108: Chapter 108 The beauty who got a free meal still attends the banquet, her drunken eyes casting a disdainful glance at the Crown Prince.

Facing these four enchanting quadruplets who hid seductive techniques, Ye Xiu didn't show any lecherous behavior. Instead, a flash of undisguised mockery appeared in his gold and silver heterochromatic eyes.

He walked forward lazily, casually pinching the chin of one of the girls (Chun Shu), rubbing his fingertips over her smooth, fair skin twice.

"A combined Formation? Interesting."

Ye Xiu chuckled, let go, and took a silk handkerchief from his robes to carefully wipe his fingertips.

"The Crown Prince's taste is indeed better than that old dog, Prince Zhenbei. These four beauties can barely be considered decent works of art."

Sect Master Nanda was overjoyed, thinking the mission was accomplished. As long as this madman was willing to accept the Eastern Palace's women, the plan to win him over was half complete!

Unexpectedly, Ye Xiu changed the subject, turning to look at Qin Mu behind him.

"Cowherd Boy, take these four women back to the Princess Mansion for me."

Qin Mu was stunned and scratched his head: "Brother Ye, why take them back?"

Ye Xiu raised an eyebrow as if it were obvious.

"What else? Your Right Protector and Saintess sister-in-law helped me suppress my true Dragon Qi last night and are so tired their bones are about to fall apart. Take these four back and have them serve tea, pour water, and massage their legs and feet in the evening. They can just make up a table of foot-washing maids."

As soon as these words were spoken, the smile on Sect Master Nanda's Face instantly froze!

Foot-washing maids?

The Eastern Palace had spent countless resources and used secret methods to raise these top-quality quadruplet Cauldrons from childhood, yet this madman actually treated them as servants for other women to wash their feet?!

"Gr... Grand Guest Elder, this is His Highness the Crown Prince's intention. Isn't it too much of a waste to use them as maids..."

Sect Master Nanda was sweating profusely, stuttering as he tried to dissuade him.

"What?"

Ye Xiu's gaze turned cold, and a tangible pressure of true Dragon Qi slammed onto the monk's shoulders, pressing the fat monk so hard his knees went weak, and he nearly collapsed to the ground.

"The women given to me are Ye Xiu's dogs. Does this Sect Leader need the Crown Prince to teach me how to handle them?"

Sect Master Nanda was scared out of his wits, soaked in cold sweat, and shook his head repeatedly: "I dare not! I dare not! Whatever pleases the Grand Guest Elder!"

"That's more like it."

Ye Xiu took a satisfied sip of wine.

"Alright, I've accepted the gift. Since the Crown Prince is so generous, I presume the Eastern Palace's royal wine is also good. Go back and tell him that this Sect Leader will attend tonight's banquet on time."

After saying this, Ye Xiu flicked his large sleeves and, taking Qin Mu and the four shivering, stunning quadruplets with him, swaggered into the Imperial Academy's inner treasury, leaving Sect Master Nanda in a mess in the wind.

That night, at the Eastern Palace's main hall.

The hall was brilliantly lit, and the sound of zithers and flutes was incessant.

The Crown Prince of Yankang sat on the main seat on the nine-tiered white jade steps, while the powerful officials of the court were seated on both sides below.

The heads of noble clans and even a few rough military generals were present.

Everyone was waiting for the peerless madman who had sealed a god with one sword and forced the entire Imperial Academy to bow their heads.

"Your Highness, since Ye Xiu has accepted the four beauties, he will surely be grateful to Your Highness tonight. As long as we can recruit him, Prince Zhennan and Prince Zhenbei will be nothing to fear!"

A trusted advisor whispered in the Crown Prince's ear.

The corner of the Crown Prince's mouth curled into a smile of certainty.

He thought he understood men; heroes struggle to pass the beauty trap, let alone four stunning beauties who shared the same mind.

Just then, a eunuch's shrill cry came from outside the hall: "Grand Guest Elder of the Imperial Academy, Ye Xiu arrives—!"

