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Chapters 311-320

Chapter 311: Empress Dowager's birthday banquet (5)

Technically speaking, Mu Linger didn't have the qualifications to represent Medicine City this time. Because she'd disappeared halfway to Medical City last time, everyone had been waiting for her to show up again. She never did show up in Medical City and even forced its people to search for her everywhere. Leaving aside the Wang and Xie Clans, there were many voices of dissent coming from her own Mu Clan as well.

For Tianning's Empress Dowager's birthday banquet this time, the three main clans of Medicine City had come to an agreement to let the strong Mu Clan represent them again as a delegate of the city. Mu Yingdong had been so unhappy after his row with Han Yunxi that he didn't want to see either her or her husband. Originally, the plan was to have the Mu Clan eldest son Mu Chaoran[1 Mu Chaoran (沐超然) – Chaoran means "aloof, detached."] be the representative, but Mu Linger had insisted on having a chance to go, and wouldn't even leave the capital city because of it. In the end, Mu Yingdong came to a compromise. It wasn't appropriate for a little girl to act as delegate for Medicine City at banquet for the entire nation, but everyone had heard of her genius pharmacy skills in Cloud Realm Continent. At the very least, that reputation could give her ample grounds to attend the gathering.

Mu Yingdong personally handed the prepared present into Mu Linger's hands, telling her to keep it safe. She was also supposed to say a few extra words of congratulations at the banquet. This gift had been agreed on by all three great clans of Medicine City, a life-saving pill that came from their own Medicine Forest. Even though it was called a pill, it hadn't been created through burning and refining. Instead, it had been picked from the tree it was growing from. A single tree would only produce one pill every 30 years. In an emergency, a pill like this could preserve the heart and vitality of its user, thus grabbing valuable time for a doctor to treat the patient. Medicine City had prepared such a hefty gift, first and foremost to express their goodwill and give themselves face. For the Mu Clan, it was a chance to get on friendly terms with Tianning as well. Although Mu Yingdong had a secret alliance with Jun Yixie, he still wanted to on friendly relations with Emperor Tianhui, at least on the surface. He'd favored Emperor Tianhui even more after Han Yunxi and Long Feiye had made him suffer losses.

When the empress dowager saw Mu Linger stand up, her pent-up discontent and flustered heart finally gave way to a spark of vitality. She knew that Medicine City was on fairly good terms with Tianning, and that their present would definitely be exceptional. Foreign guests always maintained a moderate stance and gave them gifts as usual. They would never interfere with Tianning's domestic disputes. This was especially true for a complicated power like Medicine City. A single delegate had no way to decide on the city's stance. The empress dowager was confident that Mu Linger would give her a big present. Finally, she felt a sense of anticipation.

Emperor Tianhui had regained his confidence as well. He didn't believe that Long Feiye was capable of drawing foreign powers to his side as well! He wanted Long Feiye to know that he was the true master of Tianning. The foreign guests would only recognize him! A few of them had already offered up large gifts, but their strength couldn't be compared to Medicine City. Now that their representative had stood up, he was planning to show off in front of Long Feiye. See there, Mu Linger hadn't even identified herself before Emperor Tianhui was already opening his mouth.

"This must be the Mu Clan's famous genius pharmacist, Miss Linger?"

Any other representative would be floored by his favor, but Mu Linger's expression remained calm. "Precisely."

"Why didn't the head of the Mu Clan accompany you?" Emperor Tianhui long knew that Mu Yingdong wasn't coming, but he asked her on purpose just so Long Feiye could hear, too. Medicine City had ample power. They were just any ordinary ally!