2.4 The Town Of Qian
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The boisterous laughter of men across the table caught his attention. The moment Feng Wen sadly left the scene, his attention was shifted towards the other end of the mess hall where five bulky men are crowding a double sized round table.

It was still early noon, yet, their table is already full of litters and scrapes of food, dozens of empty bottles, and plates topping one and the other. One man is down snoring loudly while those who can still withstand the alcohol are still happily chatting around. They are the infamous local drunkards of the Town of Qian.

A waitress placed a pitcher of cold water and a glass to the table of Lang Yuan. She glanced at the youth as his attention is still focused from the men. She stifled a giggle, and the young master was returned from his trance. He looked up to see a woman of a refreshing beauty, a face with not too much make up,  yet still good to the eyes. She was giving him a real sweet smile as she leaned closer to talk.

"Is the young master bothered by the noise?" She asked.

Lang Yuan thought that this woman resembled his younger sister, beautiful and strong willed. Well, he didn't know if this woman is the same but by the look from her eyes one can see that she's an easy-going person, yet, held respect and dignity.

Lang Yuan thought of an answer and shook his head: "No."

The woman smiled wondrously, deep dimples appearing on both sides of her cheeks. This only made her attractive and cute. Lang Yuan can really see his sister in this woman!

"That's good then," she said. "My name is San LiFen. It might be a bit noisy but I hope you won't be bothered by the noise. Those are local martial artists from Governor Mou Shoushan. They don't really cause trouble. Actually, they are more decent compare to their looks. It's just that they're louder than normal."

Lang Yuan wasn't really bothered by the noise. He is from a very large family. His younger sisters and brothers would often fight, especially during the early morning when everyone is trying to take a bath. And their fights are nowhere small and quiet. They would always end up brawling or shouting that in order for them to shut up their eldest have to come in between. So hearing such loud voices only reminded him of the family he left behind.

"Don't worry, it's okay," Lang Yuan confirmed. "Though, I'm just a bit wondering why they look so enthusiastic… ugh, and maybe arguing some things over."

"Ah, that probably is because of the upcoming wedding. The martial artists under the Governor Mou will be responsible for the security of the people."

"Really? But I heard a sect would be responsible for it?" Lang Yuan wasn't able to remember the name of that sect that almost killed him.

"Yes, the cultivators will be holding the wedding. But there's no way that they can control the flow of people especially that a lot people are coming inside the capital to join the celebration. It's the first time for our World Emperor to marry."

Lang Yuan heard about that World Emperor again but he has no idea what this person looks like. Plus, he's only been here for like less than 24 hours? He spent most of his days trying to survive the wild while trying to to get where there are people. This less than a day gave him a lot of trouble more than what he can handle.

He asked, "What do you mean by first time? The World Emperor has not taken a concubine yet?"

San LiFen gave him a surprised look. "Young master, you didn't know…?"

Lang Yuan can't help but to feel his cheeks warm. It's not his fault, okay? He's new to this world. There's nothing wrong with not knowing anything. He never met people on the way for a week and only have himself and an egg. Could the egg give him the answers that he wanted? Will he even have enough time to idle in wilderness?

He can't even ask Shen Qi about it afraid that the kid will feel that something is wrong with him.

He would have wanted to dismiss the question but San LiFeng is patient. She saw what this guy just did to her sisters earlier. With just one smile, Lang Yuan was able to capture the hearts of the lovely ladies. And with his clothes, she can tell that he is rich. Maybe he is one of those pampered young masters who never stepped outside and ignorant to the events of the world.

"The World Emperor is an ancient monarch. He has been ruling the world for ten thousand years. That is due to His Highness's bloodline and as a ruler from the higher realms. According to the scriptures, the World Emperor only remained watching from the higher realm and never had a bride. For whatever reason, the elders assumed that it's because nobody has yet reached the requirement of being an Empress," San LiFen said.

" Does it mean that he found one right now?" Lang Yuan asked.

"I'm not sure but that could be a case. It's been three thousand years since the last time the World Emperor had gone down from the higher realms. That's why everyone is excited to see him again."

No wonder, he thought.

Lang Yuan didn't ask how the Emperor had lasted for ten thousand years. For a well versed reader, he knows that one of the reason of doing cultivation is to reach the immortal level where the practitioner can reach more than a thousand years of lifespan. What would it be more to those creatures who are not really human practiced the way of cultivation? Ten thousand years might be a lot but for a superior being, these years must have passed in a blink. Maybe, to that World Emperor, ten thousand years can be compared to ten years.

