King of Assassins-Chapter 691 - 517: Divine Platform

Weiyang Palace, resplendent in gold and jade with an ancient charm.

The walls, pillars, and brackets of this palace make extensive use of gold. The steps, terraces, and floors are all made from white jade.

The roof is covered with vermilion jade tiles, with high eaves that seem to fly.

The palace interior is filled with flowers and trees, artificial hills, and streams encircle the main hall. Various arch bridges, corridors, and pavilions are interspersed, and to the north of the palace is a lake, Zhuoyu Lake, which spans several dozen miles.

The natural interest of flowers, woods, hills, springs, and lakes also subdues the palace's opulence, adding an aura of unity of heaven and mankind to the luxurious palace.

Gao Xuan took a stroll around Weiyang Palace and chose the Qi Observation Pavilion beside Zhuoyu Lake as a place to rest.

The Qi Observation Pavilion is built from pine wood, simple and natural in style. The rooms inside are relatively cozy and comfortable.

The main hall of Weiyang Palace is too resplendent; while it looks good, it's not very comfortable to live in. The Qi Observation Pavilion facing Zhuoyu Lake is much to Gao Xuan's liking.

"Mr. Gao, we've arranged a reception dinner for you tonight. When do you think would be a good time to start?"

Liu Jin, who was accompanying Gao Xuan, asked respectfully.

Liu Jin is also only thirty this year, a Silver Sword Hero. In terms of cultivation, she naturally doesn't rank in the Chang'an Star Realm, but she is of the direct lineage, the youngest granddaughter of the current patriarch Liu Feng.

The key is that she is beautiful enough, dressed in a pencil skirt and high heels, with a curvy figure, exuding mature and sensual feminine charm.

The Liu Family had decided to surrender and naturally wanted to please Gao Xuan as much as possible. Gao Xuan is known throughout the Alliance for his love of beauty.

Having Liu Jin receive Gao Xuan was a carefully selected decision by the Liu Family's upper echelons, finding such a suitable candidate.

Firstly, her status is noble enough, and she is also beautiful and charming. Additionally, she is unmarried.

Liu Jin also knew her task was to please Gao Xuan, in other words, to make sure Gao Xuan was happy. As for how to do that, it was up to her.

Being from a prominent family, Liu Jin was adept at managing the balance. She was respectful yet enthusiastic, and quite open and articulate.

Liu Jin was willing to sleep with Gao Xuan, as he, if nothing else, was handsome enough to warrant it. However, she was also very aware that being too indiscriminate would make others look down on her.

Gao Xuan was also quite satisfied with Liu Jin. This beautiful woman was mature and sensual, and very charming.

Though the Star River is vast, there aren't many women with such appeal.

He smiled, "As the guest follows the host, you can arrange it as you wish."

Liu Jin breathed a sigh of relief. Gao Xuan's relaxed and casual attitude was easy to deal with. At least, it seemed he had no intention of causing trouble.

"Then I'll go make arrangements. How about we set it for the standard time of eight o'clock in the evening? Does that work for you?"

"Sure."

With Gao Xuan's agreement, Liu Jin finally bowed and said, "After the long journey, you should rest. I'll come and get you in the evening."

Leaving the Qi Observation Pavilion, Liu Jin gave some instructions to the accompanying staff before boarding the floating palanquin car.

This vehicle is styled after an ancient imperial palanquin, with a semi-open design, the compartment resembling a small room. The compartment is adorned with dragons and phoenixes, all gilded.

In front, two divine and majestic mechanical horses pull the vehicle. Of course, all the power is provided by the nuclear battery under the compartment.

To simulate authenticity, the vehicle even mimics the sound of wooden wheels rolling over the ground while in motion.

Such a complex thing is essentially just an indulgence of wealth and time.

Liu Jin was preoccupied with matters and had no time to care for the details of the palanquin car. Sitting across was Liu Xiu, who was quite interested in observing the details of the palanquin.

Liu Xiu is ten years younger than Liu Jin, only twenty this year. She looks strikingly similar to Liu Jin, but her demeanor is more pure and lively, making the two look like twins. However, they are merely cousins.

