Golden-Winged Eagle King: Isn't This a Free Win?

"I was unaware of Fellow Daoist Golden Wing's arrival. I apologize for not welcoming you properly."

Outside the Qingqiu Royal Palace, a handsome man with an elegant bearing and no trace of age on his face smiled and bowed to the Great Sage Golden Wing on the carriage.

The Great Sage Golden Wing jumped down from the chariot, glanced at the nine tails behind the handsome man, and returned the greeting, saying, "Fellow Daoist, you are too kind. I am Golden Wing. May I ask how you are addressed?"

The man said unhurriedly, "I am Bai Yu. I am honored by the honor bestowed upon me by my fellow Daoists from Myriad Demon Mountain: Great Sage God-Binding Who Captures Gods. I shall now govern the Qingqiu Kingdom."

Upon hearing this Great Sage Golden Wing respectfully replied, "So you are Senior God-Binding, one of the Great Sage of Myriad Demon Mountain."

Bai Yu waved his hand. "It's all just empty fame. Fellow Daoist has come from afar, please come into the palace for a chat."

"Please."

Chu Feng and his group followed Bai Yu into the palace.

Before long, the group of cultivators arrived at the Imperial Garden.

Chen Qianqian had never been to such a beautiful place before, and her curious expression was just like that of Granny Liu visiting the Grand View Garden for the first time.

However, she knew this wasn't her home, so she obediently held her master's and master's wife's hands as they walked, looking around as she went.

Please be seated.

Bai Yu invited Chu Feng and his group to sit in a pavilion.

Thank you, fellow Daoist.

Chu Feng and the others bowed slightly to Bai Yu and then sat down in turn.

Bai Yu noticed that the white-robed Human Race cultivator next to the Great Sage Golden Wing was actually sitting in the main seat on the left, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.

"Fellow Daoist Golden Wing, may I ask how this fellow Daoist is addressed?"

The Great Sage Golden Wing said, "It's all my fault. I forgot to introduce you, fellow Daoist. This is my senior brother Chu Feng, the head of the Miscellaneous Dao Institute Dao-Seeking Academy."

"Oh."

Upon hearing the name Chu Feng, Bai Yu's face showed a hint of surprise, but he quickly regained his composure and bowed, saying, "So it is the Half-Saint Chu who has come in person. My apologies for my disrespect."

Chu Feng cupped his hands and said, "I saw you chatting happily with my junior brother just now, which is why I didn't introduce myself. My apologies."

After exchanging pleasantries...

The palace maids had already served all the wine and dishes.

The banquet officially began.

After several rounds of drinks...

Bai Yu spoke first, asking, "You two Great Sage have come to Qingqiu personally; surely it's not just a simple trip?"

Chu Feng smiled and said, "To be honest, my junior brother Golden Wing and I have come here on the orders of the dean to pay our respects to Senior Thousand Illusions."

Upon hearing this, Bai Yu stopped what he was doing, and his expression became serious.

"Do you have any token, fellow Daoist?"

"Have."

As Chu Feng spoke, he took out the token given to him by the dean from his storage ring and handed it to the palace maid serving him.

The palace maid walked up to Bai Yu, holding the token.

Bai Yu picked up the token and examined it carefully. After a while, he said, "This is indeed Thousand Illusions's token. However, Lord Thousand Illusions is not currently in the Qingqiu Royal City. According to the rules of our Qingqiu Fox Clan, one must pass four tests to see Lord Thousand Illusions."

Chu Feng said, "As the saying goes, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. Please feel free to ask what kind of test you want."

Bai Yu smiled and said, "I've heard that Half-Saint Chu is Peerless. It seems I'll be in for a treat this time. Let's drink first, and I'll take Half-Saint Chu to the test tomorrow."

"Good."

Chu Feng raised his wine glass, saying, "Fellow Daoist is indeed generous; this glass is a toast to you."

"Dry!"

Two hours later, the banquet ended.

Chu Feng and his group were arranged to rest in a side hall of the palace.

Nothing happened that night.

The next day, Chu Feng didn't sleep until late morning. Instead, he got up early and casually gave Chen Qianqian some pointers on painting.

About half an hour later, a fox-clan palace maid arrived outside the side hall and respectfully said, "Your Highnesses, Prince Bai Yu requests your presence."

"Um."

Chu Feng responded, then told Chen Qianqian to put away the painting, and followed the palace maid out of the side hall.

Bai Yu was still waiting for everyone's arrival in the Imperial Garden as before.

