393: Chapter 393 The Arrival of the Crown Prince of the Great Song Dynasty

That evening.

Chen Hu took Shen Xiangjun to the City Lord Mansion to attend the banquet.

The servants at the City Lord Mansion were naturally extremely attentive upon seeing their arrival, respectfully inviting the two of them into the backyard.

This was because the banquet had not yet officially begun.

They arrived at the backyard.

The couple, Chen Hu and Shen Xiangjun, met Madam Ruan.

As mother and daughter meeting, they naturally had private matters to discuss.

Chen Hu left them plenty of space and began to wander around the backyard of the City Lord Mansion.

About half an hour passed.

Shen Xiangjun found Chen Hu lying in a pavilion in the backyard.

"Husband, the evening banquet is about to begin, and Mother sent me to find you!"

"Then let's go!"

Chen Hu reached out his hand.

Shen Xiangjun immediately understood, reaching out to pull him up, and then they headed towards the banquet hall together.

Before long.

The couple arrived at the banquet hall.

The Old Ancestors and Family Heads of The Four Great Transformation-Divinity Families had already arrived, and in addition, various factions from Xuanwu City had also come to offer their congratulations.

Upon seeing Chen Hu, everyone present stood up one after another to pay their respects to him.

Chen Hu waved his hand, "Everyone, please sit. Today is City Lord Shen's promotion banquet; if you continue like this, wouldn't I be stealing his spotlight!"

The crowd smiled and took their seats.

Subsequently, Chen Hu held Shen Xiangjun's hand and walked to the empty table on the left, where they sat cross-legged.

The table was already set with delicacies and fine food.

Chen Hu was not reserved; he began chatting with Shen Xiangjun while eating.

Regarding this, no one felt he was being rude; instead, they felt that this Senior Chen was quite casual.

No matter how reasonable the words of a loser are, they are easily ignored or refuted.

But even if a successful person says something casually, many people will ponder whether the sentence hides deep meaning and interpret it in various ways.

Time passed.

It was time for the promotion banquet to begin.

However, the protagonist, City Lord Shen Chonglou, had still not appeared.

This made the Old Ancestors of The Four Great Transformation-Divinity Families feel somewhat dissatisfied. They secretly thought, "What a City Lord Shen Chonglou; having just broken through to the Dao Integration Realm, he doesn't take us seriously. It's simply the behavior of a petty person acting arrogant once they gain power."

Shen Xiangjun's expression was also somewhat unsightly, but in such an occasion, it was difficult for her to criticize City Lord Shen Chonglou's faults.

Just at this moment.

The butler of the City Lord Mansion hurried over.

Apologetically, he said, "Everyone, my master intended to arrive a quarter of an hour ago, but he suddenly received news that His Highness the Crown Prince was arriving. Thus, he took his wife to welcome His Highness. I hope you distinguished guests will not take offense!"

Hearing the butler put it this way, the expressions of the Old Ancestors of The Four Great Transformation-Divinity Families improved significantly.

The "His Highness the Crown Prince" mentioned by the butler should be Zhao Wujiu, the Crown Prince of the Great Song Dynasty.

There were quite a few rumors about him.

It is said that when Zhao Wujiu was born, there were strange phenomena, and later it was rumored that he possessed a certain Saint Physique for Cultivate.

But his cultivation level did indeed rise very quickly.

He broke through to the Spirit Severing Realm at only three hundred years old.

He stepped into the Dao Integration Realm at five hundred and forty.

Zhao Wujiu is now over eight hundred years old.

No one knows his specific cultivation level, but many suspect he has already reached the Late Stage of the Dao Integration Realm.

Besides his outstanding talent for Cultivate, this Zhao Wujiu is also quite prominent in other aspects.

Do not look at the fact that the current Emperor has many children.

But not a single prince or princess can threaten Zhao Wujiu's position.

In fact, for the better part of the time, the Crown Prince has been overseeing the state.

Another quarter of an hour passed.

Finally, there was movement outside.

Everyone subconsciously looked towards the entrance of the banquet hall.

Then they saw City Lord Shen Chonglou walking side by side with a handsome young man wearing a golden robe with Dragon patterns, heading into the banquet hall.

There were quite a few people following behind them.

Among them, a man and a woman were quite eye-catching.

