ragginovel Chapter 70 Are you teaching me how to do things?
Chapter 70 Are you teaching me how to do things?
Upon hearing this...
Shen Tian suddenly stood up, leaning on his cane.
He pushed away Shen Wan's outstretched hand and walked towards the front hall himself.
The middle-aged men in the hall looked at each other in bewilderment.
"Shen Tian, Old Master Shen has lived in Wuyun County for so many years, and he didn't even get up to greet the city lord when he came to visit."
"Just who is this 'distinguished guest'?"
"A prominent figure in the Great Qian Dynasty? Or perhaps the leader of a major sect?"
Shen Tian tapped his cane on the ground outside the hall.
one time...
one time...
The pace is getting faster and faster.
As he walked to the front hall, he saw Shen Qingyan leaning out of the carriage.
After she got out of the car, she did not take a step forward.
Instead, he stood sideways beside the carriage and raised his hand to lift the curtain.
He bent over slightly and bowed to the person inside.
A handsome young man stepped down from the carriage.
His face revealed a well-defined jawline.
He was holding a fluffy red puppy in his arms, followed by a hunched old servant who walked with difficulty.
Shen Tian stopped at the threshold.
Yesterday, he watched Lu Yuan on stage through a mask. Today was the first time he had seen Lu Yuan's face, and he stared straight at him.
Shen Wan caught up from behind and, following his father's gaze, was also stunned.
"picture."
Shen Wan's voice was very soft, and there was a slight tremor in it.
"She looks so much like the Imperial Concubine."
Lu Yuan didn't hear clearly.
"Patriarch Shen, what did you say?"
"You and your mother look so alike," Shen Wan said solemnly.
Lu Yuan paused for a moment.
In his memory, the golden finger didn't change his appearance.
He used the original body's face.
Logically speaking, the original owner of this body shouldn't have had any connection with the Duan family.
If Shen Wan thinks he resembles that imperial concubine, there are only two possibilities.
Either Shen Wan's eyesight is failing, and the slight resemblance between himself and the imperial concubine is being magnified infinitely by his subconscious;
Either there are things between the original owner's mother and this imperial concubine that she is unaware of.
He didn't think any further, just nodded, and followed the Shen father and son into the main hall.
The main hall was deathly silent.
The eyes of those middle-aged men all fell on Lu Yuan.
Everyone scrutinized Lu Yuan's face closely—he didn't look twenty at all.
She was also holding a dog in her arms.
Is this the distinguished guest that Old Master Shen has been waiting for almost a day?
"Who is this person?"
"Whose junior is this, who doesn't understand any manners and keeps the elders waiting for so long?"
"I heard that someone used a martial art that appeared on the yellow list yesterday, seemingly the long-lost Six Meridians. If it really is the Six Meridians, do you think that person might be a descendant of the Duan imperial family?" a fat middle-aged man said cautiously. "That person...it must be that person!"
"Impossible. The Duan royal family was wiped out long ago. Where would any descendants come from? They're probably liars."
Shen Tian ignored the whispers.
He walked to the center of the main hall with his cane and turned to face everyone present.
With an extremely solemn voice, he silenced all the murmurs of the crowd.
"Didn't you all want to know why we're hosting this banquet today?"
"I had previously told Tie Qianshan and Sect Leader Tie that he had found the Crown Prince of Nanzhao, but I didn't believe it at the time."
Shen Tian paused for a moment, then continued, "Until yesterday, I personally witnessed him use the Six Meridians Technique on the arena!"
He drew out his voice, slamming his cane heavily on the ground.
"So, this is the bloodline of the late emperor—the Crown Prince of Nanzhao."
These words immediately caused an uproar in the main hall.
Everyone present was a former official of the Nanzhao Kingdom.
After his country was destroyed, he fled to Daqian and started a business under an assumed name.
For the past sixteen years, I have never dared to publicly mention the name Nanzhao.
At that moment, Shen Tian suddenly led in a young man, saying that he was a descendant of the late emperor and the crown prince of Nanzhao—this news was more shocking than a bolt from the blue.
