NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 353: Bin Family Great Elder, Bin Sheng_2
Upon his left hand lay documents sent up from below—affairs of state.
On his right, he simply rested his hand quietly to the side.
His brows were slightly furrowed at this moment.
Glancing at the occasionally flashing cold and helpless look in his eyes,
it was easy to judge that Feng Wumian was probably not in a good mood right now.
Indeed, this was to be expected.
At first, when the Da Feng Dynasty's Imperial Feng Family suddenly targeted the Luo Family Clan of Qingshi City, they took swift action against them.
The Luo Family Clan of Qingshi City was caught off-guard.
Thus, the Da Feng Dynasty quickly gained an absolute advantage and superiority.
This was foreseeable.
But as time ticked away, and the Luo Family Clan of Qingshi City began to react,
the battle between the Luo Family Clan of Qingshi City and the Da Feng Dynasty gradually tilted towards equilibrium.
This, too, was quite normal.
However, what troubled Feng Wumian was that,
as time passed, the battlefield between the Luo Family Clan of Qingshi City and his own Royal Feng Family began to lean gradually towards the Luo Family Clan, bit by bit.
This was something Feng Wumian found unbearable.
"What should I do?"
Inside the palace, atop the main seat,
Feng Wumian locked his brows together.
His expression seemed to grow increasingly serious with the passage of time.
Who the hell could have anticipated,
that the Luo Family Clan of Qingshi City, as of now, would have grown so powerful in overall strength.
Even surpassing his own Royal Feng Family of the Da Feng Dynasty.
Keep in mind, his Da Feng Dynasty is the true sovereign of this land.
Their Royal Feng Family has controlled this land for over a thousand years.
And now, the Luo Family Clan of Qingshi City,
had abruptly become more powerful than the self-proclaimed rulers of the land, the Royal Feng Family of the Da Feng Dynasty.
In such a scenario, Feng Wumian, as the current Emperor of the Da Feng Dynasty and the Family Head of the Royal Feng Family,
naturally found it a bit hard to accept in a moment.
"Your Majesty..."
Suddenly, a somewhat blurred shadow appeared in front of Feng Wumian.
Feng Wumian looked up, silently observing the mysterious shadow before him.
After a moment of silence, he couldn't help but inquire in a low voice, "What is it?"
After bowing respectfully, the shadow spoke with utmost deference, "Someone wishes to see you..."
Feng Wumian was taken aback, then he asked in a low voice, "Who is it?"
The shadow bowed his head and said softly, "From Qingshi City, from the inner city, the Great Elder of the Bin Family, Bin Sheng."
"The Great Elder of the Bin Family, Bin Sheng?" Feng Wumian pondered for a moment before asking again, "What matter brings the Great Elder here to seek me?"
The shadow shook his head, not offering an answer.
"You don't know?"
Luo Changfeng narrowed his eyes slightly in thought and after a short pause, he waved his hand and said in a low voice, "Very well, bring the Great Elder Bin Sheng over. I wish to see what the Bin Family of the inner city of Qingshi intends to do..."
...
Inside the palace,
Feng Wumian still sat silently upon the main seat.
However, this time,
Feng Wumian, the current Emperor of the Da Feng Dynasty and the Family Head of the Royal Feng Family, was not occupied with documents.
Instead, he sat with narrowed eyes, his expression showing concern as he watched the space before him.
He seemed to be waiting for someone.
As time went on, about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea passed,
then a middle-aged man dressed in luxurious robes,
entered the palace with his head slightly bowed.
"The Great Elder of the Bin Family, Bin Sheng, greets His Majesty..."
As Bin Sheng entered the palace in front of Feng Wumian,
he immediately knelt on the ground without hesitation.
He even kowtowed three times emphatically.
"The Great Elder of the Bin Family, Bin Sheng?"
Sitting on the main seat, Feng Wumian silently observed the middle-aged man who had now knelt before him.
After a moment of contemplation, he couldn't help but say in a low voice, "Rise..."
