Chasing after her husband? Is it even possible to win him back?

Speaking of which, Luo Ze was the first person on Kang Gong's side to inquire about his recovery. Although the others didn't say anything, it was clear that Lu Ding's help, the doctor Kang Gong found for him, and so on...

In a way, apart from the Chu family where he was born, the Kang family was the one with the strongest sense of human warmth in his entire life.

Of course, it could also be related to one's own experiences and circumstances.

Chu Xunfeng mocked himself inwardly.

"It's alright." Of course, the young man remained expressionless, only glancing at his left shoulder, which was wrapped in gauze. "It doesn't hurt as much as it did a few days ago."

"It's good that you've recovered well." Luo Ze smiled. "I was really worried that you wouldn't be able to cross the Dragon Gate in time. You already possess the bloodline supernatural powers of the Dragon Clan. If nothing unexpected happens during the Dragon Gate crossing process, it's almost certain that you will be able to cross it."

"There's such a saying?" Chu Xunfeng raised an eyebrow. No one had ever told him about this.

"I heard from Lord Siyou that it is a rule summarized by Duke Kang, without any errors or omissions, so it is probably true. This is a great opportunity for you, so you must seize it." Luo Ze smiled gently.

Although Luo Ze, this old man, looks thin and a bit sleazy, he is the most genuine and humane person Chu Xunfeng has ever met.

Unfortunately, they were never on the same side.

Luo Ze is from Yan State, Si You is from Yan State, Lu Ding, Qi Shen and the others are all from Yan State. They conspired with Dang Kang to attack Xu State together with the demon race.

This fundamental conflict and opposition made it impossible for Chu Xunfeng to stand on their side and consider the issues.

Because of the whole affair, Chu Xunfeng was the victim in the conspiracy between the two parties.

Even without any blood ties or ties, he was still a human being, and his heart wasn't so dark that he became an antisocial madman.

His goal was simple: to avoid war.

The dragons don't want to fight either.

Therefore, their goals and interests are aligned.

"You don't need to be too nervous about tonight's banquet. After all, what you need to do next is to recover from your injuries and prepare for the leap to success. Later, when Duke Kang takes you to meet his friends, he will be doing so."

"I see." Chu Xunfeng nodded. What Luo Ze said was pretty much what Chu Xunfeng had thought. "Thank you, Brother Luo."

“Okay, take a look at those things later. Lu Ding will come and take you there when the banquet starts.” Luo Ze stood up and gently patted Chu Xunfeng’s right shoulder.

"Okay, take care, Brother Luo." Chu Xunfeng watched as Luo Ze closed the door to the room, he breathed a sigh of relief, stood up, and looked at the brownish-red wooden box on the bedside table.

The wooden box was stuffed with a lot of things, seemingly divided into layers, and contained several small boxes, dried flowers, withered vines, and some plant roots.

Each of these planting materials had a small piece of paper attached, with the name of each material and the year written on it.

There were only three small boxes, each containing materials from three different types of monsters, and each box was labeled with the name of the medicine and the year of manufacture.

This was the material for the Body Refining Pill that Kang had agreed to. Turning over the compartment and looking down, there were some papers, some new and some old.

Chu Xunfeng picked up a sheet, examined it carefully for a while, and finally concluded that it should be a pill formula. However, Chu Xunfeng couldn't understand it; he knew nothing about pharmacology. But it didn't matter that the host couldn't understand it; he had a system.

[The recipes for the pills have been included. Once the system is upgraded and new features are available, users will only need to provide the required materials, and the system will directly deliver the medicinal effects to the user.]

Chu Xunfeng stared blankly at the words on the screen. "Normally, shouldn't it help me refine the pill?"

[If medicinal herbs are refined into pills, some of their internal energy will inevitably be lost during the process. It's better to directly extract and blend the energy within this system. This not only eliminates the need for the tedious pill-refining process but also allows the system to absorb and collect the energy that would otherwise be lost.]

Justified and convincing.

