Douluo: Starting from the Nine-Curved Vine Dragon

Chapter 72 Palace Dinner
Tang Sect, inner courtyard.

A somewhat desolate figure stood in the yard.

Even though half a year had passed, every time Tang San thought of what happened at his ninth birthday party half a year ago, he felt depressed.

The humiliation he experienced at the age of six in Haotian Sect and this humiliation at his ninth-year-old birthday banquet made Tang San realize the importance of his own strength.

Therefore, over the past six months, Tang San has been practicing like crazy, and regardless of the risks, he has forced his eight extraordinary meridians to open up.

Although the process was tortuous and dangerous, he almost died due to severed meridians.

But at the critical moment, the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline in Tang San's body that had not yet awakened came to his aid and helped him through the crisis.

Risks and benefits coexist.

That dangerous attempt allowed Tang San to directly open up the Chong and Dai meridians among the Eight Extraordinary Meridians.

With two of the eight meridians opened, the speed of Xuantian Gong increased, which was equivalent to increasing Tang San's cultivation speed.

In addition, Tang San also registered a name at the Tiandou Royal Soul Master Academy under the name of Tang Yuehua's nephew, in order to use the academy's simulated training ground for free.

When Tang San broke through level 20, he was eight and a half years old.

After absorbing the sword orchid soul ring which was nearly eight hundred years old, his soul power broke through to level twenty-two.

Now, a year has passed.

During this year, Tang San's attitude towards cultivation changed drastically between the first half and the second half.

In the first half of the year, I was distracted by the production of hidden weapons. Although I practiced seriously, I was not very hardworking.

But the second half of the year was different. After being awakened by Lin Rong, Tang San realized the importance of his own strength, and he behaved extremely crazy in cultivation.

In addition, Tang San opened up two of the eight meridians, and the total amount of soul power increased in the second half of the year was more than double that of the first half of the year.

In this year, Tang San has improved his soul power by four levels and is now a twenty-sixth-level great soul master.

"According to my current training speed, in five years, by the time of the next All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition, I should have a soul power level close to that of a Soul King."

"During this period, I can at least open up one of my eight extraordinary meridians again, and my cultivation speed can be further improved."

"At that time, I will participate in the Continental High-level Soul Master Elite Competition with the cultivation of a Soul King, and win the final championship, and rebuild the reputation of my Tang Sect!"

"When the name of the Tang Sect spreads across the continent, I will let those who want to die see the methods of my Tang Sect!"

"The elders of Haotian Sect and the Lin family, just wait!"

……

"Ah!"

Deep inside the manor, in the wooden house, Lin Rong, who was sitting on the sofa, sneezed.

"Young Master, the nights are cold in spring, remember to cover yourself with the quilt when you go to bed at night."

After hearing this, the old housekeeper walked up to Lin Rong and covered him with a plush blanket.

"No, Grandpa Yu, you think too much."

Lin Rong rubbed his nose and said:

"Don't forget the effect of my martial spirit. How could a mere spring chill possibly cause me to catch a cold?"

"There must be some malicious guy who is secretly thinking about me. I don't know what bad ideas he has in mind."

"Really? I just returned home yesterday and someone is talking about me today. Who could it be?"

Lin Rong pondered and guessed that it was most likely that guy Tang San.

"What a restless fellow! If he were not still useful, he would never see the sun tomorrow."

Then, Lin Rong seemed to remember something, looked at the old housekeeper and said:
"By the way, Grandpa Yu, I won't be attending the palace banquet tonight."

"Send a message to the royal family saying that I have entered deep meditation and will not be able to attend the dinner tonight."

Every night before the start of the All-Continent High-Level Spirit Master Elite Competition, the royal family would hold a grand palace dinner as usual. This royal palace dinner was grand in scale and had a very high threshold.

Only hereditary nobles with the title of earl and above, and non-hereditary nobles with the title of marquis and above, are eligible to participate.

Although this dinner was of high-end quality, it was essentially still an extravagant and hedonistic event without any practical significance.

Lin Rong doesn't want to waste time on this.

Moreover, when the royal family holds such a grand court dinner, the palace guards are basically concentrated in the palace gardens, and the guards in other places will usher in the most exhausted period of time.

He took this opportunity to sneak into the palace and take away the national treasure.

"Old slave understands."

The old butler answered, then left the cabin and went to handle the matter promptly.

……

After nightfall, dusk fell.

The center of Tiandou City.

The palace gardens were brightly lit.

A group of nobles dressed in their best clothes gathered in the garden and enjoyed themselves to their heart's content.

In the garden, Ning Fengzhi looked around the entire garden but couldn't see the figure he wanted to see.

"Teacher." Xue Qinghe approached Ning Fengzhi and greeted him softly:
"Are you looking for Duke Lin?"

"Earlier, someone from the Lin Mansion brought news that Duke Lin had entered deep meditation and would be unable to attend the banquet tonight."

"Deep meditation?" Ning Fengzhi was a little surprised when he heard it.

"This is an opportunity that is hard to come by, and Duke Lin actually encountered it. He is truly blessed by fate."

Although what happened in the Tang Sect half a year ago was not a big deal, it could not be hidden from the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, their partner.

As the leader of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Fengzhi naturally knew about the tragic genocide of the Min clan and the separation of the Yu clan from the Tang Sect.

After sending people to investigate secretly, Ning Fengzhi got some clues.

The extermination of the Min clan was suspected to be done by Dugu Bo.

The reason for the Yu clan's death is unknown, but it is likely that an irreconcilable conflict arose between the Yu clan and the Tang clan.

That day, Gu Rong sensed a hint of danger from the old butler Yu Yuan.

Gu Rong told Ning Fengzhi about this matter.

Afterwards, Ning Fengzhi combined the clues he had obtained with what Gu Rong had told him, and vaguely discovered some extraordinary truth.

But these are all Ning Fengzhi's imaginations, and there is no substantial evidence to prove them.

It was not a good idea to visit without permission, and Lin Rong often went on long trips, so Ning Fengzhi could not find a suitable opportunity to meet Lin Rong.

I thought this palace dinner was a good opportunity, but I didn't expect Lin Rong didn't come.

Another part of the garden.

Tang San stood there. He would not miss any opportunity to promote the Tang Sect, so he naturally would not miss this grand and unprecedented court dinner.

In order to avoid meeting Lin Rong again at the dinner, Tang San deliberately chose a secluded corner. Unexpectedly, he did not meet Lin Rong, but was blocked by a girl of the same age.

"You are Tang San. You look so ordinary. Are you really Madam Yue's nephew?"

The nine-year-old little princess of the royal family, Xue Ke, looked at the person in front of her and felt very dissatisfied, thinking:

"I thought Madam Yue's nephew would be very handsome, but I didn't expect him to look so ordinary. He doesn't fit the image of a prince charming in my mind at all."

"But my father intends for me to marry this person. No, I have to find a way to mess up this marriage."

(End of this chapter)