Li Jing and his family followed the servants through many buildings and beautiful gardens in the Royal Palace.
A few minutes later, they finally arrived in front of the huge Royal Garden.
At least a hundred people were already sitting at individual tables and discussed with each other. These people were divided into three groups: at the back of the garden, next to the luxurious and large table were the king was sitting with his wife and daughter, were sitting the patriarchs of the clans and families. In the middle, were sitting the leaders and in the front were sitting the heirs.
Before even looking at the king, Li Jing glanced at the heirs that were already present. Teng Fen and Hong Mei were here. Hong Mei was wearing an elegant pink and blue dress while Teng Fen was wearing a classy blue and grey robe. With Li Jing here, it meant that the only heir missing was the heir to the Zhao clan, Zhao Yimou.
Li Jing didn't know the other heirs around him but he knew they were not important characters in the web novel.
One of the servants that guided them suddenly announced their arrival.
"The members of the Li clan have arrived!" He exclaimed in a loud voice.
Everyone stopped talking and looked at them, some with envy, others with respect.
Li Jing, Li Bai, and Li Zhang walked towards the king and bowed to him.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty. May you live ten thousand years." Said Li Zhang, with great respect.
"Old friend, no need to be so polite. You and your family are more than welcome here!" Said the king, Wang Ying.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." The three of them said.
Li Jing straightened up and discretely examined the king. He had the appearance of an old man with grey hair but looked strong and vigorous. His aura commanded respect for his subjects and fear for his enemies.
Next, Li Jing examined the queen, Wang Rong. She was an old lady, almost as old as her husband. She had long grey hair and a smile on her face that gave her a friendly aura. But despite her gentle and calm personality, she was actually a strong cultivator in the Golden Core realm.
The king and the queen also had two sons but they were currently studying at the Long Wu Academy, the best martial academy of the Heavenly Jewel Empire. The top students at this academy had a chance to directly work under the powerful Emperor!
Finally, Li Jing stared at the princess, Wang Qing Yue. She had very long black hair, jade-like skin, delicate eyebrows, and beautiful almond eyes. The stylish white and pink dress she was wearing greatly highlighted her beauty and, although she could not be considered as beautiful as Hong Mei, she definitely had her own charm.
Wang Qing Yue had an important role in the web novel as the first girl that fell in love with Teng Fen. Li Jing used to call her 'Harem Member #1' when he read the novel.
Since she was a child, Wang Qing Yue suffered from a chronic illness and no one has been able to cure her. In a few days, she will fall into a coma and the person who will save her will be none other than Teng Fen.
In the web novel, Wang Qing Yue was very grateful to Teng Fen for curing her. Her illness was extremely painful and forced her to be bedridden a few days every month. So, after she was cured, she decided to befriend him, and sometimes later, she eventually fell in love with him.
Teng Fen had seen countless Immortal beauties in his previous life so he didn't really care about her but he allowed her to follow him because, in addition to her A-grade talent, she also had a unique gift that allowed her to understand and crack every Array Formation she saw in just one glance.
Now, Li Jing also knew how to cure Wang Qing Yue but he didn't know if he wanted to do it instead of Teng Fen.
He knew that if he chose to save her, the king would thank him by giving access to his treasure room, just like he did with Teng Fen in the web novel. And, inside this room, there was a very interesting treasure.
However, by saving her, it will completely change her fate. She will not fall in love with Teng Fen, she will not receive guidance and a powerful cultivation method from him, and she will not be able to reach the Immortal World.
So, should he be selfish and sacrifice her future for his own interest?
While Li Jing was lost in his thoughts, a servant invited him, his father, and grandfather to sit in their respective group. Coincidentally, his seat was right next to Teng Fen.
'Why is my luck so bad…' Thought Li Jing.
Teng Fen saw Li Jing sitting next to him and smirked.
After all his investigations, he still didn't find out who was the alchemist who worked with the Li clan. However, he thought about another theory: what if he wasn't the only one who had his soul transmigrated from the Immortal World to this world? Although It was very improbable since his soul was brought to this world after being extracted by the Soul Destroyer Orb and saved by the Divine Astral Scripture, he couldn't ignore that it was a possibility.
Of course, it could be anyone in the Li clan but since Li Jing was next to him, he wanted to test him. In case his theory was false, he believed that the heir of the Li clan should at least know who was this alchemist.
Teng Fen had currently no opinion on Li Jing. He just saw him once a few days ago and there was no information about him in the memories of the previous owner of his body…
"So, you're the heir of the Li clan? My name is Teng Fen, the heir of the Teng clan but you can call me Brother Fen." He said.
Li Jing was not surprised that Teng Fen suddenly spoke to him, he probably wanted to investigate the mysterious alchemist who sold the Qi Condensing Pills. Of course, he would not fall into his traps, no matter what they were.
"Nice to meet you Brother Fen. You can call me Brother Jing." He said, smiling.