Chapter 103: Yuzhen Palace! (1/2)

The exterior of the Golden Lion Den was grand and imposing, but the interior told a completely different story. Some of the customers were smoking their pipes, some were drinking their alcohol, some were spouting drunken babble and vulgarities, and some were wailing in agony after losing their family fortune.

Every day, a handful of people would faint in shock after losing all their money, and the personnel of the gambling den would carry them out. Even so, a steady wave of crowd would still enter each day.

At the entrance of the Golden Lion Den, an unkempt middle-aged man with a stubble was lying on the floor. He has already lost his clothes, and all that remained on him was his underwear.

Those who caught sight of him would glance at him in contempt, ridicule him ‘Look! That’s the Imperial Brother’, or simply spit on him.

But the unkempt middle-aged man seemed completely oblivious to them, and a conceited smile hung by the edge of his lips. He seemed to be mocking those mocking him.

If one were to approach, one could even hear his babble ‘I am the Imperial Uncle’, ‘That’s right, I am the Imperial Uncle…’, ‘I will show you who’s boss then’.

Thugs, gamblers, prostitutes, drunkards… To the Golden Lion Den, this day seemed no different from the others.

That was until a deafening sound echoed.

Hong long long.

No one could have foreseen the sudden tremor. It seemed as though the Golden Lion Den was forcefully shaken by a pair of gigantic hands.

This situation happened too abruptly that the prostitutes and sing-song girls screamed in shock. The pale faces of the gamblers hurriedly turned around in panic to see what was happening.

Unknowingly, two mountain-like sturdy figures appeared at the entrance of the Golden Lion Den. The both of them stood side by side, blocking the rays of the sun. The entire Golden Lion Den seemed to have turned dark all of the sudden, as though their presence has turned day into night.

Everyone was shocked by the sudden turn of events. As though rabbits stared down by ferocious lions, they trembled fearfully.

“Imperial Army! It’s the Imperial Army!”

“No, that’s not it! It’s the Chamberlain of Imperial Insignia! It’s the Chamberlain of Imperial Insignia!”

…

Many people immediately recognized the two mountain-like figures reminiscent of golden-armored deities from the heavens at the entrance. They weren’t just ordinary Imperial Army members, but the Chamberlains of Imperial Insignia of the royal court. As the personal guards of the emperor, they were in charge of guarding the emperor’s sleeping chamber, making them the closest guards to the emperor.

Even though they knew that they weren’t demons of any sorts, they couldn’t help but tremble in fear before the gaze of those two pairs of bell-like eyes.

“Yang Zhao? Who is Yang Zhao?”

One of the two suddenly spoke up. As though the roar of the lion, his loud voice caused theentire Golden Lion Den to tremble. Some of the timid ones immediately shuddered in fear, and urine dampened their pants.

The ladies were also screaming uncontrollably.

“Who is Yang Zhao?”

That mountain-like figure roared once more. This time, a tinge of anger appeared in his bell-like eyes.

“He is! He is!”

A gambler suddenly pointed to the snoring middle-aged man lying by the entrance, beside the two Chamberlains of Imperial Insignia. His hands were trembling violently.

In an instant, everyone’s eyes were gathered onto the snoring middle-aged man by the entrance, including the two mountain-like chamberlains.

Being stared at by so many people, the sleeping Yang Zhao also realized that something was amiss and he slowly opened his drowsy eyes.

“Who is it?”

Upon seeing a giant face before him, Yang Zhao subconsciously asked.

“You are Yang Zhao?”

One of the two powerfully built Chamberlain of Imperial Insignia bent down to examine Yang Zhao’s face, but this time, his voice was much gentler than before.

Lying on the floor, Yang Zhao was taken aback. A tinge of doubt flickered across by his eyes, but as his eyes slowly fell upon the seemingly indestructible armor the person before him was wearing, realization struck him.

“Chamberlain of Imperial Insignia! You’re a Chamberlain of Imperial Insignia!”

Yang Zhao was stunned, and in an instant, he seemed to have realized something as he yelled. Peng, Yang Zhao immediately scrambled to his feet.

An intense joy surged through his heart. He knew that his time has come.

“Hahaha, Chamberlain of Imperial Insignia! Chamberlain of Imperial Insignia! Have you disdainful bastards seen it yet? I am the Imperial Uncle, I am the Imperial Uncle! I, Yang Zhao, has finally struck it big! ——”

Yang Zhao abruptly leaped from the floor and danced about. Everyone in the Golden Lion Den was astonished by the sight!

But Yang Zhao paid them no heed at all. He frenziedly vented the overwhelming joy in his heart like a madman!

You blind fellows, how dare you say that I am lying! Have you seen it yet? The Chamberlains of Imperial Insignia! My sister is fetching me!

I am the Imperial Brother! I am the Imperial Brother! ——

Staring at those shocked and terrified gazes, Yang Zhao felt nothing but exhilaration! All of the unhappiness he felt from the ridicule, contempt, and mockery of others disappeared without a trace…

Weng!

Before Yang Zhao could fully enjoy this moment, a gigantic hand grabbed him at his waist, and as though carrying a chicken, he toiled him out.

All of Yang Zhao’s words came to an abrupt halt. The two Chamberlains of Imperial Insignia carried him onto the carriage, and hong long long, it disappeared into the distance.

There wasn’t a single person in the Golden Lion Den who wasn’t dumbfounded by the sight. For a very long time, no one spoke a single word. Someone’s smoking pipe fell to the ground, searing his feet, but the person couldn’t feel a thing at all.

…

Pu!

Water splashed around. Another bucket of cold water struck Yang Zhao. The life of affluence and prestige that he expected didn’t appear.

He was brought here as soon as he arrived at the palace.