But no one knelt down before Lu Yuan because of this.
silence.
A long silence.
The middle-aged men exchanged glances, none of them willing to be the first to speak.
Finally, it was the middle-aged man who had complained the loudest who spoke up.
His surname is Li, and his given name is Chong.
His father was the Minister of Revenue in the previous dynasty, and now he runs several money shops in the county town.
He stood up and cupped his hands in a respectful gesture towards Shen Tian.
"Elder Shen, we certainly believe what you say. But as you also know, the bloodline of the late emperor perished in the flames on the day the city fell."
"Now, this person suddenly appears, claiming to be a descendant of the late emperor, and expects us, his subjects, to believe him..."
Li Chong paused, carefully choosing his words.
"Isn't this a bit inappropriate?"
"Unless, our Crown Prince can provide evidence on the spot."
He emphasized the words "Your Highness Crown Prince Li Chong" with extra force.
Anyone with a discerning eye can hear the underlying meaning in these words.
Shen Wan's face darkened: "Insolence! Are you ordering the Crown Prince to do things?"
Li Chong cupped his hands in a respectful gesture, but his words were firm and uncompromising.
"It's only human nature to do that."
These words were immediately echoed by the others around him.
Li Chong added again, "Patriarch Shen, after all, we weren't present at yesterday's Yellow List competition. Based solely on the old man's one-sided account, we find it hard to believe."
"And there are other martial arts in the world that are similar to the Six Meridians."
Shen Wan gritted his teeth, unable to refute for a moment.
If his father hadn't been so certain of the man's identity, he probably would have been like everyone else, refusing to believe it.
He turned to look at Lu Yuan, his eyes filled with apology.
He then instructed his servants to take out a yellowed portrait and carefully unfold it.
The painting depicts a woman with gentle features, wearing a red dress, and smiling slightly.
That was a portrait of the late Empress Dowager.
"Isn't that proof enough?"
Shen Wan held up the portrait, his fingers trembling slightly.
Pointing to the face of the imperial concubine in the portrait, he compared it with Lu Yuan's.
Most of the people present had met the late Empress Dowager.
A thoughtful expression inevitably appeared on his face.
Li Chong's expression remained resolute.
He shook his head.
"Patriarch Shen, a portrait can be copied, which proves nothing... unless His Highness demonstrates the lost Six Meridians technique once more."
All eyes turned to Lu Yuan once again.
Shen Wan's knuckles turned white as he gripped the portrait.
Just as he was about to say something, Lu Yuan waved his hand.
His face still held that calm and composed expression.
It wouldn't have been impossible for him to use it again.
But not now.
That damn negative effect of "Fighting Hard" is still there.
He glanced at the panel.
There's a little over a day left on the countdown timer on the panel.
Right now, he can't even muster a trace of internal energy in his dantian.
Even the Rock-Shattering Palm couldn't make a sound, let alone the Six Meridian Divine Sword.
If he gets exposed, who knows how the people in this hall will treat him.
And there's Tie Qianshan...
Therefore, given the current situation, he cannot back down now; if he does, he will no longer be the crown prince, but a fraud.
Moreover, if what Li Chong said is really true...
If he were to prove himself again using the Six Meridians Technique, then being the crown prince would be far too frustrating.
...
Lu Yuan remained silent for a moment.
His facial expression remained calm.
His gaze slowly swept across the faces of everyone present.
The expressions on the faces of the crowd ranged from anticipation and anxiety to admiration, as well as doubt and scrutiny from a few middle-aged people.
Then he moved.
He walked slowly and steadily towards Li Chong, his steps unhurried.
Stand still.
The two were less than a step apart.
Li Chong was so close that he could see each of his eyelashes clearly.
"Who are you?" Lu Yuan asked.
"My name is Li Chong, and my father was the former Minister of Revenue of the previous dynasty."
Upon hearing this, Lu Yuan snorted coldly.
"I thought he was some kind of important person."
"What, are you telling me how to do things?"