The man had a cold expression, holding a long sword, giving off a feeling of "no strangers allowed near."

The woman looked quite charming, but she still exuded a chill. However, her coldness was slightly different from that man's; it was sinister.

Indeed, this woman was Ghost Lady.

"Everyone, this is His Highness the Crown Prince of our Great Song Dynasty. Everyone, hurry and pay your respects!"

At this moment, City Lord Shen Chonglou's voice rang out.

Consequently, everyone stood up to pay their respects. Chen Hu, out of respect for his convenient father-in-law, also stood up and paid his respects.

"Everyone, no need for formalities. I am here today in a private capacity to attend City Lord Shen's promotion banquet, so please just treat me as a guest!"

Zhao Wujiu said with a smile, giving people a feeling of basking in a spring breeze.

At City Lord Shen Chonglou's invitation, Zhao Wujiu came to the main table and sat side-by-side with City Lord Shen Chonglou.

Subsequently.

City Lord Shen Chonglou spoke a few polite pleasantries and announced that the evening banquet had officially begun.

Suddenly.

Zhao Wujiu's gaze fell on Chen Hu, and he smiled, "This must be Duke Chen Hu, right!"

"Greetings, Your Highness the Crown Prince. I am Chen Hu!"

Chen Hu nodded with a light smile.

"Duke Chen once killed a Dao Integration Realm Sixth Level and a Dao Integration Realm Seventh Level while crossing Realms. I have long heard of this and have admired Duke Chen. Seeing you today, you truly live up to your reputation!"

Zhao Wujiu spoke again, with a hint of flattery.

Chen Hu replied indifferently, "Your Highness is too kind; I was just lucky!"

At the same time, he activated his Eye of Insight.

Immediately, Zhao Wujiu's identity information and cultivation level information appeared in his mind.

The other party was indeed at the Late Stage of the Dao Integration Realm.

Moreover, his cultivation had already reached the Ninth Level of the Dao Integration Realm.

This cultivation level is probably higher than his father's, right?

It is estimated that he has no possibility of succeeding to the throne.

After all, as long as he breaks through to the Mahayana Realm, he will have to concentrate on closed-door cultivation and will simply have no energy to deal with state affairs.

The Emperor probably knows this too, which is why he is so at ease with him and repeatedly lets him oversee the state. After all, if he doesn't get to enjoy the thrill of being an emperor now, he might not have the chance later.

Some might ask, why can't those in the Mahayana Realm be emperors?

The reason is very simple.

After those in the Mahayana Realm condense their Immortal Embryo, they need to spend a massive amount of time refining Immortal Spiritual Qi to nurture the Immortal Embryo.

Secondly, they must also practice various Spells.

And the higher the Rank of the Spell, the higher the difficulty of Cultivate.

Finally, every time a Mahayana Realm cultivator breaks through a Realm, they must undergo Undergoing Tribulation.

And Undergoing Tribulation requires preparation in advance.

Therefore, with so many things to be busy with, how could a Mahayana Realm cultivator have time to manage worldly affairs?

If they insist on managing them and waste time, that is simply courting death.

The atmosphere of the subsequent banquet was quite good.

This His Highness the Crown Prince behaved quite modestly.

He did not steal the spotlight from the host.

At the end of the banquet, Zhao Wujiu conveyed the Imperial Edict on behalf of his father and issued rewards.

The rewards were Medicinal Pills, Spirit Stones, and Magic Treasures.

At the same time, he also increased the salary of City Lord Shen Chonglou.

Afterwards, City Lord Shen Chonglou wanted to ask him to stay, but Zhao Wujiu smiled and refused, leaving Xuanwu City with his subordinates.

That night, they returned to Liuyun Immortal Mansion.

Chen Hu and Shen Xiangjun inevitably engaged in Dual Cultivation a few times.

And it continued until after dawn.

Therefore, Chen Hu was too lazy to get up and open the cards.

He would wait until tomorrow.

The next morning.

After Chen Hu got up, he pulled up the System panel.

His gaze fell on the underling points.

It had reached 2.2016 trillion.

Now the Small World had reached the High Grade world level.

Chen Hu had no plans to increase the Small World's Rank for the time being.

Because the Origin of a High Grade world is too expensive; one piece costs 10 trillion.