Chu Xunfeng also felt that what the system said made sense, so he simply put the pill formula aside and looked at the last few things in the brownish-red wooden box.

The ore gleamed with a cold light.

Because Chu Xunfeng did not directly specify what kind of ore he needed, he simply stated that he wanted rare metal ores.

Kang Gong then casually selected a few rare metals from his inventory and packed them into the bottom of the wooden box.

Chu Xunfeng couldn't distinguish what was what, but the system could.

Looking at the materials marked with [Rank 6] and [Rank 7] on the screen, Chu Xunfeng silently gathered and organized the original contents of the wooden box, solemnly closed the lid, and then put it back into his personal storage pouch.

This box of stuff is really valuable.

When Duke Kang made his move, he was truly incredibly generous.

Chu Xunfeng carefully put away the storage pouch containing all his possessions and life savings, then heard a knock on the door of the room.

"Brother Chu, the banquet is about to begin. Let's head to the venue."

It was Lu Ding's voice.

"Okay, right away."

Chapter Nine: Who's in favor? Who's opposed?

The young man in black turned to look at the young man in gray beside him, whose left arm was hanging down to his chest.

"To be honest, if I hadn't known you for so long, I would have thought you might not be very happy today." Lu Ding's voice carried a hint of a smile.

Like Chu Xunfeng, he was a serious person who rarely smiled. However, Lu Ding did show some expression and emotion. He was just a bit cold on the outside but warm on the inside, as could be seen from his initiative to talk to Chu Xunfeng.

If they were truly two indifferent people, neither of them would have uttered a sound on their way to the venue.

"Actually, I have a pretty good temperament. Now that Lord Kang has given me the promised reward, I just hope things won't be too complicated later," Chu Xunfeng replied softly.

Even when Chu Xunfeng lowered his voice, it only made people feel that the north wind of winter had turned into the west wind of autumn. Although it was no longer icy cold, it was still indifferent.

Lu Ding shrugged. "Anyway, after tonight, I won't have to guard the wall all day anymore."

"Are you all ready to mobilize?" Chu Xunfeng asked Lu Ding with a puzzled look.

“We’ve already mobilized everyone.” Lu Ding laughed. “Guess how many people from the Demon Exorcising Division are watching Kang Gong’s residence tonight.”

"This is a perfectly legitimate banquet. You may not be aware of it, but Kang Gong's intentions are common knowledge among the upper echelons of the demon race. Tonight, the truth has been laid out. Invitations to the Dragon Gate Gathering have been sent out for several days. As the royal family, the Dragon Clan has to consider the face of the demon race. They will not withdraw the invitations, and the Dragon Gate Gathering must be held as scheduled."

“According to intelligence, nearly a thousand human cultivators have entered the Wild Swamp Wetlands. Guess how many of our people are in there?” Lu Ding looked at Chu Xunfeng and raised an eyebrow.

"I don't know, but the more the better, ideally all of them." Chu Xunfeng's answer was somewhat indifferent, but that was only in tone, not in the content of his words.

“All of them is a bit of an exaggeration, but half of them, close to five hundred cultivators at the Three Profound Realms.” Lu Ding raised his right hand and spread his five fingers. “When we add the dukes and clan leaders at the banquet later, the Dragon Clan will completely lose its support at the Dragon Gate Gathering.”

Let’s hope so.

Chu Xunfeng's only thought about Lu Ding's optimistic conjecture was that he dared to dream.

He learned from Ao Ning how the Dragon Clan ascended to the throne two hundred years ago. It could be said that they were forced into it. But among the hundreds of races, large and small, of the Wild Swamp Wetlands, why are only four races allowed to compete for the throne?

The reason the dragon race was able to maintain its royal position for two hundred years was because...

"Dang Kang, if you're looking for death, don't drag me down with you." Chu Xunfeng's thoughts were interrupted by a sudden roar that erupted from the main hall not far away.

The young man and Lu Ding exchanged a glance.

