Peerless Taoist

The white-robed old man standing on both sides of the carriage immediately stepped forward. They were all invited by a high price. Their bodies emitted a terrifying aura, and the vast pressure directly descended on Lu Yu's body.    

"How dare you disturb Young Master Yang's carriage? It seems that you are tired of living. Fortunately, my young master is kind-hearted. It is not a bad choice for you to be the palanquin driver. Alright, quickly kneel down and acknowledge your master."    

The white-robed old man in the lead waved at Lu Yu.    

The surrounding people whispered to each other. They looked at Lu Yu with eyes filled with pity. The status of the owner of this Dragon Horse carriage was quite extraordinary. In this State of Yue, very few people dared to provoke this young master. Normally, when the young master galloped on the streets, no one dared to interfere. No one knew who this young man was, but he was actually so reckless and dared to offend this young master.    

"Hurry up and kneel down. Our young master still has something to do."    

The white-robed old man's eyes emitted a supreme dignity. His tiger-like eyes stared at Lu Yu as if he wanted to see through Lu Yu completely.    

The surrounding guards also surrounded Lu Yu. From the looks of it, they were all cultivators with strong auras and firm expressions. If these cultivators were in the outside world, they could also become experts that could shake the entire region. No one would have thought that they would be the guards of this young master.    

The people in the carriage did not come out, but through the followers beside them, they had already displayed their own strength.    

"Let me bow my head. Who does he think he is?"    

Lu Yu raised his hand and was about to slap him when he heard Ji Yanran's words. "Hide your head and show your tail. Get out here!"    

He did not want to cause trouble, but some people just had to cause trouble. Lu Yu was not a kind person. Since others were bullying him, he naturally could not tolerate it.    

"Wait! Lu Yu, don't do it yet!"    

Ji Yanran was shocked when she saw that Lu Yu was about to attack. Of course, she knew what kind of power Lu Yu had. If Lu Yu were to explode here, the entire State of Yue would be destroyed in an instant.    

"Hmm?" Lu Yu frowned.    

"I know this person. It's all a misunderstanding."    

Ji Yanran hurriedly advised, "This person is my Ninth Uncle's wife's brother. His name is Yang Rui. This person is extremely arrogant because of my Ninth Uncle's identity as the King of Yue. No one can control him."    

After she finished speaking, she took off the bamboo hat on her head.    

Ji Yanran was a member of the royal family. When she walked on the street, it was inevitable that she would attract too much attention. Therefore, she had to cover her face. Now that she had encountered this matter, she knew that it was unavoidable, so she could only take off her bamboo hat.    

"I am Princess Hua Zhang. All of you, step back!"    

Ji Yanran snorted coldly and took out her power token and waist plate to show them.    

The guards surrounding Lu Yu frowned, but they did not retreat. Instead, they looked towards the carriage.    

"So it's Sister Yanran. When did you come back?"    

The curtain of the carriage was pulled open, and a young man dressed in bright clothes walked out. He had a confident smile on his face, and every move he made had an indescribable noble aura.    

This person was Yang Rui.    

His sister was the princess of the Yue Country. As the saying goes, a brother relies on his sister. He himself had also become famous and became a famous person in the Yue Country.    

Seeing that Yang Rui had come out, two guards immediately knelt down.    

Yang Rui stepped on their backs and steadily landed on the ground.    

"Sister Yanran, you must be busy. I have not seen you come here before. Why did you suddenly come to my Yue Country today?" Yang Rui said with a faint smile.    

Ji Yanran said coldly, "Show some respect. I am a princess of the Empire. You are not my sister. You are just an outsider of Ninth Uncle. Now that Ninth Uncle is seriously ill, you actually use Ninth Uncle's name to do whatever you want. You are going too far!"    

"Haha, Sister Yanran, you have not been to the Yue Country for a long time. Of course you don't know. Although my newly raised four Dragon Horses are fast, they are still very careful. They won't bump into anyone unless that person has no eyes."    

Yang Rui smiled, but he was implying something.    

Lu Yu opened his mouth and said, "You want to die, right?"    

Yang Rui laughed and walked to Lu Yu, who was barely raising his head. "What are you? Do you have the right to interrupt?"    

“Enough!”    

Ji Yanran shouted sternly, “Yang Rui, you’ve gone too far. You’re simply looking down on everyone. I order you to immediately disappear from my sight. Otherwise, I’ll send a memorial to the Imperial Censorate. I want to see what punishment you, Yang Rui, will receive!”    

Hearing the words ‘Imperial Censorate’, Yang Rui’s expression changed slightly.    

The Imperial Censorate of the Great Zhou was a group of officials that were upright and unflinching. He, Yang Rui, had relied on his identity as the wife and brother of the Great Zhou’s King of Yue to obtain the position of Star Lord. Although no one in the State of Yue dared to touch him, if he were to bring this matter up to the Imperial Censorate, he would probably not end up well.    

“Fine, fine, fine! You’re the princess, and you have a golden branch and jade leaves. How could I dare to disobey your orders?”    

Yang Rui sneered, “However, does Her Highness the princess want to learn the Bai Feilong costume? The dignified princess of the Great Zhou actually doesn’t even have a ceremonial dress. How is this acceptable? If I report this matter to the Ministry of Rites, I’m afraid that the people from the Ministry of Rites will also ask about Her Highness, right?”    

This time, it was Ji Yanran’s turn to frown.    

The Ministry of Rites of the Great Zhou was a group of pedantic Confucians who intended to revive the ancient Zhou ceremonies.    

For example, the clothes that the officials wore, the words they said, the type of carriage they rode, the number of attendants, and the grade of the gifts were all regulated. Especially during the ceremony, a group of Confucians from the Ministry of Rites began to read through the ancient texts to find out how to carry out the ancient ceremonies. A ceremony would even take a few days to carry out, and the steps were complicated to the point that it would make one’s scalp tingle.    

Although Zhou Li had the essence, there were also many complicated parts, making many of the nobility feel miserable.    

But even so, as the princess of the royal family, Ji Yanran still had to listen to him.    

Because those great scholars had extremely high prestige in the Confucian school. Among the ancient schools of thought, Confucianism had the most number of cultivators. If one were to make an enemy out of them, it would mean destroying one’s own future.    

“Hahaha, little sister Yanran, if you don’t have the money to prepare the ceremony, I can arrange it for you. Just state your request, and don’t be polite.” Yang Rui laughed loudly, not putting Ji Yanran in his eyes at all.    

“Damn it…” Ji Yanran clenched her fists, her teeth gritting.    

Yang Rui was full of spirit, and returned to the carriage. He ordered, “Continue on.”    

The coachman who had just been knocked to the ground patted the dust on his body, and hurriedly returned to the carriage. He waved his whip and shouted, “Go!”    

Smack!    

The whip hit the dragon horses, but these usually extremely violent dragon horses obediently knelt on the ground, not even showing the slightest intention of standing up.    

“Hurry up and stand up!”    

The coachman panicked, waving his whip and fiercely hitting the dragon horses.