Bin Sheng silently stood up, his expression filled with utmost respect as he said, "Thank you, my Emperor."
...
Following Bin Sheng's standing up,
the atmosphere within this palace once again fell into an awkward silence.
Logically speaking...
Bin Sheng, as a member of the Luo Family from within the inner city of Qingshi City, should not have been present in such a place.
Yet, it was this very existence,
that had appeared within the Imperial Palace of the Da Feng Dynasty.
This naturally gave rise to an air of discordance.
"Your Bin Family, as a family power within the inner city of Qingshi City, what exactly are you here for in the Imperial Palace of my Da Feng Dynasty?"
In the silent palace,
Feng Wumian, who sat in the seat of honor, broke the long silence at last.
Suddenly, he addressed the Great Elder of the Bin Family, Bin Sheng, with a grave expression, asking him a question.
However, in the face of Feng Wumian's demeanor,
Bin Sheng, the Great Elder of the Bin Family from within the inner city of Qingshi City, displayed no trace of fear or unease.
He even silently stepped forward.
He looked at Feng Wumian, who was sitting in the seat of honor, the current Emperor of the Da Feng Dynasty and the reigning Family Head of the Royal Feng Family.
After a moment of silence, he carefully organized his thoughts.
Then, he spoke softly, "My Bin Family is willing to serve the Da Feng Dynasty..."
Having said this, Bin Sheng silently lowered his head, saying nothing more.
"Your Bin Family is willing to serve my Da Feng Dynasty?"
As Feng Wumian heard this, his eyes narrowed slightly, and in those squinted eyes was a scrutinizing gaze, "Why?"
"The Luo Family of Qingshi City is no weakling."
"And your Bin Family has already become a major family power within the inner city of Qingshi City."
"The prospects of which can even be said to be very promising."
"Yet now, you say you are willing to serve my Da Feng Dynasty."
"How am I to believe you?"
"Or rather, how can I be certain your Bin Family is genuinely seeking to pledge allegiance?"
Bin Sheng silently lifted his head.
He looked at Feng Wumian, and his expression turned somewhat greedy as he said, "Interest..."
"The word 'interest' is the most reliable relationship in this world."
"My Bin Family originally served the Da Feng Dynasty."
"However, after this, my Bin Family wishes to become a noble family of non-imperial blood within the Da Feng Dynasty."
Bin Sheng spoke with a hint of excitement in his voice.
A noble family of non-imperial blood might still be far inferior to the Da Feng Dynasty's Imperial Feng Family in status,
but it was still countless times better than the current status of the Bin Family.
"A noble family of non-imperial blood?"
Upon hearing this, Feng Wumian, seated in the place of honor, couldn't help but laugh.
He even laughed out loud.
A noble family of non-imperial blood, a noble family of non-imperial blood, a noble family of non-imperial blood...
This man before him really dared to dream.
If the Bin Family had desired something else, perhaps Feng Wumian might have considered it.
But this fellow, with a single utterance, aimed directly for the status of a noble family of non-imperial blood.
It was somewhat greedy.
However, such greed... didn't seem entirely unexploitable.
If the Bin Family wished to become nobility,
then what harm could a verbal promise do?
Once the Bin Family had outlived its usefulness, they could simply be eradicated.
A noble family of non-imperial blood?
Ha, as if they had the capital for it.
"A noble family of non-imperial blood, I can grant,"
"However, what can your Bin Family do for me?"
Within the palace, atop the seat of honor,
Feng Wumian, the current Emperor of the Da Feng Dynasty's Royal Feng Family, was supporting his head with his right hand,
looking rather condescendingly at Bin Sheng, the Great Elder of the Bin Family standing before him.
Upon hearing Feng Wumian's reply, Bin Sheng's eyes reddened with excitement, and he replied somewhat incoherently, "Information, internal chaos, and even... at a critical moment, my Bin Family can take direct action against the Luo Family of Qingshi City. It's naturally unlikely for those within the Luo Family Clan grounds in Qingshi City, but those Luo Family members outside of the clan grounds... that could be a different story..."