"Then, who is this person? I was told that the princess is from the other country. Maybe the majesty also wanted to have some diplomatic relations to the other nation?" Lang Yuan asked.

"Hmm? Why would that be? He is called the World Emperor not because by name but because he owned this world. Every country is from his management, and each continent respect him as a god. There's no way that he'll do something like that," the waitress muttered.

"Oh…" He didn't expected that. Lang Yuan thought they're only calling him as the World Emperor as an idiom. So he is really the Emperor of the whole world?

"Then maybe he's looking for an heir, right? I'm not sure but for me ten thousand years is already too long." Lang Yuan.

"That's also impossible. I'm positive that the World Emperor will not be needing that." San LiFen.

"Eh? Why? He's not afraid that nobody will continue his lineage?" Lang Yuan.

San LiFen shook her head. "The Emperor can reproduce all by himself. Why would he need another person?"

"…"

What? What? Reproduce? Reproduce by himself? How could that be possible? Is their World Emperor a worm? Is he an hermaphrodite? How can he reproduce by himself.

Lang Yuan knows science and once it was taught to him in a biology class. A new life can be formed by joining the male and female sexes, creating a life once the sperm and the egg cell meet. If there's only the sperm then no baby would be form. He's not too young to not know the essentials of it.

San LiFen noticed another frown from Lang Yuan and said: "That is because the World Emperor can lay e-"

"Ahem!" A throat clearing broke their conversation.

Feng Wen is standing behind them while holding a tray of food. She only left to personally get and serve this master but the moment she turned around another faggot came to claim what's hers (A/N: what? Pardon?). She looked daggers to San LiFen warning her to walk away. The lady just rolled her eyes and patted Lang Yuan's shoulder.

"I'll excuse myself, young master. It seems that I needed to serve the other guests. Have a good day," and San LiFen left with a sweet smile towards Lang Yuan.

Lang Yuan wanted to know more about the emperor but it seems that this sister is busy. He heaved a sigh. Maybe he'll ask her another time when she's not busy. Feng Wen caught his reaction and was displeased by it. She started doing sultry movements again to gain the attention of the young man.

"Young master, here's your food. A plate of roasted lamb, a loaf of rye bread, and a cup of honey juice," Feng Wen sweetly said. "Would the young master want a company while eating?"

"I'm alright. Thank you." And Lang Yuan then again ignored her tactics.

Feng Wen was furious. Nobody ever refused her before. Any man would want to have her join the table, leaving her with less work. Master Qui never reprimanded her about it because she keep on calling the regulars to come over.

While Lang Yuan is savoring his first decent food in this world, and while Feng Wen is still on her rage, a group occupying a table hidden from the back has been observing the young man's actions since earlier. They recognized him, feeling the anger of meeting him once again.

He's the discipline who stole the egg ba!

"Heh, he still has the guts to show himself here in the capital."

"What should we do? He's the reason why we are punished like this."

"Let's go get beat him up and get the egg. He's alone anyway. I'm sure Minister Jiang XeXun will be glad if we return the egg to him. He should be the one to own that dragon egg from the first place."

"Are you sure? They say that he bonded with the egg. He must be strong."

"Strong? You know he's weaker than a fodder. He's only a beggar who was granted to have a Qi. He's not from any country like what the rumors says. We know that much because our troop collected him from the streets."

The group's mood lightened up, opposite to their darken faces. Anyone looking at them should be freaked out. They continued watching Lang Yuan until he finished eating. He is talking to the most beautiful waitress, to which made their blood boil more.

Apparently, these people are not present when the minister received his punishment. They didn't even know that he's not allowed to meet their Mistress not until they become friends with Lang Yuan.

"Let's plan it tonight. Let's sneak in inside his room when he's finally asleep. When we got the egg, we will kill him right away. Let's bring his head to the minister as a gift. I'm sure he'll be pleased with it."

Lang Yuan left the mess hall without knowing his assassination. When he returned to his room, nothing is more important than to see the a creature slowly emerging from the already hatched egg.

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I don't own the following pictures. Credits to the owner. I just felt like they look like this in my imagination ฅ(๑*д*๑)ฅ!!

Mistress Ying Mei

Minister Jiang XeXun (he probably looks very uke) (๑´ㅂ'๑)♡*

Minister Jiang XeXun (he probably looks very uke) (๑´ㅂ'๑)♡*.+゜

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