113: Prince Zhang Tianquan

"Tianquan Crown Prince?"

Hearing the name Tianquan, Lin Ruiyang couldn't help but be slightly startled, a strange expression appearing on his face.

He originally thought it was that foolish woman Ancient Phoenix, setting up a Hongmen Banquet for him because of Ye Chen, but he didn't expect it to be this guy.

In the original work, Tianquan, like Jiang Wudi, was a devoted lapdog of Ancient Phoenix.

Tianquan was not only the most talented prince of the Dragon Soar Empire royal family but also the chief Disciple of the Dragon Ascension Academy.

If there were no accidents, a thousand years later, he would be the person with the highest power in the history of the Dragon Soar Empire.

Unfortunately, in order to fawn over that foolish woman Ancient Phoenix, disregarding the opposition of the Dragon Soar Empire Emperor Tian Wucang, he insisted on taking in the fleeing Ancient Phoenix and Ye Chen.

In the end, the experts of the Dragon Ascension Academy were slaughtered by the pursuing forces, and the Dragon Soar Empire was thus on the verge of destruction.

Not only that, but Ye Chen also took advantage of the time when the experts from both sides were fighting, secretly sneaked into the imperial palace, and emptied the Dragon Ascension royal family's treasury.

The so-called lapdog, fawning until they have nothing left, is probably talking about this.

Lin Ruiyang stopped, saying with a half-smile, "I heard that the last gathering of prodigies held by Ancient Phoenix Princess at Drunken Fragrance Pavilion was all paid for by your Tianquan Crown Prince. Your Crown Prince is really rich!"

Lin Ruiyang's words made the gray-robed man's face instantly fall, and a ball of anger surged in his heart.

He clenched his fists tightly, emitting a series of crisp "crack crack" sounds.

His young master was a dignified Crown Prince of a nation and the chief Disciple of the Dragon Ascension Academy. Now, he was actually humbling himself to please Ancient Phoenix and was even willing to do things for his love rival. Just thinking about it made him angry.

Although the gray-robed man had some anger in his heart, he was ultimately someone who had seen the world and wouldn't flare up because of these few words.

He forced a smile and said, "Young Master Lin, the Crown Prince and the others have been waiting for a long time. Let's hurry!"

"Alright! You lead the way. I also want to meet these Middle Domain prodigies!"

Lin Ruiyang returned to normal and said seriously.

"Young Master Lin, this way please..."

Seeing Lin Ruiyang agree, the gray-robed man finally breathed a sigh of relief and slowly raised his hand.

He then walked ahead, leading the way...

...

Tiger Might Dragon Court is located in the most prosperous area of the East City. Looking from afar, it resembles a magnificent imperial palace.

At this moment, the outside of Tiger Might Dragon Court was full of people, while the inside was relatively quiet, with only about a hundred people.

Seeing the gray-robed man arrive, the people outside immediately recognized his identity and quickly made way.

The next moment, a beautiful maid with a wary expression walked out and cautiously asked, "May I ask if Your Excellency has an invitation letter?"

"I am a guard of Tianquan Crown Prince, and I am here on the Crown Prince's order to invite Young Master Lin for a meeting! Can we enter?"

Lin Ruiyang did not speak. The gray-robed man beside him took out a token and stated his identity in a calm tone.

Just as the maid was about to speak, a voice came from inside.

"So it's Taichu Holy Son who has arrived. I didn't expect to see you here..."

"Young Master Lin, please come in quickly. His Highness the Crown Prince and the others are upstairs!"

As everyone spoke, the maid no longer stopped him and directly invited Lin Ruiyang in, walking ahead to lead him upstairs.

The entire palace was divided into two floors.

The interior looked like a restaurant, with activities like listening to music and watching dances. Perhaps it would be more appropriate to call it a club.

The setup here was similar to Drunken Fragrance Pavilion. The first floor was filled with prodigies from second and third-rate Sects and forces.

