Chapter 150: Royal Banquet [1]

It was already afternoon as the royal carriage clattered through the bustling streets of the Northern Bei Kingdom's capital

"Woahhh..."

Ming Yuelin exclaimed in awe looking at the majestic buildings and shops through the window of the royal carriage.

"My province is small compared to this... haha."

Looking at her, Zhang Yuan smiled and gently patted her head...

After a few minutes, the royal carriage entered the area of the palace and Ming Yuelin hurriedly peeked out out of the window, raising her head to look at the castle.

"Oooh..."

Chen Zin's lips twitched in frustration "Idiot, what are you doing... pushing your head outside like that?"

She folded her arms, trying to maintain an air of sophistication. "You don't know how to act lady-like? We're in the royal capital. Have some manners!"

Huh? Ming Yuelin glared at her and pointed to Jin Wei "Say that to your Master.. I am not the one who puffed all the food into my mouth during lunch."

"Hmph, I know how to act ladylike."

Jin Wei blushed furiously at the remark, her cheeks turning a deep shade of red. "Th-That was different!" she stammered, clearly flustered. "I know how to act ladylike!"

Zhang Yuan couldn't help but chuckle upon hearing this.

Seeing his laugh caused Jin Wei embarrassment even further and she stammered "Senior Yuan, please don't laugh..."

With such banter, the carriage quickly entered the premises of the palace and stopped.

As they stepped out one by one, the guards stepped up and spoke "Esteemed guests, the banquet will be during the evening. Until then, I shall escort you to your rooms to rest."

Jin Wei gave a nod and the five of them quickly got their five rooms.

The group was quickly led inside the palace, where each of them was given a private room to freshen up and relax before the evening's banquet.

After showing them the rooms, one of the guards spoke with a bow "The lunch is already being prepared, you can have lunch with Our Highness."

...

Zhang Yuan, Ming Yuelin and Xue Hua are sitting in Zhang Yuan's room as Ming Yuelin was lying on Zhang Yuan's lap in the bed.

Xue Hua is sitting beside Zhang Yuan on the bed silently as Ming Yuelin muttered "Master, shall we go sightsee the capital after lunch?"

Zhang Yuan smiled softly, gently running his fingers through her hair. "Sure," he agreed, his voice warm and tender.

"What about you Hua?"

Xue Hua who was silent turned to Zhang Yuan and gave a faint nod "En..."

Smiling softly, Zhang Yuan raised his hand, patting her head.

H-Huh? Xue Hua stiffened slightly at the unexpected touch, but she did not pull away. Instead, she stayed still, allowing herself to relax under his comforting hand.

Ming Yuelin rolled her eyes "Do you think... we will have lunch with all the royal family members, the prince.. princess, Aunt and all?"

Seeing his pleading eyes, Chen Zin let go of his foot and the first prince winced silently in pain.

Zhang Yuan who watched the whole drama couldn't help but chuckle in his heart and turned his eyes to Xue Hua who was nibbling on the food instead of properly eating it.

He reached out, tenderly patting her head "Hua.. what happened?"

Surprised by his sudden touch, Xue Hua shook her head and mumbled "Nothing Master..."

Zhang Yuan frowned slightly as Xue Hua was acting quite weird. He knows that she is silent... but she is awfully silent.

With a guess, he leaned forward whispering in her ear "Hua, what happened?, they can't eavesdrop on us."

Xue Hua's eyes trembled as she glanced at all the people on the table and whispered back to Zhang Yuan.

"Master... there is a demon in the palace."

Hearing this, Zhang Yuan smiled faintly "Seems like you also sensed its presence..."

Xue Hua nodded her head "Yeah... the energy is very faint, most won't notice this..."

"But because I am a demon, I noticed it quickly... Why is there a demon in the Royal palace?"

Zhang Yuan smiled in amusement "I wonder why too... but for now, eat. We can think about it later."

Hearing this, Xue Hua nodded her head and began to eat properly.

Soon, the lunch came to an end and the servants came to clean up the plates.

Tian Ming spoke with a heart laugh "I hope all of you liked your meals..."

"The banquet will be held in the evening to appreciate your deeds during the Beast wave."

...

The three of them returned to Zhang Yuan's room and Ming Yuelin jumped onto the bed letting out a yawn "Aah... I am tired."

Zhang Yuan shook his head helplessly "You said, you wanted to sightsee and now you are sleeping?"

Ming Yuelin caressed her stomach and replied "I wanted to sight see.. but now I am full and tired after the long travel."

"So we can rest and maybe sightsee tomorrow."

Zhang Yuan glanced at Xue Hua who was still sense and placed a hand on her shoulder "Hua... don't worry."

Xue Hua glanced at his smiling face 'Yeah.. since Master is here, I don't have to be tensed.'

Seeing them, Ming Yuelin raised an eyebrow "What happened, Master?"

"Nothing Lin'er, it's just a demon in the pala-"

"A DEMON??!!"

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