Seeing that Gong Ziyu remained unmoved, he moved his lips slightly and slowly uttered a sentence, "Miss Yun is still waiting for you to have dinner."

Gong Ziyu's eyes regained some of their sparkle. Yes, even in this cold palace gate, there were still people waiting for him, people who cared about him.

Inside the Hall of Blades, dishes were served one after another.

Chicken broth bamboo shoots, ginkgo mushrooms, tea-smoked goose breast, white jade chicken slices...

It was simply dazzling and overwhelming.

Young Master Xue's eyes lit up. He had discovered that the chefs at Snow Palace were truly incompetent. The same pastries they made just couldn't compare to those from Horn Palace, Zheng Palace, and Zhiren Palace!

Young Master Hua swallowed hard and rubbed his stomach. He hadn't eaten much at noon because he was working on improving the crossbow, and now the smell of this food made him hungry.

Gong Zishang smiled as he looked at the two young masters on the back mountain.

"Eat up, don't be shy!"

Hua Gongzi smiled at Gong Zishang and then reached for the goose breast with his chopsticks without hesitation.

Young Master Xue then looked at Xue Chongzi, and seeing that he had also reached for his chopsticks, he picked up the winter bamboo shoot that he had been eyeing for a long time.

His movements were much more refined than those of a playboy.

Gong Yuanzheng was busy serving food to Lin Qingyue.

"I just had some herbal tea this afternoon, so I don't need to eat any medicinal food tonight. It's all medicine, and it's not good to eat too much of it."

"Eat more of these dishes; they'll be good for your health."

Lin Qingyue looked at the increasing amount of food in her bowl, hesitated for a moment, then picked up a piece of white jade chicken and placed it in Gong Yuanzheng's bowl.

"This is my favorite dish at home, you should try it."

Gong Yuanzheng looked delighted and quickly put several pieces on her plate. "Try it and see if it tastes different from what you make at home?"

Gong Zishang held the bowl, her smile widening until her eyes disappeared. How pleasing to the eye! How lively! This is how meals should be, bustling and lively. She felt she could eat an extra bowl of rice!

It was an hour later before they could start discussing business.

Gong Zishang leaned back in his chair, holding a cup of digestive tea, and lazily asked, "Xue Chongzi, how much do you know about the strange people in the back mountain?"

Gong Yuanzheng frowned; he had never heard of any extraordinary person in the back mountain.

Lin Qingyue looked puzzled; there was no mention of supernatural beings in the videos she was watching.

Sure enough, to find out the whole plot, you have to watch the TV series.

Young Master Hua's eyes widened instantly. An extraordinary person? What extraordinary person?

However, this time, Xue Gongzi didn't need to explain it to him; Xue Zhongzi spoke directly.

"Elder Xue didn't have time to explain in detail to me. She only gave me a book, which contained information about extraordinary people."

As he spoke, he took out a slightly yellowed book from his pocket and placed it on the desk.

Gong Zishang took a sip of tea, looked at the book, and sighed softly, "They gave this to you but not to me. It seems that I, the Blade Master, truly am not favored by the elders..."

Xue Zhongzi fell silent. He also felt that the book should have been given to Gong Zishang, not him.

Young Master Hua stammered, "Perhaps, perhaps Elder Xue asked Da Xue to give it to you..."

Upon meeting Gong Zishang's deep gaze, Young Master Hua immediately shut his mouth.

Well, he doesn't believe that reason either.

"According to the book, a hundred years ago, the Old Dust Valley was attacked by a heavenly fire. Countless mountain people were poisoned by the heavenly fire and became strange in appearance and strong in body than ordinary people."

"Some people could not withstand the poison and died in agony. Most of the remaining people lost their minds and wantonly slaughtered other living beings in the valley."

"The ancestors of the palace gate came here, drove all the strange people to the depths of the back mountain, and built the palace gate here to guard these strange people for generations."

"At first, the supernatural beings would often come to the front mountain to hunt. One day, a miasma suddenly rose from the depths of the back mountain, trapping all the supernatural beings."

"At first, a few strange people escaped from the miasma, but as soon as they came out, they were killed by the people guarding the palace gate there."

"For a hundred years, no extraordinary person has ever broken through the miasma."

Gong Yuanzheng raised an eyebrow. "So, the Elder Council doesn't know the current situation of the Extraordinary Ones either?"

Yukishige remained silent. Heaven knows, he almost swore when he saw these documents.

These shoddy documents indicate one thing: the elders only know that there is a huge danger in the back mountain, but they don't know what it is or how powerful it is.

His final act of self-control made him swallow back all the profanities that were already on the tip of his tongue.

"The Boundless Flowing Fire that Wu Feng has been trying to seize is the last resort to deal with the aliens. Elder Xue said that it should be used with caution, because once it is used, it will surely cause great suffering to the people."

Gong Yuanzheng curled his lip in disdain, not believing a single word the elders were saying.

Gong Zishang drank her digestive tea with a blank expression, making it impossible to guess what she was thinking.

Xue Zhongzi saw the expressions on their faces and, to be honest, he didn't have much trust in the elders either.

But Elder Xue's expression was so serious when she said this that he had to be on high alert.

"I'll take some time to go and investigate over there," Xue Zhongzi said, a rare look of fatigue appearing on his youthful face; he was truly exhausted.

He truly had nothing left to say about these three elders.

Young Master Hua suddenly felt a little guilty. He didn't know much about social etiquette, but he still had a basic brain.

Judging from Gong Zishang and Xue Chongzi's attitude, he could guess that these things should have been explained clearly when they retired to the Elder Council, but they just didn't mention them.

He couldn't help but lament in his heart, "My father, you're really getting senile!"

"It's going to snow heavily, let's go together then."

Xue Chongzi glanced at the young master Hua, "You've mastered the Three Styles of Mirror Flower?"

The playboy instantly wilted.

Xue Zhongzi looked at Gong Yuanzheng and said, "When the time comes, you can come with me."

Gong Yuanzheng is skilled in martial arts and also adept at poisons. If he could use poisons to eliminate all these supernatural beings, that would be the best outcome.

Gong Yuanzheng toyed with the teacup in his hand. "I can go with you, but not now."

He has more important things to do now: to cure Yue'er of the poison and the Heart-Eating Moon on his brother. These are the most important things for him.

Everything else must come last.