Chapter 5

The capital city occupied a vast area of land, and the capital city was situated in a large area, a top-notch area under the feet of the Son of Heaven.

There were a total of two districts. The outermost was the Yongding district, with the majority of the commoners present. The second was the noble district where the Jiang manor resided, with most of the houses belonging to the important officials of the imperial court and the imperial palace located in the middle.

Jiang Huan left Everlasting Hall and arrived at home in the evening. He stood in front of the mansion's entrance. When he saw Jiang Huan, the concierge hastily came out to greet his.

"The third young master is back. The lord and the two young masters are in the dining room."

This mansion was given to him by the late emperor when Jiang Zhenfeng was bestowed the title of a great general and had three hundred thousand men under his command. There was no war in the country today, the world was at peace, the old generals were not as popular as the old generals, and generals were no longer highly regarded.

When he entered the dining hall, he saw two female servants at the entrance, who were waiting for the lord to dine. They were sitting at the round table in the middle of the dining hall, and the middle-aged man who was in his forties or fifties was seated in the main seat. The wrinkles on his resolute face showed that he had been through a long life; his figure was tall and straight like a pine tree, and his aura was strong and vigorous, and he was dressed in casual attire.

When Jiang Huan saw his father, he bowed deeply and said, "Greetings to father!"

"Also inform Father that I will be living in Everlasting Palace from now on, and it will be convenient for me to cultivate."

Jiang Zhen Feng raised his head and looked at Jiang Huan. He answered with a faint "yes" before lowering his head to continue eating.

On the right was Jiang Huan's older brother, Jiang Hai. Jiang Hai looked very similar to Jiang Huan. His martial talent was average, and he had just broken through to a high-ranked warrior at the age of twenty.

Jiang Hai saw Jiang Huan and said enthusiastically, "Third brother is back. How was your test today? You must be hungry. Come and eat."

"Alright!" Jiang Huan responded immediately.

To his left was his second brother, Jiang He. Jiang He was an inner court disciple of the Royal Academy and was only 18 years old, yet he had the same cultivation level as his eldest brother. He was a high-ranked warrior.

"Humph!" What test, it's nothing more than throwing our Jiang family's face off the stage, you still have the face to come back?! Do you know how that Liu family father and daughter humiliated father yesterday? A mere second rank Prefecture Overseer dares to be so arrogant, and this is all because of Mister Ouyang's influence! If you try a little harder, how can you make father lose all his face?

"Bam!" Jiang Zhenfeng slapped on the round table, causing a small crack to appear under Jiang Zhenfeng's palm.

"What are you going to do with the Ouyang Family?!"

Faced with Jiang Zhenfeng's questioning, Jiang He stood up and said excitedly, "Father, the situation in the royal court has been set today, and each party is divided. Only my Jiang family is excluded, and the second prince of Central Book Province, the one who ordered Ji Ting to enter the throne, has already become the Crown Prince, and Ji Ting has entered the throne room with you. When the Crown Prince ascends the throne, it will be hard to prevent him from making a move against my Jiang family!"

"And the Shang Shu Province has made Official Ouyang a teacher of the third prince, and the third prince is a righteous ruler. I naturally have to stand by Official Ouyang's side for the Jiang family's sake, in order to ensure the safety of our family."

When Jiang Zhen Feng heard what Jiang He said, he immediately became angry. His aura surged out like a flood, and the pressure from his body was like a thousand kilograms of giant rock pressing down on everyone's chests, making them unable to breathe. The servant girl at the door was shocked, she quickly kneeled on the ground, trembling, not daring to raise her head.

Jiang Hai hurriedly shouted, "Father, please calm down!"

Jiang He forced himself not to lower his head so that his face was completely red. He looked at his father with determination, and Jiang Zhenfeng said angrily, "My Jiang family is only loyal to His Majesty today. We don't need his Ouyang family to protect us!"

Turning around to look at Jiang Huan, he saw that there was a bruise on the corner of his mouth and ordered his brother, Jiang Hai, "Have the chef make some soup and send it to your third brother."

With that, he flicked his sleeves and left the dining hall with his hands behind his back.

He wiped away the cold sweat on his forehead and pointed towards the river. "You, you clearly know that father doesn't like scheming in the imperial court, but you still said in front of him, doesn't this make him angry?!"

Without another word, Jiang He shot a fierce glare at Jiang Huan and walked out of the dining hall as well.

Seeing this, Jiang Hai sighed lightly and said to Jiang Huan, "Don't take it to heart, your second brother is such a person. Go back to your room first, I'll ask the chef to cook the ginseng soup and bring it to you."

"Thank you, Big Brother!" Jiang Huan said.

"Why are we being so courteous?"

Looking at the departing back view of Jiang Hai, Jiang Huan resolutely said to himself, "I will never stop here."

Jiang Huan's energy flowed like threads through his body, but it was very few and far between. Jiang Huan's personality was quite persistent, and once he had completed a full cycle, his energy would return to the whirlpool, and Jiang Huan would stand up and pick up his ordinary iron longblade, sweeping, chopping, brushing, slashing, chopping, and chopping. He had already started his daily compulsory training, and these movements were all familiar to him, but Jiang Huan continued to practice them day and night …

Jiang Huan had a silly smile on his face as he greeted his second brother, who hadn't been smiling since he was a kid, "Greetings, second brother."

Jiang He nodded and threw a bag at him with a cold expression.

Father has said that you are not allowed to practice the "Six Corporeal Knife" martial art unless you have broken through to the warrior realm, so you have to cultivate well and try your best to break through to the warrior realm as soon as possible so that you don't embarrass our family. Oh right, there are a thousand taels of silver in the knife and save some money.

With that, Jiang He left the gatehouse and walked out of the street.

Jiang Huan watched his brother leave with a warm feeling in his heart. He knew that his brother was most like his father and didn't know how to express his feelings, but he still cared a lot about himself.

Grabbing the bag left behind by Jiang He, Jiang Huan walked down the stairs and returned to the Everlasting Palace.