There were also fallen imperial clans and the like. In short, they were all forces that had little say in the Xuanhuang World.

It can be seen that in this kind of cultivation world, hierarchy is everywhere, and even at the same banquet, there is no possibility of equality.

As for the second floor, they were all distinguished guests of this banquet, all prodigies from top forces.

Along the way, quite a few people greeted Lin Ruiyang, and he nodded at each one as a response.

As for those who showed killing intent, there were also quite a few. Lin Ruiyang merely glanced over them lightly and didn't take it to heart.

To kill him, perhaps sending a Saint Realm Late Stage Elder might still have a sliver of hope. As for those within the Dongxu Realm, no matter how many came, they would just be delivering heads.

Soon, led by the maid, Lin Ruiyang arrived on the second floor.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, Young Master Lin has arrived!"

The maid's sweet voice rang out. The people who were originally talking on the second floor all stopped and looked towards Lin Ruiyang in unison.

Lin Ruiyang looked up at the crowd and saw a handsome young man wearing a black python robe sitting on the main seat in the center of the hall. At this moment, the other party was also looking towards him.

On both sides, there were rows of long square tables, all filled with people.

Lin Ruiyang scanned around and finally his gaze landed on a stunningly beautiful woman.

"Well done, you may withdraw for now!"

Just then, Tianquan on the main seat slowly got up, waved his hand at the maid, and said.

"Brother Lin, you're finally here! Come and sit over here, we've been waiting for you for a long time!"

Tianquan quickly walked down from the platform and greeted him with a look of enthusiasm.

If Lin Ruiyang hadn't read the original work and known that this guy was Ancient Phoenix's lapdog, he would have really been fooled by the other party's enthusiastic demeanor.

Setting up this banquet this time was probably also to help Ancient Phoenix test his strength.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, you are too kind! There are many unfamiliar faces here. Could you perhaps introduce them to me?"

Lin Ruiyang's gaze swept over everyone again, and finally his gaze still lingered on the stunningly beautiful woman from before.

"This girl, seeing that I've arrived, didn't even come up to say hello!"

Seeing Li Yiran calmly drinking tea not far away, Lin Ruiyang was slightly surprised. He blinked and looked at her with interest.

At this moment, Li Yiran's cultivation had reached the second level of the Dongxu Realm, and her cultivation speed was not slow.

The moment she saw Lin Ruiyang, a hint of astonishment also appeared on her face.

When they parted in the Ancient Kingdom Secret Realm, Lin Ruiyang's cultivation was only at the seventh level of the Nascent Soul Realm, while she was already at the Peak of the Nascent Soul Realm.

He didn't expect that upon seeing her again now, Lin Ruiyang's cultivation had actually caught up to hers.

Seeing this, Tianquan immediately followed Lin Ruiyang's gaze, and then his eyes darted around.

"Alright, alright! Brother Lin, this Crown Prince will introduce you to a few!"

"This is the Saintess of Piao Miao Sect, Li Yiran. You two should know each other, right...?"

Saying this, Tianquan immediately led Lin Ruiyang to Li Yiran, speaking with a smiling face.

"I didn't expect that in such a large banquet, there would only be my sister Yanran as a person of fortune. I've truly come for nothing!"

Tianquan Crown Prince introduced everyone present one by one, but Lin Ruiyang was thinking about something else at this moment and couldn't help but mutter inwardly.

It seems this so-called Tianquan Crown Prince isn't much either. He didn't even manage to invite a single Children of Destiny.

Li Yiran appearing here was probably just to see what these people were plotting.

Of course, part of the reason for not being able to invite a Children of Destiny might also be because many Sects haven't arrived yet.

"Brother Lin, this Crown Prince has finished the introductions for you!"

"Brother Lin, who do you think will win the championship in this Tenglong Grand Competition?"

Tianquan returned to his seat, staring straight at Lin Ruiyang. The people around also cast very interested gazes.