Following a long shout, a woman stepped down from the phoenix sedan, and eight girls slowly stepped forward to support her.

  As the woman stepped down from the sedan, all the men and women present knelt on the ground, singing respectfully:

  "Greetings to the Queen Mother"

  However, Long Chen was not among those who knelt down. According to the rules of the empire, warriors above the blood coagulation realm did not have to kneel down to the prince.

  But when you see the Queen Mother, no matter how high your cultivation is, as long as you are still a citizen of the empire, you must kneel down.

  But Long Chen has the identity of an alchemist, so he can kneel down or not. Of course, Long Chen chose not to kneel down. Moreover, among the crowd, Long Chen was sitting and could not be discovered.

  "Embarrassment"

  Sure enough, the Queen Mother just glanced at everyone and raised her hand lightly.

  Everyone slowly stood up, and Long Chen looked at this woman who had gathered all the strength of the empire in one person.

  She looked thirty-seven or thirty-eight years old, but it was said that the Queen Mother was already in her fifties. Long Chen knew that she was not the biological mother of the Emperor, but the mother of the Crown Prince.

  Originally, the Crown Prince's mother should have been called the Queen, but the Emperor had been in seclusion for many years, and the Crown Prince was already thirty years old.

  It was not a solution to drag it on like this. After discussion among the ministers, it was finally decided that the Crown Prince would ascend the throne next year, so this year, the Queen's name could only be called the Queen Mother, otherwise the generations would be messed up.

  The Queen Mother, with the help of everyone, slowly sat down on the chair in the center of the room. The Queen Mother had just sat down.

  Seven princes came out one by one and sat beside the Queen Mother. It was the first time that Long Chen saw seven princes gathered together.

  After looking at them one by one, he had seen the Crown Prince before, and he only knew the Seventh Prince among the other princes. At this time, the Seventh Prince was much more honest, and his eyes did not dare to look around.

  Long Chen finally found the person he was looking for - the Fourth Prince. It must be said that the Fourth Prince was handsome, with a humble smile on his face, and was very friendly.

  After a quick look around, Long Chen found that many girls had stars in their eyes, and were obviously fascinated by this handsome prince.

  As for the other princes, Long Chen couldn't help shaking his head. Although they looked quite stable, the arrogance in their eyes could not be concealed at all.

  Long Chen couldn't help but think of Chu Yao. Among these princes, who was not wearing a mask, or did everyone wear a mask, or how many layers of masks did they wear?

  A hint of sarcasm appeared at the corner of Long Chen's mouth. This is the palace. The greater the power, the more corrupt it is. It's better to fight in the rivers and lakes, with swords and shadows.

  Long Chen sneered at the kind of fighting that killed people without blood and played tricks in secret. If you have that mind, why don't you think about how to improve your strength?

  "Master Yunqi is here"

  To Long Chen's surprise, Master Yunqi's old figure actually appeared at the table. The appearance of Master Yunqi caused a commotion.

  Everyone was shocked. Fengming Lantern Festival had been held for so many years, and it seemed that this was the first time that a figure like Master Yunqi appeared.

  Long Chen was also stunned. As soon as Master Yunqi came up, the Queen Mother hurriedly stood up from her seat and saluted Yunqi:

  "Meet the Master"

  "Queen Mother, you are too kind to me," Master Yunqi bowed slightly.

  After the two of them greeted each other, Master Yunqi sat in his seat, which was next to the Queen Mother, but at the same height, which showed Master Yunqi's transcendent status.

  After Master Yunqi sat down, he glanced at the crowd and suddenly saw Long Chen hiding in the corner, and nodded slightly.

  Master Yunqi's action attracted everyone's attention. They followed Master Yunqi's gaze and immediately found Long Chen.

  "It seems that the rumor is true. Long Chen got Master Yunqi's Qingmei and may have been accepted as his apprentice."

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  Some people couldn't help but sigh. Long Chen was a waste who was bullied by everyone a while ago. Now he has been appreciated by Master Yunqi and has transformed himself into a respected alchemy apprentice. People are amazed.

  When Long Chen saw Master Yunqi nod to him, he couldn't help but secretly say that it was bad. Sure enough, everyone looked at him and he became the focus of the whole audience.

  Long Chen secretly groaned in his heart. He didn't want to be the focus, but at this moment, it was already like this. It was useless to keep a low profile.

  Seeing Long Chen stand up and pay his respects to Master Yunqi, the Queen Mother glanced at Long Chen and smiled, "It seems that the Master's heart, which has been sealed for many years, has finally moved. Are you planning to pass on your legacy?"

  When the Queen Mother asked this, everyone fell silent instantly. It was rumored that Master Yunqi was very arrogant and had never accepted a disciple in his life. Everyone was very curious about how Master Yunqi would answer.

  "This child has a bright future. I really hope he can become my disciple," Master Yunqi replied indifferently.

  Although Master Yunqi did not give a direct answer, everyone was surprised. Almost everyone knew about Master Yunqi's arrogance. It was said that he never praised others.

  Master Yunqi was so optimistic about Long Chen. What on earth did Long Chen value so much? For a while, countless question marks appeared in people's minds.

  "I guess Long Chen must have a great talent for alchemy. Otherwise, with your eyes, ordinary alchemy disciples would hardly be in your eyes," the fourth prince praised.