"Fellow Daoist Chu, you've arrived."

Chu Feng cupped his hands in greeting. "I apologize for keeping you waiting, fellow Daoist."

"I just arrived myself, fellow Daoist, please follow me."

Bai Yu made a gesture of invitation as he spoke.

"Please."

Chu Feng followed Bai Yu and his group out of the back garden. After passing through several palace gates, the group arrived at the outside of a temple.

Bai Yu stopped and turned to Chu Feng, saying, "Fellow Daoist Chu, this is the ancestral temple of my Qingqiu. The test is inside. Please wait a moment while I inform the elders."

Chu Feng: "Thank you for your trouble."

A moment later, Bai Yu came out and said to Chu Feng, "Fellow Daoist, the four elders said that the four trials this time are music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. As long as you can defeat the four elders in these four trials, then the four of you can take the teleportation array to Qingqiu Immortal Mountain."

Upon hearing this, Great Sage Golden Wing almost burst out laughing. Comparing me to my elder brother in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting is just asking for trouble!

Let alone the four elders of your fox clan, even my adoptive father wouldn't dare say he could surpass my eldest brother in the arts of music, chess, calligraphy, and painting.

He blurted out instinctively, "Fellow Daoist, are you sure you didn't make a mistake?"

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Bai Yu looked at the Great Sage Golden Wing with a puzzled expression and asked, "Could it be that there was something wrong with my relaying?"

"No, no, it was just a bit of a surprise."

Great Sage Golden Wing was so happy that his mouth was crooked from smiling.

"Please, Fellow Daoist Chu."

Bai Yu didn't waste any more words with the Great Sage Golden Wing, and gestured for Chu Feng to follow.

Chu Feng: "Please."

Great Sage Golden Wing followed behind Chu Feng and asked, "Fellow Daoist Bai, may I watch the battle?"

"Yes, but you can't go inside the assessment room. You can only watch from the outside. It's not that I'm worried you'll remind Fellow Daoist Chu, but I'm afraid that the battle between two Great Sage might affect others," Bai Yu explained.

"That's fine."

Great Sage Golden Wing was beaming with excitement; he couldn't wait to see Chu Feng torment those four old foxes.

As the group entered the ancestral temple, a fox spirit statue in the small square caught Chu Feng's attention.

The fox statue looked just like it was alive, especially its incredibly lifelike eyes. Just one glance was enough to make Chu Feng's soul tremble.

This statue must be of the level of Immortal Emperor.

The cultivators crossed the small square and entered the ancestral temple. From afar, they saw four old men with a Daoist air and youthful faces sitting around a stone table, enjoying tea.

Each of them exuded the aura of Half-Saint, and all of them were above the Great Sage Golden Wing.

Bai Yu pays his respects to the four clan elders.

No need for formalities.

One of the elderly men, dressed in a plain robe, uttered two words indifferently before turning his gaze to Chu Feng.

"So it's you, little brat, who wants to see Lord Thousand Illusions?"

Chu Feng replied politely, "That's me."

"Since you possess Lord Thousand Illusions's token, let's proceed according to the rules. Which of you three would like to be tested first?"

As the old man spoke, he turned his gaze to the three Half-Saint standing to the side.

"Or we can proceed in the order of music, chess, calligraphy, and painting," said a Half-Saint in blue robes, stroking his beard.

Upon hearing this, the red-robed elder sitting opposite him immediately objected. "No, it's always you, Old Man Qin, who goes first, leaving none of us with a chance to play. In my opinion, we should draw lots."

"That's right, that's right," another Half-Saint chimed in.

Seeing this, the old man in plain robes said, "All of you, stop arguing. Let this young Brother Chu choose. We can also introduce ourselves."

The three Half-Saint said in unison, "That's acceptable."

Then the four Half-Saint began to introduce themselves.

The old man in plain clothes said, "I am the Great Sage Demonic Chess."

The Half-Saint in blue robes. "This old man Great Sage Soul Zither."

The old man in the red robe. "I am the Great Sage Thunder Calligraphy."

The last blue-robed Half-Saint said, "This humble old man Great Sage Dharma Painting."

After the four Great Sage finished speaking, they looked at Chu Feng with expectant eyes, waiting for him to make a choice.

Without hesitation, Chu Feng cupped his hands slightly and said, "This junior Chu Feng, humbly requests the guidance of the four seniors."

Upon hearing this, the entire arena fell silent, and all the fox clan cultivators' gazes turned to Chu Feng...