Zhu Zhuyun was no fool like her younger sister, still clinging to the illusion of "fatherly love."
She didn't know that her single, absentminded glance toward Zhu Chenfei had already made the old man hallucinate wildly—
directly lighting a bonfire of delusions inside his heart.
It's settled!
My daughter is backing me!
Zhu Chenfei's back instantly straightened like a steel rod.
At that moment, he no longer felt like the Zhu Family Patriarch…
but the Star Luo Empire's newly rising—
Regent.
Without realizing it, he took half a step forward.
Just half a step.
But to everyone watching, it was the equivalent of seizing half the throne on the spot.
The entire court of ministers was dumbfounded.
What the hell?
He's already starting the power grab?!
Dai Tianfeng's eyelids twitched so violently they nearly flew off his face.
His fists tightened beneath his dragon robe, joints cracking.
He swore—
The moment these calamities left his palace,
he would personally drag Zhu Chenfei out and beat that old fox until even his ancestors cried.
Zhu Zhuyun, however, showed zero interest in staying a second longer.
She didn't even look back at the hall.
Her long legs carried her straight out into the heavy rain outside, her posture graceful and leisurely—
as if she were walking out of her own garden.
"Divine Envoy!"
Ning Fengzhi reacted instantly, hurrying forward.
He shed the Sect Master's demeanor in a heartbeat, once again becoming the perfectly humble attendant.
He raised a large umbrella over Zhu Zhuyun, shielding her from every drop of rain.
"Oh! Daughter!"
Zhu Chenfei jolted back to his senses and hurried after them to the hall entrance, face full of fatherly concern.
"It's raining heavily—be careful on your way home!"
Dai Tianfeng cursed eighteen generations of Zhu Chenfei's ancestors inside his heart,
but his face was forced into a kind, ugly smile.
"Divine Envoy, walk slowly! Come… come back often!"
As soon as he said it, Dai Tianfeng wanted to slap himself.
Come back often?
Come back your mother!
How fast does the Dai Family need to die for you to open your mouth like that?!
Zhu Zhuyun didn't even twitch.
She and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile group vanished into the rain.
But the crushing pressure they left behind continued suppressing the entire hall.
The silence was suffocating.
Everyone's gaze drifted toward two men:
—The current emperor, Dai Tianfeng, whose face resembled a funeral plaque.
—And Zhu Chenfei, standing beside him, back so straight a coat could hang on it.
Several quick-witted ministers subtly shuffled sideways—
Increasing the distance from Dai Tianfeng.
Closing the distance with Zhu Chenfei.
The goat-bearded prime minister was the first to switch sides like an Olympic athlete.
He bowed deeply to Zhu Chenfei, his tone full of sympathy.
"Lord Zhu, look at what happened today!
His Majesty truly didn't know that scoundrel Dai Mubai would bring about such calamity.
Please, don't take it to heart!"
The way he said it,
it sounded like he and Zhu Chenfei were the true imperial duo in charge.
Zhu Chenfei, floating in a cloud of delusion, placed his hands behind his back—imitating the emperor's posture perfectly—and nodded stiffly.
"Hm. My dear minister speaks well."
The phrase "my dear minister" made the prime minister's heart bloom in joy…
And Dai Tianfeng's face darken another shade.
That surnamed Zhu!
In a corner, several young officials whispered rapidly.
"It's over. It's truly over. Star Luo is changing dynasties!"
"What's the fear? Lord Zhu is the father of a Divine Envoy!"
"Ssshh! Do you want to die?!"
"What's there to fear! Even His Majesty must go to Spirit City to kneel and apologize.
The throne is the Zhu Family's sooner or later!"
Dai Tianfeng listened to the buzzing whispers—
Looked at the ministers scheming before his eyes—
Then looked at the pile of minced flesh he had personally stomped into paste.
He suddenly felt everything was unreal.
Because of a useless son…
because of a few stupid words…
The thousand-year foundation of his Dai Family—
Was it truly going to disappear like this?
The light screen dissipated.
The palace farce ended.
But inside Feng Ran Pavilion, the atmosphere only grew livelier.
Bibi Dong leaned against Lin Feng's chair, her red lips curling in disdain.
"The two sons of Dai Tianfeng are brainless, but he himself…
knows exactly when to kneel."
Gold Crocodile Douluo grunted in agreement.
Indeed.
The ruthlessness just now—
personally stomping his own son into mashed meat—
Even if Dai Mubai were alive, Dai Tianfeng would've finished him without hesitation.
At this moment, a nasal voice drifted through the restaurant.
"Oh? I don't think that's entirely fair."
Chrysanthemum Douluo spoke with a strange feminine charm,
but his eyes drifted toward one particular girl.
"Compared to Dai Tianfeng, School Master Ning is far too gentle.
He spoils his daughter endlessly~"
The restaurant fell silent for exactly one heartbeat.
Then—
SHUA SHUA SHUA——
More than a dozen gazes snapped toward Ning Rongrong simultaneously.
The little princess, still dazed and staring at the dissolving light screen, felt her body stiffen.
She could feel it.
The sympathy.
The pity.
And—
the "good show" amusement.
Especially from those old monsters in the Elder Council.
Their gazes practically said:
"Be grateful your father isn't Dai Tianfeng, or you might've ended up as floor paste."
Gulp.
Ning Rongrong swallowed hard.
A shiver ran down her spine, her hair standing on end.
She raised her head slowly—
Meeting a circle of playful, merciless eyes.
Someone even added quietly:
"Well, at least her limbs are still intact."
That one sentence—
Boom.
Ning Rongrong's eyes rolled back and she fainted directly on the spot.
A few Elders exchanged looks.
"Tsk. How boring."
"Her psychological endurance is far too weak."
Lin Feng sighed behind the counter.
A bunch of century-old grandpas bullying a teenage girl—
Truly… shameful for Elders.
He was about to tell Hu Liena to drag the girl aside so she wouldn't be blocking the walkway when—
A familiar voice rang inside his mind.
Host, after analyzing the restaurant's 24-hour operation data, this system has discovered a severe problem.
Lin Feng raised a brow.
Here we go.
This damned system always becomes "corporate" right before doing something insane.
"Go on."
Data shows that after dinner hours, the restaurant's turnover drops off a cliff.
From 8 PM until the next morning—over ten hours—revenue is zero.
This is an outrageous waste of operational time
and a grave disrespect to the consuming enthusiasm of the leeks—
Ahem, I mean, the vast number of diners!
Lin Feng felt a bad premonition rise up.
"So?"
"So!"
The system's tone instantly flipped—
Turning into the excited shriek of a capitalist discovering a gold mine.
To fully tap into the nighttime consumption market,
fill the revenue gap,
and achieve 24-hour profit maximization—
this system has decided to launch a brand-new business module!
Lin Feng blinked.
A new business… module?
Sounded strangely reliable.
The system continued with explosive excitement:
Host, do you have any constructive opinions
about the new project—
『Feng Ran Pavilion Late-Night BBQ Stall』?
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