Chapter 331 Imperial Envoy

The gates gradually swung open and revealed a frantic Du Gaoge sprinting into the room. Upon reaching Ou Yangming’s side, he then excitedly stated, “Master Ou, the imperial envoy is here to see you!” Ou Yangming calmly turned to look at him, but deep down, he thought to himself, ‘The imperial family responds pretty fast, huh.’ When Ou Yangming completed the nine-ringed saber under public scrutiny the previous day, he was already prepared for the imperial family to respond. To put it another way, he had purposely chosen to smith the magic tool into the form of the nine-ringed saber to draw the imperial family’s attention.

Nevertheless, if things had gone according to his plan, the imperial family would take at least two or three days to respond. To his surprise, they had appeared the very next day instead.

After giving a slight nod, Ou Yangming asked, “Who’s the envoy?”.

Du Gaoge stared enviously at Ou Yangming, as the young man before him was starting to act more and more like a true powerhouse. “Master Ou, it’s the Fourth Prince!”

“Oh, so it’s a familiar face, eh.” Ou Yangming stifled a laugh. Had they sent one of the Five Imperial Elders over, then it would be tough to turn things around should negotiations break down. However, seeing as they had only sent their prince over, it seemed that the imperial family was rather smart.

“Head Shopkeeper Du, can I trouble you to invite His Royal Highness in?”

“Ehh?” Du Gaoge was startled at the remark. He carefully pieced his words together. “Aren’t you going to retrieve him, Master Ou?”

Ou Yangming snorted, “If it were His Majesty or any of the Imperial Elders who had paid me a visit, of course I would greet them personally.”

Du Gaoge was shocked at Ou Yangming’s words. However, he dared not impose his opinions any further. After giving a quick bow, he left the room. While he was leaving, he mentally noted, ‘Isn’t Master Ou acting too pompously? To think that he would think so little of His Royal Highness!’

Although Du Gaoge was indeed the Head Shopkeeper of the Yi Pavilion, it was only a coincidence that he had been assigned to serve Ou Yangming. Due to his relatively low standing in the hierarchy, he was oblivious to the secrets that Ou Yangming had put into motion.

The extent of his knowledge regarding Ou Yangming’s feats had only included the birth of the 26 Supreme Great Ancestors.

As such, he was unaware that Ou Yangming had smithed an interspatial bag and a magic tool.

With an anxious heart, Du Gaoge arrived at the courtyard. As cold sweat dripped profusely from his forehead, he bitterly stated, “Your Highness, Ou Yangming invites you in.”

Wu Hanfeng’s escorts were enraged upon hearing this. One of them stepped up and yelled at Du Gaoge, “His Royal Highness has chosen to grace Ou Yangming with his presence, why won’t he…”

“ENOUGH!” Wu Hanfeng’s expression sank as he chided, “You are NOT to be disrespectful to the host! Now, back down!”

The escort was startled by his prince’s order. Nevertheless, he dared not disobey it, and as such, he unwillingly backed off.

Wu Hanfeng mentally shook his head. He had his own share of troubles as well…

Interspatial bag! Magic tools!

Even if Ou Yangming had only mastered the technique to for