1670 The Golden Rolls 2

She did not bow and greet the King, instead staring straight through the enormous palace. She wanted to look into the King’s eyes.

No secrets could be hidden inside someone’s eyes. That was their real, inner world.

The King’s eyes looked blurry, which reflected endless greed. That was something that never changed.

Gu Chaoyan let out a sigh of protest.

De Fu’s voice rose again. “Elder Miss and the Elder from Piaomiao Pavilion and the Head and Man from the Cangyan Door are here.”

!!

When he said that, it became very noisy in the palace. Apparently, none of the ministers and officers had expected those people to come. They were here for no reason which made them feel very unprepared. They started to panic and whisper among themselves.

The King felt annoyed. He gave a displeased cough, quieting down everyone in the hall. They all looked among themselves, fearing that they would irritate someone.

Gu Chaoyan sighed.

The court had changed. It did not look like what a court should.

The officers and ministers were confused, but they did not dare to utter a sound.

If Prime Minister Chu and General Liu were both here, things would not have turned out like this.

“Greetings, Phoenix Girl.” Elder Qianji pa.s.sed by Gu Chaoyan and showed a smirk.

The Head from the Cangyan Door and the Elder seemed quite unfazed.

As everyone was seated, silence again permeated the court.

“Now that everyone is gathered here, as is the Elder Miss and Elder from Piaomiao Pavilion and the Head and Elder from the Cangyan Door, we have a very important thing for you to talk about. It has something to do with the Phoenix Girl.”

“…”

“Many of you must have understood so far that after the door to enchantment was opened, the Phoenix Girl came into being officially. Our land should be blessed, but at the same time, disasters happen in the Saint Divine Land. Monsters are everywhere and they are hurting people. We can’t continue like this any more or our prosperous land will be doomed.”

“…”

“You know what the Cangyan Door and Piaomiao Pavilion are like. Only with their help can our land be safe.”

“…”

“…”

“It is a good deal for us, so what do you think, ministers and officers?” The King ignored Gu Chaoyan, but spoke to the others in the palace.

The ministers and officers started to talk among themselves.

They knew pretty well about the monsters. Their guards and families were all asked to stay indoors, in case they got hurt by the monsters. They were worried that the King ignored them, but in fact, the King had a different plan.

They all got to where they were, either through imperial examination or family inheritance, through difficulties, and none of them had the intention of changing it.

The King must have made a thorough plan since he asked them about this.

So they had nothing to object to.

“We all agree with you, our King!”