Dragon's Origin

“You dare to mess with the Song State Duke's daughter; no wonder she's trying to hunt you down.” On the way back to the Duke's mansion, Wang Sheng and Old Daoist Lingxu were the only two on the street. Seeing Wang Sheng staggering slightly, Old Daoist Lingxu shook his head with a sigh, his hands behind his back.

“She was already hunting me down before anything happened,” Wang Sheng retorted, displeased. “Since I’m being hunted so unjustly, shouldn’t I get some interest in return?”

Despite saying that, Wang Sheng couldn't help but feel pity for Song Yan, thinking of her rare tenderness and how she had to single-handedly support the situation in the vast Song State. Unfortunately, sometimes the positions of the two sides meant that some things were impossible to compromise on.

This kind of relationship was truly helpless. Wang Sheng even had to have Old Daoist Lingxu subdue Song Yan's guards just to have a private meeting. Wang Sheng and Song Yan might still trust each other, but some people were hard to say, so precautions had to be taken.

Besides, Wang Sheng didn't believe that Old Daoist Lingxu hadn't heard Song Yan say that she was now in charge of the entire Song State. However, some things didn't need to be said too clearly; Old Daoist Lingxu was just reminding him.

Back at the Duke's mansion, Wang Sheng took a bath, and it was almost midnight. He immediately began his midnight cultivation.

As soon as he started his practice, Wang Sheng was slightly taken aback. Song Yan certainly hadn't used the Qiankun Reversal method this time, but he noticed in his spiritual energy flow that the Yin energy seemed to be a bit more abundant, making it slightly easier than before. This was probably why Old Daoist Lingxu hadn't said anything; being able to slightly weaken Wang Sheng's Yin-Yang imbalance could be considered helping Old Daoist Lingxu to slightly resolve some of the trouble he had caused.

No one knew what Wang Sheng and Old Daoist Lingxu had gone out to do. Wang Sheng didn't say, the old Daoist didn't say, and of course, Song Yan wouldn't say anything either. As for whether anyone had followed Wang Sheng and the old Daoist? In the capital, anyone who dared to do so would die miserably. Someone might dare to follow Wang Sheng alone, but with Old Daoist Lingxu added, smart people knew what choice to make.

The next morning, Wang Sheng went to discuss matters with Grandmaster Yu and the others. The matter for discussion was, of course, performing at the Royal Grand Theater, and the dates had to be set in advance.

“We haven’t quite mastered the order you mentioned yet,” Grandmaster Yu and several grandmasters had discussed it a lot, and now they told Wang Sheng their conclusion: “We don’t know what the effect will be, Duke. What do you think, should we try it out in a small theater first?”

“No need to try!” Wang Sheng directly waved his hand and laughed: “Didn’t we have no problems following the original order? We’re changing the order just to make it better. The effect of the Royal Grand Theater is much better than the small theater itself; Old Yu should have experience with that. As for testing the effect, let’s go directly to the Grand Theater to test it. If the test goes well, we’ll come back to the small theater to adjust.”

Grandmaster Yu had already performed several shows at the Royal Grand Theater, and the effect was outstanding. Basically, the tickets were in high demand as soon as they were released a few days in advance. Hearing this, he nodded. Of course, good things should be enjoyed by one's own people first, and let those listeners who spend a lot of money be the guinea pigs!

“Okay, then, let’s do it in five days!” Grandmaster Yu and the other grandmasters exchanged opinions and gave Wang Sheng a definite answer.

That day, the Duke's mansion released the news that tickets would be released tomorrow. However, the ticket price for this concert was 10,000 gold coins each. As soon as the news came out, the entire capital was in an uproar.

You should know that when the Royal Symphony Orchestra first got its name, the tickets for a concert were only ten gold coins each. But soon, in less than a month, it had increased twenty times, becoming two hundred gold coins.

Since someone discovered that the Royal Symphony Orchestra's performance could help people cultivate and even help them break through, tickets at two hundred gold coins each were in short supply, and the black market even resold them for thousands of gold coins.

Everyone thought that this was already the limit, but as expected, Wang Sheng's move was extraordinary. He raised the price fifty times as soon as he came up, to 10,000 gold coins. The most important thing was that there was no explanation, not even saying which orchestra was performing this time. It was not as good as before; at least before, they would say it was the Royal Symphony Orchestra.

As soon as the news was released, Chief Steward Li received the news as soon as possible and immediately rushed over in person.

“The Royal family wants five hundred tickets?” Wang Sheng asked in surprise, looking at Chief Steward Li: “Are you kidding me?”

“His Majesty said that if you want gold coins, five million gold coins will be sent to the mansion tomorrow, or directly deducted from this year's dividends from Qianshengyuan and Runzifang,” Chief Steward Li smiled and answered Wang Sheng's question in a humble and respectful manner.

“Okay!” Wang Sheng didn't care; it didn't matter who he sold them to. Selling five hundred tickets at once was easier. Seeing Chief Steward Li coming in person, Wang Sheng's heart moved, and he suddenly said to Chief Steward Li: “Chief Steward Li, you must bring the Emperor to listen at that time. Also strongly suggest that any of your subordinates with whom you have a good relationship also come along.”

“Thank you for your reminder, Duke!” Wang Sheng's words of strong suggestion had already very bluntly indicated the great benefits. Others didn't know, but how could Chief Steward Li not know? A group of old men came to Wang Sheng's mansion, and it was said that each of them was a grandmaster of musical instruments. The Royal Symphony Orchestra was already at that level, so what would a full grandmaster orchestra be like? Chief Steward Li was very grateful for this.

“By the way, the daughter of the Duke of Song, I had a period of cooperation with her before.” After reminding Chief Steward Li, Wang Sheng said about Song Yan without showing any trace: “This time, she happened to come to the capital to visit Dream Workshop, so I decided to invite her to enjoy the concert together.”

How could the Emperor not know about Wang Sheng and Song Yan's relationship? The reason why the Dai family hunted down Wang Sheng back then was because Wang Sheng killed the young master of the Dai family for Song Yan. It could be said that it was a life-and-death friendship. Of course, Chief Steward Li was no stranger to Song Yan, but he was still taken aback. Song Yan had come to the capital?

In addition to being nervous, Chief Steward Li suddenly understood Wang Sheng's very obvious hint. Song Yan came to the capital to visit Dream Workshop, and his heart immediately trembled again. But this time, he was more happy than surprised, and his expression towards Wang Sheng changed.

The Emperor and Wang Sheng were doing their best to promote making the capital an economic and cultural center. Of course, Chief Steward Li knew about this and was deeply involved in it. The daughter of the Duke of Song was also attracted to Dream Workshop and came to the capital. What did this mean? Didn't this show that the capital was already developing in the direction they hoped?

“This servant will return to the palace to report to His Majesty immediately.” Chief Steward Li quickly responded to Wang Sheng: “Duke, please invite Miss Song. Please rest assured about the safety of Miss Song and her party. In the capital, we will definitely make them satisfied. This servant will do his best to persuade His Majesty to meet Miss Song, and will definitely make the Duke satisfied.”