Volume 1: The Ghost Doctor's Hidden Edge Chapter 10: Banquet, Qiangui's Thousand Gold

  "What are you two doing, making a scene in the middle of the street? What has your teacher taught you? Unless absolutely necessary, a gentleman uses his mouth not his fists. With your limited abilities, do you dare show off in front of everyone? Don't you know shame? Your fathers are both officials in the same court, and they're both high-ranking, yet you two haven't learned even half of their demeanor... it's really..."

  As he spoke, he caught sight of a little girl in a pink skirt staring at him with big round eyes, so he also stared back at her, sizing her up. The two of them just stood there, staring at each other, neither one speaking first, as if they were competing to see who could hold out longer.

  Tang Zihao hastily said: "Master, we still need to go buy things, let's leave first." As soon as the words fell, he pulled Tang Xin beside him and quickly slipped away.

  Just as he was wondering who the little girl was, Tang Zihao dragged someone and ran away. He couldn't help but glare and shout: "You little rabbit, come back here!"

  Several others took advantage of his momentary stunned state and also ran away, disappearing into thin air.

  "Fat brother, who is he? You guys look like you're really afraid of him?" Tang Xin asked curiously, was that middle-aged man that scary?

  As soon as this was mentioned, Tang Zihao wiped away cold sweat and said: "You don't know, Guo Fuzi's background is huge. He is the current emperor's closest friend and also the teacher of the imperial princes. We were also taught by him. If he didn't have any abilities, we wouldn't be afraid. The problem is that he is not only good at literature but also extremely skilled in martial arts. Every year when testing martial skills, he is always the examiner. It's terrifying! Even Father has to bow his head and smile when he sees him. He is the one we fear the most."

  "Is it really that fierce?"

  "Of course. You don't know, he usually teaches us that a gentleman uses his mouth but not his hands, and once he starts using his hands, he won't stop until the other person is half dead. One time, General Hu's son disobeyed him and was beaten so badly that he lay in bed for over three months. At that time, no one dared to beg for mercy from him, his appearance when beating people is really terrifying." As she spoke, it seemed like she remembered something, and again reminded: "Sister, in the future if you meet him, you must be well-behaved and not provoke him into anger."

  "Oh." She nodded, and in her heart, she became a bit curious about that Mr. Guo.

  After visiting the armory, Tang Xin ordered the old boss to make a set of silver needles. After walking around for a while, they returned home and found that the servants were busy running around inside. The two of them curiously found Bai Yan and asked her what was going on, only to learn that today was the day when Tang Xin would be publicly recognized as their daughter.

  "Xīn er, let's go, Mother will take you back to your room to get ready, dress up nicely so everyone can see. Bai Yan took her hand and headed towards the courtyard, Tang Zihao behind her exclaimed excitedly: "Then I'll go too."

  "Guo Fuzi will also come today, you'd better stay close to your father."

  As soon as he heard this, Tang Zihao exclaimed: "What? Is Guo Fuzi also coming? Mother, is this true? Why did Father invite Guo Fuzi too? He knows I'm most afraid of him..."

  "Look at what you're saying, Master Guo is giving us face by coming here. Alright, go find your dad now!" With that, he left with Tang Xin together.

  At noon, guests came to the Xiangfu gate one after another. The wine table in the front yard was also filled with people as the guests arrived. The maidservants were busy pouring wine for the guests, and the sound of laughter and conversation kept rising.

  "Haha, I really don't know what kind of little girl can win Brother Tang's heart and be taken in as a daughter, it's truly a great blessing!"

  "Ah, as I said, Brother Tang having a daughter is truly something to be congratulated!"

  Tang Zhengyu smiled and said: "Hehe, this is the daughter sent by heaven, clever and lovely, you will see for yourselves later."

  Outside the gate of Xiangfu, two figures, one black and one white, met at the same time. They looked at each other, and Emperor Mo smiled: "I didn't expect to meet King San today, please go first." He made a gesture of invitation, letting him enter first.

  Mo Chenfeng's phoenix eyes swept him indifferently, and he stepped inside. The receptionist saw the two of them and hastily shouted loudly: "Third Prince, Young Master Di has arrived."

  Everyone inside heard and stood up one after another, seeing the two enter, their eyes lit up.

  Both were stunningly handsome, one refined and elegant, the other cold and stern. Outsiders all said that the young master of the number one estate, Wu Zhi Li, already possessed a hundred jin of martial force, equivalent to a seventh-grade warrior. At just twelve years old, this level of strength was considered genius among geniuses.

  The Third Prince, Mu Chenfeng, was only thirteen years old and the only one among many princes who had been granted a title and owned an estate. People only knew that he was exceptionally talented, but his actual abilities had not been tested in recent years, and no one knew how far his cultivation had progressed.

  "The three kings and the young master of the emperor can come at the invitation, it is really surprising to Tang Mou, please sit down." Tang Zhengyu was surprised to see them coming together.

  Di Shang smiled warmly and said, "My father learned that Prime Minister Tang was overjoyed to have a thousand taels of gold today, so he let me come in his place to present a humble gift as a token of our good intentions." He waved his hand, signaling the attendants behind him to bring forth the gift.

  "The Emperor's Villa Master is really kind, please thank the Emperor's Young Master on my behalf." He accepted the gift and handed it over to a servant beside him to put away properly, then led them upstairs.

  After Mo Chenfeng sat down, he waved his hand and said, "Prime Minister Tang, this is a small token of my appreciation."

  Only then did a black-clad guard come forward with his hands presenting a gift, and Tang Zhengyu also smiled in thanks. At this time, the voice of Guan's family came from outside again.

  "Master Guo has arrived!"

  "What? Mr. Guo has also arrived! Tang Xiang really has a lot of face, actually able to invite Mr. Guo to attend."

  "Yes! Guo Fuzi never attends banquets usually, unexpectedly he came today, Tang Xiang's face is really big!"

  Hearing the whispers of the crowd, Duan Guanhua, also a prime minister, had a dark face and hummed in a low voice, drinking silently.

  "Master Guo, please come in, please come in." Tang Xiang smiled and stepped forward, inviting him to take a seat.

  Guo Fuzi smiled and looked around, seeing San Wangye was also there, he smiled and said: "Zhenfeng is here too!"

  "Husband." Mu Chenfeng stood up and bowed to him.

  "Alright, alright, everyone sit down." He smiled with narrowed eyes and turned to Tang Xiang: "Hehe, Brother Tang, the invitation you sent said that you'd introduce your newly acknowledged daughter to us, I'm curious, what kind of girl has caught your eye? So I came over to take a look. Ah, where is she? Bring her out quickly so we can all take a look!"