Chapter 890: Lin Lei Invites Ye Xiu to Dinner

The Royal Palace is huge!

But it’s different from the ancient Imperial Palace Xuanse knew—this is a whole complex of modern buildings, with mountains, rivers, and woods. You could call it a miracle in architectural history.

Ye Xiu and Kristina were assigned to a standalone villa with its own courtyard, and the interior decoration was downright luxurious.

"This villa we’re staying in is in the rear-palace area of the Royal Palace. Lin Lei’s wives and daughters all live in this zone. If you’ve got nothing to do, don’t wander around, it’s easy to cause misunderstandings."

Kristina solemnly reminded Ye Xiu, then said:

"Alright, it’s getting late, go back to your room and rest."

With that, she went straight up to the second floor.

Ye Xiu’s room was on the first floor.

Only right now Ye Xiu was speechless. If you didn’t tell me this is the rear palace, I might not wander. But now that you’ve said it, aren’t you just tempting me?

He waited in his room for nearly half an hour, and once he’d confirmed Kristina was asleep—

Ye Xiu slipped into the ground and started searching the rear palace for the Shocking God and Demon Formation’s formation bases.

When he reached the underground beneath one of the villas—

Ye Xiu took out his phone and recorded a video.

Then!

He dove back into the earth again, continuing to look for formation bases. Only when dawn was almost breaking did he return to his room!

"Knock knock knock!"

Just as he got back, there was a knock at the door!

"Lei Xiaoming, I’m going out for a bit on some business. You stay here and properly cultivate the Sacrificial Heart Imprint, don’t run around!"

Kristina’s voice came from outside the door.

Ye Xiu’s eyes lit up. Could it be that people from the Golden Family had arrived to pick up Kristina?

He answered, "Alright!"

Hearing Kristina’s footsteps grow distant, Ye Xiu came out of the bedroom, feeling a bit anxious.

He definitely had to follow Kristina to the Underground City, but up to now he still hadn’t found the Shocking God and Demon Formation’s bases. Leaving now didn’t seem right!

But!

Strutting openly around the Royal Palace in broad daylight would way too easily arouse suspicion;

And diving underground wouldn’t work either—if anyone came looking and he wasn’t there, that’d look even more suspicious.

"Excuse me, is Mr. Lei Xiaoming here?"

Just as Ye Xiu was anxiously brainstorming, a stranger’s voice came from outside.

"Here!"

Ye Xiu replied, and when he walked out he saw a young girl approaching, who said respectfully:

"Mr. Lei, His Majesty invites you to join him for breakfast."

Lin Lei is inviting me to breakfast?

Ye Xiu’s head was full of paste. He couldn’t figure out why Lin Lei, a King, was suddenly inviting him to breakfast of all things.

He nodded and said, "Alright, lead the way."

The young girl immediately led the way in front of him with utmost respect. They hadn’t walked far before she turned into the courtyard of a villa.

Ye Xiu froze for a moment. Wasn’t Lin Lei the one inviting me? Why are we coming here?

Just then he saw Lin Lei and a stunning, highly poised beauty walk out of the villa.

Seeing this beauty, the corner of Ye Xiu’s mouth twitched hard.

Isn’t she the woman who was doing that with the Prince last night? I’ve even got the video on my phone.

"Mr. Lei, hurry and kneel to His Majesty and Consort Yufei."

The young girl who’d brought Ye Xiu quietly reminded him.

Lin Lei and Yufei both smiled, waiting calmly for Ye Xiu to kneel.

However!

Ye Xiu had absolutely no intention of kneeling. He only nodded to Lin Lei and Yufei and said:

"Your Majesty, Yufei, morning."

Lin Lei’s eyes narrowed. He was greatly displeased inside, though he didn’t show it on his face.

Yufei’s expression changed slightly. She had never before seen someone this gutsy—meeting the ruler of a kingdom and the King’s consort, and he just nods and says hello.

The young girl who’d brought Ye Xiu turned pale and quietly reminded him:

"Mr. Lei, being so disrespectful to His Majesty is punishable by death!"

Ye Xiu shrugged. "The little Princess said I don’t have to kneel to anyone. Including her."

Yufei was inwardly shocked. This Lei Xiaoming was truly daring—he even dared to invoke the little Princess to press down on His Majesty.

The young girl who’d brought Ye Xiu was outright stunned with terror now. In her mind it was over; Lei Xiaoming was dead for sure this time.

Lin Lei was secretly furious. He heard the subtext in Ye Xiu’s words: that the so‑called King of the Eternal Kingdom was merely a puppet of the three Judicator Families; Ye Xiu wouldn’t even kneel to the little Princess of the Golden Family, so a mere King was even less worth kneeling to.

"Mr. Lei really does have personality. I just happen to like young people like that. Fine, if you don’t want to kneel, then don’t."

Though Lin Lei was feeling very annoyed inside, outwardly he put on an extremely magnanimous front and asked with a smile:

"Mr. Lei, I invited you to eat alone—will the little Princess mind?"

Ye Xiu still hadn’t figured out why Lin Lei had invited him to eat, so he replied cautiously:

"The little Princess went out. She doesn’t know about you inviting me to breakfast."

"Oh?" Lin Lei narrowed his eyes and asked, "Then when the little Princess asks you about it afterward, how do you plan to answer?"

Ye Xiu understood—Lin Lei didn’t want Kristina to know about this. So he said:

"I have never met His Majesty alone."

Lin Lei laughed, and the displeasure and anger he’d felt toward Ye Xiu instantly vanished. In his mind, "Lei Xiaoming" immediately became someone who knew which way the wind was blowing.

He smiled and said, "I just like dealing with smart people. Come inside, then. Today’s breakfast was cooked personally by Yufei—try her skills."

Yufei smiled and said, "Mr. Lei, please come in."

Ye Xiu nodded and followed Lin Lei and Yufei into the villa. At a glance he saw the dining table covered with a lavish breakfast spread.

Holy crap.

"Xiaoming, sit down and eat, don’t be so stiff. Just treat it like you’re at home."

After Lin Lei and Yufei sat, Lin Lei called out warmly.

Heh, which eye of yours sees me being stiff?

Ye Xiu sat down and started eating, completely ignoring Lin Lei and Yufei.

Lin Lei was dumbfounded right then. I told you not to be stiff, and you really treat this place like your own home?

Yufei suddenly found herself interested in Ye Xiu. Her brows and eyes roamed up and down over him, her gaze flickering, who knows what she was thinking.

The young girl who’d brought Ye Xiu was Yufei’s Maid, and right now she was on the verge of tears from fright. This Lei Xiaoming’s guts were way too big; he kept dancing on the edge of courting death. Aren’t you afraid His Majesty will fly into a rage and swing the Butcher’s Knife?

"Half an hour ago, I already chose new City Lords for each City Mansion. They’ll immediately set out for their respective posts to assume office."

Lin Lei was silently consoling himself that "Lei Xiaoming" had been a good‑for‑nothing for twenty years, and this was his first time entering the Royal Palace—he didn’t know the rules, so it was understandable. Seeing Ye Xiu just eat without speaking, Lin Lei had no choice but to break the silence first. He went on:

"Once they take office, they’ll immediately contact the Martial Artists in their cities and order them to collect grain to be transported to the Royal City. Meanwhile, the granaries in the Royal City have already begun emergency construction."

Ye Xiu nodded. "Your Majesty, you handled that beautifully."

Lin Lei: "???"

Yufei: "???"

Maid: "???"

Why does this feel like the King is reporting his work to Ye Xiu? Who’s the King here, exactly?