Azure Heaven Saber
Chapter 967 - 967 3 The Chief Steward of the Imperial

Chapter 967: Chapter 3: The Chief Steward of the Imperial Household [2-in-1]_3 Chapter 967: Chapter 3: The Chief Steward of the Imperial Household [2-in-1]_3 Dong Xiaoyan casually grabbed one and gently squeezed it after channeling her energy.

The little one immediately started squealing.

“Indeed, it’s almost at the Innate level. With their Demon Emperor bloodline, they can easily ignore the full force of a Human-Level practitioner without the boost of any secret techniques.”

Dong Xiaoyan’s surprise deepened as she looked at Feng Yin, “How did you do it?”

According to Feng Yin, these little ones were not even a month old yet, but they already had such strength — it was a terrifying and incomprehensible phenomenon.

Who was Dong Xiaoyan? The successor to the role of palace lord of Heavenly Sword Cloud Palace. Although sometimes she took her hatred for evil too far and was nicknamed “silly,” her depth of knowledge and understanding was not something Feng Yin, who was a jack-of-all-trades but master of none, could compare to — she knew full well the hardships involved!

You should know, transforming a snake’s essence into the foundation of a Martial Artist is a lengthy process, whether it’s from a regular practitioner to an Acquired Martial Artist or to an Innate Martial Artist. It’s a path that blocks over ninety percent of practitioners and is hard to reach in a lifetime.

Yet, this bunch of little snakes achieved this in just a few days after being born — and they did it without a trace, making it seem effortless!

Even if these little ones were born of the Snake Emperor, the direct lineage of the Imperial Clan, could their innate essence from the Snake Emperor bloodline really be this strong?

Let’s not even talk about the Snake Emperor’s essence, even descendants of the Demon Emperor didn’t have such depth!

The Heavenly Sword Cloud Palace has been established for so long, and even when dealing with the Demon Emperor, the forebears of the Cloud Palace had faced and interacted with him.

Moreover, as Dong Xiaoyan observed the little snakes, each one was still growing rapidly, showing no signs of slowing down — almost changing day by day.

What did this signify? It suggested that these little snakes were in for an astonishing growth for quite some time in the future. As for how far they could grow and to what extent was still unpredictable, but it was bound to be an eye-opener, that much was expected.

But it wasn’t known that Feng Yin had this ability. Could a Beast Taming Master really be so incredible?

Unable to figure it out, Dong Xiaoyan couldn’t help but feel a surge of pride.

Hmph, my person must be incredible, should be incredible, indeed. It would be odd if my person weren’t incredible!

As these thoughts whirled through her mind, her face suddenly flushed red. She sneakily glanced at Feng Yin and silently added a word.

Man.

But it must be said, upon seeing Feng Yin again, Dong Xiaoyan’s restless… anxious heart settled down instantly.

When she saw the entire Imperial Capital of Great Qin’s officials and countless experts hunting for the gentle one, she almost collapsed.

Now it was fine; he had come to her side. As long as she didn’t die, nobody could touch him.

With such a reassuring thought, Dong Xiaoyan immediately reverted back to her silly self.

“Little Yin, there are no outsiders here. Hurry up and revert back to your true form for this palace to see.”

“My lady, please wait, I’ll transform immediately for your viewing pleasure.”

“Hurry up! Right now!”

“My lady, if I may, this needs some… preparation, just a brief moment of preparation.”

“…”

Dong Xiaoyan widened her eyes, “What needs such preparation?”

Feng Yin chuckled, reached out to tuck a stray lock of hair behind her ear, and whispered, “All these, you’ll understand one day.”

“Annoying, tell me now.”

“Cough cough… This would be for after we’re married… stuff.”

Feng Yin winked.

Dong Xiaoyan’s heart had an epiphany; her face turned as red as pig’s blood, “You… you… you’re a rogue!”

Feng Yin remained calm and collected, “I haven’t even started, so how can you call me a rogue? Isn’t there supposed to be a rogue action to call someone a rogue?”

“I’m not talking to you anymore!”

Dong Xiaoyan couldn’t stand it and fled in panic.

Jiang Changhai watched Dong Xiaoyan escaping and asked doubtfully, “Can the people of Cloud Palace intermarry even with the same surname? Isn’t that kid likely to be this girl’s lover? But wasn’t Miss Dong infatuated with Doctor Feng? This seems a bit… fickle, doesn’t it? Even if that youngster looked quite good…”

Dong Tiesong replied indifferently, “These are the internal affairs of our Cloud Palace. It’s not really your place as an outsider to worry about it, is it?”

Jiang Changhai burst out angrily, “What about Doctor Feng? Let me tell you, ingratitude and repaying kindness with resentment are not commendable.”

Dong Tiesong glanced at him sideways and retorted, “Who told you my girl had set her heart on Doctor Feng? They haven’t shown any inappropriate behavior, right? Don’t talk nonsense and tarnish someone’s reputation for no reason!”

Jiang Changhai replied angrily, “Any clear-eyed person can see it. Look, it’s one thing for Miss Dong to have feelings for others but it’d be unacceptable to wrong Doctor Feng. It’s not acceptable at all!”

“I can’t be bothered with you!”

Dong Tiesong spared him a glance and walked away.

“Your Cloud Palace—everyone, old and young, simply doesn’t behave with propriety!”

Jiang Changhai’s mustache quivered in rage, “Such ingratitude, such fickleness, yet they still proclaim themselves to be upright and honest — this is simply…”

“…”

Dong Tiesong had already walked far away, with no intention of arguing back.

The more Jiang Changhai thought about it, the angrier he became, feeling that it wasn’t fair to the doctor.

He believed that Doctor Feng had trusted Cloud Palace so much in the past mostly because of Dong Xiaoyan’s beauty. A young crush was understandable — otherwise why would they let a young girl handle the registration?

But now, the Cloud Palace had reaped the benefits and left that side behind, and then started dating. Isn’t that keeping the best for oneself?

Jiang Changhai seemed to already see the green atop Doctor Feng’s head.