119: Meeting with Sheng Tianlong

"Please, Host, proceed to the Imperial Palace of the Capital and question the Emperor face-to-face."

Looking at these words, Sheng Changge wondered if he had seen them incorrectly.

"Can such a plan truly work?!"

After all, he was a person of this era, this World, and no matter how unwilling Sheng Changge was, he still held a certain fear towards the Emperor.

"Host, please trust this System."

Ye Tian urged him with certainty.

Having read the original work, he understood the Emperor's personality.

Receiving the System's reply, Sheng Changge looked at the brocade pouch, a flicker of determination flashing in his eyes.

Yes, when had the System ever lied to him?

Whether it was preventing him from drinking the poisoned wine before, or subduing Qiushan City Lord, Qiu Qing, this great general, or narrowly escaping the assassin's attack not long ago.

Every single thing had changed because of the System.

Now.

The System had given him a plan, and he couldn't hold it back!

His Father Emperor treated him like this, he had to question him, question him face-to-face!

...

...

The next day.

After dawn, Sheng Changge first signed in with the System and obtained a book titled "How to Become a High-Class Host."

Putting away the book, he immediately set off.

His destination was a place he hadn't set foot in for three years, the Imperial Palace of the Capital.

On the way, he only brought two Black Armor Guards to ensure his safety.

From this northern borderland to the Capital, it wasn't far, taking at most one day and one night to arrive.

The carriage trotted slowly on the road.

Beside the carriage, Sheng Changge was also running.

A new day, a new daily task.

Evening.

"Ding, Host has completed the long-distance running task and received one brocade pouch with a clever plan."

"Ding, Host has read for half an hour and received one brocade pouch with a clever plan."

With the two brocade pouches containing clever plans from the System, Sheng Changge felt a lot more confident.

After one night, the carriage arrived at the prosperous Capital.

On this day, the item Sheng Changge signed in for was a skill.

Skill: Beginner Level Chinese and Western Medicine.

...

Passing through the checkpoint, he entered the Capital.

Compared to three years ago, the Capital, in Sheng Changge's eyes, was more prosperous and lively now.

Rows upon rows of buildings and pavilions, and vendors calling out their wares.

Among the crowd, one could even see many foreign vendors with faces from the West Domain.

Sheng Changge's arrival didn't attract much attention.

He was dressed too ordinary.

"Stop!"

"Stop, you woman who eats for free!"

A sudden angry shout on the street attracted Sheng Changge's gaze from the carriage.

He saw.

On the bustling street.

A group of men dressed in coarse cloth were shouting and chasing a woman.

The woman was wearing a red dress, and as she ran, her bare jade feet with ankle rings were eye-catching.

Being chased by a group of men, the woman was a bit flustered, but more so, she felt shame.

In Sheng Changge's mind not far away, Ye Tian secretly muttered: "The timing is just right, and the opportunity is also just right. The female lead hasn't met Third Prince Sheng Tianlong yet."

"Ding ~ Temporary task issued."

Task: Hero Saves the Beauty.

Description: As a Host, how can you not have a chivalrous heart? How can you stand by and watch the weak being bullied without doing anything?

Task Completion: Reward one task gift package.

Task Failure: No penalty.

"Hero Saves the Beauty?" Looking at the suddenly appearing task, Sheng Changge was puzzled: "Didn't they say she ate for free? She deserves to be chased, right?"

Clearly.

Sheng Changge wasn't very interested in this task.

After all, he had just arrived at the Imperial City, and he didn't want to attract any attention at this time.

"Ding ~ Task failed. The difficulty of the Host's daily tasks will double overall."

In his mind, the System's voice sounded again.

This made Sheng Changge unsettled: "System, didn't you say there was no penalty for failure?"

Ye Tian shook his head slightly, not responding.

He just changed it, what could he do about it?

Facing the penalty for failure, Sheng Changge had no choice but to give up the idea of abandoning the task.

...

The woman running quickly on the street kept looking back.

After all, she was a woman, and a pampered one at that.

The men behind her were constantly closing the distance between them!

Thinking of her situation, Yu Jie felt a wave of grievance.

Clearly, when she was eating, her money pouch was tucked at her waist.

But when it was time to pay, she didn't know which thief had stolen the money pouch from her waist.

Even though she repeatedly emphasized that she had money and just needed to go to her manor to get it.

But this restaurant, for some reason, just wouldn't agree!

They stubbornly insisted that she had no money and that she had to stay and work to compensate.

Facing this, Yu Jie naturally couldn't really stay.

She just wanted to run back to her manor quickly, and then everything would be fine.

It was a pity.

She thought well, but she herself simply couldn't outrun these men!

"Plop ~"

She stumbled, and Yu Jie fell to the ground, her skirt torn, and two ugly gashes were left on her delicate pink knees.

"Hiss!" Sitting on the ground, the woman's tears were about to fall from the pain.

It was also at this time.

The group of thugs surrounded her: "Still running? Take her back!"

...

On the second floor of a teahouse not far away.

A young man wearing a luxurious golden robe was drinking bitter tea, a faint smile playing on his lips: "It's almost time, Eunuch Zhao. It's my turn to be the Hero who Saves the Beauty."

The man was none other than Third Prince Sheng Tianlong.

He had watched from one end of the street to the other, and he was increasingly satisfied with that woman.

Originally, it was for the power behind this woman, but now it seemed that she herself was completely worth incorporating into his harem.