  Yun Qi glanced at the Fourth Prince and said with a smile: "Talent in alchemy is only part of it. What matters in the end is perseverance and determination. The Fourth Prince's determination is also admirable."

  The Fourth Prince smiled slightly: "Master, you are too kind."

  After saying this, the Fourth Prince did not continue to speak, but Long Chen keenly noticed that the Fourth Prince's face was slightly abnormal.

  "Is there something behind Master Yun Qi's words?" Long Chen couldn't help but feel moved.

  "Master Wei Cang, Prince Changfeng, Princess Bai Chi are here"

  As the voice fell, Xia Changfeng and Xia Bai Chi embraced a thin man who looked to be in his forties, with a goatee and wearing an alchemist's robe.

  On the chest of the robe was painted an exquisite alchemy cauldron with three lines on it, indicating that he was also an alchemist.

  Long Chen also had such a robe, but the material was obviously much worse, and there was only one line on Long Chen's alchemy cauldron.

  One line is for an alchemist, two lines are for an alchemist, and three lines are for an alchemist master. Long Chen couldn't help but shrink his eyes. Who is this person? How could he appear here?

  "Yun Qi, I haven't seen you for many years. You seem to have aged a lot." Wei Cang looked at Yun Qi and said lightly.

  As soon as Wei Cang said this, the whole audience was silent. Master Yun Qi had a high status in Fengming Empire. No one dared to talk to him like this.

  "Wei Cang, you don't stay in Daxia well. Is it a last gasp? Do you want to walk more before you die?" Master Yun Qi said lightly.

  "Even if it's a last gasp, it's better than losing your wife. At least I have had many wives and concubines for so many years and I live a very comfortable life."

  Wei Cang laughed. I don't know if it was intentional or not. Xia Baichi took Wei Cang's arm and pressed it very close to his chest. Well, to be specific, he was stuck in the ditch.

  Long Chen's face turned slightly cold. The clothes Xia Baichi wore today were exactly the same as the woman in the painting that Yun Qi showed him.

  If Long Chen guessed correctly, the zombie man with a goatee was most likely Yun Qi's enemy. What's worse, the death of Yun Qi's wife was related to him.

  Today, he clearly came for Master Yun Qi and used Xia Baichi to provoke Master Yun Qi. Thinking of this, Long Chen felt an inexplicable anger rising in his heart.

  Although he didn't have much contact with Master Yun Qi, Yun Qi was quiet and indifferent, upright and upright, and a respectable elder. Now that he was framed like this, he said coldly without thinking:

  "Just an old pervert, with no flesh on his body, be careful that he will have a stroke one day and die on a woman's belly"

  The whole place was originally dead silent, and Long Chen's voice was very clear to every corner. Everyone looked at Long Chen with horror.

  "You are such a daring lowly person, how dare you be rude to the master" Xia Baichi saw Long Chen, his eyes seemed to be about to spit fire.

  "Come on, that old man is about to fall into your ditch and drown, why should I be rude to an old pervert?" Long Chen said disdainfully.

  When everyone heard that Long Chen was pointing at something, they hurriedly looked at Xia Baichi, and sure enough, one of the old man's arms had fallen on her chest.

  Xia Baichi hurriedly let go of Wei Cang's arm, stared at Long Chen, and pointed at Long Chen for a long time without saying a word.

  "Is the prince of your Fengming Empire so uneducated?" Wei Cang glanced at Long Chen and snorted.

  Just as the queen mother was about to speak, Yun Qi had already said lightly: "Long Chen is my alchemist's guild's alchemist apprentice"

  "Old pervert, did you hear that, I am a member of the guild, who do you think you are?" Long Chen said disdainfully.

  "How dare you, Master Wei Cang, you are the president of our Great Xia Alchemist Guild," Xia Baichi said angrily.

  "So it's not made in China, I said, the fertile land of our Fengming Empire can't support such a pervert," Long Chen said with a sigh of relief.

  Long Chen's words hurt everyone, everyone laughed but didn't dare to laugh, but couldn't hold it back, the smart ones just lowered their heads.

  And some people who didn't react in time, "Puff", hurriedly covered their mouths with their hands, but that look was more embarrassing than laughing out loud.

  For a while, the whole scene was extremely awkward, the most miserable were not the people below, but the princes, they didn't dare to laugh, and there was no place to cover, their faces were deformed.

  "Ahem, today is a festival, Master Wei Cang, please take a seat, the show will start soon"

  The Queen Mother was also a little embarrassed, both sides were powerful people who couldn't be offended, so she could only make a round.

  "In that case, I'll bother you."

  Wei Cang said politely, snorted coldly at Yun Qi, walked slowly to his seat, sat down, and glanced coldly at Long Chen in the field.

  Long Chen saw this old pervert staring at him, was he trying to show him power? He quickly stretched out a fist, with the palm facing up and a middle finger raised high.

  When Long Chen made this move, everyone at the scene, regardless of gender, covered their mouths tightly, with a look of shock on their faces.

  Wei Cang's face immediately turned ashen, and his eyes were full of murderous intent. Seeing this, the Queen Mother hurriedly shouted:

  "The Lantern Festival Begins"

  As the Queen Mother's voice fell, a melodious music sounded, and countless people had already started to light up the lights, illuminating the entire square like daylight.

  Suddenly, a string of huge lanterns appeared on the stage.