Above the Galaxy
Chapter 254 - 178: Pants are Wet!

Chapter 254: Chapter 178: Pants are Wet!

"Let him come," Zhong Tianque pointed at Tang Fei and said aloud.

For Zhong Tianque, this choice was not difficult.

In the courtyard, there were a total of five people, besides himself, there were only Xuanyuan Mingjing, Si Yinchuan, Shen Xinglan, and Tang Fei.

The Imperial Guards were stationed outside the courtyard for surveillance, so there was no need to open the courtyard door for someone to come in to pour a cup of tea and then leave.

Xuanyuan Mingjing was the Director of White Crane Academy, a famous Great Grandmaster in New Star, and not even his father would say such foolish words as to have him pour tea.

Si Yinchuan was the Vice Director of White Crane Academy, and Zhong Tianque intended to maintain his image of respecting his teachers, so it was impossible for him to let him pour the tea.

Such an action, if known, would harm his reputation.

At this critical moment, he couldn’t make such a mistake, letting others catch him on a technicality would be bad. In this regard, he was still quite cautious.

Shen Xinglan was a direct descendant of the Shen Family, the top of the Blue List.

With a famed name, his personal strength was quite outstanding; he was a disciple personally brought back by Xuanyuan Mingjing.

One could say that if Zhong Tianque wanted to ascend to the throne of supreme power, he either had to uproot the Shen Family completely or gain their full support, otherwise, it would be very difficult for him to climb up or sit steadily...

Shen Wuxiang was the Imperial Military Minister, thinking of being a King, how could one possibly lack the support of the Military Department?

As for Tang Fei...

He was rootless and baseless, a refugee youth from the Old Land.

If it weren’t for his luck in saving Zhong Tianque’s sister by chance, they would never have crossed paths in their lifetimes.

No, it should be said, they were as distant as two planets.

Moreover, Tang Fei had a close relationship with Phoenix, and their scandal was well-known, having made the news headlines several times.

Shen Xinglan and Phoenix were childhood friends who grew up together, and this phrase was even spoken by his father...

Strictly speaking, the two of them were love rivals.

On one side was Shen Xinglan, a core figure from the leading family among the nine major families, and on the other side was Tang Fei, a rootless refugee from the Old Land, desperately clinging to Phoenix’s coattails trying to climb up.

Which is more important, does one need to think about it?

Thus, Tang Fei was the most suitable person to perform the tea-serving.

Hearing Zhong Tianque’s arrangement, Shen Xinglan stopped arguing and stepped aside with a smile.

He understood Zhong Tianque’s intent and knew what he wanted.

However, since this ultimately benefited him, there was no need for him to step forward and challenge Zhong Tianque’s face.

The eyes of the others fell on Tang Fei’s face, wanting to see how his expression would change.

Present were all supremely intelligent people of this world; Zhong Tianque helping Shen Xinglan avoid serving tea while explicitly asking Tang Fei to do it...

carried a certain humiliating nature.

Zhong Tianque was here to inspect on behalf of Zhong Daolong, which officially recognized Tang Fei’s lesser importance compared to Shen Xinglan, although the fact was indeed true.

While respecting Shen Xinglan, he was extremely disrespectful towards Tang Fei.

So, everyone was waiting for Tang Fei’s reaction.

Would he begrudgingly accept?

Or would he tear off the pretense and refuse?

Accept? Was he content with that?

Refuse? Did he have the standing to openly object?

Tang Fei narrowed his eyes and smiled, as if he wasn’t disturbed by this matter at all, or perhaps he didn’t fully grasp the deeper implications, enthusiastically saying, "I will do it, I’m the junior disciple, it is what I should be doing..."

While speaking, he had already agilely run over to pour tea for Zhong Tianque.

Picking up the teapot, he shook it and said, "Oh, there’s no water in the teapot... I will add some water..."

After saying that, he took the teapot into the kitchen to add boiling water.

When Tang Fei returned with the teapot and found two clean cups, he first poured a cup of tea for Zhong Tianque and said, "Your Highness, please have some tea."

"Hmm," Zhong Tianque responded indifferently.

Tang Fei also poured a cup of tea for Si Yinchuan and said, "Dean Si, please have some tea."

"I appreciate it, Tang Fei," Dean Si was very polite.

Tang Fei was a young man he highly regarded; if not for considerations of interest, he thought Tang Fei had a promising future.

"This is what I should do," Tang Fei said with a smile.

Zhong Tianque’s gaze fell on Tang Fei’s face and he asked, "Why is he here?"

He was looking at Tang Fei as he spoke, but he wasn’t speaking to Tang Fei.

Therefore, he used "he" instead of "you."

Because Phoenix was also involved, Zhong Tianque knew about Tang Fei’s acceptance at White Crane Academy.

Because of this matter, his father was very furious and even pulled them back for a family meeting.

Yet, White Crane Academy wasn’t just admitting Tang Fei alone.

Why was he the only one who could enter the Director’s private courtyard?

Xuanyuan Mingjing was an extremely proud man, and not just anyone was willing to associate with him.

"Thanks to my teacher’s kindness, I have the fortune to become his unworthy disciple," Tang Fei said with a beaming smile, radiant, innocent, appearing completely harmless.

Even Zhong Tianque, who didn’t like him at all, thought the lad had a good smile.

Zhong Tianque was greatly surprised in his mind; Xuanyuan Mingjing was the Great Grandmaster of the Empire, the Director of White Crane Academy. He had only taken Shen Xinglan as his disciple and had personally invited him to the White Crane Academy...

Over the years, countless people had exhausted all sorts of methods and racked their brains to send their children to White Crane Academy or to follow Xuanyuan Mingjing in hope of enlightenment, but unfortunately, they were all refused.