Chapter 10 : The Feast.

This caused the Honoured Family to have a stunningly large amount of gold.

The Honoured Family used the gold to gather different precious and extremely expensive riches.

How could he fall for benefits from the king of Jiuhon who was like a poor person in front of the king of Abaki?

"Your Highness, thank you for your kindness but I'm already a prince how can I become a merchant?"

He replied politely but there was faint arrogance in his words.

Even though his reply seemed a bit arrogant to all people present but it meant nothing to the king.

After all, his plan was not to make Yeli a merchant.

"Hah how about this, I will agree to your request but you must give me 100kg of gold as a monthly tribute as you said earlier."

Finally, king Choi said what he was longing to say.

After hearing this, Yeli frowned.

"Oh Is that so? That's great then."

Yeli said while looking straight into king Choi's eyes.

He judged by King Choi's expression that he was not trying to trap them so he agreed without the slightest hesitation.

However, he still warned.

"But this should not be the trap otherwise the consequences will be unbearable to both sides. Even If your soldiers can defeat us, I can make sure that you, the king is dead"

Yeli said arrogantly and in a threatening tone.

Although king Choi didn't understand him and was displeased, he still guaranteed.

"Don't worry, I'm not a traitor, everything will be fine as long as you keep on paying monthly tribute without any excuses."

Going to war with Yeli would have led to the loss of lives and property of both parties although king Choi had a high chance of winning and taking over the wealth that belonged to Yeli.

But if he would let Yeli and his people live in his land freely, he would still get Yeli's wealth little by little through the tribute without losing anything.

Without considering much about their past feud everything was settled.

Yeli and his men settled alongside a stream quite far from the palace.

The land also had a lot of different kinds of gorgeous vegetation making the scenery absolutely beautiful.

The place used to be an army camp so it well suited Yeli and his soldiers.

Ari was delighted when she learned about this.

After the arrival of Ari. King Choi decided to have a feast even though they would also be celebrating Ari's twentieth birthday in the coming days.

Even though it was a family feast, Ari invited Yeli. Yeli agreed without any hesitation.

Yeli arrived at the feast venue accompanied by 4 of his soldiers including Johan as bodyguards.

At the feast, Yeli took the initiative to greet a few people. Suddenly the king arrived and the feast was about to start.

There was a large table full of different food that looked delicious as well as wine.

Everyone apart from Yeli and palace bodyguards sat around a large table randomly and no vacant seat remained.

The bodyguards and some servants stood a few meters away from the table.

Yeli sat next to Ari and opposite Kim Dae-Seok. Apart from Yeli, everyone here was a royal family member.

There gathered people like king Choi, queen Kim Sui, queen mother Chan-yeol, Kim Dae-seok, Kim Hyun who was Kim Dae-seok's daughter, Kim Sui's parents, and many others.

When the feast began, the atmosphere became lively. However, from time to time Kim Dae-seok would give Yeli a fierce glare.

"Hey brother Yeli I liked your dressing, you look like a mighty king."

All of the sudden, Kim Hyun took the initiative to talk to Yeli.

Hearing his daughter complementing the person he hated, Kim Dae-seok's expression changed. He was displeased.

When Yeli heard her compliment his face blushed. He looked at pretty Hyun and was about to speak but Kim Dae-Seok interjected.

"When did he become your brother? Is he even mighty? He is just some trash who doesn't deserve to eat on this table."

After saying this he glanced at Yeli in disgust before sipping wine from his silver cup.

"Father, I'm just giving a casual compliment. What's wrong with you?"

Hyun said in a complaining tone.

"What's wrong with me is that my daughter is overestimating someone, whom even a simple slap can send flying."

He mocked while glaring at Yeli with overflowing disgust.

Seeing that her father didn't seem to stop scolding Yeli. Hyun took the initiative to comfort Yeli.

"Brother, don't take it to the heart. Just ignore him"

Hyun was annoyed with her father.

"I know, don't worry"

Yeli replied calmly.

He had expected such treatment from Dae-Seok and had mental preparations before coming here.

After saying these few words, he took a sip of wine extremely leisurely. His face twisted a little due to the bitterness of the wine.

As for others like Kim Dae-Seok, they did not twist their faces in the slightest when drinking. Yeli was not used to wine like them.

This trivial thing gave Dae-seok a chance to scold and ridicule Yeli again.

"See he is too weak. He can't even withstand the bitterness of wine. This is outrageous!."

Yeli didn't tolerate it any longer. He smirked and gibed.

"Ha ha, Uncle Dae-seok is a funny guy. At this age, he still calls wine taste bitter. This taste is called sweet. Do you hear me?"

Yeli's words were full of arrogance and ridicule. It caused some people at the table to burst into faint laughter.

On the other hand, the words struck a sour note within Dae-seok. The corner of his mouth twitched in anger. He clenched his fist and wished he could strangle Yeli to death right on the spot.

"How dare you talk back in such an arrogant tone? Hadn't your parents taught you to respect elders?"

Dae-seong barked.

Soon after him, another person chimed in.

"You're just a junior yet you have the cheek to say such ridiculing words to my brother, a senior. How uncultured?"

Kim Sui as usual stood up for his brother.

How could she tolerate someone insulting his precious brother in her front?

This time, Yeli expression finally changed. He sneered and asked arrogantly.

"Queen Kim Sui, you're such an outstanding woman. Why do you make yourself to be a laughable woman for the sake of this punk?"

Kim Sui wasn't a fool otherwise she couldn't have married the king. But her urge to always stand for his younger brother made her seem like a fool and laughable.

After hearing this Kim Sui immediately flew into a rage.

"You!? How dare you insult me?"

Tension immediately arose. The atmosphere became awkward.