Even though she is Liu Jin's cousin, in terms of status, Liu Xiu is far inferior. The only reason she's accompanying Liu Jin this time is because she resembles Liu Jin like twins, and her demeanor is pure and lively.

The Liu Family's higher-ups have really put in a lot of effort to win Gao Xuan's favor.

In this era, advanced medicine makes cosmetic surgery very easy. There is also sophisticated human cloning technology. By relying on technology, two people can easily look exactly alike.

Having twin sisters isn't a standout feature. The Liu Family is doing this simply to express an attitude, not really intending for the two sisters to do anything.

Of course, if Gao Xuan has such needs, then that's all the better.

Liu Xiu had followed them around for a bit but hadn't had any chance to show herself. When they arrived at the Qi Observation Pavilion, she was assigned to wait outside by Liu Jin.

Seeing Liu Xiu looking somewhat clueless, Liu Jin was slightly exasperated. This girl wasn't just pure; she was downright silly.

Of course, this is quite normal. Liu Xiu grew up in comfort and didn't need to face the brutal competition of peers, so naturally, she became an innocent sweet girl.

Feeling a little uncomfortable under Liu Jin's gaze, Liu Xiu asked softly, "Sister Jin, what did Mr. Gao say?"

Liu Jin shook her head, "The dinner banquet at Weiyang Palace will be held at eight in the evening, and you can bring two people along."

"Really? That's great. Thank you, Sister Jin."

Liu Xiu was overjoyed. A dinner banquet at Weiyang Palace is the highest level of banquet in the Chang'an Star Realm. This time, to entertain Gao Xuan, who is the most prominent figure in the entire Alliance.

To be able to bring friends to such a banquet is indeed a matter of pride.

For Liu Xiu, this was the most important thing. As for how the Liu Family would fare and how Gao Xuan was, she hadn't really considered it.

Liu Jin also chuckled. This girl's stupidity was almost lovable. She suddenly understood that the higher-ups had brought this girl over because they appreciated her being stupid enough.

The key was that she was also pretty. Such stupidity was somewhat endearing.

After leaving Weiyang Palace, Liu Jin sent Liu Xiu off and went straight to Changle Palace.

The Changle Palace is actually the center of the Liu Family, and all important decisions in the Chang'an Star Realm are made here.

Liu Jin received the instruction and directly entered Conference Room No. 3.

Conference Room No. 3 is located underground, with a protective force field on the outer layer, and the building materials are specially made. It can block all kinds of spiritual power, and even source power.

This special space allows only a few people to use source power.

After entering the conference room, Liu Jin immediately felt a heaviness all over her body, losing her sense of source power.

Without endless source power, Liu Jin was very unaccustomed, feeling like a fish out of water, making even walking a strenuous task.

It took Liu Jin two minutes to barely adapt to the source power-less environment.

When she entered Conference Room No. 3, more than a dozen senior members of the Liu Family were already seated inside.

Sitting at the main seat was naturally the patriarch, Liu Feng. To Liu Feng's left sat a middle-aged woman with regular features and a gentle and intellectual demeanor, precisely the president of Glory Company, Liu Yun.

Strictly speaking, the Glory Company was established by the Liu Family, merely supported by the other eleven Golden Families.

Currently, the Liu Family only holds 20% of Glory Company's shares. Because they hold the largest share, and the Liu Family is adept in maneuvers, they've always controlled Glory Company.

As of today, Glory Company has become the most crucial pillar for the Liu Family.

As the head of Glory Company, Liu Yun naturally holds an exceptionally high status within the Liu Family.

In fact, Liu Yun's business ability is exceptionally strong. She has managed Glory Company for two hundred years, with the company's performance improving each year.

Achieving such performance improvements consistently over hundreds of years is simply terrifying in terms of work capability.

The entire Liu Family unanimously acknowledges Liu Yun as a top-notch business strongperson. This president handles affairs of countless kinds daily.