"Damn it, you don't actually think the Dragon Clan was pushed onto the throne by those shrimp soldiers and crab generals of the Water Clan, do you?! The Azure Dragon God Lord is at the Absolute Death Realm, and the White Tiger God Lord is still alive in the Southern Wilderness Mountains! Although the Vermilion Bird God Lord's whereabouts are unknown, he's not dead either! If you really dare to attack the Azure Dragon God Lord, even ten of you wouldn't be enough to kill these three God Lords!"

Yes, that's the reason.

Chu Xunfeng found it somewhat amusing, but he suppressed his emotions and looked at Lu Ding expressionlessly, "It seems we've come at the wrong time."

"Let's go ahead, as Duke Kang has already made preparations."

The two youths continued walking forward, and then Kang's rough, hoarse voice came slowly, "Lord Kuidu, do not be anxious. Although I said before that I wanted to force the Dragon Clan to abdicate, I will still choose to force the Dragon Clan to abdicate now. However, during this period, I have made some new discoveries, so I have the confidence to choose a more drastic method to make the Azure Dragon God bow down to us."

Chu Xunfeng and Lu Ding had already reached the side door of the main hall. Both of them knew the proper etiquette and stood outside the door, not going in to disturb the important people's serious conversation.

"Pah." Standing in the center of the main hall, a burly, two-meter-tall man with dark, charcoal-black skin and a thick beard gave Dang Kang, who sat on the head seat, an extremely disdainful look. "Go ahead and say it, I'll keep listening. I want to hear what you can come up with."

Kang wasn't annoyed, he just smiled and turned to look at the door. "Chu Xunfeng, come in."

The young man slowly stepped into the main hall, instantly attracting everyone's attention.

"I won't introduce Chu Xunfeng; you've all heard of him to some extent. What I'm about to say is related to him." Dang Kang beckoned Chu Xunfeng to his side and hummed, "About a month ago, Chu Xunfeng, on my orders, found the legendary secret passage used by His Majesty Bixie, which leads directly from the northern district into the imperial city."

The dozens of demons present looked the human youth up and down, but no one responded to Dang Kang's words.

"You must be wondering why I'm looking for that secret passage." Kang smiled and suddenly called out loudly towards the gate, "Siyou, bring the little guy up."

The sound of steady footsteps echoed from outside the main hall, drawing the attention of all the demons towards the entrance.

A burly man with a scarred face carried a small, curled-up figure into the main hall.

As the demons finally saw the small, curled-up figure in Si You's arms, almost all of them held their breath.

The loudest beast just now, Kui Du, rushed to Si You's side and looked down at the small beast with its eyes closed.

"Bie Xie!!!" Kui Du suddenly looked up, his gaze fixed on Dang Kang, who sat at the head of the main hall.

You could tell that he was extremely shocked, yet he was still trying his best to suppress the volume of his voice, as if afraid of disturbing the little beast in Si You's arms.

"Where did you come from?!"

"Inside the Imperial City of Bixie," Kang said calmly, looking at Kui Du. "Now that I have Bixie in my hands, what's wrong with not only making the Dragon Clan leave the throne, but also forcing the Azure Dragon God to bow down to us?"

Kui Du looked at Dang Kang, who remained calm, in disbelief. "You're insane! You're really insane!"

When Kang shifted his gaze from Kui Du, he looked around at the demons, whose expressions were filled with shock and astonishment. "All of you here are veteran ministers of the demon race, including myself, Kang."

All the demons unconsciously turned their gazes to Dang Kang, looking at him with complicated expressions as they spoke.

"The demon race of the Bixie era was so glorious. I believe that you all have always harbored some dissatisfaction with the dragon race's rule over the past two hundred years." Kang stood up, supporting himself on the armrests of the huge chair. "Now, Bixie has returned."

"Although Bixie is still young, he is still of the late king's bloodline. The dragon clan has sat on the throne for far too long. Now, I propose that Bixie return to the throne..."

"Who agrees?" Kang's gaze swept over the demons in the hall.

"Who objects?"