Just as Third Prince Sheng Tianlong got up to go downstairs, his movement paused slightly.

He saw a man on the street below, blocking the thugs from the restaurant.

His eyelids drooped, and Third Prince Sheng Tianlong's face darkened: "This guy, he's in the Imperial City... Didn't Black and White Twin Killers kill him?"

On the street.

Sheng Changge stood in front of these thugs and pointed to the woman with tear stains on her face: "How much does she owe for the meal? I'll pay for it."

"Where did this bumpkin come from? Get lost!" The restaurant's thugs, subtly glancing at the teahouse where the Third Prince was, were puzzled by Sheng Changge's unexpected appearance.

"Is ten taels of silver enough?" Sheng Changge took out some money from his person.

ordinary people's monthly income was only three to five strings of copper coins, and ten taels of silver, in Sheng Changge's opinion, was completely sufficient.

"Ten taels of silver?" The thugs exchanged glances: "Trying to send a beggar away? Get out of the way!"

Saying that, the few of them were about to push Sheng Changge away and drag the woman off.

Yu Jie, who was being pulled, choked out in great confusion at this moment: "Didn't you say the dishes I ate only cost three taels of silver?!"

"Who said three taels of silver?" A scrawny thug shouted out: "We said three taels of gold!"

"Whoa!" The surrounding onlookers were all in an uproar at this moment.

Three taels of gold, which was thirty taels of silver!

Such an exorbitant price made a hint of coldness gradually appear in Sheng Changge's eyes.

The System was really right.

These people were completely using the restaurant's name as a cover; they just wanted to take this woman away!

Under broad daylight, bullying the weak!

Looking at these thugs with no extra expression, a superior Aura slowly permeated from Sheng Changge's body.

"Three taels of gold? I'll give it to you, do you dare to take it?"

Saying that, Sheng Changge took out three gold ingots from his person.

The thugs swallowed their saliva one after another, somewhat intimidated by Sheng Changge's Aura.

But then, their thoughts raced.

Is this a fool? Does he really dare to take out so much money?

However, if he really was a fool, could he take out so much money?

"There really is a fool who's paying this much!" The most scrawny thug among them, seeing the gold ingots in Sheng Changge's hand, his eyes lit up.

Anyway, they were doing this at the behest of the Third Prince.

They had the Third Prince backing them!

While thinking this, the thug directly took the gold ingot into his hand.

But it was just as he had taken the gold ingot.

Sheng Changge said loudly: "Under the bright sun and clear sky, robbing people of their money! Such villains, no wonder I'm having people punish them!"

His words.

Made the thug stunned.

"Isn't this the meal money you're paying for that woman?"

"Are you stupid?" Sheng Changge immediately retorted: "Do you think a normal person would pay this much money for a stranger's meal?"

Thug: ...

"Take down these robbers who are stealing money."

Sheng Changge said, waving to the two Black Armor Guards behind him.

As soon as the two Black Armor Guards stepped forward, their fierce Aura instantly made these thugs' legs start to tremble.

"I'm warning you not to mess around. This is the Imperial City, the Imperial City patrol will be here soon!"

Seeing that the other party still had no intention of stopping.

One of the thugs wearing rough blue cloth clothes immediately said: "If you touch us, you'll regret it!"

"We have the Third... Uh!"

He had only said half of the last sentence when the thug clutched his throat, unable to speak.

After that, his eyes bulged, and he wanted to say something but couldn't, and it was with this distorted expression that the thug directly collapsed onto the street.

He was dead!

In an instant.

Many of the onlookers who were watching the excitement were so scared that they fled in a panic.

The remaining thugs even scrambled and crawled to escape this place frantically.

Frowning at the dead guy on the ground, Sheng Changge's heart could only think of two words - silencing.

He looked towards a certain direction as if he sensed something.

In a corner of the street.

Third Prince Sheng Tianlong, wearing a luxurious long robe, and Eunuch Zhao, holding a silver needle, appeared clearly in Sheng Changge's eyes!

The other party didn't feel any awkwardness about being discovered by Sheng Changge.

Bringing Eunuch Zhao behind him, Third Prince Sheng Tianlong slowly came before Sheng Changge.

"Long time no see, Fifth Imperial Brother." Third Prince Sheng Tianlong greeted Sheng Changge with a forced smile.

"Long time no see." Sheng Changge's words were flat.

Understanding that this guy in front of him had repeatedly tried to put him to death, even though they could be considered blood brothers, he didn't feel the slightest sense of closeness.

From Sheng Changge's attitude, Third Prince Sheng Tianlong had already seen a lot.

It seemed that the spineless eunuch had basically confessed.

Coming to Sheng Changge's side, Third Prince Sheng Tianlong whispered in his ear: "Imperial Brother, don't do anything foolish now that you've come to the Imperial City."

This sentence was a naked warning.

Warning Sheng Changge not to tell the Emperor about the false imperial decree!

He clearly still didn't know that the Emperor already knew about that matter!

If he had known, he would probably be even more reckless.

"Thank you for your concern, Imperial Brother." Sheng Changge smiled faintly.

He gestured, then passed by and left.

There was nothing more to say between him and Third Prince Sheng Tianlong.

As Sheng Changge left, Yu Jie, on the ground, looked at Third Prince Sheng Tianlong in the golden robe: "You are the Third Prince? Was that man just now your Imperial Brother?"