Chapter 8: A Direct Challenge

y already prepared, but the place was rather simple and the food was quite plain. After hurriedly eating some food, everyone boarded the ship.This river is a tributary of the Huai River, flowing throu...Last night's palace was swept by a cold wind all night, making people unable to help but shrink in the warm palace and not want to come out.

Especially among the inner court, those noble empresses were even less eager to go out, so the eunuchs' duties decreased considerably as well.

All the eunuchs were carefree, and once they had free time, they couldn't help but like to gamble a bit. After all, there was nowhere to spend money in the palace, so many eunuchs had some savings.

Today, Zhang Liyang was a bit troubled because he still hadn't figured out how to leave the palace. Luckily, this system task didn't have a time limit, which gave Zhang Liyang some time to think of a way out.

But Zhang Liyang himself also knows that he doesn't have much time left, because Princess Huqing is of marriageable age.

Zhang Liyang, feeling agitated and restless, wandered aimlessly through the palace. Though the palace was heavily guarded, this applied only to outsiders. For eunuchs like them, as long as they didn't act recklessly or wander into forbidden areas, no one paid much attention to their comings and goings.

"Come, come, buy it now and take it away! I'm going to open it!"

"Big, big, big!"

Perhaps the points earned don't align with one's true intentions. For a moment, a frustrated shout of disappointment echoed through the air.

Damn it, why is it always Xiao again!

"I said, Li San, you goddamn cheat, didn't you"

"What the hell, you're blaming me for your bad luck"

The noise entered Zhang Liyang's ears, bringing the troubled Zhang Liyang back to his senses. "How did I get here"

This is the imperial eunuch's quarters, where they rested and often entertained themselves.

Before Zhang Liyang had nothing to do, he often came here too.

Zhang Liyang simply didn't enjoy gambling anymore, so he wanted to leave. But before he could even move, a voice behind him stopped him.

"Well, well, if it isn't Master Zhang from Yuqing Palace! You have some time to play now"

Turning back, Zhang Liyang saw that the speaker was a young eunuch about his own age. Behind the young eunuch, Zhang Liyang also saw a familiar face—the person who used to share a room with him.

At that time, when this person saw Princess Huqing move into Yuqing Palace, Zhang Liyang also moved to Yuqing Palace and was not sent back to the miscellaneous room. This made this person's heart come alive again, shamelessly wanting to move to Yuqing Palace with Zhang Liyang.

But Zhang Liyang, who had already seen this person's true colors, would never agree. He ignored him and walked away.

Now looking at this person, I wonder who they've climbed onto to get here.

"Zhang Liyang!" Seeing that Zhang Liyang was actually lost in thought and didn't respond to him, the young eunuch's face immediately turned gloomy. "You dare not answer me!"

"That's right, Zhang Liyang, you dare not answer He Gonggong's words Do you know who He Gonggong serves"

"Huh" Zhang Liyang, startled, glanced at the clamoring crowd before turning his attention to the leading eunuch. "Do we know each other"

"Alright, alright, alright!" He Gonggong was so enraged by Zhang Linyang's words that he burst into laughter. Although they were both eunuchs, they served different people of different statuses.

Just like this official He, who served the second prince of the Great Qianyuan Dynasty. Anyone who met him would give him three points of face. Now he's here with Zhang Liyang, getting his cold shoulder, how could he not anger Official He

Seeing the anger on their leader's face, another eunuch behind He Gonggong immediately jumped out, "Bold! You dare to hit him!"

Looking at the slap flying towards his face, Zhang Liyang's expression instantly turned cold. He reached out and grabbed the opponent's wrist.

Slap!

With a light sound, Zhang Liyang accurately grasped the opponent's wrist and then squeezed with force in their stunned state.

"Oh, my hand, my hand is broken!"

Screams rose, and the eunuch who had struck felt as if his wrist were being crushed by an iron clamp, his bones almost shattered.

Seeing the eunuch wailing, the other eunuchs were taken aback and couldn't help but take a step back.

Although Zhang Liyang had only practiced for about a month, after taking three Blood Pills and combining them with the magical properties of the Five Emperors Rotating Meridian Sutra, he was no longer the same person.

Moreover, these eunuchs are ordinary people and facing Zhang Liyang, they only have themselves to blame.

“Zhang Liyang, let go of me!”

Seeing his own men being tormented by Zhang Liyang, He Gonggong, although trembling inside, still pointed at Zhang Liyang and shouted angrily.

Looking at the stoic He Gonggong, Zhang Liyang didn't want to make a bigger issue out of it. After all, besides Princess Huaqing, Zhang Liyang had no one else backing him up.

In the palace, if you don't have enough strength, you just compare yourself with those behind you. The stronger the people behind you are, the better you will do. Otherwise, you can only be a tail-between-your-legs kind of person.

He let go of the eunuch's wrist and glared at He Gonggong, then strode into the inner room without looking back.

Zhang Liyang didn't want to gamble right now. Instead, he remembered something. If there was anywhere in the palace where news traveled the fastest, it would have to be from the eunuchs!

And right now, the grand palace housed a large number of eunuchs. Here, inevitably, a lot of news from the imperial palace would flow out, though some of it might not be true. Nevertheless, it was enough for Zhang Liyang to come in.

As soon as Zhang Liyang entered the room, a wave of heat washed over him. It wasn't due to the warmth of the heater, but rather the sheer number of people present. The heat was mixed with a pungent smell of sweat, causing Zhang Liyang to wrinkle his nose slightly.

After letting himself adjust for a while, Zhang Liyang began to wander aimlessly around the various gambling tables.

The main hall was large and crowded, filled with eunuchs and palace guards. Even when they were off duty, these guards would come here to play games, so news from outside the palace generally came from them.

"Buy big!" A eunuch generously pulled out a large silver ingot from his bosom and tossed it onto the table, causing the other eunuchs to gasp in amazement.

"Lao Chen, have you become successful" Let me know if you'd like anything else translated!

"Hehehe, get rich That's just the master of that family getting rich!"

"Oh How so"

"You don't know, Old Chen's master is the Sixth Prince. He was recently ordered by His Majesty to manage the salt transportation on the Huai River. Lately, there's been a constant stream of people visiting the Sixth Prince's mansion."

"No way, sending the Sixth Prince to straighten out the Huai River salt roads No wonder Old Chen is so generous."

The Huai River Salt Road, one of the main salt routes supplying the entire Dagan Dynasty, was rife with corruption and deceit.

Zhang Liyang stood aside and listened for a while, then walked to another table.

"I hear that Minister Li proposed marriage to the Emperor Which princess is it this time"

"I don't know, but this time Minister Li is asking for his second son. I wonder if His Majesty will agree to him."

He's dreaming big! His eldest son married the daughter of Fan Guozhu, and now his second son wants to marry a princess. What a lucky guy he thinks he is!e oncoming horsemen!"Loose the arrow!"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~Sharp arrows, ripped through the air under a powerful bow. The specially designed spinning arrowheads aimed to pierce their target directly...