The main hall instantly fell silent, and everyone's eyes turned toward the hall entrance.

Ye Xiu walked in with large strides, dressed in white, with a purple-red wine gourd hanging from his waist, not even glancing at the civil and military officials on either side.

However, to everyone's astonishment, following behind him were the four stunning beauties the Crown Prince had just sent out during the day!

Except, these four beauties who should have been serving in bed were now dressed as standard attendant maids.

Chun Shu held Ye Xiu's spare wine pot, Xia Shu carried a fruit platter, Qiu Shu held the silk handkerchief for wiping hands, and Dong Shu was even carrying Ye Xiu's cloak!

"This... this is outrageous!"

Several pedantic civil officials were so angry their beards bristled. Using the beauties gifted by the Crown Prince to serve tea and water in public was simply slapping the Eastern Palace in the Face!

Ye Xiu ignored them completely and walked straight to the most honorable position at the front of the hall, second only to the Crown Prince.

He glanced at the hardwood armchair covered in brocade and curled his lip in disdain: "This chair in the Eastern Palace isn't as comfortable as the soft couch in my Princess Mansion."

He sat down boldly, crossing his legs casually, and Chun Shu immediately knelt on the ground obediently, carefully pouring wine for him.

The smile on the Crown Prince's Face had become very strained.

Suppressing the anger in his heart, he raised the golden cup in front of him and laughed loudly: "Grand Guest Elder Ye's arrival makes the Eastern Palace shine. I offer you a cup! Your Divine Might is unparalleled, and if you could join forces with me, half of Yankang's territory..."

"Stop."

Ye Xiu didn't even lift his eyelids, interrupting the Crown Prince bluntly.

He picked up the wine cup poured by Chun Shu, brought it to his nose, and sniffed it. His brow furrowed instantly, and then he flipped his wrist.

He poured the priceless Western Regions tribute wine directly onto the clean marble floor.

"Your Highness, the wine in your Eastern Palace is as bland as horse urine; it is truly hard to swallow."

The whole place fell into dead silence!

All the powerful figures gasped.

Spilling the Crown Prince's toast in public and calling the Eastern Palace's royal wine horse urine?

This was practically trampling imperial power under his feet!

Veins bulged on the back of the Crown Prince's hand as he gripped the golden cup. His feigned gentleness was instantly torn away, and his eyes were terrifyingly gloomy: "Ye Xiu! I gifted you beauties and hosted a banquet, do not refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit! Do you really think my Eastern Palace is a place where you can run wild?"

"Beauties? Oh, you mean these four foot-washing maids."

Ye Xiu chuckled, lifting his head with drunken, hazy eyes.

At that moment, his gold and silver heterochromatic eyes shot out undisguised arrogance and disdain, like a true Dragon of the Nine Heavens looking down on a loach in a mud puddle.

"This Sect Leader accepting your women is giving you Face. But if you think that sending a few bed-warming maids can buy this sword of Ye Xiu and make me your dog to be ordered around?"

Ye Xiu slowly stood up, and a terrifying blood Aura of the Great Perfection of the Nine Transformations of Dragonization instantly swept through the entire Eastern Palace hall!

"Crack, crack, crack!"

Cracks appeared on the hard floor, and several military generals nearby were even pressed by this violent Aura until their chests felt sweet, and they retreated repeatedly!

However, just one breath later.

"Hahahaha!"

The Crown Prince actually burst into loud laughter, his laughter hearty, as if he were not the one who had just been humiliated.

He waved his hand, signaling the nervous guards around to withdraw, his Face still wearing that breeze-like smile: "It seems I was negligent! Grand Guest Elder Ye is the world-famous Wine Sword Immortal; naturally, such mundane wine cannot enter your Dharma Eye. Someone, go to my inner treasury and bring that jar of 'Drunken Immortal Brew' sealed for a hundred years. I will personally apologize to the Grand Guest Elder!"