Liu Jin, having grown up this much, was seeing the real person for the first time. Since childhood, she greatly admired Liu Yun, glancing at Liu Yun a few extra times uncontrollably.

Liu Yun also noticed Liu Jin's gaze and gave her a slight smile.

Liu Jin couldn't help but feel a bit excited, yet somewhat nervous. As she was contemplating how to greet and speak with her idol, the middle-aged man sitting across from Liu Yun spoke first, "What's Gao Xuan's situation?"

This middle-aged man had a standard square face, with dense short whiskers, his attire though casual, his muscles were robust. Sitting there, he exuded a mountain-like majestic aura.

Liu Jin hadn't seen this person before, but as he sat on Liu Feng's right side and spoke casually, it was certain his status was quite high.

In her heart, she couldn't help but think of a name: Liu Ye.

The Red Emperor Sword Liu Ye, the only super-tier golden powerhouse in the Liu Family. This person was also about one thousand five hundred years old.

In the family, everyone had heard of the name Red Emperor Sword Liu Ye, yet no one had ever seen this ancestor.

Many people even thought Liu Ye had passed away, as if he were alive, the Liu Family wouldn't always be suppressed by the Qin Family and Yuan Family.

Super-tier gold, that was the top combat power in the Star River.

Although Liu Jin didn't dare confirm the other party's identity, she dared not be negligent either. After slightly bowing in salute, she said, "Gao Xuan agreed to our arrangement and did not make any special requests. He chose to stay at the Qi Observation Pavilion. Only Yun Qingshang is accompanying him."

She thought for a moment and added, "Yun Qingshang seems like a robot. She appears to have no emotions and is indifferent to everything, with all decisions made by Gao Xuan."

There was no doubt that Gao Xuan had absolute decision-making power. Yun Qingshang was like a tool person.

It should be noted that Yun Qingshang is a powerhouse capable of single-handedly taking down Rowe. Moreover, her relationship with Gao Xuan is the closest. The interactions between the two conveyed a lot of information.

The middle-aged man slightly frowned, "Is that all?"

Liu Jin dared not speak again, bowing her head deeply.

Liu Feng softly said, "Ah Jin, thank you for your efforts."

He then turned to the middle-aged man and said, "Elder Ye, Gao Xuan suddenly came over without saying anything. We don't know what he means!"

Liu Feng felt it was so difficult, to welcome Gao Xuan he could almost be said to be bowing and scraping. He even directly killed off the direct lineage Liu Po.

That wasn't to make Gao Xuan happy, just to avoid unnecessary trouble.

Actually, Gao Xuan might not care about such a minor person like Liu Po, but in case he suddenly remembered, it would be troublesome. So, it had to be dealt with in advance. When Gao Xuan asked, they'd have an answer.

The key is that doing this might have no meaning at all. However, Gao Xuan was too important, not a single mistake could be afforded.

Although the Liu Family was adept at navigating between forces, reaching this point, Liu Feng also felt extraordinarily troubled and painful.

The esteemed Golden Family had to bow and scrape to a mere youth, flattering to please. The taste was too bitter.

This moment was the perfect chance to have a cry in front of the strongest family member, Liu Ye.

Liu Ye, who had lived for over a thousand years, wouldn't care about such petty tricks. He said with a stern face, "You really want to drive me to fight with that kid, I'm not afraid, but if I lose, can you bear the consequences?"

A single sentence made Liu Feng immediately close his mouth.

Indeed, the cost of failure was something no one could afford. Currently, no one could see the upper limit of Gao Xuan's power, and so, no one was willing to take risks.

Liu Feng thought for a moment and smiled bitterly, "I'm just afraid this boy will make exorbitant demands. His way of eating is quite unattractive."

Just looking at the fate of Augustus and the Jin Family, one would know how ruthless Gao Xuan's methods could be. Although it seemed to target the Evil God, no one knew Gao Xuan's true aim.

Suddenly, the silent Liu Yun spoke, "I have a suggestion, if Gao Xuan wants to visit the headquarters, I will take him to the Divine Platform. There we can solve him..."

Upon hearing this, everyone's faces changed dramatically.