145 Not an very Old Shamann/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
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The sound of tea pouring out of the teapot filled the teacups on the table beside the Crown Princeâs seat, casually, LuoXiang lifted the cup that was already half full of his favorite tea and blew it gently until the hot smoke disappeared, then slowly took a sip.
His visitor that afternoon, an old man who was almost stooped, walked with the help of a long wooden stick taller than his body, two eyes whose black color had turned white due to an old disease he suffered, causing the old man to be unable to see clearly, his eyesight which might fade due to old age, if LuoXiang wasnât mistaken, from old man FuYaâs explanation, the old man in front of him seventy years ago was around thirty-five years old, since he is still alive today, imagine how old he is.
LuoXiang put his cup back on the table, the old manâs ears moved from it. The Crown Prince knew very well that the old man in front of him still had a very keen hearing, his smiling face, an aura that seemed very calm around him, not even his body could be seen trembled at all because of his age, even less afraid of the Crown Prince, who ordered his men to bring an old man who was known to live in the interior of the forest west of YueYang very close to the old city of SuiLian, one of the major cities in WahYeâs golden age which had become its capital, although now, it was nothing more than an ordinary small town that was no more special than any other city in the vicinity.
The old man should have been very nervous and worried about what the Crown Prince of YueYang Palace was going to do to him, however, that person looked too calm.
âHehâ The Crown Prince pulled his lips into a smirk, his grin could be heard clearly by the old man, the man raised his hand in salute to the Crown Prince.
âPlease forgive this servant, Your Majesty, what so important, that made His Majesty the very great invite this poor old vagabond servant to your palace, in fact, I do not deserve to sit in this very beautiful chairâ the old manâs deep voice.
LuoXiang smirked, finally after a long silence the old man spoke as well.
âHeh, you are very humble, General Shin, if Iâm not mistaken, general ShinLei is one of the four honorable generals of WahYe great empire.â
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The old man seemed to be surprised by LuoXiangâs words, but he tried to cover it up.
âHehehehe Your Majesty is really flattering me, whatâs with General, servant now, nothing more than an old man looking for firewood in the middle of the forest to exchange for bread and noodles, this servantâs body, like an old rattan that refuses to break too, has to lower his body, here and there to survive, hehehe really I have forgotten what is called a general, heheheâ
The Crown Prince looked at the man who seemed to be looking at him, with a face that often smiled and was very clever at playing with words.
âHeh, Iâll just get straight to the point, old man Shin, I suspect that an underground group that might be from the WahYe grand palace, is slowly re-emerging to the surface, even committing murders everywhere, one big family was wiped out overnight, this, is not without reason related to WahYe which has not existed for a long time right?â
Old man Shin lowered his head.
âMy majesty, but, I might say that I donât understand Your Highness the Crown Princeâs intentions at all, the WahYe kingdom has been gone for a long time, even the last generation of the royal family is unknown where they are now, servant, doesnât have much of a story to share.â
The old man spoke in a very calm and tidy voice, although his voice was heavy due to his old age he still didnât let his heartâs strength diminish.
LuoXiang took a deep breath.
âWhat are you hiding? If the WahYe Palace doesnât exist anymore, what are you afraid of, old man.â
Old man Shin lowered his head, he still had a smiling face that made his wrinkled cheeks round.
âReally forgive this servant, Your Majesty, I donât understand Your Majestyâs means at allâ
The Crown Prince clenched his fists, he restrained himself from exploding with anger, the old man in front of him seemed to be playing with him, from the beginning he just spinning around.
âOld man, I donât have time to play aroundâ
LuoXiang gritted his teeth, holding back his anger, the old manâs face that always smiled so calmly could really make him go crazy, the questions he asked seemed to be answered back with riddles, this would never end, LuoXiang sighed heavily, until he ordered his men to escort the old man to the detention room.
Along the way out of the Eagle Pavilion, the old man was led out by several young guards with high martial skills with his feet and hands shackled, even though General ShinLei was famous for very high martial arts, as well as mystical abilities, that the state called him a magic shaman, even though while in the custody of the YueYang Palace, they had crippled his martial strength, but it was not impossible that the man who was still alive at the age of one hundred years still possessed other enormous hidden abilities.
While the Crown Prince was standing at the door of the Eagle pavilion watching the old man being led out, BeiYau approached him.
âYour Majesty, what is Your Majesty planning to do to that man? He doesnât seem to be of much use either, just like what official Fu said, that person is very stubborn.â
LuoXiang took a deep breath.
âHeh, weâll let that fellow ponder Bei, see tomorrow, when YingYing is here, maybe that kid can persuade him.â
The Crown Prince was about to turn his body back towards his desk when a voice came from outside the Eagle pavilion door.
âYour Excellency!â
âAh!â
âInsolent! What are you doing? How dare you touch Her Highness, Concubine Hua!â
The guardâs voice and concubine Huaâs name was called, hearing that, LuoXiang immediately turned back towards the door and rushed out.
Arriving outside the pavilion gates, LuoXiang saw BaiYing standing in the middle of the path with his servants, and the bodyguards who were standing guarding him as old man Shin lowered his body very low briefly touched BaiYingâs feet.
âYingYing!â without thinking twice LuoXiang approached BaiYing who was surprised.
Old man Shin, kneeling at BaiYingâs feet with slowly changing eyes, LuoXiangâs eyes widened as he saw the color of the old manâs eyeballs which had been white slowly turning back to its color, a pair of healthy eyes that were now looking at BaiYing intently, almost burst into tears, the old man lowered his head deeply until it completely touched the ground.
âYour Highness Prince, you are back, respectfully Your Highness Prince, this is truly a stroke of luckâ
LuoXiang swallowed his saliva, his hand pulled BaiYing behind his body away from the old man, the young man was holding the Crown Princeâs clothes tightly confused by what had just happened, he was even just about to head to the Eagle pavilion when that person suddenly shouted startling him.
âEh, Your Majesty, who is that?â he whispered.
LuoXiang gripped BaiYingâs hand tightly, then led him towards the pavilion.
âBring him back in,â cried the Crown Prince to his men who were holding the old man.
âReady, Your Majesty,â
And BaiYing, pulled towards the pavilion, still saw the old man who was still kneeling as he entered the entrance.
Shortly after, it returned to the Crown Princeâs study in the pavilion.
BaiYing sat beside LuoXiang, while the old man sat back in his chair, still unable to turn his gaze all the time from BaiYing, even though he didnât dare to look at his face but it still annoyed LuoXiang.
All guards and maids were ordered to stand guard outside while inside were only Bei and BaiYingâs two loyal servants, who naturally wouldnât say anything to outsiders regarding BaiYingâs top-secret personal matters.
âOld Man, why do you call BaiYing His Highness Prince? How can you just say that when youâve never met him before.â
Old Man Shin, whose eyes could now see very clearly clenched his fists in front of his head in salute.
âServant recognize him Your Majesty, the successor of the WahYe Palace family, my eyes recognize himâ
BaiYing who didnât really understand the problem in front of him just sat back enjoying his snack, he should have been more considerate because this was a family matter, but, there was the Crown Prince who made him feel, this wasnât just his personal matter.
âBaiYing is the son of a merchant HuaLie, even though his mother is Princess WahYe, the third generation, however, WahYeâs blood is barely so thick on him, how can you be so sure? Also, his mother was the third generation of King YenHui, so not a pure royal lineage because the male side is from commoners.â
While biting his grape BaiYing nodded, thatâs right, he is no longer one of the descendants of WahYeâs royal patrons, so the burden would not be his, no matter how hard he tried.
Old man Shin lowered back his head, he smiled.
âYour Majesty, the aura of Prince WahYe, the descendant of King WahYe does not arise from blood or lineage, even anyone who is in the bloodline of the royal family, even the slightest can have it, this is WahYeâs way of finding the next supreme ruler, not from blood but from the radiance of aura, and His Highness the young Prince, possessing a powerful aura, so strong that it can break magic in my eyes, servant, is ShinYa, the third generation of General ShinLei, General ShinLei, is my grandfather, and he has been passed away since thirty last year because of old ageâ
LuoXiangâs eyes widened wide, so did BaiYing when he saw the old man standing up, straightening his body, and pulling the skin off his face, it was not his real facial skin, the old man was nothing more than a young man in his age who might not be much different from LuoXiang who had a smooth face and clear eyes, as well as long shiny black hair, which waved gently when he pulled the wig off.
LuoXiang was speechless, the young man lowered his body to his knees in front of BaiYing who almost choked on the fruit that had already entered his mouth.
âEhâ
The young man looked quite handsome, he looked at BaiYing with a smiling face.
âGreetings, Your Majesty the Prince, servant is ShinYa, the third generation of powerful Shaman, ShinLei, ready to serve as your servant, what an honor to finally find His Majesty backâ
LuoXiang stood up from his seat, unable to see the old man who had now transformed into a young man stared deep at BaiYing, he stood in front of BaiYing blocking him.
âAhem, young man, please step backâ
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